Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress vs Strymon Orbit
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress and the Strymon Orbit are both pedals sharing modulated, shimmer, low gain. The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress leans ambient.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- shimmer
- low gain
- analog warmth
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$208.07via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress is the classic analog flanger that defined David Gilmour tones between 1977 and 1983 and remained a pedalboard staple for decades. It ranges from subtle, tape-ish flanging to extreme rotary-style swirl, with a slightly jet-like voice carrying a hint more midrange and low end, and the Deluxe version adds a noise filter for quieter operation than the original. Its Range control sets the modulation width by lowering the frequency range while keeping the upper frequencies consistent, which gives the effect its distinctive treble shimmer and bite, while the Filter Matrix switch freezes the LFO mid-sweep to hold the flanging cancellations in place for unusual, tunable metallic tones. Famous for shimmery, ethereal sweeps, it suits classic rock, psychedelic, post-punk, and ambient players, though it is known for a noticeable volume drop that often needs a gain leveler.
The Strymon Orbit is a dBucket flanger that brings classic analog flange tones into the modern era, built by analyzing and reverse-engineering some of the greatest vintage analog flangers. Its front-panel controls range from chorus-like detuning to intense jet-plane sweeps, and it offers true through-zero flanging, achievable only with high-quality digital algorithms, for deep, vocal, zero-point effects. A Feedback toggle provides Positive for jet-engine flange, Negative for watery, shimmery flange, and a combined +/- setting, while an LFO linear mode delivers aggressive grunge-style flanging and a Thru-0 position suits heavy distortion with subtle shimmer. Extensive I/O and deep-editing secondary features allow precise tailoring, and an expression interface adds control. It suits players wanting versatile, high-quality flanging from subtle movement to extreme sweeps across rock, grunge, shoegaze, and experimental styles.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Ambient
- Post-Punk
- Experimental
- Grunge
- Shoegaze
- ambient