The Glou-Glou Flancher FL5.Dark is a voltage-controlled stereo analog delay device, listed at $6501. It is an all-analog design built on two Xvive MN3005 4096-stage bucket-brigade devices (BBDs, the chips that hold the delayed audio in analog form), covering a delay time range of 16 ms to 630 ms1. Compared with the Flancher FL5.Bright, Guitar Pedal X describes it as "largely the same as the FLB.Bright - but with a Darker Voicing and slightly extended Time Range"1. For players browsing delay pedals, it sits in the experimental end of the field, with 11 control voltage ports rather than a simple stompbox layout1.
What it does
The FL5.Dark produces stereo analog delay using its pair of MN3005 BBD chips, with a delay time range of 16 ms to 630 ms1. A Double switch splits that range into two time bands: 16 ms to 315 ms and 32 ms to 630 ms, so the player chooses between shorter, tighter repeats and the full length of the range1. An X-FB switch selects between Normal Feedback and Crossover Feedback, changing how repeats are fed back into the delay line1.
The darker voicing is the main tonal difference from the FL5.Bright, along with the slightly extended time range1.
Control voltage ports
The pedal carries eleven control voltage ports, which let an external source, such as an expression pedal or CV-capable modular gear, drive individual parameters1:
That level of CV access means delay time, left and right channel depth and time, the dry and wet mix, and feedback can all be modulated externally, which is unusual in a pedal-format delay and points to the Flancher series' experimental character1.
Questions
What is the Glou-Glou Flancher FL5.Dark?
It is a voltage-controlled stereo analog delay pedal from Glou-Glou, released in June 2024 as one of four Flancher variants. It uses two Xvive MN3005 4096-stage BBD chips for its delay line, covers a 16 ms to 630 ms delay time range, and carries a darker voicing with a slightly extended time range compared with the FL5.Bright. It also has eleven control voltage ports for external modulation and control.
How does the FL5.Dark differ from the FL5.Bright?
Guitar Pedal X describes the two as largely the same circuit, with the FL5.Dark offering a darker voicing and a slightly extended delay time range. Both were released at the same time in June 2024 at $650 each, and both are voltage-controlled stereo analog BBD delay devices.
Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2024-06-10
