Members NYIpage71 Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 A friend of mine is selling his Boss BF-2 Flanger pedal and I'm thinking about buying it from him. Is it any good? How does this flanger stack up against the other flangers that are out there? Should I buy this pedal? Any info on this pedal would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 how much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYIpage71 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'm gonna offer him $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Should be a good buy. I was going to get one from a fellow forumite, but he never got back to me. I guess it sold. But I hear they're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYIpage71 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Yea, it's a boss pedal, I figure how bad could it be? I'm pretty sure I'm gonna buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted May 11, 2008 Members Share Posted May 11, 2008 Don't. It's awful. Save up your money and buy a MXR flanger or EHX Electric Mistress (not the new one) instead. Otherwise don't bother. REALLY. It's not worth free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Otherwise don't bother. REALLY. It's not worth free. Wow. That's a bold statement. I'd love to see pics of your board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 One of my friends gave me his BF-2...it's not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MetalChimp Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I payed $45 for my mij one. It sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members makingbeds Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 just got one for $20. its pretty good for the price. I have a tc electronic modulator though for my main flange tones, so i just plop the boss one before distortion to get those weird harmonic things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkzep52 Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 buy it!! I got one and if you tweak the trimpots you can get it to self-oscillate and get some really cool sounds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 Wow. That's a bold statement. I'd love to see pics of your board. Well, I don't have any current pics but my signal path is in my sig. I bought a BF2 in 1996 or so and struggled with it for 10 long agonizing years. I finally decided to give up on Flange forever because I hated the damn thing so much. Then I heard that John McGeoch used a MXR. I tried the reissue and was instantly in love. No tin foil chewing metalic aural vomit. The MXR is just pure warm, gooey flange. Really, don't waste your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tonedover Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 meh this overwhelming negativity. boss flange is more digital - hence "metallic" but that word is thrown around alot around here. i have a bf-3 and am really happy with the range of sounds. does it do mxr flange? no. is mxr the cock of the walk as far as flange? Not as far as im concerned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Commie Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 I have a bf-3 I got for 80 bucks and its been good to me. Sure you can get some crappy sounds, but with a little bit of tinkering around you can get some very good flanging sounds. Its not a pedal that you can just wip out and crank up the dials and get good sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted May 12, 2008 Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 bf-2..good analog love....alot of users..hit it MIJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYIpage71 Posted May 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2008 My first assumption was how could I go wrong for the price, and you guys seem to reinforce that. Thanks for all your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members youlsa Posted May 13, 2008 Members Share Posted May 13, 2008 My second pedal board has MIJ BF-2. It sounds great, but flanging effect is not intense like flangers sold these days. On some setting, it sounds like an old chorus pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CHOUTMUSIC Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 I just got a MIJ BF2 bin for $25...gonna compare it to my BF3 and sell the one I like least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D34dBaWx Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 I got 2 boss flangers. Love them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members byekittie Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 i got one, pretty insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 cock of the walk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members indigoguy Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 My take on it is that it is not the air-iest of flangers but there are plenty of interesting sounds in it. It does have quite a 'metallic' sound on some settings, although you can get some cool weird sounds that way as well as a pretty convincing chorus out of it. I would say its worth getting and having a play about with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orwell Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 Give a listen to the Smashing Pumpkins 'Aeroplane Flies High' for a great demo of BF-2 goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tengo Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 I enjoyed my BF-2 flanger, but it was one of the first things to leave my board. There are much better pedals out there imo. For 50 though, you might as well give it a go and see if it's up your street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gidude73 Posted June 17, 2008 Members Share Posted June 17, 2008 Its a really great flanger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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