The Electro-Harmonix Adrian Belew Echoflanger is a limited-edition reissue of the vintage Echoflanger, a bucket brigade-based time and pitch modulation pedal capable of creating lush chorus and flanger effects as well as echo effects. Created in collaboration with guitarist Adrian Belew, it keeps the same modes and controls as the original cult classic while adding two new combination modes and updating the platform with modern touring reliability123.
Electro-Harmonix describes it as a multi-mode modulator that creates classic chorus and flanger sounds with the ability to take the effects beyond their usual limits, moving from smooth modulation to warped sonic swirls1. Only 2,500 units are being made4.
What it does: flanger, chorus and slapback in one pedal
The Echoflanger is a multi-mode modulator built on a bucket brigade (BBD) circuit, the analog delay-line technology behind classic chorus and flanger pedals. Rather than doing one modulation effect, it covers a whole family of them: sweeping flanger whoosh, lush chorus, short slapback echo, and a fixed comb filter, plus two hybrid modes that stack these sounds together12.
Delicious Audio called the reissue a return of "that legendary, elusive analog circuit," faithful to the original architecture and delivering "the exact warbles, sweeps, and extreme modulation that defined" the vintage pedal2.
"The Electro-Harmonix Adrian Belew Echoflanger Reissue brings that legendary, elusive analog circuit back to life."
The six modes
A Mode switch selects between six modes14:
| Mode | What it does |
|---|---|
| Filter Matrix | Flanger with the LFO disengaged, giving a fixed comb filter for "chime" effects and manual flanging1 |
| Flange | A sweeping comb filter creating a variety of modulation and classic whooshing sounds1 |
| Chorus + Flange | Combines the sweeping filter of the FLANGE and the thickening echo of the CHORUS for a stacked modulation sound, based on Adrian Belew's custom "in-between" setting1 |
| Chorus | A sweeping modulated echo creating lush, shimmering chime and rotary type effects1 |
| Slap Back | Short delay echo1 |
| Slap Back + Filter Matrix | A new mode combining the fixed comb filter of the FILTER MATRIX plus the short delay echo of the Slap Back1 |
The two combination modes, Chorus + Flange and Slap Back + Filter Matrix, are new additions over the original. Guitar Pedal X reports they were heavily requested hybrid settings inspired by Belew's own physical "in-between" switch tweaks on his original unit, where he parked the MODE knob between positions142.
The controls
The control layout includes Feedback, Rate, Width, Tune, Volume, and a rear-mounted Blend switch3. Delicious Audio notes the Feedback control stretches "from subtle warmth straight into self-oscillation," alongside a master Volume potentiometer to balance insertion gain2.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Rate | Sets the speed of the modulation3 |
| Width | Sets the modulation depth43 |
| Feedback | Sets regeneration, from subtle warmth into self-oscillation2 |
| Tune | Tunes the delay line3 |
| Volume | Master volume to balance insertion gain2 |
| Mode | Selects one of the six modes4 |
| Blend (rear switch) | Toggles the dry signal: standard wet/dry operation, or 100% wet for intense vibrato-style textures23 |
The soft footswitch engages or bypasses the effect, and the status LED lights when the effect is engaged and is off in bypass1.
Power and connections
The INPUT jack connects to your instrument or the output of another pedal1. The MONO/L OUTPUT is the main audio output for mono use, and the R OUTPUT is a secondary output for a full stereo effect. Electro-Harmonix cautions that if both outputs are externally mixed to mono, the effect might be reduced or inaudible1. The reissue includes discrete true stereo outputs for massive spatial fields2.
Power comes from a 9.0VDC center-negative plug, with a current draw of 190mA1. A 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter is included1, and Premier Guitar and Guitar World both confirm the pedal ships with the standard EHX 9 Volt power supply56.
At 190mA, this pedal draws more current than a typical analog stompbox and runs on a center-negative plug. It is powered by the included adapter rather than a battery, and its draw is worth checking against a small isolated power supply's per-output limit.
A reissue of the vintage EHX Echoflanger
The original Echoflanger was a long-out-of-production cult modulation pedal, and MusicRadar notes it was not originally a Belew signature pedal "but it might well have been"7. The reissue, released in 2026, carries the same modes and controls as the original, plus the two new combination modes, in a rugged housing143.
Guitar Pedal X compared the $239 pricing with the PastFX version of the circuit and found "Pricing is actually very similar really"4. UK pricing is an equivalent £239, with Andertons listing it to arrive on October 9th4.
Adrian Belew and the Echoflanger
Adrian Belew has had an Echoflanger in his rig since 19807. Electro-Harmonix says that with the Echoflanger in hand, Adrian was inspired to create signature sounds including the steel drum guitar of Genius of Love (Tom Tom Club), the elephant of Elephant Talk (King Crimson) and the rhino of The Lone Rhinoceros (solo)1. Guitar World notes his go-to blend of Chorus and Flange is all over his King Crimson records6.
"Belew has had his in his rig since 1980, and yes, it performed as advertised."
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Questions
Is the Adrian Belew Echoflanger a limited edition?
Yes. It is a limited-edition reissue of the vintage Echoflanger, and only 2,500 units are being made. It carries a USA street price of $239.00, with UK pricing at an equivalent £239.
Does the EHX Echoflanger come with a power supply?
Yes. The pedal ships with a standard EHX 9 Volt power supply, listed by the maker as a 9.6VDC-200mA adapter. It draws 190mA at 9.0VDC on a center-negative plug, so it is not a battery pedal.
Is the Echoflanger reissue analog?
Yes. The reissue is faithful to the original analog architecture and uses a bucket brigade (BBD) design, delivering the warbles, sweeps and extreme modulation of the vintage circuit with modern touring reliability.
Is the Adrian Belew Echoflanger true bypass?
Yes. The Echoflanger employs true bypass with mechanical relays. The soft footswitch engages or bypasses the effect, and the status LED lights when the effect is engaged and is off in bypass.
What does the rear Blend switch do on the Echoflanger?
The rear-panel Blend toggle switches between standard wet/dry operation and a 100% wet output for intense, vibrato-style textures. In normal use it gives you traditional modulation; switched the other way it removes the dry signal entirely.
Which songs did Adrian Belew use the Echoflanger on?
Adrian Belew has had an Echoflanger in his rig since 1980. His signature sounds with it include the steel drum guitar on Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love, the elephant on King Crimson's Elephant Talk, and the rhino on his solo track The Lone Rhinoceros.
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