The Strymon Orbit is a Strymon flanger pedal, currently around $299. Close alternatives include the BLAXX BX -Flanger and the MXR Flanger. It pairs well with the Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head and the Diezel VH-2 100 Watt Head.
Strymon Orbit
Strymon · pedal
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.
What stands out
“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 wit…”
— from the listing
“The main caveat is that its depth and secondary editing features make it more involved than a simple flanger, so players wanting a basic, immediate flange may find it complex”
— from the community notes
“while an lfo linear mode delivers aggressive grunge-style flanging and a thru-0 position suits heavy distortion with subtle shimmer”
— from the listing
“The Orbit modernizes flanging by reverse-engineering vintage analog units and adding true through-zero flanging via high-quality digital algorithms, covering chorus-like detune, watery shimmer, and intense jet-engine sweeps”
— from the reviews
“its front-panel controls range from chorus-like detuning to intense jet-plane sweeps”
— from the listing
- subtle
- flanger
- distortion
- grunge
- watery
- shimmer
- chorus
- aggressive
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Strymon Orbit is commonly used in
- Rock
- Experimental
- Grunge
- Shoegaze
- New Wave
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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 Strymon Orbit
Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head
Revv
20% matchWhat Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Diezel VH-2 100 Watt Head
Diezel
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Strymon Orbit after Diezel VH-2 100 Watt Head in the signal chain, clear of Diezel VH-2 100 Watt Head's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt after Strymon Orbit
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H after Strymon Orbit
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman BE-Mini Head goes after Strymon Orbit in the chain
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 goes after Strymon Orbit in the chain
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Synergy SL2 Module goes after Strymon Orbit in the chain
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 after Strymon Orbit
Pedals that stack with the Strymon Orbit
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
23% matchWhat Fjord Fuzz Odin brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchWhat EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
Crazy Tube Circuits
7% matchKeep Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale after Strymon Orbit in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon Orbit — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
7% matchPut Cusack Music Delay TME after Strymon Orbit in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon Orbit — 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
Put Death By Audio Destruction in front of Strymon Orbit
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 goes in front of Strymon Orbit in the chain
Subdecay F-Bomb
Subdecay
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Subdecay F-Bomb in front of Strymon Orbit
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchWarm Audio Jet Phaser belongs after Strymon Orbit, since modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set
Cheaper alternatives
Walrus Audio Polychrome
Walrus Audio
61% similarityShared character: flanger, analog, chorus
EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine
EarthQuaker Devices
60% similarityShared character: analog, chorus, subtle
Rocktron Hypnotic Flanger
Rocktron
60% similarityShared character: feedback, flanger, vocal
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
60% similarityShared character: flanger, analog, subtle
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
Electro-Harmonix
58% similarityShared character: simple
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
Boss
58% similarityShared character: s flexibility, chorus, digital
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BLAXX BX -Flanger
Blaxx
56% similarityShared character: flanger, chorus, subtle
MXR Flanger
MXR
52% similarityShared character: flanger, analog, chorus
Ibanez FL-9 Flanger
Ibanez
48% similarityShared character: flanger, analog, chorus
Electro-Harmonix NC
Electro-Harmonix
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Seafoam+
Keeley
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Strymon Orbit?+
The closest matches in character are the BLAXX BX -Flanger, the MXR Flanger, the Ibanez FL-9 Flanger. Budget picks: Walrus Audio Polychrome, EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine, Rocktron Hypnotic Flanger.
What pairs well with the Strymon Orbit?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head, Diezel VH-2 100 Watt Head, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt — What Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Strymon Orbit cost?+
Around $299 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).