I've often relied on modulation pedals for nothing more than layering a clean tone. And by that, I mean that in some cases I want my guitar to sound clean, but with just a little something extra. The above setting is what I typically use for that task, as the RATE and RES controls are backed down around 30 percent, giving off just a faint suggestion of modulation.
RATE: 3. The first half of this recording is the above-pictured BF-3 settings combined with a tape delay on the Line 6 DL4 pictured below. I've also included the riff with only the BF-3 if you listen past the first recording. The riff is pulled from "Livin' it Up" by Limp Bizkit, since the effect reminded me a lot of Wes Borland's melodic guitar playing that relied heavily on a phaser-style modulation reminiscent of lasers being shot off in a cartoon. It's great for some of the more intense and odd-sounding minor chords or intervals, which tend to play really well with delay and echo effects.
The BF-3 is designed to process the lower frequencies of a bass guitar, just as effectively as it does a typical six-string electric. As you might have noticed in the earlier diagram, there's even a separate input for both instruments. Having said that, not all of these settings are going to be equally effective in conjunction with the role of a bass guitar. For example, bass players probably won't find a lot of use for the fluttering effect that I dialed in for the "Black Hole Sun" riff.
However, the modern laser effects we created in number six could be applicable for bass players in certain types of funk genres or slap bass styles. Generally speaking, modulation and the bass guitar go together sparingly. And when they do, it's usually meant to provide a subtle layer of flavor and not to significantly alter the bass's clean tone. I'd also recommend dropping the BF-3 at the end of your pedal chain note that it has stereo outputs so it can split your signal if you have other pedals.
The main reason I don't like the MXR Flanger as much, isn't really about sound quality as much as it is about control. The MXR flangers, particularly the Micro version, just don't give you as much flexibility. Thus the primary difference between the Boss and MXR flanger styles is seen in the amount of tinkering you'll be able to do. For those who want a simpler, more straightforward control scheme that you don't have to fool with, MXR might be the better option.
Drop it in the comments section below and I'll respond there. That way if other community members and readers have similar questions, they can benefit as well. Flickr Commons Image Courtesy of Criatvt. You can shoot him an email to get in touch. So to duplicate the EVH flanger tones what settings would you recommend as a starting point?
Not sure what to use as similar on Boss Flanger pedal. How would that map to a Boss MD? The MD has settings from 0 to which makes translating manual settings on pedals a challenge! So confusing! I set the other values per the recommendations. Does it show those values for the flanger?
Actually it does and that is one weird thing to me about how the Boss MD works. From page 12 of the manual:. Makes it tricky for mapping parameters to what manual pedals use. I also will contact Boss tech support to see what they have to say. Other than that a great pedal to let me run 2 mod fx at once and save space on the board.
I still may get another pedal for flanger. Thanks for chiming in, Ben. Probably easier with just the BF I considered returning my Boss MD pedal since it has a lot of menu diving but the amount of modulation effects in that small box and ability to save presets and run two mod FX at once is amazing. For fun I may shop for a used flanger pedal to use with it.
The MD is a great tool but it gives me panic attacks haha. How would I get color settings like that used for Gilmour tones that he used the Electric Mistress flanger with the Boss flanger settings as there is no color setting? Great blog on Boss flanger settings! I am trying to setup my Boss flanger to replicate the Electric Mistress flanger settings that Gilmour used on Pink Floyd songs.
How would I do this? There is no color setting on the MD Boss flanger setting. And I love the ambience in most of their songs. Preferably off of 13 Ways to Bleed On Stage and year of the spider. But if anyone has similar settings or ideas to find it. Please let me know. Awesome page my friend!
I picked up a cheap bf3. Worried there is more going on under that knob. Guessing you or someone else has removed these before. Any tricks. Too bad, because the res knob is really handy on this box. Good luck. Never messed with a this type of modulation and really only had a couple minutes to play around with it last night. Seem like there is a ton of room to experiment with all the settings. Excited about finding it so cheap too. Thanks for the nice breakdown in your post.
This gives me some good jumping off points. Comment Policy: You're down to leave a comment? That's awesome. Please avoid any spammy keywords or a domain as your name, otherwise your comment will be deleted. Let's stay on topic, keep questions relevant and have a meaningful conversation. All the best. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.
You can also subscribe without commenting. Use the Free Trial. Check for a Promo Offer. You can download just that page via the link and photo below. I'd recommend setting the pedal up on a desk where you can get to the dials easily. The diagram from the BF-3 manual outlines both a mono and stereo setup. Let's start with what Boss gives us from the product manual. Boss BF-3 Flanger settings from manual.
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