FX72 Bass Stereo Flanger

This flanger has it's own distinct voice.  It can do all the flange type stuff that you want but you can get some unique sounds as well.  It works nicely.  When I bought it I A/B'd (can that be a verb?) against an old Boss Flnger @ the same price.  I chose this one because of it's distinctive voice.

Tough as a tank

Very easy to mess with and find good sounds.  I dont' have any problem with noise.

Never had to use them.

Sounds great.  Easy to tweak.  Easy to dial-in the classic flange sounds.  Not the most tweakable or fanciest flange out there but definatly good enough to experiment with and play live with.

For sound quality, this pedal rocks. No background noise beyond desired. The only thing to be warned about, is to please note - w/o some other effects to mix with, any flanger is a 'subtle' effect, although this one is less so than most. All in all, this effect is great in sound quality.

This pedal hasn't knocked out on me yet, although I'd probably take a backup to a gig, since I have heard that DOD DPDT(Foot)switches are semi-unreliable. This is only a rumor, though, as I have never had one go on me, and I've played for quite some while.

This pedal is as easy as it gets for a flanger, with four knobs, labeled from left to right 'Delay', 'Speed', 'Width', 'Regen'. The fourth is by far the coolest. This is the only bass flange I have ever seen with a 'Regeneration' control. It controls how open-ended the flange actually sounds. Some good settings to start with, are, first off, every knob at 12 oclock. This is good for a subtle flangeing. Another one that I usually use, is having the delay at 5:00, the speed at 9:00, the width at 5:00, and the regen around 11:00. This creates a good sound, almost like a drive-flange tone, even with out a stompbox. It also sounds great with an ODB-3 boss in front of it. This creates the classic tone made by the old masters from the 70s, with electro-harmonix flangers, and so on. I wish this pedal had only one thing, a standard 9v power, so that I don't have to buy ANOTHER wall wart for my system. I already have 3 anyway (one for my 9v effects, one for my Trace Elliot 18v effects, and one for my custom built preamp.)

Never dealt with them, although I hear they aren't great.

It's a pretty nice pedal, which fits nicely with my music, which is a cross between Weezer, U2, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Radiohead. I have had it for a few weeks of hard use now, and it's holding up fine. I've been playing since I was 10, (lets just say it's been a while), and I would consider myself an accomplished musician. I run this with my Trace pedals, (chorus and EQ) my vox wah, my Boss ODB-3, and my Ibanez Ergodyne, and my classic VOX 1970s Essex 212 combo. The only thing I hate is the lack of a STANDARD power supply. I love the regeneration knob though. It adds a new touch to the classic flange tone. If someone had stolen this, I would probably consider an old Electro-Harmonix, or MXR, but end up with another FX72. It deffinately adds to the general sound of a bass, and is something any experimental or emo player should have, as another modulation effect.

I use a Carvin B5, plug into a Sovtek Big Muff and the flanger, then go directly to my Carvin PB10 amp. It sounds pretty good with my Big Muff on. The effect seems to cut off the bass a bit. It makes my bass less punchy when it's on. Also, the effect got that very very insignificant "whoo..shi..whoo..shi.." noise when it's on. Anyway, this effect is good enough for me.

No problem at all now. But I can pull out the knobs very easily. When you're playing, you don't have time to pull out the knobs, huh?

Easy. 4 knobs. Who needs a manual?

never deal with them but email the tech support a few times. Fast response and very helpful.

My band plays weird ass music. We play Chinese pop songs in the weirdest way, so no one try to copy any bass or guitar hero's sound. The effect can give me some crazy sound so I like it a lot. I have tried the Boss Bass Chorus and DOD beats them in any modulation pedal. Boss sucks in this category. If I have to buy another modulation pedal, I'd buy DOD again.