EarthQuaker Devices

SEPTEMBER 2019 TOTAL GUITAR
Psycho flanger, qu’est-ce que c’est? The ‘jet’ flange sound may
be too extreme for some, but flange isn’t a one-trick pony
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here’s no prizes for guessing which
iconic fl anger this micro off ering from
Mooer takes its inspiration from. The
question is, if you’ll pardon the size-based
pun, does it measure up? Well, it certainly
can’t compete in the mojo stakes, but in terms
of sound it’s up there. Like another simple but
eff ective vintage beast, the EHX Small Stone,
the E-Lady does its one thing very well indeed;
there’s a toggleable fi lter setting, but we
found ourselves sticking to the normal mode
and enjoying playing some Porcupine Tree and
Opeth-style arpeggiated open chords with the
rate down and range up.
W
ith more knobs and controls than
you can shake a stick at, the Pyramids
is about as fl exible a fl anger as you
could possibly want, and then some. If you can
get over the bewildering array of options,
there’s some great sounds in here, especially
when the pedal is run in stereo as intended by
EQD. The stock fl anger is decent, if a little
clinical, but the really fun sounds in this pedal
are defi nitely the most out-there. There’s a
step fl ange setting, which is brilliant, and
then there’s a random version, which if
set to a rapid rate sounds a bit like a random
step sequencer.
Mooer
E-Lady
AW, SHUCKS, E-LADY...
Earthquaker
Pyramids
ILLUMINATE YOURSELF
BYPASS
Carl Martin, OBNE, Mooer:
True bypass
EQD: Relay true-bypass
POWER
9V DC Centre-negative
CONTACT
Carl Martin: Selectron
selectron-uk.co.uk
OBNE, EQD: Audio
Distribution Group
audiodistributiongroup.com
Mooer: Strings &Things
stringsandthings.co.uk
AT A GLANCE
£69
£319
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BUILD QUALITY
USABILITY
OVERALL RATING
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