Exactly what I want to avoid. I dont want to buy "pedal X" and find out a mass-produced pedal does the same job or better. May not be the case, but I want to exhaust all the options.Originally posted by dinrodef
Give it a try before you pluck down hundreds of dollars on a "boutique" vibe pedal. You might be pleasantly surprised. Every once in awhile a great sounding mass produced pedal comes along and the price is definately reasonable
Originally posted by dinrodef
Vibe is one of my favorite effects. I've tried a lot in the past few years and own a sweet sound ultra-vibe and moogerfooger phaser with great results.
But recently I got turned on to the Eddie Van Halen Phase 90. That little box really kicks butt for emulating a vibe and I actually like it better than the sweet sound now.... Of course the EVH phase cannot be used with a foot controller... but the dial on the pedal is pretty easy to move with your foot if that's your thing
Give it a try before you pluck down hundreds of dollars on a "boutique" vibe pedal. You might be pleasantly surprised. Every once in awhile a great sounding mass produced pedal comes along and the price is definately reasonable
Originally posted by fuzzyguitars
i have an evh phaser as well..
i didnt think that it sounded much like a vibe at all. although i will admit that vibes do have some phase to them!
what are you is the rig and signal path and settings please and i will give it another shot!
I am always willing to save some dollars, especially since i already own the EVH!
Originally posted by BmoreTele
I have played the following vibes / almost vibes -
Sweetsound Ultra
Sweetsound Mojo
Foxrox Captain Coconut 2
Dubtronics Vibe
Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe *
Lovepedal Vibe
Red Witch Deluxe Moon Phaser *
Rastop Phaser/Vibrato
H&K Rotosphere
Option 5 Destination Rotation
Adrenalinn *
and a buncha phasers *
* stuff I still have.
My main vibe is the Voodoo Vibe. It gives me a little more cut than the other vibes. Plus excellent tremolo and a cool vibrato too.
i think that I would own a voodoo vibe if I could pic one up for about 2 bills as well!
I probably would have kept the Lovepedal if it had a power jack.
The Mojo I played had some grounding issues, but I got it at the end of a tour box. It did sound great. That's why I'm keeping my ears open for the release of the MoFaux from Bob Sweet.
The Red Witch can get some very cool throbbing sounds, but it is on the subtle side. My VV can do subtle and wild.
Keep your eyes open. I got mine off the HC Classifieds for about $200.
Originally posted by dinrodef
Sure - everybody has a different rig and will come up with different results. But I like to run my EVH phase in the effects loop of my amp with just a little bit of dirt dialed in and the phaser knob set at about 1:30 or 2:30 for a fast throb and about 10:30 for a slower phase. Since there is the script switch you can make the effect really subtle or thick and overpowering with the push of a button.
I also use a multi-channel amp. IF I were using a single channel class A then I might prefer the transparency of the more expensive boutique pedals.
Originally posted by Idlewilde
KR mini megavibe
Originally posted by PlexiBreath
I would want to differentiate vibes into two camps, Univibe clones and all others, both camps being equally valid.
For a Univibe clone the best I've ever heard, and way out in front of whoever is number 2 in my arrogant opinion, is Bob Sweet's UltraVibe, I own a UltraVibe so I can comment on it, I would imagine the MojoVibe is every bit as good but don't have experience with it.
Regarding other vibes, I'm really wanting to try the BJFE Mint Green Vibe, Bjorn's work is masterfull judging by my Little Green Wonder and Pale Green Compressor, I'd like to try this out as a pedal with a mild setting to give a slight and sneaky transparent movement to the amp tone.