The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light is an Old Blood Noise Endeavors flanger pedal, currently around $200.12. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Flange Shifter Device and the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Visitor. It pairs well with the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt and the Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H.
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.
What stands out
“Atmospheric reverb for ambient and post-rock”
— from the reviews
“Specialized shimmer character for ambient applications”
— from the reviews
“and experimental players wanting a genuinely textural”
— from the listing
“Strengths: Shimmer and modulated reverb at OBNE Oklahoma boutique quality from a respected US manufacturer”
— from the reviews
“The OBNE Flat Light delivers shimmer reverb at Oklahoma OBNE boutique quality for ambient and post-rock players who want atmospheric reverb from a respected US boutique manufacturer”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“Its standout strength is the shimmer reverb with OBNE experimental design at Oklahoma boutique quality”
— from the community notes
“the old blood noise endeavors flat light is a textural flange shifter”
— from the listing
- ambient
- post rock
- shimmer
- experimental
- resonant
- flanger
- echo
- mix
Price updated Oct 23, 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 JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Synergy SL2 Module after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Friedman BE-Mini Head after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Synergy Friedman DS Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Synergy Friedman DS Module after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Pedals that stack with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Fjord Fuzz Berserk
Fjord Fuzz
19% matchFjord Fuzz Berserk leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
19% matchJHS Smiley's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss DD-2 Digital Delay
Boss
6% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss DD-2 Digital Delay after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
6% matchKeep Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light's ambient voice out front: Alexander Pedals Radical Delay goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction goes in front of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 in front of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light
Subdecay F-Bomb
Subdecay
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Subdecay F-Bomb goes in front of Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchWarm Audio Jet Phaser goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light — modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set
Cheaper alternatives
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
52% similarityShared character: flanger, subtle
Boss CE-2 Chorus
Boss
50% similarityShared character: delay, subtle, reverb
Big Joe Stomp Box Company B-306
Big Joe Stomp Box Company
50% similarityShared character: flanger, digital, delay
Catalinbread STS-88
Catalinbread
49% similarityShared character: flanger, mix, reverb
Carl Martin Axis Flanger
Carl Martin
48% similarityShared character: flanger, ambient, subtle
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Flange Shifter Device
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
65% similarityShared character: three modes, flanger, resonant
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Visitor
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
60% similarityShared character: noise, delay, ambient
SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flange
Solidgoldfx
58% similarityShared character: flanger, delay, ambient
PRS Wind Through the Trees
PRS
57% similarityShared character: flanger, ambient, mix
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
57% similarityShared character: flanger, noise, ambient
MXR Flanger
MXR
51% similarityShared character: flanger, resonant, noise
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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 Old Blood Noise Endeavors Visitor, the SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flange. Budget picks: Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Big Joe Stomp Box Company B-306. Boutique upgrades: Strymon Orbit.
What pairs well with the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H, Synergy SL2 Module — Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light in the chain.
How much does the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Flat Light cost?+
Around $200.12 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).