NOPD BOSS BF-2 Flanger (Japan) January 1982

[LLL]

Straight from the land of the rising sun.

A 1982 BOSS BF-2 Flanger with black label Japan sticker in great condition with box and instruction sheet in Japanese.

But I won't be using it for the flanging effect.... no, it will be used for something far more sinister...

 

[ErikH]

Now that is a Flanger. Had one of those myself. It was a little later 80's make but man, that swoosh was perfect.

 

[LLL]

Perhaps surprisingly, this is my first BOSS pedal since oh say 1992.

I had the old original BOSS pedalboard and a bunch of pedals (including the PS-1 power stomp) but I wound up selling them after moving around some.

 

[Coma]

But I won't be using it for the flanging effect.... no, it will be used for something far more sinister...

Weaponized brick?


I have the same model, 1984 MIJ. Modded it with the Fromel mod kit to give it a bit more body. I keep it in the FX loop, dialed in as close to a chorus as I can. Not a bad little box, though it could certainly do with a mix knob.

 

[Kac]

Looks awesome!

 

[beaubrummels]

I have the same pedal. Someone gave it to me, free, back in the 1990's. I tried it once, ran through all the possible settings. It was pretty piercing. I haven't used it since. I couldn't find a piece of music it fit with. Something sinister might be the right usage.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

I helped my cousin get rid of his years ago. I think I sold it for like 35 dollars.

Flanger and phaser are two effects I never care about.

Gesendet von meinem ASUS_X00RD mit Tapatalk

 

[beaubrummels]

Maybe if I paint mine a different color, it will sound better.

I know if I put stickers on it, I might play faster.

 

[LLL]

I've tested it and it works perfectly.

And the tone is in there (again, I'm not using it for the flanger effect).

 

[solspirit]

Chorus?

 

[dave74]

Do these do a seasick vibrato kind of thing like my MXR micro-flanger? (like blackhole sun effect)

 

[GuitarStv]

Flangers are my favourite choruses. I haven't played a boss flanger for a very long time, but remember really liking the one I used.

 

[Aceman]

As much as the BF2 is a classic, I have to go with the BF3. It has a LOT going for it.

 

[LLL]

Chorus?

Notched midrange

 

[Securb]

As much as the BF2 is a classic, I have to go with the BF3. It has a LOT going for it.

My BF2 scratches my itch. If I need to do anything fancier I use my Eventide or MOOG

 

[Aceman]

My BF2 scratches my itch. If I need to do anything fancier I use my Eventide or MOOG

No doubt the Moog is able to craft amazing tones, and H9 is Eventide quality.

Still - BF3 adds to the classic 4 knob Man/depth/rate/res:
1. Tap tempo....handy live
2. Momentary on - for just a quick touch of Flange
3. Ultra mode when enough is not enough
4. Stereo option to whoosh around the room

These are all super cool and useful modes. And it still keeps the standard 4 knobs, putting depth and rate separate as the most likely adjusts. That's a lot in in a solid Boss pedal....

This thing might as well have WAZA on it.

 

[devastone]

Notched midrange

Been digging through Ronnie Le Tekro videos?

 

[LLL]

Been digging through Ronnie Le Tekro videos?

Ronni who? :13:

 

[devastone]

Ronni who? :13:

Well played sir, sorry for my errant "e". Next thing you'll be looking for is an OD-1.

 

[LLL]

Well played sir, sorry for my errant "e". Next thing you'll be looking for is an OD-1.

Already built one (BYOC Yellow Box). :13: