Behringer VP1B vs PastFx Deluxe Elastic Mattress Flanger
The Behringer VP1B and the PastFx Deluxe Elastic Mattress Flanger are both pedals. The PastFx Deluxe Elastic Mattress Flanger leans modulated. Current prices: $44 vs $219.48.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.29% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$44via Reverb
$219.48via Reverb
The Behringer VP1B is a variant of the VP1 Vintage Phaser, a budget-oriented analog phase shifter styled after classic 1970s phasing circuits. It features a Rate control to sweep from slow, languid tonal movement to fast, bubbly rotation, plus a Tone switch that adjusts the depth and character of the effect. The phasing character is warm and fluid at slow speeds and resembles a rotary speaker or auto-wah quality at faster settings. It works on guitar, bass, and keyboard.
PastFX is a boutique pedal builder known for playful, evocative product names, and the Deluxe Elastic Mattress is the brand's flanger offering, with the whimsical naming hinting at the pedal's intended character, a bouncy, deep, spring-like sweep rather than a subtle, understated modulation. Flanger pedals in general work by mixing a guitar signal with a slightly delayed, continuously modulated copy of itself, creating the sweeping, jet-plane-like comb-filter effect the format is known for, and PastFX's boutique approach suggests a hand-tuned take on that classic sound rather than a straightforward reissue of an existing flanger circuit. Specific control layout and sweep range for this exact model aren't confirmed from available sources.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- modulated