The Twister is a flanger pedal, the effect that delays a copy of your guitar signal by a shifting amount and mixes it back in, producing the sweeping, jet-like whoosh heard on countless records. The current version, the Twister II, is made by T-Rex Engineering, which describes it as "the next generation of this legendary effect"1.
What it does
A flanger works by splitting the signal and modulating the delay time of one copy, so the two versions slide in and out of phase. The Twister II covers that ground with what T-Rex calls a "wide tonal range," meaning it reaches from subtle movement to more pronounced sweeps1.
The Twister II is an updated version of the original Twister. T-Rex gave it what the company calls a face-lift, "completely updated with new hardware and software," based on player feedback1. One practical change for anyone comparing old and new units: the light/heavy switch on the original was removed, and the pedal now covers a wider tonal range across its controls instead1.
"We gave the Twister a face-lift based on your feed-back and it is now completely updated with new hardware and software."
For players weighing it against other flangers on the market, such as the TC Electronic Vortex or the MXR M117R Flanger, the Twister II's distinguishing point is that its tonal range is set by its controls rather than a two-mode switch, so the sweep character is dialed in continuously1.
Videos
ChoptonesOfficial
Mix Music Company
Collar City Guitars
Sources (1)
- → T-REX EFFECTS ← Pedals for guitar and bass players!, T-Rex Engineering
