What are good models of flangers and what are the controls?
There are several good flangers, made since the late 70s. The MXR A/C powered grey flanger is a favorite of many (including EVH). I also like the old red Ross flanger a lot, does smooth leslie tones (used by smokin’ Joe for his leslie sound) as well as deep Barracuda sounds. The Ibanez FL-9 may be the best for battery use but I don’t think it sounds quite as good as the AC powered ones. The old AC powered DOD 670/640 were also quite good. My favorite is probably the A/DA flanger, reissued in the late 90s. And A/DA may come out with a new version again in 2009!!! The FOXROX Paradox TZF was an amazing flanger but not made any more, I hope he will come out with a new version soon. Most of these flangers are quite similar, have 4 knobs : Manual: center control for flanging. If WIDTH of sweep is down all the way it can be used for manual flanging. If there is an optional control pedal (A/DA) then the manual knob will be controlled by the external pedal usually so you can sweep manually. WID
