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Title: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on August 31, 2015, 10:11:47 AM
We know pedal-board real estate is at a premium. So here is our solution. Let us know what you think! BTW... this is just a mockup to indicate the size.
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/ADAAmps/FL%20sm%20package%20w%20Original%20%202015-08-29%20005-1_zpsegq5qq0r.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/ADAAmps/media/FL%20sm%20package%20w%20Original%20%202015-08-29%20005-1_zpsegq5qq0r.jpg.html)
- ADA Amplification
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 01, 2015, 02:57:54 PM
Will it have the same circuit as the original?
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: rnolan on September 02, 2015, 11:53:21 PM
Well if it sounds the same and you've managed to reduce the size (as per mock up) seems like a good idea for pedal board users. My 2 cents worth.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on September 03, 2015, 11:29:25 AM
I like it!

I would also be interested in the circuit used.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 11, 2015, 05:03:49 PM
PBF (Pedal Board Friendly) Flanger news! We are getting really excited over here at ADA.... The first production parts are arriving. Stay tuned, we have some pictures to post.

FYI, the new PBF Flanger from ADA is a re-issue in a small enclosure, the same size as the ubiquitous HAMMOND BOX 1590B. There are some added features that everyone has been asking for.
Title: New PBF ADA Flanger
Post by: rnolan on November 12, 2015, 04:19:53 AM
PBF (Pedal Board Friendly) Flanger news! We are getting really excited over here at ADA.... The first production parts are arriving. Stay tuned, we have some pictures to post.

FYI, the new PBF Flanger from ADA is a re-issue in a small enclosure, the same size as the ubiquitous HAMMOND BOX 1590B. There are some added features that everyone has been asking for.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: rnolan on November 12, 2015, 04:20:49 AM
 :whoohoo!: Go team, an thanks so much for the early heads up  :thumb-up: And some interest already (go GB  >:D ), I'll set up a spot for reviews etc (done BTW)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on November 13, 2015, 07:20:20 AM
I've got a couple extra SAD1024's..... :banana: :banana:
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 13, 2015, 11:52:35 AM
I've got a couple extra SAD1024's..... :banana: :banana:

How much? We will take them!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 13, 2015, 11:55:49 AM
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/ADAAmps/PBF%20FL%203%20008_zpss0keyx2l.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/ADAAmps/media/PBF%20FL%203%20008_zpss0keyx2l.jpg.html)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 13, 2015, 11:58:17 AM
That level knob seems new,what does it do?
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 13, 2015, 12:23:04 PM
The LEVEL pot attenuates the output level for settings that boost the output volume. For example, when the ENHANCE is boosted or when you freeze the SWEEP.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on November 13, 2015, 02:28:46 PM
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/ADAAmps/PBF%20FL%203%20008_zpss0keyx2l.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/ADAAmps/media/PBF%20FL%203%20008_zpss0keyx2l.jpg.html)

Looks great!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 13, 2015, 02:44:24 PM
Another angle  :D

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/ADAAmps/PBF%20FL%204%20004%20cropd_zpsi3lrougz.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/ADAAmps/media/PBF%20FL%204%20004%20cropd_zpsi3lrougz.jpg.html)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: rnolan on November 17, 2015, 02:14:56 AM
Very cool, not that I'm in the market for pedals, I'm happy with rack and phantom powered midi switcher (MXC), but for those who are.. and from what I'm reading it's the full Monty LoL.
Hey go guys, it's very nice that ADA is back and building  :thumb-up: , IMO the MP1/2 and MB1 are still the best preamps ever (not to mention all the other great bit of gear; partly why we're here I spose).
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on November 18, 2015, 10:36:10 AM
The PBF Flanger is available for pre-order on the ADA Online Store.

 http://adaamps.com/store/products/modulation.html
Title: Re: New PBF ADA Flanger
Post by: GuitarBuilder on November 19, 2015, 04:44:28 PM
Great price!

Ordered!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: rnolan on November 19, 2015, 11:23:41 PM
Hey GB what's the price ?
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on December 05, 2015, 10:58:23 AM
$179.95
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 05, 2015, 11:30:14 AM
Hey GB

I think we all expect a review after you get it  ;)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on December 05, 2015, 12:58:25 PM
OK!  I wish I had an original Flanger to compare it to..... :banana:
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 05, 2015, 03:43:26 PM
Well i have one,so you're always welcome to compare it to mine at my place  ;D
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on December 05, 2015, 04:08:39 PM
Well i have one,so you're always welcome to compare it to mine at my place  ;D

As long as you have plenty of that awesome Belgian beer around!  :banana-rasta: :banana-rasta:
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 05, 2015, 06:54:50 PM
No problem about the beer!!!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on March 23, 2016, 08:20:59 PM
Just found out mine is shipping in the next few days!   :banana: :banana-dance: :banana-rock:

I will report out after I get it.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on March 24, 2016, 10:25:12 AM
Can't wait to hear the review !
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: vansinn on March 25, 2016, 05:40:52 AM
Mmnn.. I find the use of large fonts a Bit to the Über side of things..

Anyways, whatever you do [ADA Amps], do add some simple MIDI controls to your pedals.
Or at least some jacks for outside means of control (like my old-school Sholtz Octopussy).

I see loads of cool pedals in the market, each doing something interesting enough that I might want it - but how to integrate it into an otherwise programmable 19" rig?
Yes, I know about programmable loopers/routers, but those will be yet another thingy to enlarge the rig; all pretty annoying, when all I need is being able to switch the pedal on/off, change between a few modes of operation, change level, speed and intensity..
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on April 27, 2016, 10:55:07 AM
Hey guys, check out these PBF Flanger demos!

PBF Flanger by ADA
Episode 1 - Tremolo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPCUafeJIk


PBF Flanger by ADA
Episode 2 - Chorus Comparison
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ymWeFglpmWs
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on April 27, 2016, 02:53:56 PM
Sounds great  :thumb-up:, just one small thing,too bad the in/out are on top and not on the side like other pedals.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on April 27, 2016, 03:56:09 PM
I still have and use my original Flanger pedal from 1978, even though I own a room full of ADA Rack processors that can produce the Flanging effect. The pedal is the quietest Flanger I have ever used and the biggest issue I've ever had with it was this: I wouldn't know if the effect was on until I played my guitar!
My only suggestion for the new pedal, if it's just as quiet, would be to add an LED indicator for the pedal status.

I still consider the old Flanger pedal to be the best one ever made! :thumb-up:

Harley 8)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on April 29, 2016, 11:56:24 AM
I still have and use my original Flanger pedal from 1978, even though I own a room full of ADA Rack processors that can produce the Flanging effect. The pedal is the quietest Flanger I have ever used and the biggest issue I've ever had with it was this: I wouldn't know if the effect was on until I played my guitar!
My only suggestion for the new pedal, if it's just as quiet, would be to add an LED indicator for the pedal status.

I still consider the old Flanger pedal to be the best one ever made! :thumb-up:

Harley 8)

Hey Harley,

Thank you for the kind words!  The new PBF Flanger is quieter than the original and it HAS a status indicator!  See more info here: http://adaamps.com/store/products/modulation.html
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on April 29, 2016, 02:12:35 PM
I got my PBF Flanger and it sounds fantastic!   :banana: :banana-dance: :banana-rock:  A great addition to the pedalboard.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: rnolan on April 30, 2016, 06:51:32 AM
Go GB  :whoohoo!: :thumb-up:
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on April 30, 2016, 09:16:00 AM
I still have and use my original Flanger pedal from 1978, even though I own a room full of ADA Rack processors that can produce the Flanging effect. The pedal is the quietest Flanger I have ever used and the biggest issue I've ever had with it was this: I wouldn't know if the effect was on until I played my guitar!
My only suggestion for the new pedal, if it's just as quiet, would be to add an LED indicator for the pedal status.

I still consider the old Flanger pedal to be the best one ever made! :thumb-up:

Harley 8)

Hey Harley,

Thank you for the kind words!  The new PBF Flanger is quieter than the original and it HAS a status indicator!  See more info here: http://adaamps.com/store/products/modulation.html

Hey ADA Amplification,

    Quieter?!?  :o

    My old original pedal is dead silent already, and a lot of studio engineers have offered to buy it from me in the past, but I wouldn't sell it. The Flanger is an effect I like to use with my leads along with some delay echoes to add a dimension moving space to the notes. The Flanger adds a swirling dimension to the echoes when I add it lightly.
   Of course I'll definitely have to get the new PBF Flanger, (As if I didn't already own enough ADA gear), just because of the size and quality of the effect itself! It'll come in handy for a suitcase pedal rig where racks just aren't an option.

***Just an application tip for the Flanger: I like to place mine in front of the Wah pedal rather than after it. Not the usual effect chain setup, I know. Then again, on the Flanger, I set my Harmonics to "Odd" because I'm a bit odd anyway :crazy: ***

( I'm going to have to get some new pics of My ADA gear to post here since the Old Depot pics are lost. Gotta get a better camera)

Harley 8)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on June 30, 2016, 01:27:42 PM
Check out the New ADA PBF Flanger Demo by Simon Gotthelf. Classic tone of the 80s!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWUgP1g7z8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWUgP1g7z8)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: ADA Amplification on June 30, 2016, 01:31:42 PM
Check out some cool PBF Flanger settings!

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/ADAAmps/ADA%20PBF%20Flanger%20settings_zpsocwcjyte.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/ADAAmps/media/ADA%20PBF%20Flanger%20settings_zpsocwcjyte.jpg.html)


Image Credit: Markus Henkel
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 30, 2016, 01:40:57 PM
Saw that video a few days ago and I really liked the sound, especially the clean sound. I think I'm going to buy the flanger also.
Problem is they are hard to find in Europe.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 30, 2016, 02:10:37 PM
PBF is definitely on my list to buy, initially I was looking at MXR, but the A/DA PBF has my attention now!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on June 30, 2016, 04:45:02 PM
PBF is definitely on my list to buy, initially I was looking at MXR, but the A/DA PBF has my attention now!

    You can't go wrong with the A/DA Flanger! As I wrote earlier, it is the quietest one I've ever used, especially in a pedal format. Whether you set it for a subtle effect, or a super strong effect, my original 1978 pedal is so quiet, I don't know it's on until I play my guitar.
    This new one is definitely something I have to get since I like to use my Flanger before the Wah effect. It's the only pedal I have on the floor other than my Wah. A/DA Flanger and Chorus are the best in their class :thumb-up:

     Harley 8)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 30, 2016, 05:46:36 PM

    This new one is definitely something I have to get since I like to use my Flanger before the Wah effect. It's the only pedal I have on the floor other than my Wah. A/DA Flanger and Chorus are the best in their class :thumb-up:

     Harley 8)

I'm a bit of a chorus freak so don't get me started!  :lol:
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 01, 2016, 04:56:59 AM

    This new one is definitely something I have to get since I like to use my Flanger before the Wah effect. It's the only pedal I have on the floor other than my Wah. A/DA Flanger and Chorus are the best in their class :thumb-up:

     Harley 8)

I'm a bit of a chorus freak so don't get me started!  :lol:

Then you probably like the Chorus in the MP-1 already. That one can get pretty lush, but wait until you add another one to it. That's when things get a little crazy :crazy:

   Harley 8)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: PrimalScream91 on July 01, 2016, 06:47:39 AM

    This new one is definitely something I have to get since I like to use my Flanger before the Wah effect. It's the only pedal I have on the floor other than my Wah. A/DA Flanger and Chorus are the best in their class :thumb-up:

     Harley 8)

I'm a bit of a chorus freak so don't get me started!  :lol:

Then you probably like the Chorus in the MP-1 already. That one can get pretty lush, but wait until you add another one to it. That's when things get a little crazy :crazy:

   Harley 8)

Counting the chorus in the MP-1, I've got... 5 chorus' now! :lol:
MXR Analog Chorus
Ibanez SC10
Arion SCH-Z Stereo Chorus (EWS Mod)
Arion SCH-Z (Stock)
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Kim on July 01, 2016, 08:37:09 AM
Then you probably like the Chorus in the MP-1 already. That one can get pretty lush, but wait until you add another one to it. That's when things get a little crazy :crazy:

+1 
Back in my MP-1 days in a previous band, I had a patch that featured the MP-1 Chorus along with an additional Chorus from the Intellifex fx processor.  The two Chorus' (Chori? lol) were set differently from each other; one had a wide slow sweep, the other a slightly narrower and slightly faster sweep.  The two fx would "weave" around each other and "crash" into each other somewhat randomly, and it was AWESOME.  We did a few Type O Negative covers back then, and I used this patch for all those leads.
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: PrimalScream91 on July 01, 2016, 11:11:35 AM
Then you probably like the Chorus in the MP-1 already. That one can get pretty lush, but wait until you add another one to it. That's when things get a little crazy :crazy:

+1 
Back in my MP-1 days in a previous band, I had a patch that featured the MP-1 Chorus along with an additional Chorus from the Intellifex fx processor.  The two Chorus' (Chori? lol) were set differently from each other; one had a wide slow sweep, the other a slightly narrower and slightly faster sweep.  The two fx would "weave" around each other and "crash" into each other somewhat randomly, and it was AWESOME.  We did a few Type O Negative covers back then, and I used this patch for all those leads.

That sounds amazing!
Title: Re: "Pedal-board friendly" ADA FLANGER anyone?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 01, 2016, 04:30:54 PM
Ok, here's one setup I did a long time ago that sounded really cool:

   I used my MP-1 Classic with a Chorus setting, then in the effects loops, I used one S-1000 in each set to a Chorus effect also, both set to slightly different rates and depths. This Tri-Chorus effect is something that came in my Eventide H-3000, so I duplicated it with my ADA gear. It makes for very rich and thick sounding Strat rhythm tones. Then for a lead tone, I added a slow deep Flanger and some Delay With a couple more S-1000's.

    A very complicated sounding, but rich tone :thumb-up:

           Harley 8)