Description
Some tones are so iconic they deserve their own footswitch. The MXR EVH117 Flanger gives you that in the form of the EVH Switch, a dedicated control that instantly recalls the precise Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration settings Edward Van Halen used to track “Unchained” and “And the Cradle Will Rock.” No fumbling with knobs mid-set — stomp once and you’re in that swirling, jet-engine sweep that defined an era of guitar tone.
Under the hood, this is a true bucket-brigade analog flanger, the same circuit technology behind the original unit that made those recordings possible. That means real analog warmth in the modulation, not a digital approximation — the whoosh and pulse feel organic, with the kind of subtle pitch-shifting character that comes from actual delay-line chip staggering rather than modeled math.
Placement-wise, it behaves like a classic flanger should: run it after distortion or fuzz for that syrupy, saturated sweep, or earlier in the chain before gain stages for a more glassy, transparent shimmer that still lets pick attack through. Either way, the EVH Switch means you can keep your own custom flange dialed in as your default sound and jump to the signature tone on demand without recalibrating anything.
Built into MXR’s die-cast housing and finished in the red-white-and-black striped graphics that have become synonymous with EVH’s gear, this pedal is as much a stage statement as a tone tool.
- EVH Switch instantly recalls Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration settings for the exact “Unchained” flange sound
- Classic bucket-brigade analog circuitry for genuine vintage flanging
- Rugged die-cast housing finished in EVH-licensed striped graphics
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