Behringer The Flange With No Name

The Flange With No Name is Behringer's analog modulation pedal, announced on 13 February 2026 as the company's take on the classic Lovetone modulation pedal of the same name¹. Despite the name, it goes well beyond flanging: Gearnews describes it as covering "flanging. However, it also covers chorus, phase, vibrato, tremolo, and more"¹, and Behringer itself calls it "a unique combination of flange, phaser, and tremolo"².

It is a complex design rather than a straightforward modulation pedal. The circuit is analog, with control voltage (CV) options, a built-in effects loop, and a dual-path signal layout: a Dry Path carrying the mono output of the signal, and a Wet Path carrying the modulated signal¹.

What it does and how it is controlled

Behringer positions the pedal as a restyled 1990s flanger that keeps the original modulation, and says it can "completely transform an average sound into something completely new"²³. The maker also highlights several LFO combinations for shaping the flange and tremolo, and CV/Expression inputs that expand how a player can control and interact with the pedal².

The control panel reflects the original Lovetone design's complexity:

The dual-path design gives the pedal its flexibility: the Dry Path provides a mono output of the unprocessed signal while the Wet Path carries the modulated signal, and the Loopage footswitch relates to the built-in effects loop¹.

Where it came from: the Lovetone original

The pedal Behringer copied is the Lovetone Flange With No Name, a 1990s boutique pedal that Aion FX describes as "probably the most well-known of Lovetone's lineup, and particularly notable for its complexity both inside and outside"⁴³. Aion FX also notes that calling the original a flanger "is just a simplification for lack of a more accurate term"⁴.

JHS Pedals' history of Lovetone describes the original in broader terms: "This is a Stereo Flanger, but more than that, it's a stereo modulation device," adding that "it does a crazy amount of chorus, vibrato, flange type sounds. It's also a simple synthesizer"⁵. Premier Guitar's modulation coverage calls it "the rarest Lovetone pedal of all, and I've yet to corral one"⁶, which explains why Behringer's revival matters to players who could never find or afford an original.

Lovetone's lineup also included the Big Cheese, Brown Source, Doppelganger, Meatball and Ring Stinger⁷.

How it differs from Behringer's other Lovetone clones

The Flange With No Name is the third Behringer pedal in this format. Gearnews notes that "Like the Meatball and the Ring Stinger, it also comes in the same format and with a solid metal enclosure"¹. Sonic State reported the announcement as following the Ring Stinger, "their version of another rare Lovetone pedal"⁸.

Behringer says the Ring Stinger line is aimed at "Guitarists, synth players, bassists, harpists, electric violinists and everything in between"⁹, and MusicRadar notes that pedal "works with a standard DC power supply"¹⁰, the same convention the Flange With No Name follows.

Synths, bass and other instruments

Gearnews reports that the pedal "has a high input impedance and will handle them easily" when it comes to synths¹, and Behringer says it is "well adapted to a wide range of input sources"². Combined with the CV and expression inputs, that makes it usable well beyond guitar, in line with the intended audience Behringer states for the line²¹.

What reviewers said

Coverage of the announcement has focused on the pedal's complexity and breadth. Gearnews' reviewer wrote¹:

That view matches the original's reputation: a modulation device that doubles as a simple synthesizer⁵, revived by Behringer as "a 90's boutique big hitter" unleashed "to an entirely new world of music creators"³⁵.

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