Jhs Pedals 3 Series Flanger

A 3 Series Focused on Essentials, Inspired by Legendary Flangers

The JHS Pedals 3 Series was created to offer accessible, straightforward, and reliable pedals without sacrificing musicality. This 3 Series Flanger fully embodies this philosophy: a flanger with a classic character, inspired by iconic analog references that are often highly sought after, such as the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, the Tycobrahe Pedalflanger, and the MXR M117 Flanger. The idea is not to overwhelm the musician with menus but to provide immediate sensations: turn a knob, and you instantly hear the impact on groove, attack, and sound width.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

This pedal is suitable both for guitarists discovering modulation effects and experienced musicians who want an effective flanger that's quick to dial in on a pedalboard. With subtle settings, it provides ideal depth for funk, pop, indie, and clean arpeggios, while remaining clear in the mix. Increasing the speed and intensity makes it formidable for rock and more radical textures (intros, bridges, transition effects, psychedelic passages).

In the studio, the Blend control allows precise dosing of the effect's presence to preserve the guitar's identity and playing dynamics. Live, the minimalist handling is a real advantage: you quickly find your sound, even in stage dimness, and can adjust the sweep movement with one gesture.

Controls, Modes, and Operation: Simple but Far from Limited

The heart of the pedal relies on three controls designed to be musical across their entire range. The Blend knob mixes the wet flanger signal with the dry signal: the higher you go, the more the flanger dominates; lower settings yield softer textures that sometimes approach chorus. Rate adjusts the modulation speed, from slow, wide sweeps to fast, nervous oscillations. Finally, Intensity sets the flange depth: left for a subtle and elegant movement, right for a more extreme, "sucked" effect, perfect for emphasizing a passage.

The "Tape" switch adds a distinct personality: when activated, the pedal shifts to "tape-style" sweeps with a zero crossing, inspired by historic studio flanging achieved by varying tape machine speed during playback. The result is a more organic, highly expressive movement that brings life to chords and a particularly hypnotic character on saturated sounds.

Sound Character

The JHS 3 Series Flanger stands out with a classic grain modulation, capable of being both subtle and very pronounced. At light settings, it thickens the guitar and widens the stereo image without masking the attack, suitable for clean rhythms and double-stop lines. Increasing intensity reveals a more spectacular side, with deeper notches and peaks that produce the famous "jet plane" effect and a three-dimensional sense of movement.

The response remains very pleasant under the fingers: the pedal reacts well to playing dynamics and upstream gain changes (overdrive, fuzz, distortion), allowing you to shift from a "silky" flanger to a more aggressive one simply by changing your picking attack. The Blend control then becomes a key tool to maintain definition, especially with fast or very deep settings.

Technical specifications

Effects	Flanger	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	White
Type	sector

Blend	mix between dry and flanger signals, ideal for dosing the effect's presence and approaching "almost chorus" textures	Output	6.35mm Jack (left side)
Rate	modulation speed	Pedal	1
Intensity	flange depth/amount, from subtle to extreme	Required power supply	9V DC center negative (do not exceed 9V DC)
"Tape" Switch	tape-style sweep mode with zero crossing, inspired by studio flanging via speed variation	Consumption	70 mA
Input	6.35mm Jack (right side)