Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal

£144.99

This is a New Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal from Boss, listed in Flanger Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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The BF-3 is a highly versatile flanger, delivering awesome effects ranging from a subtle, phaser-like swirl to a full on jet engine with just a twist of a few knobs. The BF3 is certainly no one trick pony! The stompbox improves on the legacy of the celebrated BF-2 with new ultra, gate and pan modes, able to create great stereo effects or choppy "slicer" effects. The BF-3 is built for bassists and guitarists with inputs for each – Boss know bassists love a few effects too!

Renowned Boss build quality

Boss pedals have a reputation for being built like tanks. You can be sure that however much you drop it, kick it, throw it and jump on it, it'll still come back for more. These pedals constantly survive the rigours of rock 'n' roll touring, and that's why they're seen at the feet of top touring pros everywhere.

Reliability really can be affordable to all. Boss are so sure their compact pedals last the test of time, they cover them with a full five year warranty.

Key Features

  • BOSS' best flanging effects in a compact pedal
  • New Ultra and Gate/Pan modes for ultra-fat flanging and futuristic slicer-type sounds, respectively
  • Momentary mode turns flanging on instantly
  • Tap tempo adjustable via pedal
  • Independent Guitar and Bass inputs and stereo outputs
  • BOSS 5-year warranty

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Brand

Boss

In the current JustPedals catalogue, Boss is represented by Multi-Effects Pedals, Delay Pedals and Distortion Pedals. Current listings include PW-3 Wah, PX-1 Plugout FX and FZ-5 Fuzz. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

Category

Flanger Pedals

Flanger pedals combine the dry signal with a very short, modulated delay and feedback, producing a moving comb-filter effect. Slow rate and shallow depth add width and motion; higher feedback and depth create the familiar jet-like sweep. Manual, regeneration, mix and filter controls change the relationship between the notches and the playing transient. Analogue and digital designs can differ in noise, headroom and stereo behaviour, so check bypass, signal level and mono compatibility when placing a flanger around drives or time-based effects.

Tags

Bass

Bass products are designed or voiced to retain low-frequency information and usable headroom with bass guitar or other low-register sources. Controls may centre on clean blend, low-end EQ, compression, crossover points or drive character. A guitar pedal can sometimes work well on bass, but it may remove the fundamental or compress the transient. Check the frequency response, input impedance, output level and dry-signal path with the intended tuning and amplifier.

Stereo

Stereo products provide separate left and right audio paths, which may widen modulation, preserve independent delays or route a pedalboard into two amplifiers or a mixer. Input and output behaviour is not always symmetrical: some units sum a stereo input, while others create stereo from a mono source. Check whether the effect collapses safely to mono, how the dry signal is routed, the socket format and the destination’s panning and phase requirements.

Tap Tempo

Tap tempo lets a player set delay, modulation, tremolo or looper timing by tapping a footswitch. The implementation may be a dedicated switch, an external input, MIDI clock or a combination, and the supported timing divisions vary. Check whether the tempo is stored, whether tap is momentary or latching, how quickly the effect follows changes and which blocks respond. Tap tempo is useful only when the control connection and timing range match the workflow.