EHX Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue Drops

Electro-Harmonix (EHX) has officially announced the release of the Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue, a highly anticipated limited-edition signature modulation pedal. Paying homage to the legendary guitarist's iconic soundscapes, this new bucket brigade stompbox meticulously recreates the magic of the vintage unit used to craft some of the most memorable guitar tones in rock history.

The Sonic Signature of a Mad Scientist

Widely celebrated as one of rock’s most inventive sonic explorers, Adrian Belew’s resume reads like a masterclass in modern music. From launching his career with Frank Zappa and David Bowie to his legendary tenure with King Crimson and contributions to Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, Belew's fluid, expressive playing has consistently pushed the boundaries of the electric guitar.

Adrian Belew Echoflanger

Central to his signature sound was his vintage EHX Echoflanger. This bucket-brigade modulation pedal was the secret ingredient behind the steel-drum guitar effect on the Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love,” the unmistakable elephant roar on King Crimson’s “Elephant Talk,” and the animalistic noises on “The Lone Rhinoceros” from his solo catalog. The Echoflanger remained a crucial part of his signal chain for decades, shaping the sound of a true rock innovator.

Faithful Re-creation with Expanded Capabilities

The new Electro-Harmonix Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue brings back all the bells, warbles, and extremes of the original vintage model. It faithfully re-creates the pedal's original four operating modes to cover its legendary sonic ground:

• Filter Matrix: A flanger effect with a disengaged LFO, creating a fixed comb filter perfect for chime effects and manual flanging.
• Flange: Delivers a sweeping comb filter for a variety of modulation textures and classic, whooshing flange sounds.
• Chorus: Generates a sweeping modulated echo, resulting in lush, shimmering chime and rotary speaker-style effects.
• Slap Back: Removes modulation in Chorus mode to provide a snappy, quick, clean echo effect.

Pushing Boundaries: New Combination Modes

Going well beyond a standard reissue, EHX has incorporated two exciting new combination modes into this limited-edition guitar pedal to meld classic textures with new sonic terrain:

• Slap Back + Filter Matrix: This mode seamlessly blends the Filter Matrix's fixed comb filter with the short-delay echo of Slap Back.
• Chorus + Flange: Inspired by Belew’s own trick of parking the mode knob right between Chorus and Flange on his vintage unit to find an in-between sweet spot, this setting stacks the sweeping filter of the Flange with the thickening echo of the Chorus for a uniquely layered, signature modulation sound.

To further expand its sonic territory from smooth, lush modulation to self-oscillating, warped cacophony, the pedal features six controls (Feedback, Rate, Width, Tune, Mode, and Volume) for precise, vintage-accurate tone shaping. A highly versatile, rear-mounted Blend switch allows players to toggle the dry signal. In the "On" position, it blends wet and dry for traditional chorus, flange, and echo effects. Switch it to "Off," and the pedal outputs only the wet signal, yielding intense, vibrato-esque effects.

Premium Features and Specifications

Built for the modern pedalboard while retaining its deeply vintage soul, the stompbox includes stereo outputs for expansive, immersive sound fields and true-bypass switching with mechanical relays.

Electro-Harmonix Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue Features:

• Limited-edition BBD modulation pedal based on Adrian Belew’s vintage Echoflanger stompbox.
• Achieve iconic, animalistic sounds heard on “Genius of Love,” “Elephant Talk,” and “The Lone Rhinoceros.”
• Recreates the original’s 4 modes: Filter Matrix, Flange, Chorus, and Slap Back.
• Includes 2 additional combo modes: Slap Back + Filter Matrix and Chorus + Flange.
• Six tweakable knobs: Feedback, Rate, Width, Tune, Mode, and Volume provide precision control.
• A rear-panel Blend switch toggles the dry signal in or out.
• Stereo outputs create expansive sound fields.
• True bypass with mechanical relays.

The EHX Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue is priced at $239.00. For more information and to explore its wildly animalistic sonic territory, visit the official Electro-Harmonix website.

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