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Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal

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Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal
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Flanger Guitar/Bass Pedal with Momentary Mode, Tap Tempo, and Ultra and Gain/Pan Modes

The BOSS BF-3 Flanger pedal from Sweetwater lets guitarists and bassists apply big stereo flanging effects to their rigs easily, at an affordable price. This stompbox fits your pedalboard and gives you the great sound of the venerable BF-2 while adding two new modes. Plus tap-tempo and momentary flange make your axe stand out when you want it to. The BF-3 includes separate guitar and bass inputs, stereo outputs, and easy-to-use controls. You want fat, dimensional flanging effects? Check out the BOSS BF-3!

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April 3, 2026

exactly what I was looking for

By Sweetwater Customer

This pedal is exactly what I was looking for to plug in 2 my stereo set up. love the auto pan sweep and other features.

February 22, 2026

good pedal

By phillip l. from Cherry Valley, CA

need equilizer. works great as a clean tone. chorus kinda pedal. but one driven it has no value control , so its over powering over what ever you have, so need an eq to make it work!
GRET PEDAL,but as clean tone only, driven you will need an EQ to silenced it

November 2, 2025

Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal

By Beverly S. from Colorado Springs, CO

It will absolutely not work with someone else's 9V Dc power supply. There were no user instructions enclosed with the pedal and if you don't have a smart phone there's no easy way to get those instructions. By the way you all at Sweetwater: You should put in large print on the description of this pedal that the only power supply that will work is the expensive Boss power supply. I would never recommend this pedal to any of my 5 friends. Sincerely, Bev S

June 6, 2025

Great sounding flanger.

By Ronald P. from FINLEYVILLE, PA

This pedal sounds great and has some great options! Specifically gate mode and momentary mode. I will say that this pedal can be a bit loud when engaged and because of that I had to lower my fx loop volume because of it. I wish there was a level knob that would allow us to adjust that volume spike we get when the flanger is engaged.

May 13, 2025

Flanger goodness

By Charles S. from MUNFORD, TN

Children of the sun, barracuda its all there in the BF3 Boss! And boss reliability is second to none! I promise you won't regret buying this pedal if you like the flanger effect, from mild to wild the bf3 is sure to satisfy your flanging needs!!!

March 26, 2024

Flanger with classic and beyond sounds

By WILLIAM E. from Lombard , IL
Music Background: Guitar 40 years playing

Great pedal has all the sounds from an old favorite plus more. I like the momentary mode very useful when playing just add flanger when you want it. The other sounds are great you need to see for yourself very useful pedal lots of sounds and modes.If your looking for a flanger this is it compact and lots of sounds

March 18, 2024

Love it!

By Jordan K. from Coeur d'Alene, ID

Haven't tried it with guitar yet but it sounds great for bass. It does everything I need it to.

March 4, 2024

Boss Flanger

By Hanes . from Dallas, TX
Music Background: intermediate guitar player

I love it, thank you.

December 26, 2023

Nice Addition To My Pedal Board

By Jim B. from Gulf Shores, Alabama
Music Background: Gigging musician for many years.

I added the flanger to create more interesting guitar sounds when I finger pick. I like the feature that allows me to set the tempo of the effect with my foot.

March 30, 2023

Covers all my Flanging needs!

By Tony `.

A basic flanger that covers all my needs and then some. Same old BOSS reliability, workmanship, dependability.
Works great with the Walrus Polychrome Flanger for added versatility. No noise as with the MXR flangers, subtle setting will make you think something is missing when disengaged. It is a keeper.

October 22, 2021

BOSS BF-3 FLANGER

By Stephen Z. from NJ
Music Background: Began playing drums in 1964 age eight...continued on for many years and bands. I started playing guitar around 20 years ago..on and off. I started playing guitar seriously in 2020 and am loving every second.

I absolutely love my new BF-3 FLANGER from Boss and love my Strymon Flint that I purchased from Sweetwater rep..Cameron Green..He is the best.☆☆☆☆☆

August 1, 2021

Boss BF-3

By Ty

Works great! I bought it to use in my own songwriting/playing but mainly for playing Unchained. It's a fun pedal for me to mess around with.

May 4, 2021

Flang On!!!

By James M. from Indiana
Music Background: 40 years experience playing Rock & Roll.

Simply, a great buy. I love how it sounds. The first time I used it at a rehearsal, my keyboard player stopped playing because he couldn't get over the difference it made.

April 30, 2021

Boss BF-3 Flanger

By Brian from Nevada
Music Background: Guitar student learning all the time

Love this pedal the sounds you can get out of this Boss Flanger are amazing this stomp box sounds great playing clean as well when playing with my amp cranked up so many different sounds can be had with this Flanger pedal the write up Sweetwater did on this pedal tells it all and as all Boss pedals there built to last and with a five year warranty you can't go wrong and as always my sales engineer Larry Reed had my Boss Flanger pedal at my door in three quick days the Sweetwater gang are the best in the business hands down so if you're looking for a great Flanger than look no further Boss has you covered

February 22, 2021

cool effect

By Tim W. from MI

This flanger sounds great. Lots of control available to shape the sound and produce a wide variety of sounds. Case seems durable.

September 18, 2020

Superb

By James C. from Lakewood Township, NJ

Really versatile.
Warm sounding classic tones to wild and experimental. The momentary feature is great for playing things like VH "Unchained" where you only want the flanger on the drone and not the chords during the chorus sections.
Great pedal. 10/10

June 28, 2020

Best Flange Pedal Out There...

By Daniel F. from TX
Music Background: Studio Musician / Engineer

I have been using the BF-3 for about 3 years now...so my review is not based on newness euphoria...i have the MXR Micro Flanger, Boss MD-500, Digitech Nautilus, TC Electronics Vortex, as well as an Eventide Modfactor for multiple takes on Flanging. Of all these pedals, the BF-3 is hands down the best sounding Flanger for both clean and overdriven guitar signals. The MD-500 comes close but not as full sounding as the BF-3, and the BF-3 has so much control over the sound with all the controls provided. I also prefer the BF-3 in mono output over stereo mode...the stereo output thins the flanging effect. This pedal will never come off my board...in fact i just used it for a new song i am recording...sounds awesome.

April 26, 2019

Awesome little box

By Bryan from S. Jersey
Music Background: none

Exactly what I needed for my bass. Makes my "No Quarter" sound like I might have a chance of no one laughing at me, if I ever played in the presence of anyone.

February 19, 2019

Boss BF-3 Flanger Guitar Pedal

By Paul from Massachusetts

I have used Boss guitar pedals for many years...they are terrific. I recently purchased the Boss BF-3 Flanger pedal and it is great - has nice options and sounds.

January 27, 2019

Great

By Alex from Pittsburgh

Purchased for my son....self explanatory, sounds great, covers all bases....good quality

November 22, 2018

Nice

By KellyC from Texas

Very good and clean sounding effect.

August 2, 2018

Best clean flanger

By Alan S. from Kansas City

If you are looking for a very clean a versatile flange for your guitar or especially your bass, RUN DONT WALK and order this pedal. You will definitely not be disappointed

July 27, 2018

Unbelevable

By Alan S. from Kansas City Missouri

I know this flange has been around a long time but I have never heard a fuller wider and beautiful tone for a flange especially for a bass. GET IT NOW

March 14, 2017

A very versatile digital flanger pedal

By Omer H. from Istanbul
Music Background: Professional musician

This is simply the best digital flanger I've used. Very versatile. You can change modes to create different effects. Simply a good choice.

September 18, 2016

WHAT I WANTED!

By BOB from NYC
Music Background: GUITARIST FOR 55+ YEARS (YIKES!)

THIS IS THE EXACT SOARING EFFECT I WAS LOOKING FOR. VERY VERSATILE SOUND SHAPING.
BOSS IS BOSS....AGAIN.

April 30, 2016

Boss BF-3 Flanger Pedal

By Richard C. from Massachusetts
Music Background: Guitarist 38 years active in a working band

I got my first Boss Flanger in the 1970's and just got the BF-3 for updated versatility. The Flanger adds elements of creative sound that is adjustable to the song tempo. Also, I don't know why people buy the so called "boutique" pedals (Flangers) when Boss has the years of reliability and quality. Furthermore, I find it easier to activate a Boss pedal on a pedalboard as opposed to a small single button switch pedal which is how most other pedals are designed.

June 15, 2015

Boss Flanger BF-3

By Richard from Orrville, OH

A very functional flanger that blends well with multiple guitars & pedals. A great pedal to help shape your sound.

March 28, 2014

Great Flanger

By Will S. from Oceana, WV
Music Background: 20 year hobbyist

Great flanger sounds! Very tweak-able settings, with an organic sounding sweep. The "momentary" function is nice - you can hold your foot on the switch for as long as you want flanger. When you take your foot off, the effect shuts itself off...no need to stomp once for on, then again for off. This is great when you only need the effect for a few seconds in a song (which is pretty common when using a flanger). I play a lot of Tool songs and Adam Jones uses LOTS of flanger. The BF-3 gets me the perfect sweeping flanger sound for songs like Forty-Six & 2 or Pushit. This pedal is much more flexible than my previous flanger (MXR Micro flanger). The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because, like most Boss pedals, it really eats up batteries quickly. I usually use a One-Spot so it doesn't affect me, but people who use batteries in their pedals won't like that. But all in all I like it a lot...it will be the last flanger I'll ever need.

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July 30, 2013

I love it!! Boss Rules!

By Jefferson W. from indianapolis, Indiana
Music Background: Hobbyist, Composer

Awesome flanger! Sounds great! Ultra mode is really cool also. Great Boss build quality. this pedal will hold up for decades. Works with Guitars, Bass etc.
I Highly recommend this pedal!! You need it! Buy it now!

June 5, 2012

All You'd Need in a Flanger

By Tommy from Newport News, VA USA
Music Background: Hobbyist

I can't say anything bad about this pedal. I don't use a ton of flange, but when I do, it has everything I need. Has a great, natural sound and a TON of settings/features. More than I need, to be honest. But I like having options. Great pedal.

September 27, 2008

Nice unit

By Angelo E. from Philadelphia
Music Background: Studio Session Player

This is a very nice well built unit, it give you the option to use for bass and guitar, it gives you several setting options, I bought mine for my basses, but have discovered I like this unit better for my guitars instead, dont get me wrong its nice for bass also, but have opted to go with an EBS Octobass unit for my basses, I like the sound and sound better, bit its all a matter of taste and preferences, however I still do recomend this unit fir eithier bass or guitar.

October 18, 2006

Boss BF3

By David from Dayton, Ohio
Music Background: Gigging Musician

This is a very solid sounding Flange pedal! It sounds even better on bass!!! My bass uses one all the time at it really adds something unqiue and awsome!

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