Electro-Harmonix Neo Mistress - Flanger

Electro-Harmonix Neo Mistress - Flanger

The new EHX NEO MISTRESS presents the lush flanging Electro-Harmonix is noted for. True to the classic Mistress, the Neo’s design adjusts the harmonic sweep to present the varied tonal density that flanging brings to musical performance. Manual filter matrix also included. Electro-Harmonix flanging takes advantage of the Feedback control to determine how much of the processed signal is fed back to the original. Always one of the sweetest modulations, the Neo Mistress presents professional flanging at a breakthrough cost.

The NEO MISTRESS is a compact, battery operated Flanger effects pedal with Filter Matrix mode. Though simple to use, a plethora of different sounds are available from the Neo Mistress’ two knobs: RATE and FEEDBACK.  Each knob sweeps through a wide range of functionality; please read the description below for each knob to obtain a complete understanding of their abilities. The Neo Mistress is true bypass.

— CONTROLS —

RATE KNOB — controls the speed or rate of the LFO signal that modulates the Flanger.  As you turn the RATE knob up, or clockwise, the speed of the effect will increase.  When the RATE knob is turned down below the 11 o’clock position (marked by a star near the knob), the Neo Mistress enters Filter Matrix mode. In Filter Matrix mode the LFO is disconnected from the Flanger so that the Flanger is no longer modulated by the Neo Mistress’ internal modulation. Turning the RATE knob from full counter-clockwise to the star symbol allows manual modulation of the Flanger’s position. You can also fix the Flanger to one setting and, working in conjunction with the FEEDBACK knob, achieve resonant bell tones, steel drum effects and other unique sounds. Turn the RATE knob above the 11 o’clock position (marked by the star) to exit Filter Matrix Mode and return to LFO modulation.

FEEDBACK KNOB — controls the “color” or “resonance” of the Flanger effect.  As the knob is turned up, the “depth” or “width” of the LFO is also increased to make the effect even more pronounced.  Above the 3 o’clock position, the FEEDBACK knob pushes the Flanger very close to self-oscillation, creating additional harmonics as it sweeps through the effect’s range. 

FOOTSWITCH and STATUS LED — Use the footswitch to toggle between bypass and effect modes. The Status LED will be off while in True Bypass mode.  The LED lights up upon engaging Effect mode with the footswitch.  In Effect mode, the LED’s color changes with the position of the Flanger: in the bass range of the Flanger’s sweep, the LED is red; the LED is green in the treble range of the sweep; in between, the LED is orange.

— I/O —

INPUT JACK — Connect the output of your instrument or another effects pedal to this jack. The input impedance presented at the INPUT jack is 1 M.

AMP JACK — Connect the AMP jack to your amplifier input or the input of another effects pedal. The output impedance at this jack is 1150.

9V Power Jack — The NEO MISTRESS can run off of a 9V battery or you can connect a 9VDC battery eliminator capable of delivering at least 100mA to the 9V power jack. The optional 9V power supply from Electro-Harmonix is 9.6DC-200BI (same as used by Boss® & Ibanez®) 9.6 Volts DC 200mA. The power supply must have a barrel connector with center negative plug.  The battery may be left in or taken out when using a power supply.  The current draw for the NEO MISTRESS is 30mA.