Mooer E-Lady

The Mooer E-Lady is a mini flanger pedal from Mooer Audio, built to deliver a classic analog flanger sound in a very small and compact enclosure. Mooer describes it as a "classic analog flanger sound with filter mode and oscillator effects," with two working modes, Normal and Filter, selected by a small switch¹. It is openly inspired by the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress: MusicRadar called it a mini flanger "inspired by the legendary EHX Electric Mistress" that "delivers classic flanger tones in a mini stompbox form"².

For a player, that means 70s-style jet sweeps and through-zero style whooshes without giving up much pedalboard space. Trevor Curwen's MusicRadar review of the earlier ElecLady put it plainly³²:

What the E-Lady does to your sound

A flanger works on time delay: it takes two signals, mixes them, and plays one back at a slower speed, with an LFO (low-frequency oscillator) modulating the timing of the delay to give a sweeping, whooshing effect⁶. That sweep is the jet-plane sound associated with 70s recordings, and it is what the E-Lady's Normal mode produces.

Filter mode is different. It stops the sweep and leaves the flanger's comb filtering static, so instead of motion you get a fixed, resonant tonal color. The idea comes straight from the Electric Mistress, whose "filter matrix" setting, as Guitar World's modulation history explains, "deactivates the delay modulation"⁷. Guitar.com's Huw Price describes the same setting as a way to hear comb filtering on its own, before flanging⁸. On the E-Lady, the small mode switch chooses between the two¹.

The Electric Mistress's delay line range also reaches into chorus territory, though as MusicRadar's Alex Lynham notes, "it's not a true chorus, as it retains the resonant feedback of a flanger"⁹. Guitar World's beginner pedal guide says the E-Lady, being based on that circuit, "can also cover several chorus-type sounds"¹⁰, so players looking for light modulation as well as full flanging can get both from one mini box.

In short, the two modes give a player:

• Normal mode: a sweeping, jet-style analog flange, from subtle motion to deep whooshes¹⁶
• Filter mode: a static, resonant comb-filter color with the sweep frozen, in the spirit of the Electric Mistress filter matrix¹⁷
• Chorus-type territory: light modulation sounds reachable from the same circuit, though not a true chorus⁹¹⁰

Controls and power

The control layout is where published descriptions differ. Gearnews' 2025 flanger roundup describes the current E-Lady sparingly: "You only get one footswitch and one control (rate)"⁵. MusicRadar's mini pedal roundup, by contrast, says "all the controls mirror those of the iconic" Electric Mistress², which would mean more than a single knob.

Power comes from a 9V DC adapter with a center negative plug, drawing 10 mA¹.

Where it came from: the Electric Mistress connection

The E-Lady's lineage is no secret. Curwen's MusicRadar review of the original ElecLady opened with: "No prizes for guessing where the Eleclady derives her inspiration - the pedal even has its name in the same font as Elec[tric Mistress]"³. JHS Pedals, writing about its own 3 Series Flanger, groups the Electric Mistress among "the classic (and absurdly expensive) analog flangers of the past"¹¹, which is the market gap a compact, affordable version addresses.

The family line, in order:

1. Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress: the original analog flanger with a filter matrix setting, the circuit the design is based on⁷
2. Mooer ElecLady: the original mini version, named and styled after the Mistress³
3. Mooer E-Lady: the same design rebranded after the Electro-Harmonix lawsuit over the POG clone¹⁰

If you want to compare it with the pedal it descends from, see the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, the Deluxe Electric Mistress or the compact Neo Mistress.

What reviewers said

Published opinions on the E-Lady have been positive:

• Gearnews' Julian Schmauch wrote in October 2025 that "The Mooer E-Lady has become a bit of a sleeper hit among guitarists in recent years"⁵
• Guitar World's Alex Lynham, in a guide to pedals for live guitarists, called it "a fully analogue pedal that sounds fantastic"⁴
• Guitar World's beginner guide recommends it as an affordable flanger choice, noting its Electric Mistress inspiration and chorus-type range¹⁰
• MusicRadar's mini pedal roundup highlights it as a way to get classic flanger tones in a mini stompbox²

At $62.00 USD list (October 2025)⁵, it sits well below vintage analog flangers and most full-size reissues, which is the core of its appeal: Electric Mistress-style analog flanging, plus a static filter mode, in a 160g box that fits almost anywhere on a board¹.

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