The MXR EVH117 Flanger is an MXR flanger pedal. Close alternatives include the Big Joe Stomp Box Company B-306 and the MXR Flanger. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass.
MXR EVH117 Flanger
MXR · pedal
The MXR EVH117 Flanger is a lush, swirling analog bucket-brigade modulation effect ranging from subtle warm chorus-like textures to intense jet-like sweeps. The EVH Switch button calls up the exact Manual, Width, Speed, and Regeneration settings Eddie Van Halen used for Unchained tone. Warm and organic tones, powered by analog BBD circuitry, make it the legendary flanger behind classic Van Halen tunes Unchained and And The Cradle Will Rock.
- flanger
- warm
- analog
- lush
- unchained tone
- recording
- organic
- chorus
Genres the MXR EVH117 Flanger is commonly used in
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- New Wave
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the MXR EVH117 Flanger
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
24% matchRun Marshall Super Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass
Vox
23% matchRun Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head
Peavey
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head gives it high gain to fill it with
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin
Blackstar
tonal matchRun Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman BE-Mini Head gives it high gain to fill it with
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
tonal matchMarshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800's bright balances out the warm tone
ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766
Engl
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 gives it high gain to fill it with
Pedals that stack with the MXR EVH117 Flanger
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
25% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz gives it high gain to fill it with
Wren and Cuff Box of War OG
Wren And Cuff
24% matchWren and Cuff Box of War OG's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Catalinbread Sinkhole
Catalinbread
18% matchPut MXR EVH117 Flanger after Catalinbread Sinkhole in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sinkhole's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander
Alexander Pedals
10% matchRun Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander after MXR EVH117 Flanger in the signal chain, clear of MXR EVH117 Flanger's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
10% matchKeep MXR EVH117 Flanger's warm voice out front: Boss DD-200 Digital Delay goes after MXR EVH117 Flanger in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchInto MXR EVH117 Flanger, Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.
MXR
tonal matchMXR EVH117 Flanger leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D. wants
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and MXR EVH117 Flanger delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Big Joe Stomp Box Company B-306
Big Joe Stomp Box Company
74% similarityShared character: flanger, chorus, digital
MXR Flanger
MXR
72% similarityShared character: digital, flanger, chorus
Keeley Seafoam Plus Chorus/Vibrato
Keeley
72% similarityShared character: digital, chorus, lead
Alexander Dynaflanger
Alexander Pedals
72% similarityShared character: digital, design, flanger
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
71% similarityShared character: flanger, chorus, subtle
Catalinbread Callisto Mk. II
Catalinbread
71% similarityShared character: digital, chorus, subtle
SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flange
Solidgoldfx
70% similarityShared character: flanger, chorus, subtle
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
Boss
69% similarityShared character: digital, chorus, subtle
Teisco Mini Flanger
Teisco
68% similarityShared character: flanger, subtle, analog
Ibanez Soundtank FL5 Flanger
Ibanez
61% similarityShared character: flanger
Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft
Boss
92% similaritysimilar tone character
TC Electronic Stereo Chorus Flanger
TC Electronic
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the MXR EVH117 Flanger?+
The closest matches in character are the Big Joe Stomp Box Company B-306, the MXR Flanger, the Keeley Seafoam Plus Chorus/Vibrato.
What pairs well with the MXR EVH117 Flanger?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass, Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head — Run Marshall Super Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright.