Mr. Black crams old-school BBD-style tones into the $99 Mini Flanger
Seriously compact modulation pedal unveiled
Not content with releasing a well-received overdrive, chorus, tremolo, octaves, reverb and delay, Mr. Black has furthered its quest for mini-pedal domination with the Mini Flanger.
Based on classic BBD flange sounds, the flanger pedal offers three controls: width, recycle (regen) and rate.
According to Mr. Black, the tones “span dark-wave to post-rock with aqueous whale-calls”. Should be versatile, then.
Elsewhere, the pedal offers true bypass and 9V power-supply operation, so there should be no problems integrating it into your pedalboard.
The Mini Flanger is available now for $99 from Mr. Black.
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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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