The ThorpyFX CAMOFLANGE is a fully analog flanger pedal with six controls and separate wet and dry outputs, designed as a collaboration with Dan Coggins, the former Lovetone pedal designer1. Its circuit is an original design inspired, at least in part, by the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, using a bucket brigade device (BBD) delay line, the same analog approach as the vintage flangers it takes its cues from23.
ThorpyFX describes it as designed from the ground up to be a versatile flanger, one that can cover "an almost unlimited tonal pallet no matter what your mood/style or guitar and amp setup"1. The pedal was first announced in November 2019 and began shipping in December of that year, and the current version is the MKII41.
An analog BBD flanger in the Electric Mistress style
Flanging works by mixing a delayed copy of the signal back with the original; when the delay time is swept, the two copies cancel at moving frequencies and produce the characteristic whoosh. Analog flangers like the Camoflange create that delay with a BBD chip rather than a digital processor, which is the same method the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress used23.
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson calls the Camoflange a "Vintage Electric Mistress style BBD Flanger" and says it "perfectly captures the bright sparkliness of the vintage EHX Electric Mistress"2. Delicious Audio describes it more cautiously as "an original circuit inspired (at least in part) by the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress"3. So it is a Coggins/ThorpyFX design in its own right, not a clone, but one voiced toward the Electric Mistress sound.
Karlsson's overall verdict is strong:
"One of my very favourite Analog BBD Flangers"2
Stefan Karlsson, Guitar Pedal X
The Camoflange sits in a crowded field of Electric Mistress-inspired analog flangers, alongside pedals like the Mooer E-Lady, the PastFx Elastic Mattress and the Retro-Sonic Flanger. What distinguishes it on paper is its control count: six knobs where many Mistress-style pedals use three or four321.
Controls
ThorpyFX says the pedal "keeps it functionally simple" while offering interactive control over the effect1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Depth | Sets how deep the flanging sweep goes |
| Rate | Sets the speed of the sweep |
| Blend | Balances the wet flanged signal against the dry signal |
| Treble | Shapes the top end of the effect |
| Harmonics | Adjusts the harmonic character of the swept signal |
| Manual | Sets the static position of the delay center |
ThorpyFX emphasizes that the controls are very interactive with each other, so the six knobs together cover a wide range of flanger settings, from subtle motion to more extreme jet-style sweeps1.
Power and connections
The MKII runs on a 9-volt supply through a standard DC input, but internally the voltage is boosted and regulated to 18V1. ThorpyFX says it adjusted the internal voltage regime specifically to run higher-headroom BBDs, which in practice means more clean sweep range before the delay line runs out of room1. Delicious Audio confirms the MkII "increased headroom thanks to an updated circuit running internally at 18v"3.
The current draw is 150mA1, which is on the higher side for an analog pedal, so plan on a proper power supply output rather than sharing a small daisy chain.
The MkI Camoflange was mono and operated at 9V internally; the MKII added stereo outputs and the 18V internal regime3. If you are buying used, check which version you are getting.
For connections, the MKII has both a dry and a wet output, so stereo pedal users can run two amplifier paths1. Delicious Audio notes the MkII "ups the ante with stereo out" where the MkI was mono3. The jacks are top mounted, with a sloped front and recessed knobs, an arrangement ThorpyFX describes as "robust but functional" engineering that saves pedalboard space and protects the settings under foot traffic1.
Versions and history
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Questions
Is the ThorpyFX Camoflange analog?
Yes. ThorpyFX describes it as a fully analog flanger, and the circuit is built around a BBD (bucket brigade device) chip, the same delay-line approach used by vintage analog flangers such as the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress. Delicious Audio also confirms the MkII version is analog.
Does the Camoflange have stereo outputs?
Yes, the Camoflange MKII has both a dry and a wet output, which stereo pedal users can run into two amps. The original MkI version was mono, so stereo output is a feature of the MkII and later versions.
What power does the ThorpyFX Camoflange need?
The MKII runs on a 9-volt supply through a standard DC input. Internally the voltage is boosted and regulated up to 18V to feed higher-headroom BBDs, and the current draw is 150mA, so it is best powered from a dedicated output rather than a small battery-style supply.
What is different about the Camoflange MKII?
The MKII keeps the analog BBD flanger concept but adjusts the internal voltage regime to run at 18V with higher-headroom BBDs, and adds separate dry and wet outputs for stereo use. The MkI was mono and ran at 9V internally. The enclosure also changed to a laser-cut and anodized design with a Chameleon Art powder coat.
Who designed the ThorpyFX Camoflange?
The Camoflange was designed as a collaboration between ThorpyFX and Dan Coggins, the former Lovetone pedal designer. Lovetone was a British effects maker known in the 1990s for its large, feature-rich analog pedals.
Sources (4)
- CAMOFLANGE, thorpyfx.com
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2024-06-03
- Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII, Delicious Audio, 2024-08-15
- ThorpyFX unveils the new Camoflange, Guitar.com, 2019-11-25
