The Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II is a Carl Martin flanger pedal, currently around $127.81. Close alternatives include the Carl Martin Axis Flanger and the Dex Tech Memory Flanger, part of Dex Audio's UK-built Memory Range. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Fender Deluxe Reverb.

Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Carl Martin · pedal

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.

What stands out

  • “Four controls (Rate/Depth/Manual/Feedback) provide comprehensive flanger character shaping”

    — from the reviews

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “The Classic Flange Version II delivers refined analog flanger tones with the improved circuit of the second generation, covering subtle chorus-adjacent movement through intense metallic resonance with organic warmth”

    — from the community notes

  • “Its standout strength is the improved circuit refinements of Version II which address the limitations of the original Classic Flange”

    — from the community notes

  • “organic jet-plane flanging from subtle through dramatic modulation”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “In the signal chain flangers typically sit after drive pedals and before reverb”

    — from the community notes

  • flanger
  • organic
  • analog
  • subtle
  • classic rock
  • modulation
  • resonance
  • metallic
$127.81View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Rock
  • Shoegaze
  • Alternative Rock
  • Experimental
  • New Wave
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Marshall Super Bass

Marshall

21% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Where this leans warm, Marshall Super Bass answers back bright

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

20% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Deluxe Reverb's bright balances out the warm tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head

Marshall

tonal match
$1435.50via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head's bright balances out the warm tone

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head

Peavey

tonal match
$739.90via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head goes after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II in the chain

Peavey 6505 II

Peavey

tonal match
$1699.99via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Peavey 6505 II after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass

Vox

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766

Engl

tonal match
$2300via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 goes after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II in the chain

Pedals that stack with the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz

Wren And Cuff

22% match
$199.99via Reverb

What Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol

Fjord Fuzz

21% match
$399via Reverb

What Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon

10% match
$379via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Strymon El Capistan after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Boss DD-200 Digital Delay

Boss

9% match
$237.43via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss DD-200 Digital Delay's shimmer voice goes after Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II's own analog warmth character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire

Maxon

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Death By Audio Destruction

Death By Audio

tonal match
$137.70via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Death By Audio Destruction in front of Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

Subdecay F-Bomb

Subdecay

tonal match
$229.95via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Subdecay F-Bomb in front of Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster

pedal

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put 1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster in front of Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II

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Rowin LEF312 Flanger

Rowin

69% similarity
$29via Reverb

Shared character: modulation, warm, flanger

Artec SE-FLG Vintage Flanger

Artec

64% similarity
$81.83via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, analog, chorus

Cordovox FL-8

Cordovox

60% similarity
$76.99via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, modulation, reverb

Boss BF-2 Flanger

Boss

93% similarity
$100via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

Dreadbox Komorebi

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68% similarity
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Shared character: flanger, analog, chorus

Spaceman Aurora Analog Flanger

Spaceman

66% similarity
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Shared character: flanger, analog, warm

Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2

Subdecay

65% similarity
$256.80via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, analog, modulation

PRS Wind Through the Trees

PRS

61% similarity
$203.79via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, analog, subtle

T-Rex The Twister Chorus/Flanger

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61% similarity
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Shared character: flanger, chorus, modulation

EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids Solar Eclipse Edition

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60% similarity
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Shared character: flanger, reverb, classic rock

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Carl Martin Axis Flanger

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77% similarity
$116.09via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, natural resonance, analog

Dex Tech Memory Flanger, part of Dex Audio's UK-built Memory Range

Dex Tech

68% similarity

Shared character: flanger, analog, modulation

Enduring Audio Point Omega

Enduring Audio

66% similarity

Shared character: flanger, natural resonance, analog

BLAXX BX -Flanger

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64% similarity

Shared character: flanger, natural resonance, chorus

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

64% similarity
$119.23via Reverb

Shared character: flanger, analog, chorus

PastFx 80/A Flanger MN3007

Pastfx

61% similarity

Shared character: flanger, analog, warm

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II?+

The closest matches in character are the Carl Martin Axis Flanger, the Dex Tech Memory Flanger, part of Dex Audio's UK-built Memory Range, the Enduring Audio Point Omega. Budget picks: Rowin LEF312 Flanger, Artec SE-FLG Vintage Flanger, Cordovox FL-8. Boutique upgrades: Dreadbox Komorebi, Spaceman Aurora Analog Flanger, Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2.

What pairs well with the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Fender Deluxe Reverb, Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head — Where this leans warm, Marshall Super Bass answers back bright.

How much does the Carl Martin Classic Flange Version II cost?+

Around $127.81 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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