How To Get 6 Modulation Effects From a Basic Flanger Pedal Like The Boss BF-2

How to get the most from your flanger pedal. A basic analogue flanger pedal like the Boss BF-2 or the MXR M117 is actually the most versatile type of modulation effect there is.
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I got a lot of inspiration for this video from this excellent article reverb.com/news/the-flanger-y...
With a deeper understanding of the controls you can get chorus, phaser, rotary speaker, uni-vibe, vibrato and even auto-wah type sounds all out of one simple analogue pedal. Now I know there are digital multi effects that can do lots of different modulation sounds all from one pedal but there is real joy in taking a simple old school analogue flanger pedal and exploring how creative and resourceful you can actually be with just that one effect.
The flanger sound comes from when in a studio, two tape machines were playing the same music and someone press' their finger on the flange of one of those tape machines to manually slow it down, the harder they press, the more it slows down and the more it would drop in pitch, when they released their finger that tape machine would speed back up and the pitch would raise and that’s what creates the traditional flanger sound.
Manual is delay time, longer to the left and shorter to the right. This is basically how in or out of sync the two tape machines would be.
Depth or width is how wide the sweep is. That’s how hard the finger would be pressed on the flange of one of the tape machines. Rate is the speed of the modulation so that’s how fast or how often the finger would be pressing on the flange of one of the tape machines. The resonance, feedback or regeneration control feeds the delayed signal back to the input, which intensifies the flanging effect as it's turned up.
For the standard Flanger swoosh; all controls at about noon except maybe the resonance which you can crank up a bit.
For chorus sounds set the resonance very low to reduce the intense flange sound. Set manual (this is the delay time) very low, because chorus usually has a longer delay time than flangers, we want it set long to get away from the comb filter sound that a shorter delay gives, the longer delay sounds more like two signals overlaid onto of each other which is what we want for chorus. Depth set fairly low, flangers can get really wide and extreme in how much they alter the pitch, we want a fairly subtle smooth sweep for a more traditional chorus sound. Rate can be set to taste.
For a rotary speaker type sound you can use mostly the same settings that we used for chorus but increase the depth for a wider sweep.
Now if you raise the manual control to shorten the delay time it gets into more of a phasing type sound which is similar to a uni-vibe. It doesn’t quite have the full throb of a real uni vibe but it will get you close.
If you crank both the depth and rate controls you can get a pretty good vibrato pedal type sound, I like using this setting to highlight certain notes and only have it on momentarily.
Now if you raise the manual control so there’s only a very short delay time it creates more of a phasing sound because the the original signal is so close to the sound of the modulated signal. It just sounds very similar to phasing with a more shimmery thinner sound that a phaser has.
You can move away from the phasing sound and more towards an auto wah sound by backing off the manual and depth controls and then raising the resonance control and you get more of a fluctuation in tone instead of pitch. The more you raise that resonance control the more it will start to blend with the more traditional flanging sounds.
Remember it doesn’t have to be the Boss BF-2 that you use to get these sounds. Any decent flanger pedal with those four main controls will do.
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - What Actually is the Flanger Effect?
02:10 - Controls Explained
02:55 - Standard Flanger 'swoosh'
03:27 - Chorus
05:57 - Rotary Speaker
07:29 - Uni-Vibe
09:03 - Vibrato
10:28 - Phaser
12:22 - Auto Wah
13:57 - Sci-Fi Synth

[@Longy_b]

I'm a bass player and had a chorus pedal for years, then recently I got a flanger and was blown away by how versatile it is! I much prefer the 'chorus' sound of my flanger than my actual chorus pedal!

[@MikeTaffet]

Subtle flanger is the key to Justin Chancellors bass tone with Tool

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

I agree, if anything chorus is the "one trick pony."

[@DerRiot]

Do you have any Bass loss in your signal chain through regular Flanger Pedals?

[@Longy_b]

@@DerRiot hey! Not that I notice. I use the TC electronics thunderstorm. I find that the position of the ‘manual’ knob makes a difference on which frequencies get ‘flanged’ so playing around with that helps optimise retention of the low end

[@DerRiot]

@@Longy_b thank you for your help. I should keep that in mind while testing some flanger units :) ✌🏼

[@ParaBellum2024]

I owned a BF-2 for many years, and only ever really used it in the "chorus" mode you described. This video has reminded me of one 1980s gig at a northern social club, where the resident organist was a bell end while we were setting up, so when he went into another room I set the pedal to what I thought sounded like an organ, turned the amp up loud and played some swell chords (using the volume control on my guitar) to make him think we were using his equipment. He reappeared instantly, much to our amusement!

[@WilDBeestMF]

Lmao. Gottim. Nicely done. That would have been a moment where nobody could contain themselves.

[@GxBxN]

That’s funny and clever! I have done that before with the EHX Micro POG - terrific organ style sounds

[@stevenvandemsky7290]

Fantastic demo. Most people don’t know what to do with a flanger, but your explanation and settings were spot on 👍

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobbystereo936]

@@MichaelBanfieldGuitar Where's the jet plane setting? Did I miss it somewhere?

[@marcosmarques982]

I'm still most people... I gonna trade my bf-2 I give up, I want a psychedelic sound with delays, but didn't match, but any tip for me? great video!

[@timhesse6756]

Most people... Like me :D... until this Video. flanger was "that ufo/space-pedal" which i could never describe and find hard to dialing it in. Playing bf-2, too, so i got good explanation :D

[@stevenvandemsky7290]

@@marcosmarques982 I‘ve got a BF-2, too and use it for 80s New Wave and Independent inspired things, like early The Cure and such. It’s perfect for that kind of stuff, because most bands at that time used the BF-2 or the EHX Electric Mistress. What kind of psychedelic music or bands do you have in mind?

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Flanger is perhaps the one effect that's easiest to make yourself sound REALLY bad with. I was completely turned off flangers in general for a couple years after buying one and using it to make myself sound even worse, because I didn't understand how to use it. With a little more experience and knowledge under my belt, I now agree - it's really versatile and useful. I could definitely get by just fine if a flanger was my only modulation effect.

[@moonstoneriders7664]

100% my experience as well with these pedals

[@Anjohl]

I find modulation pedals in general are *really* easy to sour yourself on, as the inclination is to dime everything, which of course is a *dreadful* idea!

[@arferbargel]

Set Rate to zero, you can dial in weird metallic filtered sounds that really cut through a mix. This is also a great way to understand the effects of the other controls individually.

[@rickc2102]

For extra fun, try doing that in front of the drive pedal.

[@Mazut0]

You can do that on the BF3 and DD pedals also :D

[@pedrohenriqueviana5596]

I use it like some kind of EQ, dialing with low Rate and Depth

[@elcejotasxd6020]

@@Mazut0 battlefield 3

[@LucyOLastic]

That would be like the switchable "filter matrix" thing on the Electric Mistress. It would chime with the harmonics. I was impressed hearing Jo Shaw from Doll By Doll using that as part of his overall sound, then break out into wild modulation with guitar feedback. I recently picked up a Tokai flanger which did the same thing, but is much wilder. Basically a fast delay with modulation. Play with the delay time on that. It's great on lots of things....I've put an overdriven drum machine through it and jammed the hell out of it....completely wild.

[@jpdenk]

An excellent video with one correction: flanging was originally done with 2 tape machines in perfect synchronization, not slightly out of sync. When one would apply pressure to the reel flange, it would put the 2 audio signals slightly out of sync and gave the flanging sound. I know this to be correct because I'm an old geezer who did that on occasion back when I was using tape for recording. 🙂

[@derfalschejunge]

I think, that's what he meant though. The effect occurs when they are out of sync. Doesn't mean they have to be from the start.

[@jpdenk]

@@derfalschejunge If they aren't in sync to start, it would be difficult and very time consuming to get them close enough to being in sync for producing the flanging effect. For it to be a practical effect, the tapes have to originally be 100% in sync.

[@booshwireless]

This is gold. I have the bf-2 but never used it on my board. That's about to change thanks to you sir!

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Thank you! I got my BF-2 a very long time ago and I don't think I fully appreciated mine at first either.

[@CrazedFandango]

Try Manual on full and everything else on zero

[@stephenwares8317]

Same here!! My first pedal way back in 1985….I might finally use it 🤣 Thank you!

[@pedalfr3ak265]

I've been playing for almost 21 years and I have never seen a Flanger be given practical uses like this. I'll be honest and say I've never seen a Flanger get used like this. Looks like I'm gonna try something new.

[@BathedInMilk]

FINALLY. Someone else gets it. Flanger's always been my favourite modulation effect but I never hear geartubers demo them properly. Everyone should have a flanger.

[@leperelamisere1368]

I think it's the very first time I've seen a video of someone really mastering the Flanger effect AND explaining how the knobs work. The "Controls explained" chapter is by far the most important chapter if one really want to set up his/her own sounds. Once again, 1000 Bravos to Michael Banfield for this precious vid. Precious because Flanger cannot really be appreciated until you don't fully understand how it works, and once you've understood, you might fall in love with that marvelous, very rich effect that's Flanger. This video, along with the "Do you understand flangers ? Too afraid to ask" vid by CSGuitars (for the technical, theoretical side of it) are all you need to master your Flanger pedal, whatever brand it is. Don't forget to test your modulation out by stifling the strings while playing them, and the rule that Man+Depth

[@mightyV444]

Andy Summers had created his Chorus sounds in The Police's songs also by using a Flanger pedal 🙂 Great video, thank you! 😀👍 And man, I *love* Tele Deluxes! 😍 The more affordable Squier version (with regular Tele headstock and PAF-type pick-ups) has been as close as I'd gotten to one so far 😁

[@Splattle101]

I didn't know that about Andy Summers. I always presumed the chorus sounds were coming from a Roland Chorus. Just did a bit of research on the strength of your comment and it seems that Summers tried the Roland but didn't like it. Go figure. I learn something every day!

[@mightyV444]

@@Splattle101 - Yeah I heard about that Flanger stuff only a couple of years ago myself and had always believed he must've used the first Boss Chorus pedal or something like that 😄

[@oFelipen]

I always liked this roboticness of flanger pedals, but now you just showed me a whole new world for that. Wanna try it all on bass

[@wizardito7741]

YES!!! FINALLY SOMEONE MADE JUSTICE FOR FLANGERS!!! i've been explaning why is the best and more versatile modulation for years!!!

[@ravetank792]

I've been loving this rehabilitation of the Flanger in recent times! One of the most underappreciated effects out there.

[@shaunw9270]

Excellent demonstration! I have a Joyo Classic Flanger that my kids bought me for Xmas a few years ago. Love it and soon discovered what an awesome replacement for my broken DOD chorus it is and the faux Leslie and auto wah effects you can get out of it were a welcome surprise to me 👍

[@MercurialToys]

This brought back a lot of memories for me, the 1st modulation effect pedal I ever had was a 4 knob DOD flanger pedal back in the mid 1980's. I learned to get a lot of different sounds out it because it was all I had. I always tell young guitarists on a budget to get a flanger when they are looking for a pedal. Just like you have just shown, you can do much more than Flanger effects.

[@enwolf6696]

Probably the best Flanger demo I ever seen. I always thought the flanger had more to it than the classic jet flight sounds... thank you!

[@russellrussell5495]

This is awesome. I've been looking for ages for someone to actually show 'how' to use a flanger rather than simply showing off ripping and riffing prowess. Please keep such actual tutorials coming!!

[@sunnyclimatemusic]

You got a new subscriber here. I have a lot of pedals and barely used my Boss Flanger... now it has a new home on my pedal board after learning how amazing it can be. Thank you!!! This was very informative.

[@CowboyNeal]

I have owned this pedal for 23 got dang years and finally! finally, it sounds like I always wished it would have. I didn't put a pedalboard together until like 16 years ago but I put this pedal on it back then and it's sat there (just sat there!) as a decoration until now! Suddenly it sounds great! I didn't have to change any order, I just had to dial in the sound. Thank you so much! You are changing lives out here!

[@PFDarkside]

Absolutely spot on fantastic video. This should be included with every Flanger pedal purchase. Also a reminder to us all to try all settings and avoid noon-itis!

[@Mr.Steve-O]

Another awesome clip Michael, I just bought the MXR micro Flanger, and I love it. It’s John McGeogh, Robert Smith ( early Cure ) and Andy Summers in a box. Your demo is spot on and I pick up a few new tones from watching this one, thx again!

[@orange-rv9ek]

This has to be one of the best demos I've ever seen. I love that you took time at the beginning to articulate what all the knobs do. Especially, given that this is a Flanger. I remember when I was like 15 years old I wanted to buy my first ever pedal and something drew me to the Boss BF-2 Flanger. I was so new to guitar I just didn't even stand a chance. Flangers were out of my league for sure and so what happened was I had to sell it when I was probably 19 for a bad habit I had..here I am 32 just purchased a BF-2 off Reverb for $90 which seemed reasonable to me the thing is in excellent condition still. So excited haha

[@luismendo]

Lovely sounds you got! One of my favourite effects ever. I've been for years using the BF-2 to emulate an intense chorus effect. All the settings you showed are great

[@jeffmcleod2855]

Great video! I’ve owned a Boss BF-2 for several years and knew it was a very versatile pedal but didn’t realize just how versatile! I’ve experimented with these suggested settings and believe I could get by with just this pedal as my only modulation pedal. Thanks!

[@Soular-Man]

WOW ! I still have & use one of these I got in the mid 70's. I am blown away at all the sounds available. This old dog likes learning new tricks

[@rockstarjazzcat]

My black knobbed BF-2 was my first pedal purchase. Recommended by my classical guitar teacher for it’s versatility! Still have it. This was a great trip back to the eighties, limited resources, and making one pedal do it all. Thanks! Kind regards, Daniel

[@markhammer643]

In many commercial flangers - and the Boss BF-2 is a textbook case - the Depth control operates *reciprocally* , adjusting how much of the control voltage is coming from the onboard LFO vs the fixed voltage of the "Manual" control. So, rotating Depth clockwise yields more LFO and *less* Manual/fixed voltage. Set to the 5:00 position, the sweep will be ultra-wide (possibly annoying so), *BUT* the Manual control will do nothing no matter how you tweak it. Conversely, setting Depth to the 7:00 position allows for little, if any, modulation by the LFO, but a broad range of quite-audible adjustment by the Manual control. Setting Depth to around 11:00 or so allows the range of delay sweep to be moved upwards or downwards. There is a great deal of overlap in the delay times used for flanging and chorusing. When the delay time is short enough, our attention is drawn to the filtering and swept notches. As the delay time lengthens, our attention is drawn away from the filtering and to the small pitch deviations and time lag between the two "copies" of the signal. So, no great surprise that some chorus pedals seem to mimic some aspects of flanging (if they use or are capable of a shorter delay time), and some flangers do a pretty good job of mimicking chorus if their delay times can hover in the right range. For many years, people thought that Andy Summers was using a chorus pedal on many tunes by The Police, but it was actually an Electric Mistress flanger. Sadly, the BF-2, and pretty much any 4-knob flanger pedal, lack a Mix/Blend/Balance control that allows for mixing wet and dry. That would allow for achieving more authentic vibrato effects, as well as dialing back the intensity of flanging sound when the player wants a subtler effect. Also, the BF-2, and most other flangers that use the Panasonic/Matsushita chipset, is largely unable to achieve delays shorter than 1msec. The most dramatic-sounding "jet plane" effects generally come from use of minimum delay times of 1/2msec or less.

[@lutzcore]

Yeah the more controls that you have on a flanger the better. It's hard enough to find a decently priced 4-knob. 5-knob versions are pretty pricey. I do have a Flanger Hoax, though, and that's something else entirely.

[@user-is4hm8lq9w]

Thanks) Your explanatition is really great! Now I've finally understood how the MANUAL and DEPTHS knobs work together. And what about a better flanger pedal, that has a chipset that will allow to archieve delay shoter than 1/2msec? Isn't it an Electric Mistress? Because J Masis from Dinosuar Jr. has it and I cannot replicate his flanging sounds with my BF-2(((

[@markhammer643]

@@lutzcore My first flanger was the PAiA Phlanger project, back in 1978, which was not only a 5-knobber, but also had control-voltage inputs for expression (or synthesizer) control of speed and initial delay. I eventually graduated last year to a PAiA Hyperflange, which is an 8-knobber that can go down to 350usec (0.35msec). I may or may not have played a teensy-weensy role in the design of the Flanger Hoax. Antonie "Ton" Barmentloo, who designed the Flanger Hoax, and nearly every pedal that EHX produces using tubes, responded very favorably to an idea I put forward about modulation on the DIYstompbox forum, back before the unit came out. But the pedal has SO many knobs and options, that I honestly don't know if the idea was included. It's a *deep* pedal, that should have sold more, but most players like to swim in the shallow 3-knob end of the pool, rather than the deep end.

[@lutzcore]

@@markhammer643 yeah, I've read through those threads, really interesting stuff. I want to try putting a pair of mn3204s in the Hoax, but the damn chips are unobtainium. I'll check out those paia boxes too.

[@markhammer643]

@@lutzcore If you thought MN3204s were hard to find,don't even *think* about making anything that uses SAD1024s!

[@orsozapata]

Yes! BF-2 has been may only modulation pedal for ages, and I learnt how to obtain many fantastic sounds out of it

[@bulletproofzest]

The BF-2 is bar none my favorite modulation pedal. So glad to see someone highlight how versatile it is.

[@SimonRobinson137]

I bought this pedal second hand but was a bit disappointed as I wasn't getting the sounds I really wanted. Your explanations of how it actually works have helped massively, as of course have your suggested settings. Thanks so much - really educational.

[@NoLimitHonky]

As a bassist my longest-owned pedal is the original issue Boss BF-2B with a low-freq mod to help keep the low end. Great video and looking forward to trying some of these settings!

[@superbroadcaster]

I picked up a Neo Mistress a couple years ago for use in a bluegrass band of all things and the tones it makes are amazing, super intuitive.

[@frusciantegeartone]

This video is honestly the best pedal instructional demo of them all. Flange is all you need. And fuzz. Flange and fuzz 💯

[@scooter5005]

I have the tc electronics Thunderstorm Flanger. Your lesson here challenged me to identify more sounds. So far found a Hammond Organ sound, a light chorus and a flanger of course. Thank you

[@beerwolf8518]

This is great! Flanger effects are kind of tough to dial in sometimes. Seeing a video like this is very helpful. I usually turn the resonance knob on both Boss flanger and phasers all the way off. I like that 'less pronounced' type of sound. Your 'rotary' setting sounds so good!

[@RaulRieraS]

Very useful! I've always had the idea of flanger being a "just a too much, over the top chorus". Usually avoiding it. But it's such a versatile effect. Thanks

[@tipston3366]

Absolutely fantastic video, thanks! I love the 'get more out of less'-mentality, prioritizing skill over gear lust. A real breath of fresh air! 👍🏻

[@Yarnhawk]

Awesome explanation and demonstration! Also love "Come As You Aren't" at 5:20 😅

[@Skullcrusha]

Caught by copyleft lol

[@dale8809]

What a great demo. I have one of these collecting dust on my shelf and now I can't wait to try all those settings.

[@JTCox]

Brilliant demo! You are getting a lot of the tones that I've been looking for and not finding with several multi FX pedals I've tried.

[@Jenzzeman]

I allways prefered Flangers over Chorus on a Rhodes Piano. (Electric Mistress / BF-2 ). More possiblities and and bit of added 'metallic' midrange that enhances the Rhodes nicely.

[@danibee535]

I absolutely love this type of “getting more with less” stuff, so thanks for the video!

[@terrymiller111]

Great info and great playing. I knew how versatile a flanger pedal was years ago, but I lost that knowledge since i don't play much anymore. Thank you for reminding me with such great playing.

[@bjornd9375]

WOW Thank you for this great tutorial! BOSS BF-2 my first pedal i ever bought nearly 30 years ago i loved it, time to pick it up again

[@billyshears6622]

Wow, that was AMAZING!! I've often heard the flanger is the most versatile modulation but I've never seen it demonstrated. Seven pedals in one! 🤯

[@leperelamisere1368]

More than that : - a buzzing, Sitar-like sound : Manual between 25 and 50%, Depth 25%, Rate between 0 and 25%, Res as you please (try different Res settings to master out the final sound) - a banjo sound, or "Delta Blues" sound (in open G with bottleneck) : Manual, Depth and Rate 0%, Res all the way up ! - variations on the Chorus setting displayed here : 1) Manual 50 Depth 50 Rate 100% Res according to your taste 2) Manual 75 Depth 25 Rate 100% and Res as you please - a long, slow, peaceful and windy modulation accompanying your finger-style folky ballads : Manual 50%, Depth 50%, Rate 0, Res < 50% if you want no metallic sounding, >50% if it doesn't bother you that much (depending also on which guitar pickup you use, and how far it is from the strings) You may count no less than 10 major distinct sounds that you can get off that single BF-2 pedal ! (and some will say even more 🤪 )

[@tiohunt6788]

My second pedal that I’ve got was a flanger, I got a boss pedal from the 90’s, anyway… I got blown away by it and I was thinking about putting it back in my pedalboard because it’s so versatile and really helps with creativity

[@peterhenson823]

This is how all pedal videos should be done. thank you for sharing. you did an awesome job on this.

[@mmd176]

Great demo! This is one of the best on KZbin, very useful. It helped me to get very good tones from my bf-2. Thank you so much for share this vídeo!

[@tubularbill]

Might be the best pedal video on KZbin. Just great stuff. Thanks so much!

[@Dobroz99]

Never really understood the flanger pedal. Your video covers a lot of detail. So fascinating that this can do so much with one pedal, great for the minimalist pedal board. Thanks for opening my eyes. Loved that I could see your settings so I have a place to begin with the various sounds. Thanks so much.

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Glad to help!

[@madscientistdave]

I had a BF-2 back in the 80s and I could get an incredible range of sounds from it, everything from a gentle phase shift to making my bass sound like a spaceship was landing on the stage. It's the best flanger pedal I've ever used.

[@DougMayer]

Great video! The Boss BF-2 is a big favorite of mine, and you did a great job highlighting its versatility. It really shines in a wet-dry setup, where gives maybe the best chorusing I’ve ever heard :-)

[@texanfournow]

Great demo! I have always liked flangers--but within rather narrow limits. But this demo has given me ideas about how to get more out of my Turbo Flange. Kudos Michael!

[@alekstedstone9634]

After borrowing a friends multi-fx and messing around with some digital amp modelling, the first analog guitar pedal I ever got was the Ibanez Airplane Flanger 2 and I had no idea what I was doing with it 😂 It came with a bunch of Paul Gilberts favourite settings (his signature model) and covered a range of the settings you talked about here but not why, so your explanation is fantastic! I remember being pretty blown away when I first learnt that Flanger, Chorus and Vibrato were all based on short delays and modulating them and combining them in different ways, suddenly made a lot of sense...

[@t-rocket6381]

Probably the best pedal explanation video I have ever heard

[@craigwood8862]

Favourite creator this month. Many thanks for the simplicity of the pedal settings - and the tasteful playing

[@craigwood8862]

Come as you are, brilliant.

[@humanbeing2420]

This is superior work. Best explanation of the flanger I've seen.

[@russellzauner]

What's cool is that if you have the Boss Tone Studio this is exactly how to build these patches from legit Boss pedal ROM rips. I was told by others as kid that the flanger was probably the most versatile pedal if you're going to have one; this is the first time I've seen someone clearly demonstrate just why. Like I asked them "chorus or flanger" and I bought a flanger becuase they said "you can do a chorus with a flanger, that's why they're always a couple bucks more" so I just bought the flanger but still really haven't mastered getting what I want out of it. It's a pursuit, thanks for the great demo!

[@mariannwatt2678]

I just ordered a mxr 117 this morning and then this pops up on my youtube feed ha ha havent used a flanger in 25 years good info mate thanks cheers j watt

[@helter2K10]

Brilliant job - seems it is a far more diverse pedal effect than i ever gave it credit for … will be sure to give it some closer attention in the future

[@garywallace1938]

I've owned my BF2 since the mid 90's, I don't use it that much but it's the only modulation pedal I've ever had! It really is very versatile, must get it out again after watching this video. 👍

[@johnathanmshute9457]

I’ve always loved the BOSS Flanger. I’ve always been able to get all kinds of swooping effects with it

[@roblambert6800]

Michael, thank you for your very informative and well done videos about Boss pedals, I truly appreciate them and I really learn from them! You do an excellent job at explaining and presenting! 👍

[@johnpacino4491]

Nice explanation on the flanger! 🔥 I never thought it was so versatile! Thanks. And that copyright avoidance on the "come as you are" riffwas beautiful! 😁

[@starshineraiser6729]

Wow man, absolutely terrific video. Flanger so effortlessly executes a beautiful lo-fi chorus. I did not know. Excellent tone, that guitar just has it.

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@giantessmaria]

thanks for the very insighful info! i still have my BOSS BF-2 from the 80's, and the thing still functions like day one. the 4 dials do perform a myriad of possibilities and unusual textures. thanks again for the ideas!

[@Rainyman63]

Thank you, great explanation of Flangers. I finally understood why I never really liked them: option paralysis!

[@roncorral7903]

This was quite impressive how versatile the pedal is. Of all the sounds I liked the rotary speaker organ vibe and the phase the best.

[@d2westruth]

Wow! Excellent explanations. I always knew I could never really understand the flange effect and how it differentiated from phaser & chorus. Now I FINALLY get it!

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Great to hear, glad it was helpful!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Good demos! Another great use of flanger is to pair the flanged signal with a dry signal. This gives a great stereo chorus sound.

[@dangreene]

I have finally found the demos I want to see. Your playing is fantastic.

[@jevinedric5390]

Been using the BF-2 as a chorus pedal. Gets really close to the CE-1 imho. Love it to bits! Awesome video. Thank you!

[@tungtobak]

Kinda, sorta. But a couple of the main features I find worth pointing out of the CE-1 is 1) that it's stereo, and 2) the built in pre-amp and diode clipping stage which can give everything a bit of grit or bite, whatever you wanna call it.

[@damnfreakingsien]

I bought a multi modulation pedal previously. I was contemplating between flanger, phaser and chorus. This video influenced me to get flanger. Easily the most fun out of the 3 although also difficult to get it to sound right.

[@jaskiniamestwa]

Great video! I was experimenting myself with the bass version BF-2B, got several unique tones and was wondering why so little talk about this pedal..well, you put it all together very nicely, thanks.

[@fradjukay]

Hi there! Are you still using it today? And what else do you tend to pair it with? I'm considering picking one up soon :-) thanks!

[@neightmorris]

I always passed on a flanger but this definitely made me want one now. Really great video. thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@chuckplainview4085]

That rotary sound instantly gave me flashbacks to hearing no quarter for the first time

[@Andybaby]

I like you. All killer, no filler, and didn't ask for a sub until after you gave some value. Subscribed.

[@jasonbarton9352]

Best video about a flanger doing anything ...flangey- great info and background & new life for my Boss BF-3- cheers!

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Glad it helped!

[@catchofthedave8681]

Bro, i have a bf-2 in the very back of my pedal shelf just collecting dust. I havent used it in YEARS. It was given to me about 10 years ago when a buddy sold his guitars and amps and gear…..he gave me a couple pedals no one wanted. I didnt sell it because its a real vintage japanese boss pedal, but i may have used it twice. This totally made me pull it out and start playing with it again. I had no idea how versitile it was. Thanks for the vid!!

[@Tanzi24]

Loved this video! I found it super useful and interesting, thanks so much. Your playing is wonderful, really tasteful and perfectly suited to the effect you're demonstrating. And nice to hear Sco get a mention!

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@georgei.giannopoulos6294]

The most serious pedal testings i have seen on KZbin!

[@symmie666]

Great video. I used flanger a lot in my early writing days but haven't used it in so long. This video will give it some hope for future songs ha!

[@franciscolopez3229]

Awesome demo man, I sure learned a lot and now appreciate the Flanger even more. Thanks.

[@dzdogg]

I never considered a flanger on my pedal board, now I'm getting. You just have to find the right one. Thanks for the video demo.

[@leemurray9330]

I'm getting a 1997 Boss Flanger delivered today... so excited. I'll be following this video again tonight when the family goes to bed and I can make a racket in peace haha

[@williambock1821]

That was WAY more impressive than I thought it would be!

[@PeterJaquesMusic]

great video! i got my first flanger (a dod) back in the 80s, and never realized it could do all this!

[@TheTektronik]

After watching this I know what my next pedal would be. Thank you for your explanation of the Flanger pedal and its different settings I appreciate it.

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

My pleasure. Glad it was helpful!

[@flanneldaddy5220]

I’ve had the green label bf2 for 2 years and didn’t know all of this. Thank you

[@mrgeorgejetson]

This is great! I had a Boss flanger pedal (my only other one was a Boss HM distortion pedal, which I never really loved) when I was a teenager with a Squier stratocaster back in the early 90s and I really wish I'd known half of this stuff, back then... God, my poor parents! Very cool.

[@hemmingsguitarsandstuff]

Great video, thanks!, I love the BF-2 and I have the excellent Boss HF-2 Hi Band Flanger (track one down if you can), also a MXR Micro Flanger and a vintage DOD FX75 (which is amazing). It's a misunderstood and underappreciated effect.

[@santrixhimself3679]

i am one of these people that never knew what to do with a flanger and now i want one. there is this weird in between the worlds sounds one can achieve with a chorus, flanger, uni-vibe and even some phasers. love that sound and before watching this video i thought one could not get there with a flanger. i was so wrong.

[@cravensean]

Thank you very much. You convinced me I need a flanger and you gave me a great deal of useful information on how to use one. Salute!

[@raistaparta]

I had been warming up to flanger effects over the years but the real game changer was when I bought a DSI Prophet Rev2. The chorus on it has a very narrow sweet spot and I find myself resorting more and more to the flanger for that kind of vibe. It’s a beautiful effect when used right.

[@richardnixon5068]

I have had a flanger at the end of my board for a looooooong time and this was very eye opening for me. Thanks for doing such a wonderful explanation

[@MichaelBanfieldGuitar]

Glad to help! Thanks for commenting

[@ushnicyuvnikof2748]

Top man!

[@edgarmezavids]

Nice! A BF 2 was my second pedal and I irritated all my friends with it. I got rid of it maybe 10 years ago but not before I adjusted the interior trim pots to get maximum crazy out of it.

[@thelaziestsloth1893]

I had no idea that a flanger could do more than the typical jet plane effect. Thanks for this insightful video.

[@stravvman]

Boss BF-2, Boss CE-2, MXR Phase 90 Script, Telecaster, Fender Amp. This guy uses all the best stuff

[@radroach3134]

Unreal and amazing tutorial. Taking intermediates to pro with stuff like this!