Boss BF-3

its pretty easy, all you have to do is mess with the knobs so theyre at a setting you like and then stomp it to turn it on. I did need to look at the manual when i got it because it is a little complicated to get to know the pedal's full potential. I really wish you could store patches for different flange sounds like on the Line 6 modelers. I also wish you could access the tap tempo faster and easier like the Line 6 delay modeler. On the BF-3 pedal you have to hold the button down for 2 seconds then you tap your tempo and hold it down for another 2 seconds to turn it off.

ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS! i tried many flange pedals before i got it and this one took the cake baby. very smooth and warm or brash, depending on your personal tastes.

hasn't failed. metal chassis, hard rubber bottom, you can't go wrong.

i've never had the need to deal with boss or roland customer support in the many years that i have been playing

this pedal is fricken great! ive been playing for 8 years and play gigs about every weekend. ive tried many different flange pedal and this one tops them all. the line 6 modulation modeler is also a great pedal, but i like the sound quality of my boss better.

It took me awhile to get to know what all the knobs and settings do. I've mastered it now.

You can sound like:
Flanger
Chorus
Siren
Univibe
Vibrato
UFO
Tremolo (the Gate thing is really cool)
Sitar
Etc.
I love this pedal.

Great pedal. Makes a better Chorus sound than the Boss Chorus pedals (CE-5, CH-1). This may be the best Boss pedal ever.

At the beginning it was hard to find how each knob affect the sound but with the manuel, it was more easy to understand. After 10 minutes with the manuel, it was easy to use.(It was my first pedal)

Set-up: Peavey rage 158, Ibanez Ds7, Bf-3 Flanger and Vantage guitar.

The sound is really good. I find a lot of combination and still finding more combinations. The stereo mode make the flange better than with the mono output, the ultra mode is good with the distorsion and make the flange harder. With the gate/pan mode, you can tremolo sound with a little flange if you want with the mono output. The momentary knob can be useful but I don't really use it. I love all the modes.

With a good distorsion, you can make really good music with the BF-3. You will always hear the airplane sound with palm mute and it can make you distorsion a better sound. With my setting, when I use the disortion and the BF-3, it make some noise but with a ns-2 noise suppressor the noise's gone.

I try my BF-3 Flanger with other amps, guitars, effects and the sound is always good.

As others have said, it is a BOSS and last longer than you.

I never dealt with them.

I play most of the time alternative music and it is a good match. I have been playing for one year and half and the BF-3 is my favorite pedal. I love all of is feature because I can always make new sounds and I like that. The fourth mode are useful and always sound well. I think it was the best purchase I did and I don't regret to have spend a lot of money for my BF-3.

Spend some time with this wee toy, I have never had a Flanger befor and found it strange for the first 30mins or so. When you know what knob does what its easy.

Jag, FlextoneIIplus,Twin + other boss pedals.

I think the sound on this Flanger is good, I enjoy the ULTRA setting as it is all whooshy. The GATE/PAN seeting is good for creating smooth, warm rhythum sounds. Havent really used the momentary setting much, havent found a use for it within the context of my playing. The STANDARD setting is just what it ses on the tin.

As others have said, Its a BOSS.

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i play lots of stuff from the Primus covers band Im in to the Psychedelic/Industriual band I play in. This pedal gives me great sounds for solos and whooshy chords, just what I wanted it for. My only reservation is that it was a little expencive, I would have rather paid #70 rather than #80 (it would have got me lunch and few pints that day).
My bands site is www.bastardsquad.tk
Cheers

Pretty easy if you know what flange sound youre looking for. If you dont then tweak it has it.

The sound quality is awsome. The bf-2 was the first flange I used. It didnt impress me much. It seemed like the flange swirl wasnt loud enough, so I took it back and tried the bf-3. prob. solved it kicked ASS. I love the ultra setting.

I have BOSS pedals,ge-7, ac-2 mt-2, ns-2, and now the bf-3 and they all work great.

Never dealt with them.

Ive been playing around 13 years, and have tried lots of stuff. I spent fortunes on things that I thought would work that didnt. Do yourself, a favor and save time and money. Try BOSS effects first. PS NO, I DONT WORK FOR THEM.

Easy to use, 5 knobs, not too difficult

great sound quality, not a big fan of flange though. My neighbor said to get one so i did. You get the airplane sound, some weirdo techno sounds. Not to my taste.

Boss, last longer than you.

never dealt with em

As I said above, pedal is not for me. I play rock and metal. I have next to no use for it. Only thing I could use it for is if I was doing some sort of riff in harmonics. BF-3 sounds awesome in ultra mode with harmonics. But other than that, it'll just collect dust. If you know your gonna use it and want a great flanger, buy it. If you play rock mostly, not Incubus spacey rock, don't buy it. Save your money.
Great tone, easy to use. If its what your into, good investment.

This is a great pedal. Its simple to say, its also easy to get different amounts of swirl and sparkle ot of it. The settings are easy to distinguish as you change them. I dont know what everyone is talking about when they say the tap tempo setting is hard to grasp. Its as easy as hold, release, tap twice and hold again.

The sound can go from bright and sparkly to deeper and very juicy.
The manual and ultra can enhance the sound to get a very rich and swirly Flange. The effect itself is a quiet type. it goes great with multi-picked bar chord sorta stuff. Tve mostly used this with a strat and ashton 40 watt thing. Clear and crisp sound is achieved with every amp and guitar ive used sofar.

Same old Boss pedal quality. they give a warranty cos they know u wont need it. Simple. Most expensive and best sounding electric BRICK ive ever played really.
No backup would be needed. just keep an eye on battery power if u dont have a pack.

never needed it

I dont really have a set style. But this is a fairly flexible pedal anyway.
If it were stolen and i had the money i would replace it, but as far as im concerned they would have to prize it out of my fingers to get it.
I love the depth u can swirl with this pedal. i dont have any gripes. The ultra boost has got to be my favorite. It gives that bit more depth.
as far as flangers are i dont think its missing anything.
This pedal is a plus if your knocking up songs, it gives a tone that u otherwise wouldnt have. It can really fill up the background.

This pedal is a must For Flange Fans, anyone who likes the Flange
sound, or anyone who just likes a good pedal. Recommended for softer parts of songs mostly.

I'm a real pedal fanatic and Boss was my first choice i had looked at the market and tried loads but this was the one for me. The ease of use is great its soo simple and easy to change with the different modes although the tap tempo is difficult to get used to. But there is so much to do on it and spent and 1hour and a half playing around with and it also works for bass and has a double output. The manual is pretty helpful as well.

The sound on this is great, my guitar isn't to good but it goes great with my amp (Laney TF300) it works great with distrtion and you even mix it in with other effects and if you do it rite u don't get one big blur of sounds. And its great set with the gate mode and the swirling chorus, and good sound to tweak those rhythem guitar riffs as well.

This baby is tough you can step on it a 100 thousand times and it still won't break, and it won't break in a gig or even you u smash your guitar to it. However a big down point is if u don't have a power pack the batteries will run out very quicklly. So u always need a back up.

I've never had to deal with the company or send it back, but its a great upgrade from the BF2 i'm just waiting for the next one now.

Over in England it was great value, and it great for people hwo like getting Tom Morrello type solos and Incubus type riffs. If i ever lost it it would be worth getting again, compared to other Flangers its the best by far. However it would be nice if the gate and pan effects were seperate modes, becuase if u won't to change between the two u have change the outputs.

The BF-3 is just as easy to use as the other Boss pedals, although it does require a little tweaking to get a good tone. Like everyone else stated the tap mode is a little hard to use, but the manual did a great job of explaining the mode.

I've never tried any other Flanger, except messing with the BF-2 a bit, but this is a far step above the BF-2. I like combining the ultra mode with the Metal Zone for an awesome jet plane effect. The swirling chorus is cool as well. This will give you the sound of about any artist, especially for you Incubus fans. (Although personally I don't like Incubus or any other band that uses effects as a crutch. Learn how to play, then apply the bells and whistles.)

I dropped it in the parking lot today. Seriously. It still works great.

Never needed it.

This is a great flanger pedal, although right now I'm beginning to question why exactly I bought it. It's a cool effect, but unless you like the spacey new school rock, (which I do, but prefer straight hard rock and metal), I recommend saving your money. I have yet to find a practical use for the effect in a song I've written. I enjoy writing my own music rather than covering other songs. Despite the infrequent use this pedal gets, I'm sure once I find a cool riff to use a flanger for it will become awesome.

The BF-3 is really easy to get a great sound out of it. I only dropped the rating a little because the tap mode is a little tricky and tough to do while playing live. I plugged it in with all knobs at 12 o'clock and it sounded beatiful... so imagine how much better it was after some tweaking!

Very rich and full flange! The Ultra mode is really rockin'! I never tried the BF-2, so I cannot compare, but it does sound much better than the DOD that I tried. I am very impressed with this pedal. It's very quiet. I love Boss pedals, they don't hum, buzz, or hiss... ever!

Rock solid!

I use it my effects loop of my Fender Princeton Chorus. It sound very sweet, especially when running the stereo returns. The gate/pan sounds awesome and so does the Ultra mode. Excellent stereo effect. There is not a thing that I hate about... not even the raspberry color.