I have four Arion flangers, and three chorus! And I'm KEEPING them!!! Love it!! EHX walking on the moon is a keeper too!
@peteraustin370
Жыл бұрын
Bought this and the Chorus pedal end of the 80s ..still got them somewhere.....NOW I'm going to find them again...!!!!!...Thanks for this excellent video..!!!!!
@matthewmcclure3181
2 жыл бұрын
The Arion Flanger with the purple battery cover was the first pedal I ever purchased... way back in 1983...thanks for the walk down memory lane. I have a few semi random thoughts I'd like to share about (1) the pedal "scene" back in the early 80s, (2) Arion, (3) why the Arion Flanger was the first pedal I bought, and (4) flanger in general. (1) The amateur guitar community was far less savvy and educated in the early 80s, as compared to guitarists today. Stands to reason as our information sources were limited to a handful of monthly published guitar magazines and trying out gear in local guitar shops. The options available to most people were also limited with most guitar shops stocking no more than 3-4 major brands. The brands that stand out in memory at my local store in Virginia were Boss, Ibanez, DOD, and Arion. I'm not inadvertently omitting MXR, Electro-Harmonix, Maxon, and Guyatone by mistake, as they either weren't available or desirable options for me at that moment. The characteristics of what was desirable and the understanding of most novice guitarists on how to use effects was also quite different than today. Modern looking/sounding gear ruled the day, especially when digital options began to appear. There was no KZitem or instructional videos demoing gear, so unless you were fortunate enough to know someone who could show you the ropes you had to learn about pedals through trial-and-error. (2) In the current market for used 80s pedals, Arion is somewhat of an after thought. I'm not sure they even make the Top 10 cut in terms of notable manufacturers of the period. However, they still standout in my mind as my preferred option at that stage of my guitar journey. When we think about "cheap" today we think in terms of component quality, feature set, rig compatibility, and above all the accuracy of mimicking a particular iconic pedal of yesteryear. Back in the 80s cheap had more to do with the pedal casing and durability, as the circuits and internal parts on less expensive pedals weren't lower quality in most cases. Arion was cheap because of their plastic casing, not because of anything related to functionality or tonal quality. Most who walked into a store back then made little distinction between Arion and Boss. I believe if Arion had a longer and richer history, made a specific pedal that's noteworthy today, or was still making pedals today, then they would be more revered. There is flat out nothing wrong with their pedals, they were good and got the job done. (3) The reasons an Arion Flanger was the first pedal I ever purchased are going to sound naive and unintelligent to the more informed consumer of the present, but that's why I'm including this context. I didn't even understand the intended use of a flanger, let alone understand the distinction between a flanger, chorus, phaser, vibrato, and univibe. Before laughing at me and other amateur guitarists of that time-frame, stop and ask yourself why it seems that almost all new stylistic introductions and usage innovations occurred prior to the 1990s? Instead of trying to emulate someone else or follow recommended uses and settings we had little choice but to experiment and figure it out on our own. When I plugged the flanger in I heard the big swooshing jet engine, it dramatically changed the guitar sound, it looked modern, the name sounded cool, and it looked good. At max, most pedals had only been around 10-15 years so in our minds there was no such thing as "iconic" or "vintage" and we certainly weren't chasing a classic tone. Words like germanium, silicon, NOS parts, diodes, and transistors were not part of our vocabulary or understanding. Neither were the buzz words used by even novice guitarists today to distinguish subtle tonal differences between the thousands of options currently available. Analog was not cool, in fact it was considered inferior. We had heard of pedal boards but thought they were just something used by famous musicians to keep their pedals together and organized when touring, with no understanding of signal path flows beyond serial. If I'm honest we thought more about creating an impact from the effect than achieving a sophisticated guitar tone. Beyond primitive 4-track tape recorders, there was no option for home recording and thus learning production skills that would educate us on distinguishing "good" tone. If we could hear ourselves in the mix when playing in a band setting and the sound supported the style of music we were playing, that was "good" tone. If I'm even more honest and fast-forward to the late 80s when I was playing paying gigs in a fairly competitive and crowded music scene, not much had changed. The concept of cutting through the mix was present, as was the emphasis on clarity and note definition, but not much else. (4) To this day I think flangers are still a fairly misunderstood guitar effect. Flashing back, I gradually retired the flanger from my setup as that whooshing jet engine sound really started grating on my nerves. The reality is I never developed an understanding of how to use a flanger in a practical way. The aspect of your video I enjoyed the most is the incredible diversity of tones you demonstrated using this humble Arion after-thought of a pedal. The key is subtlety (not jet engines) and making small changes to the settings opens up a very wide palette of tone and effect. I eventually rediscovered the flanger and now have an EH Deluxe Electric Mistress (along with a univibe) functioning as my only modulation. The practical beauty of a flanger is it can cover more flavors of modulation than any other option. In fact, the best chorus pedal I've ever heard is the flanger currently sitting on my board. Thanks for posting this video!
@ricksell2877
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that - I think Arion pedals are a great alternative to anything out there today and can usually be had at a fraction of the cost. Like you said it’s the enclosures that turn people away but unless your a touring musician or have a real heavy foot they will last. - Rick / PureSalem Guitars
@Mountainrock70
Жыл бұрын
I have one of these ‘83 Arion Flangers. It does not sound like any other flanger. It wants to behave like a chorus at times and it can be a bit wah. The jet airplane effect is much more subtle compared to MXR. Mine just camps in a old gear bag being neglected these days. I need to bust it out.
@bigstick5278
10 ай бұрын
My first rig was a 65 Deluxe Reverb, a first issue Pro Co Rat $65.00 back in the day new Arion SXH-1 chorus EH Electric Mistress Flanger Pawn shop deal and a Delta lab effectron JR Digital delay rack unit.
@objectiveobserver2792
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for these insights
@synthoelectro
2 жыл бұрын
I owned one from early 90's - 1999, it's so good to hear it again here.
@jeffmansfield914
3 жыл бұрын
Great demo! You do an excellent job showing the subtlety and nuance that many people completely miss from this flanger. I had one in the early 90s, and I ran it too strong. I never knew what I had. Maybe I’ll have to get another one.
@KurtFuller
Жыл бұрын
I owned one of this some years ago, but sold it. I repent everyday. At least, I still keep my loving Arion SCH-1 MIJ (of course, I will NEVER sell this one)
@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070
3 жыл бұрын
Been searching for a flanger that does that inverted hollowed out tone just found one of these online 👍
@johncruz9357
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds real similar to the EJ flanger sound? Will it do EVH?
@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070
2 жыл бұрын
@@johncruz9357 I got one for the EJ tone. I've also got the mxr. The mxr is the eddie sound definitely. The arion is just completely different
@johncruz9357
2 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070 I’m trying to get the EJ sound with ADAPBF. But, it’s difficult to dial in. Did you try the Barracuda?
@benjaminwoodrowmusic6070
2 жыл бұрын
@@johncruz9357 i put a video on my channel using this pedal for that sound it sounds pretty close to me. The thing is with the ej sound is hes using the blue rack mxr flanger with the invert button so it's a completely different sound. For some reason this flanger seems to have that sound over anything else I found.
@hmtp177
3 жыл бұрын
Why did you make this video?! Now I gave to buy it. My wife is gonna kill me haha By the way, what pickup/guitar/amp did you use? How did you capture tge audio to record?
@magnusocksen
3 жыл бұрын
Vintage Arion are sooooo good. Do you have the Box? ;)
@mindcontrol67
3 жыл бұрын
I do.
@Sam-uz3ov
2 жыл бұрын
what does the manual knob do?
@deathamin2653
2 жыл бұрын
I believe manual knob is setting the delay time between the two signals used to create the flanger effect.
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