IBANEZ
DFL DIGITAL FLANGER
Digital and Flanger are two words in my
mind that should never go together. Those
of you who have tried the A/DA Flanger or
the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress know
exactly what I’m talking about. This pedal in
its name, 1989 McDonald’s Happy Meal toy
color scheme, and incredibly dated design,
puts this one firmly on the list. Let’s also
not forget the L.A. Metal, which is another
offering from the same line.
MAXON
FIRE BLADE SERIES
If this isn’t one of the corniest names for a
pedal line you’ve ever heard, I’ll be damned. It
sounds like a B-stock anime series that never
made it past the third episode. That rather
garish bright orange footswitch is what takes
the cake here, with the rest of the pedal being
tolerably dated.
PIGTRONIX
ECHOLUTION (FIRST MODEL)
While this is an awesome pedal in its own
right, I can see why Pigtronix opted for
the second version enclosure from a pure
aesthetic standpoint. It looks like a modern
caricature of a campy ‘50s sci-fi TV show,
with an unusual color scheme and a running
“bubbly” aesthetic.
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