Yamaha Flanger FL-01

Yamaha

Submitted by meropenem from Tokyo (6 points) on Aug 25, 2010
For an earlier reviewer: The multi-pin is NH from JST, which is a good 40 years old and still available today. I believe the power pins were 2 and 5 -- to confirm, simply mount batteries and apply a tester on those pins. Ultra-easy. Oh and they are standard 2.5mm pitch, so if you have a dead desktop PC lying around you can easily leech off a multi-pin cable that would fit (on one end only, of course).
Good Points: Very wide resonance frequency range, good for anything from bass guitars up to cymbals. Easily hits self-oscillation. The multi-pin includes CV input for the Manual control -- no need for modding. Very low noise floor (around -90dB), modern (1Mohm) input impedance. All this in 1980-ish!
Bad Points: 30 years later in the used market today, the bypass switch is said to often not work. It's a custom-made part with nonstandard dimensions, so replacement requires more than a simple swap of an off-the-shelf switch. Don't let that deter you, the sound is easily worth the cost of any boutique pedal today.
Price Paid: US$50.00
Purchased At: internet auction
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Submitted by Beavis from Afghanistan (258 points) on Mar 14, 2006
Wow! Wow! Wow! what an awesome flanger, can do all the swooshing you want, very interactive controls, self oscillates easily. This is much much better than a certain mass produced purple flanger and a large box pedal that has a name like an expensive prostitute
Good Points: Solid build, good battery life, great sound, oscillation can be controlled like a theremin
Bad Points: Hard to find.....doesnt take power supply, well it does, but its a very wierd connection...looks like a computer network cable...any info on this? (dunkwondachef@hotmail.com)
Price Paid: US$23.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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