Vintage MXR flanger - made famous by EVH! Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 105.40 Time Left - Bid Count 13 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location Knoxville, TN See more about 'Vintage MXR flanger - made famous by EVH!' Description I bought this MXR pedal brand new in 1978 or 1979 -- a time when everybody wanted to sound like Eddie Van Halen. I used it for a couple of years and it has been tucked away in a closet ever since. It is in excellent condition, considering that most pedals of its age have been stomped into oblivion. No reserve -- highest bidder gets it! Here is a little info, borrowed from TheGigRig.com:MXR InnovationsThis is an original MXR flanger from 1979 as used by EVH and Randy Rhoads which has earned this pedal the reputation as possibly the greatest rock flanger of all time. In a sonic shootout of all my ridiculous collection of flangers, the MXR and the EH Electric Mistress certainly stand out as having some special quality that's difficult to put your finger on. The MXR in particular produces frequencies that sound warm and huge, but still manage to cut through even the heaviest of mixes. This is amazing not only because this flanger is knocking on 30 years old, but also because it was designed to be a budget mass-produced effect.Vintage V NewAs we all now know, MXR changed hands in 1978 and changed their logo from the script to this block style, so why is this particular example so collectable? By the time the take over was complete, the design of this pedal was already finished. This is the first flanger MXR produced and as such is very sought after. (Collectors tip). All the new circuit designs used an on/off led indicator so if it's a block logo pedal that doesn't have an led, it's pretty much identical to a script version as they were still using the stock of old circuit boards well into 79. But what does all this mean? - Everything and absolutely nothing. Who cares when it was made or what logo it uses. As a musician this should not be your criteria for deciding to buy one of these things. You need to use your ears and see if it delivers the sound that turns you on. What it DOES deliver is tones that are instantly recognizable if you're an EVH or Randy Rhoads fan. When I first heard "Unchained" by Van Halen I thought "So that's what a flanger sounds like". So it's not that other manufacturers offerings are better or worse, but certainly this is the flanger that triggers that emotion for many of us, and it's this trigger that keeps the pushing the prices of these effects through the roof. Place a Bid!