The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors flanger pedal, currently around $202.68. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Flange Shifter Device and the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo and the Friedman BE-Mini Head.
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Old Blood Noise Endeavors · pedal
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light is a textural flange shifter, not a reverb, built around the Spin FV-1 chip with three distinct modes: Detune for a shimmering, subtly pitch-shifted flange, Resonate for a highly resonant, swooshing multiflange, and Echo for a lush, ambient, reverb-like delay texture. Rate, Depth, Shift, and Mix controls shape the effect, which sounds cleanly digital rather than mimicking the coloration of vintage bucket-brigade flangers, and it responds dynamically to playing intensity. It suits ambient, post-rock, and experimental players wanting a genuinely textural, shimmering flanger that can range from subtle pitch movement to swooshing chaos to reverb-like wash.
- reverb
- ambient
- post rock
- shimmer reverb
- boutique
- shimmer
- experimental
- resonant
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
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Amps that pair well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
Mesa Boogie
18% matchMesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman BE-Mini Head stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Warp 7 stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchSynergy SL2 Module stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Coreblade stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Friedman Phil X Signature
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Phil X Signature stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
EVH 000
Evh
tonal matchEVH 000 stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
20% matchWhat Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz brings here leans toward sustaining — that's worth building a pairing around
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
20% matchBlack Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Red Witch Titan
Red Witch
7% matchKeep Red Witch Titan after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the signal chain, clear of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
7% matchEarthQuaker Devices Afterneath's ambient voice goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light's own ambient character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
tonal matchCusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz stacks more saturation onto a low-gain tone
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzz over a low-gain tone
Crowther Prunes
Crowther
tonal matchCrowther Prunes layers fuzz over a low-gain tone
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter layers fuzz over a low-gain tone
Cheaper alternatives
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Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Flange Shifter Device
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
80% similarityShared character: three_modes, flanger, resonant
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: effect, flanger, noise
BLAXX BX -Flanger
Blaxx
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MXR Flanger
MXR
70% similarityShared character: effect, flanger, resonant
SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flange
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Boss CE-2 Chorus
Boss
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light?+
The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Flange Shifter Device, the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress, the BLAXX BX -Flanger. Budget picks: Boss BF-2 Flanger, Mojo Hand FX RVT.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo, Friedman BE-Mini Head, Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 — Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
How much does the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light cost?+
Around $202.68 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).