on the Spectre. I tend to
use modulation in a subtle
manner, and I found a
beautiful, deep flange with
minimal knob tweaking
that I sat on for about half
an hour. I added in some
slight delay and reverb, and
played mystical arpeggios
that I was sure would
conjure up a wizard from
another dimension. The
Spectre’s bypass switch can
function as a momentary
switch, and I had a blast
highlighting passages of
songs with extreme,
watery flanger.
The Spectre is capable
of capturing the elusive
through-zero tape flange
sound by sending your
guitar signal through
two delay lines. If you’ve
played through a flanger
and felt like it was cheesy
and cheap, it’s because it
couldn’t do this. As we’ve
heard with other units
such as the Strymon Deco
and Catalinbread Zero
Point, tape-style flanging is
awesome, and the Spectre
will get you there.
With some more knob
tweaking, The Spectre also
boasts great chorus and
vibrato sounds. I came
to think of it as a multimodulation machine. Yes, it
is a spectacular flanger, but
it can probably cover many
of the other modulated
sounds you have in your
head. With the ability to
store two presets, this could
be the only modulation
pedal you need on your
board. And again, if you use
MIDI, the sky’s the
limit here.
WHAT WE LIKE
An entire universe of high
quality flanger sounds.
Maximum tweaking
capability.
CONCERNS
The control options may be
overwhelming to those who
prefer a simple layout.
If you’re tepid about
stepping into the world of
flange, let the Spectre ease
your mind. With a huge
range of sounds, great
functionality, and the ability
to tweak every possible
parameter, you’ll find the
flanger sound that’s right
for you, and it’s going to
be a damn good one. The
pedal is costly, but as the
saying goes, you get what
you pay for, and you’re not
likely to find another flanger
that can do everything
the Spectre does. And
when you consider the
fact that it could knock a
few modulation pedals off
your board, it seems like a
bargain.
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