Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II vs ToadWorks Barracuda
The Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II and the ToadWorks Barracuda are both pedals sharing analog warmth, modulated.
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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.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- analog warmth
- modulated
ToadWorks Barracuda
ToadWorks · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$127.81via Reverb
The Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II is the second generation of Carl Martin's Classic Flange analog flanger pedal, with improved circuit refinements over the original. Features Rate, Depth, Manual, and Feedback controls for comprehensive flanger character adjustment. Analog circuitry produces warm, organic jet-plane flanging from subtle through dramatic modulation. Danish boutique construction. Suited for classic rock, shoegaze, and experimental genres where analog flanging is preferred.
The ToadWorks Barracuda is the only production flanger pedal purpose-built to reproduce the specific swirling flanger sound from Heart's 1977 hit Barracuda, developed in collaboration with Heart guitarist Howard Leese, who originally created that tone in the studio. Eric Johnson received his own Barracuda as a gift from Leese and put it to work on a Jimi Hendrix Experience tribute tour specifically to nail the flanger texture on House Burning Down, a Hendrix track requiring a specific modulated sound his existing pedalboard couldn't provide. Built with a lower noise floor and increased headroom compared to many vintage analog flangers, plus ToadWorks' true-stereo output, it gives players access to a historically specific, name-brand flanger tone rather than a generic modulation effect.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Shoegaze
- Alternative Rock
- Experimental
- Smooth Jazz