Behringer PEDAL FLANGER

The Behringer PEDAL FLANGER is a flanger pedal from Behringer, built as a tribute to the Tycobrahe Pedalflanger, a rare analog flanger from 1976¹. Where the original was a massive unit, Behringer's version is considerably more compact, but it keeps the idea that made the Tycobrahe unusual: a rocking foot pedal built into the flanger itself¹.

Behringer bills it as "chorus, flange, leslie and vibe in one stomp," with four classic modulation worlds in a single all-analog circuit². It is a true bypass pedal that runs on a 9V battery or the optional Behringer PSU-SB DC supply².

A tribute to the Tycobrahe Pedalflanger

The pedal Behringer copied is one of the most obscure classics in flanger history. The Tycobrahe Pedalflanger was released in 1976, and Free The Tone, which has studied the unit, calls it "a very rare effects unit"³¹. JHS Pedals groups it with "the classic (and absurdly expensive) analog flangers of the past like the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress," which tells you what original units cost on the used market today⁴.

Gearnews reported one piece of lore about the original: "Rumor has it that Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler used both pedals extensively on the band's albums in the early '80s"¹. That rumor is attributed, not confirmed, but it is part of why the Pedalflanger carries the reputation it does among bass players especially.

Behringer unveiled its version on September 18, 2026, with pre-order pricing of $96.30 USD at Sweetwater in the US and 79 euros at Thomann in the EU¹. Gearnews also listed the price as $74.00 / £66.00 / 79.00 EUR, so the two figures for the US price differ between the announcement and the pricing roundup in the same article¹. Delivery was still listed as several months out¹.

This is not Behringer's only recent flanger project. Earlier in 2026 the company announced the Behringer FLANGE WITH NO NAME, its take on the 90s boutique Lovetone Flange With No Name, and it also sells the Behringer B-FLANGER and the Behringer FX600. The Pedal Flanger is the one aimed squarely at the Tycobrahe¹.

The controls and switch positions

The control panel is simple. Two knobs, one switch, and the rocking foot pedal itself.

Behringer's own description of the controls is that "dedicated controls for sweep spread and feedback intensity let you dial in everything from subtle stereo widening to space-rock chaos"⁵.

The Auto position is the hands-free option: the LFO sweeps the filter on its own, and rocking the pedal with your foot pushes the sweep faster and more swirling, almost chorus-like¹. Manual is the opposite: the LFO stops and you ride the integrated foot pedal directly across the filter yourself, which turns the pedal into a wah²¹.

That manual sweep is the feature that separates this pedal from almost every other flanger on the market. Most flangers, like the MXR Flanger or the Ibanez FL9, give you knobs and leave it at that. A few others offer a frozen sweep: the Hartman Analog Flanger has a flange/filter switch that stops the internal sweep generator and fixes the pedal at any point in the sweep. The Pedal Flanger instead puts the sweep under your foot, the way a wah works⁶.

Power, bypass and connections

The pedal runs on a 9V battery or the optional Behringer PSU-SB DC supply². That battery option is worth noting because not every flanger has it: the MXR M226 Flanger/Doubler cannot be powered by a battery at all, while the MXR Flanger and MXR EVH117 Flanger each take two 9-volt batteries.

Bypass is true bypass, which Behringer says keeps your clean tone clean when the pedal is off². That matches the majority of current flangers, including the Fender Hammertone Flanger and the TC Electronic Thunderstorm Flanger, though not all of them: the Carl Martin Axis Flanger uses buffered bypass instead.

On outputs, Behringer's page describes the pedal's range as running from subtle stereo widening to space-rock chaos⁵, and Gearnews reported that "this pedal should at least be able to send out a stereo signal for subtle to intense widening effects"¹. Behringer's own specifications do not spell out the jack layout, so players who need a confirmed stereo output, like the full-stereo Supro Flanger provides, will want to wait for the full manual before pre-ordering.

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