M117R Flanger

Guitar PCB 4-Track Fuzz - a heavy distortion/fuzz based on the sound one get from overdriving an old 4-track cassette recorder

Controls

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• Knob 1 - "Manual":
• Knob 2 - "Width":
• Knob 3 - "Speed":
• Knob 4 - "Regen":

General Information

One of the bigger innovations that made the original M117 Flanger so lush in 1980 was, unlike other companies who had built flangers only using a 9-volt power supply, that the original MXR Flangers had a built-in AC power cord that plugged into a standard 110-120 volt AC wall outlet. This allowed the engineers at MXR to build a much higher headroom flanger with opportunity for more spacious sounds.

Today, the remake of the M117 carries on that tradition, somewhat, with use of two batteries, or an 18-volt AC power adapter.

Model:EVH117 Flanger

This is the original Eddie Van Halen version of the

Additional Control

• Button 1 - "EVH button": Depressing this button (it's a toggle) overrides the pedal's knob settings and activates the settings preferred by Eddie Van Halen. This provides the familiar "And The Cradle..." or "Unchained" swoosh.

Model:EVH117SE Flanger

The 35th Anniversary Special Edition or "EVH117SE" was released with what we would consider a motivation to pleasing those who might want to buy a vanity version of the MXR Flanger. Jim Dunlop issued the EVH 35th Anniversary version of the original MXR EVH117 Flanger. The only thing separating this Flanger from the EVH117 is the paint job and a "high gloss" finish. Otherwise it is exactly the same as the EVH117 version of the MXR M117-R (reissue) Flanger with the "EVH button".

We own a copy of this so we could be oh-so-cute-and-matchy-matchy with our 3-color EVH-90 Phase 90 Phaser.

Artists

We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.

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