Flanger for that 80's Zappa sound

[Gearmond]

'zactly what it says on the tin.

i like how it sorta sounds like the guitar is made out of metal, or sounds like a resonator being picked weird. lots of squeaky harmonics n stuff and i could use another pedal anyways.

[Derelict78]

I keep messing with my Flangers and as far as bass goes im not a big fan maybe im setting things wrong im interested in what everyone has to say

[proroby]

He used a Harmonic Energizer a lot I know, which is how he got fixed wah type sounds as well as push certain frequencies. I have a clone of one (nbabmf made ^_^) and run that at the beginning of my chain. Using mods after it will change the sound of the mod a lot as well. Try messing with your wah in fixed positions. I get awesome Zappa tones using the HE + an old DOD Flanger 670, which is towards the Jet Flanger spectrum of the Flanger scale.

[phantasmagorovich]

He used a Harmonic Energizer a lot I know, which is how he got fixed wah type sounds as well as push certain frequencies. I have a clone of one (nbabmf made ^_^) and run that at the beginning of my chain. Using mods after it will change the sound of the mod a lot as well. Try messing with your wah in fixed positions. I get awesome Zappa tones using the HE + an old DOD Flanger 670, which is towards the Jet Flanger spectrum of the Flanger scale.

This Dude builds a clone:
http://www.fredric.co.uk/effects/

I think he will get some major order next month!

[proroby]

He used a Harmonic Energizer a lot I know, which is how he got fixed wah type sounds as well as push certain frequencies. I have a clone of one (nbabmf made ^_^) and run that at the beginning of my chain. Using mods after it will change the sound of the mod a lot as well. Try messing with your wah in fixed positions. I get awesome Zappa tones using the HE + an old DOD Flanger 670, which is towards the Jet Flanger spectrum of the Flanger scale.

This Dude builds a clone:
http://www.fredric.co.uk/effects/

I think he will get some major order next month!

A Harmonic Percolator is different than a Harmonic Energizer. The Percolator was used famously by Steve Albini in Big Black. It's an awesome effect and Fredric makes amazing pedals.

[masked elwood]

FZ had parametric EQ's built into his guitars, he would dial in the range he wanted to expand. that gave him the extremely clean sustain on the verge of feedback sound, also helped give it that cocked back wah sound...he was also big on the dan armstrong green ringer and pre-amps to blast the input (also built into the guitar). ... outboard gear: MicMix dynaflangers, mxr delays, and mutron wah, bi phase, and octave divider were faves as well.
i love FZ.

[phantasmagorovich]

He used a Harmonic Energizer a lot I know, which is how he got fixed wah type sounds as well as push certain frequencies. I have a clone of one (nbabmf made ^_^) and run that at the beginning of my chain. Using mods after it will change the sound of the mod a lot as well. Try messing with your wah in fixed positions. I get awesome Zappa tones using the HE + an old DOD Flanger 670, which is towards the Jet Flanger spectrum of the Flanger scale.

This Dude builds a clone:
http://www.fredric.co.uk/effects/

I think he will get some major order next month!

A Harmonic Percolator is different than a Harmonic Energizer. The Percolator was used famously by Steve Albini in Big Black. It's an awesome effect and Fredric makes amazing pedals.

I know, let me restate that: this dude makes harmonic percolator and harmonic energizer clones

[proroby]

Sorry, I didn't realize he did, duh.... I have a muff fuzz clone from him, guy is a beast. I recommend anything you see on that site.

[bdunlap]

Ibanez Airplane Flanger with depth all the way down and enhance pushed gets that.

[Gearmond]

woo

looks like i don't have to spend much, nice.

and yeah, i know about the rest of zappa's gear and such, i just never really explored his 80's stuff beyond Jazz from Hell so the mild flange is new to me.

[masked elwood]

and yeah, i know about the rest of zappa's gear and such, i just never really explored his 80's stuff beyond Jazz from Hell so the mild flange is new to me.

my bad...i read your post too quick.
that over flanged clean sound went on for too much time (for me)...i always dug his dirty tones much more. but any zappa is better than none.

[Gearmond]

oh i'm definitely more a fan of his fuzz tones, but I already have those nailed fairly well

[edkoppel]

Wasn't Zappa known for using one of these too?

[Toonster]

Wasn't Zappa known for using one of these too?

Is that site not deeplinking, or?

[edkoppel]

this site?
http://www.modezero.com/gallery3.htm