Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress V2 (Vintage 1976, Reticon SAD1024 BBD)

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress V2 (Vintage 1976, Reticon SAD1024 BBD)

Serviced and improved! We professionally modded the internal power supply to a reliable, noiseless version, based on the vintage Deluxe version. Daughterboard mounted on the main board. Now it is much more quiet. All electrolytic capacitors replaced, and recalibrated. Comes with 18 volt power supply. Sounds amazing!

Like the Electro Harmonix (EHX) Electric Mistress flangers in general use two identical signals and one is delayed slightly by an LFO (Low-Frequency Oscillator). These signals are mixed with the guitar signal so they cancel each other out at certain frequencies. The delay time decreases and increases up to 20ms what produces a swirling ‘jet’ like effect.
Back in the 60s and 70s bands like the Beatles used two tape machines to get a sound like that and recorded the results into a third one. E.g. you can hear that on ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’.

The History of the Electric Mistress
The Electric Mistress was developed by David Cockerell around 1975 and was the first flanger in a stompbox format. It was produced until 1985 with only small changes. It has a Rate, Range and Color knob and a switch to engage the Filter Matrix. It is driven by two 9v batteries or an 18v power supply.

The Filter Matrix
The filter matrix switch stops the LFO and therefore the oscillation. The cancellations then stay at the same frequency what produces metallic-like sounds. With sweeping the Range knob you can change the frequency.

Famous users include:
Andy Summers (The Police)
Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Keith Levene (The Clash, Public Image Ltd)
Robert Smith (The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Glove, Malice, The Easy Cure)
Robin Trower (Procol Harum, The Paramounts)
And more…