Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

I loved some of the cool effects, but was not that impressed with the flange aspect. Also, the take off button would sometimes be quite louder than the volume level I was playing at. THe one I had stopped working. The take off worked, but all the knobs on the other side stopped working at one point. I ended up sending it back and not getting another one.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

I have had this Flanger for over a year now & I have discovered more great things about it. It can do the EVH flange. Pat Travers fans will find his classic flanging tones in there as well. The time honored Barracuda flange is there too. The modulation speed is random, giving it a unique shimmer at slower speeds. There are flangers that cost a lot more that don't sound this good. I have sold off a few & don't have to look at boutique pedals to get this pedals tones & versatility.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

this is an ammazing pedal. its a swiss army knife of a flanger. Extremely fun to play arround with! Buy it! you'll be glad you did.
the Paul Gilbert airplane flanger features:awsome paint and a cool, rugged boxincredible tones. any flange sound you want, its in there. (in Taxi mode)no need for batterys. it includes a wall wartsmooth pots and big knobsbright LEDs to let you know when its on, and if either the Taxi or Takeoff mode is sellectedTAKE OFF MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is an incredibly fun pedal to play with
the quality is awsome, and its Ibanez, so thats a given. :-) lol the box is heavy duty and it has good stomp buttons, but. they arent as as good as MXR stomp buttons. eventually i will upgrade to them, but thats not really nesesary.
the value is great! its a signiture pedal, and its only $150! im very happy with the value of this product. definetly a worth while investment

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

I own a A/DA Flanger (you'll notice a disguised one in paul's rig). When compared, the AF2 is louder,
brasher, brighter almost harsh sounding.
But for distorted flanged tones, it's a good quality actually. It's pretty quiet. The take off function is
cool, but it's Paul's signature effect. A bit like Steve Steven's ray gun, ya know?
It also does a lot more than flange. There's some good preliminary settings in the guide. It does
a great chorus, rotary speaker effect and Vibrato with a flair and a cool phase tone.
A lot of people over look flangers because most of them out there making the stereotypical
jet whooshing sound. The AF2 does much more.
This Flanger is modled after the A/DA Flanger. So the controls are very similar. The take off control turns everything up to 12 & creates a wild sound that PG fans will recognise right away.
The box is steel & feels solid. it runs on a Ibanez wall wart (supplied). The knobs have a fluid
movement, feel like they'll last. The switches are solid. There is one input & one output. The
instructions say to put it in front of your amp.
It's alot of Flanger for the money. Being an Artist endorsed effect, I was expecting it to cost close to
$200.00.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

I bought this flanger because I wanted to be able to match Pauls flanging tone but after I received it I discovered is did so much more than Pauls tone, I was able to get the shimmering 70's style flang tone to a flanging tone perfect for heavy metal. I'm seriously thinking of stocking up on these flangers because I'll never need another flanger again.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

im sure there are better and more expensive boutique flangers out there. so i will stop short of saying this is the absolute best flanger. but for the price, im sure it is the best. it is extremely versatile and can dial in so many unique sounds. im a big fan of steve stevens too and some of his wacky raygun sounds and effects can be achieved with this pedal. the take off mode may be a gimmick to some people, but if you use it right, its a pretty amazing feature. the only caveat is to make sure and not use it in the amp's effects loop. as others have said, it will take over the signal and be wayyyyy too loud. it hurts, trust me. also the take off feature doesnt have alot of use with clean playing. so put this pedal before your distortion. use taxi mode for clean or dirty, and use take off for dirty only.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

This is probably the most bang for your buck you are ever going to get. The flanger sounds lush and organic, not perfect and sterile like most traditional flangers. The Taxi mode has a wide range of sounds. It can go from a subtle shimmer to a deep watery tone to a lopsided vibratoesque tone all the way to filter matrix and oscillation. It even has a gate in it! The take off mode is where the fun begins though. I'll say this as a warning- do not put this in the effects loop. This flange was meant to be before distortion and is how Paul Gilbert runs it so you know you will get the best tone. The flange has a bit of a volume boost which is great because it makes it work a lot better with distortion. I would only recommend using the Take Off mode with distortion and the flange before the distortion unless you want to blow out your amp or eardrums. Great for those spontaneous solos or just for parts that you want people to think "What was that sound?" This flange is for people looking for a unique sound. This flange also sounds like a Tool-like flange to me, it's great for that kind of style. Oh, and did I mention it can oscillate? Yeah.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

This is the favorite pedal in my collection. Currently I own ~20+. I love the smooth versatile sound this produces. The first thing that drew me to the pedal was its looks. Then I heard it and I was hooked. Despite having plenty of knobs it was very easy to dial in usable sounds, and many of them. I'm not a big fan of Take Off mode, I don't forsee ever using it, however with the versatility and great sound of the standard Taxi mode I don't see me replacing this flanger in the future. It does its job well.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

I wanted this Flanger ever since I saw Paul Gilbert release his demo of the proto type and the final product. I haven't had a problem with the " Take Off' effect as far as volume changing like some folks have described. I also like this feature. It seems to work perfect. I can get all the thick or thin or Flange sounds. I use my Waw and then into the AF2 and then into a MXR Phase 90. Then from there it runs through a signal splitter and into two 5150III's. For delay and some other things I run a Rocktron Xpression looped through one head and a Lexicon MX400 looped through the other. The Paul Gilbert Flanger seems to work perfect through the front of both amps as I hoped.The purple box is lighter than I expected. From pictures I was thinking it would be more solid and heavy like an MXR or the older DOD analog AC units. But the case is two piece construction being a bit heavier than other casings of this design. It works perfect,I don't see a problem with it's construction. Screws and rubber boots on the bottom. No battery operation available. I am powering all three of these units I described for the floor off of the DC Brick. I wouldn't want to use a battery.Everything is nice and quiet and it works really well for a stomp box flanger! It's worth the $$. I would also like to compare this AF2 to the many Flangers I have used through the years. Fulltone,Ibanez,DOD,Line6 and plug ins for recording etc.... I even have a really nice Vintage MXR Blue Face Flanger Doubler in my rack like brand new from the 70's. This is a top flanger but I would actually compare the AF2 to this rare Blue Face rack model. The Af2 is what it is being a wide versitle little Flanger for the $$! It does big things. I think this one will be around for a while and if they were to stop making it I bet it would become highly sought after. I recommend it.

Comments about Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Signature Airplane Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal:

the airplane flanger is a very fun pedal. you should be careful how you set it in your pedal board. do not run it after your distortion, it will increase the volume of the takeoff and make your ears ring. the pedal itself is very tweakable and allows you to set it nearly any way you like. ITS very cool and how could it not be it was designed by Paul Gilbert.