Every time I see your show I repeat to myself "you don't need more pedals, you need more practice" but it's so hard to resist the temptation lol great work guys!
Hearing Dan talk a bit about how the speaker could be in and out of phase makes me realize just how much I don't know. I really enjoy these little tidbits. It'd be cool to have a few mini lessons about some of these more technical issues like phase, grounding, impedance, ohms and all that jazz.
Y E S ! ! Mick's point about Paul Gilbert is spot the hell on! I was big into so called "Shredders" in my early days of playing, but Paul is one of the few I've really cared about since. He is a great songwriter with flawless playing and a sense of fun that no one else really has. He's still doing awesome stuff to this day.
One difference between 'Vibes is that some of them are true to the original in that the pulsation is lopsided like a heartbeat, others have "fixed" that and produce a very even up and down sweep. Hendrix and Trower aficionados will want the classic heartbeat like the Fulltone and the Voodoo Labs MicroVibe. The Mojo has it too but maybe to a lesser degree. The Nu-Vibe obviously lets you get any waveform you like, including that heartbeat. Dunlop, despite owning the rights to use the Uni-Vibe name have not bothered to recreate the sound of its namesake. You don't much notice the difference at moderate to fast speed, but it really shows up at slow settings.
The Joey Landreth episode had a big impact on me too. I put an acoustic and electric into open tuning and focused on that after thinking what the heck have I been doing up until now. It wore off, I'm back to my usual blooz-rock playing, but that was something. Really opens up the eyes/ears.
There was do much things for me in this episode! 1. Yesterday I ordered my first fuzz pedal, you guys gave a little lesson on how to use it. 2. The fuzz I'm getting is an Analogman Sunface BC-183 3. Next month I'm gonna go see Paul Gilbert Masterclass. Great episode! :)
+Timo Tuimala It was all just meant to be Timo - sometimes it just goes that way. :9) Thanks for watching, and we hope you enjoy Mr Gilbert. Give him a million claps from us!
I woke up yesterday and saw this episode in my RU-vid feed. My first thought was I had better hop to it and buy the Mojo Vibe I had been "watching" on Reverb. Sure enough, I checked my watch list minutes later and it had already been bought up. Never underestimate your influence, gentlemen! With great pedals comes great responsibility!
Just to add something in the year 2023, I tried out one of the newer model deja vibes because I liked the form factor more than the old cream enclosure (which I have). The old one sounds WAY different, and better to me, than the newer models. The new models can be tweaked much easier, allowing you to shape the swell to your liking which is great, but I was never able to get it close to the sound of the old one. The newer ones have more of the "seasick" sound, while the old one has more of the "chewy" throb. The newer ones can get a faster more extreme sound, but the old ones get that organic sweet spot that sounds like its breathing. Almost like it has an asymmetric swell. That old deja-vibe is still the best sounding vibe I have found.
One of my favourite things about Fridays. Would love to see more guests talking about their gear a la the Joey Landreth one. You have to get Paul Gilbert on!
+nitemunky76 Would be great to get Mr Gilbert on. Joey scared us enough. Gilbert would end it all for me though I think. (Mick here). It becomes a borderline worthless existence after you watch him up close. I try to avoid it these days. ;9)
Just a while ago saw Paul Gilbert doing a pedalboard on tc electronic channel and thought "when's Paul gonna be in TPS..!!!". If only it could happen, he seems like a massive fan of pedals.
I Love the Drybell & The Electric Orange = Moon Vibe Mk2 & Jam Pedals Retro-Vibe. They are: ( 3 ) of the Best Made today. I also like the MJM 60's Vibe and The Fulltone MDV ( blue one ) & DLS Versa Vibe . . . All very good. Great Show Guys. You are both Sooooo Awesome. I am equally as Passionate about Pedals & Effects so you have created The Perfect Show.
This was informative, energetic, full of great playing and Gilmour references (a personal idol of mine ever since I was a kid), and just plain fun. Another great episode. Well done, gentlemen. Well done.
Why don't you guys put up a band with a bass and a drummer and shoot some jam videos? That would show the sound you get from the pedals in a band context. That and the fact that I love to watch you guys playing! I think everybody would love to see you guys jamming together. I really do think you guys are amazing players and would love to see you playing more. I actually think you could put up a band called "that Pedal Show" and release some recordings. I would definitely buy it!
+Hermes Costa We've been discussing this for some time Hermes and would love to find a way to do it. Truth is, it pretty much quadruples the production time, budget and organisational hassle.... but we hope to find a way! Watch this space, albeit not absolutely imminently. :0)
Full disclosure- my favorite shows of yours are the ones where you ramble on. It just makes my day. Followed closely by any and all mentions of David Gilmour. And I love whenever you run fuzz into any kind of modulation. Had you done some crazy space delay portion this would have been my favorite episode ever. Well done Fellas!
That auto-wah sound would have suited the Rhubarb and Custard theme perfectly! Another great episode guys, always something to look forward to on a Friday afternoon.
One of the best vids ever on your show! Loved it, laughed a lot, 55 minutes of joy with my favorite modulation effect. Sounding like a fanboy (which I am...), because of your show I am just stocking up parts and consuming every DIY pedal vid here on YT to build a few by myself to understand all about those "fiddling with my transistors". I would love to hear more of that "It's a germanium fuzz" or other things about the parts used by the pedals and their influence on sound. I think Dan will know a lot about this stuff.
I see so many people mentioning the Drybell Vibe Machine.. What about the JHS Unicorn?? It's $100 less than the Vibe Machine and still uses photocells and is one of the only univibe pedals I know of that has tap tempo. I love mine!
Yeah, I have one too. But it has its problems, the most annoying one is that it clips whenever you use something a little hotter than normal single coils. In this day and age, that's a bummer. And I feel it's a little on the thin side as well (shaves off some of the low mids), but that works well when you use distortion and fuzz to keep things from falling apart.
At one point I reviewed in the vicinity of a small bazillion videos about vibes. Kept coming back to the sweet sound one. It swamps but it doesn't swamp the guitar.
So, you mentioned that "3 people watched" your Vibrato video, but I'm here to tell you I was one of those three, and I LOVED IT and wanted to thank you for it. That's one of my only mod pedals I use regularly, and I'm obsessed with it, so your video was really rad to watch. Keep up the great work guys!
3 people you say.. Might be my fault as i know i watched it twice! I do love some univibe, think i went right out and bought a univibe pedal after that. Loved Mick's sounds on that one.
The Keeley vibe's tone/playability sounded the best, to me. I used to have one. But I found the fuzz's volume very difficult to dial in with my rig and other pedals. I think it's because of how it's designed to stack with the modulation, being a workstation. It got to the point where I was literally only using the pedal for the vibe effect. So I sold it. I now have a sunface and vibe machine, which is an epic duo. But I do miss the Keeley vibe. It was always very easy to dial in and get good tone from. The Drybell's numerous trim pots and tweaking daunts me on certain days. I am big fan of one knob pedals. There's not a lot you can mess up. If Keeley made this ^ vibe in a stand alone pedal, I'm sure it would be very successful.
I do think the MXR gets a bad rep. And of course, If you sit it next to a bunch of real (photo cell) vibes, it doesn't sound as rich or as warm and it kind of lacks the bottom end of other vibe pedals. (From what I understand it's a tweaked phaser circuit rather than a 'real' vibe.) Where it shines is in a modern live mix where you don't want as much low end and need a bit of midrange accentuation to cut through when you turn it on. It's amazing for doubling lines with another guitar player or a horn player as well, because it keeps you in the same 'tonal range' as the guitar regularly is while adding some intrigue. Might not be as cool or rich as classic vibes but it definitely has it's place for utility.
The intro to Doyle Bramhall II's cover of "Hear My Train A Comin'" has the deepest, throbbiest, pulsatingly-hair-raising use of a univibe-type pedal that I've heard in recent years.
Made in Croatia. Just go the the web-site. Its Expensive. I paid $365 ( tax, delivery, customs fees ), but it was worth It. Zvonch ( creator ) is a cool guy, and so is Martina. The Client Service was Fantastic. It also Sounds Incredible. Haunting, Hypnotic Liquid Swirls & Pulses. " Bridge of Sighs " in a box.
A used MXR uni-vibe is around $85. The rest of those pedals are in the $250 to $450 range for used. That's an important little detail for the average home player. If you're just a bedroom player the MXR will work fine and leave extra money for other gear. However, the Monterey is more bang for the buck so you can almost compare it to the cost of buying two or three individual pedals.
I have the Carl Martin Purple Moon pedal, fuzz and vibe in one; it's analogue and costs around 100GBP. A great piece of kit. Think 'Trower/BoG In a Box'.
yeah, you would love the JAM Retro Vibe! I have some videos on my channel with it. One called " Jimi Hendrix chords Univibe " with clean amp and I guess that's a great vibe sound. Thanks guys! Love the show!
Of all of the Vibes I've tried, including the Drybell... The Deja Vibe (cream) is my favorite (as of now). It seems that a lot of other vibes tend to have a sweet spot and when you turn the depth up you lose note definition and when you turn the rate or depth down it's just too dark. The Deja seems to remain clear wherever you have the knobs set while still having the right throb and watery, lopsided warble.
Cool you guys mentioned the Rotovibe. Bought mine (JH4) in 1994, and its a KILLER PEDAL! The Solo in Pearl Jams Alive was recorded with this Pedal.....
Great vid guys! I'd love to see you guys do another pedalboard challenge. Rules: limit your budget (500-750), for clean blues to psychedelic/hard rock. No limits on number of pedals. Edit: Mick, please use a fender amp, Dan, bring the Lester :)
What a great episode. The side stories were very entertaining and the string break was historic! What I figured with my Fulltone MDV-1 is that I have to play "loud" to get the best out of the effect. Of course it's always better to play loud, but in this case the "throb" gets more intensiv with the higher volume.
First off let me say always a great show. Secondly at some point in a show you guys should discuss buffered pedals and nonbuffered, in the loop out of the loop and how they effect tone and sound.
One thing you should try if you haven’t is to put an actual vibrato pedal such as the vibrato side of these in the effects loop of a delay. When the straight pitch modulation mixes with the dry of the guitar and sounds freaking epic especially when sustaining fewer notes! Idk if lots of people do this or not but I like it!
Mick, you & I were on the same wavelength with the TV themes... I thought Grange Hill just seconds before you played it, then Trumpton put the biggest smile on my dial - was a massive fan!
Great show as always. I found this particularly pleasing because it confirms my love of the Mojo Vibe. Like most people, I find it difficult to compare lots of competing pedals and make decisions based on research. I ended up with a Mojo many years ago, and I've never experienced a second of regret about that acquisition. Someday, I'd like to add the Sweetsound Ultra Vibe as well, as even Bob Sweet himself felt it had a different, and to his ears better, sound. Then again, I'm not made of money, so it may be a pipe dream.
The Foxrox Aqauvibe reigns supreme in my book as far as vibes go. On top of sounding amazing I can say I've bought and sold alot of pedals, and its turned out to also be the most reliable pedal Ive ever owned.
I love this channel mic and dan. Never apologize for your stories. They are all awesome. I bought a fulltone plimsoul after watching your channel. I want the d and m drive when it comes out. Even though I just downsized my board ! Cheers from flint Michigan
After reading most of the comments here I think that definitely you guys need to do an episode 2 on vibes, NOT forgetting the Drybell Vibemachine (v1 or 2) compared to others... I'd suggest Dunlop's Rotovibe, EHX Lester G and even Mobius.
If I may suggest something else, keep the Mojo Vibe on the board for a next episode (if that happens) as a standard since is your (and most watchers also) favorite!! Cheers
I have stumbled across an amazing sounding vibe in the ammoon kokko VIBE costing a mere 30 bucks 😃.so surprised and love it. Want the world to know... love your show and presentation style, very informative thank you
Don`t forget the Keeley Dark Side .... which includes the best sounding fuzz I`ve ever heard. Then there are the Tech 21 Fly Rigs - including the Richie Kotzen version. Valeton make a couple of `Dapper 4` `multi-effects` similar to the Tech 21 Fly Rigs which are surprisingly good for the money. I agree with Mick absolutely re Paul Gilbert. I last saw him in a ( very ) small venue in Bristol late last year and he was astonishing.....and has got better with age. Thanks for the show guys.
The vibe on my board is a Lovepedal Pickle Vibe. The best sounding vibe I've played for myself and it happens to be in a small, simple 1-knob mini pedal format. I have a BK '63 Veneer Board set in my Strat and they are absolutely killer. Cheers!
I'm so happy that I have bought the Mojo-Vibe. Less aggressive than the Deja but the warm vintage swirl makes it great. The new MXR is surprisingly good too. I see some guys praising the Drybell Vibe, it surely sounds awesome too according to the vids I have seen/heard.. Dan, Mick, great episode again guys! :)
I know I would appreciate it greatly and hopefully some others but could there be an episode where you guys shootout the real analog modulation effects compared to the mobius or show how to get as close as possible to the originals? I know for people who want to condense their boards to a mobius, there aren't many good tutorials/all in one comparisons and I just thought you guys could be the ones to do it. Love the videos, keep doing what you're doing :)
+Aaron Hayes We could certainly try. Answered this earlier to a point, but it's kinda the same as with real tape echoes and emulations. There's quite a gap between the sounds. Whether that matters to you is entirely personal (not least that you may well prefer the emulations!) They don't sound the same (which is not to say worse), but they are much less expensive, much more practical and reliable and may well be just as inspiring musically, depending on how and what you play. Perhaps we should try it. Möbius vs our four favourite old-school modulators. Thanks for watching!
David Gilmour had an original Shin-ei Uni-Vibe mounted in his effects rig. But I LOVE Vibes. I have a collection of Vibes, all five being used here, a '68 Shi-ei Uni-vibe all the way to my current favorite, Earthquaker Devices "The Depths". Vibes tend to drop off volume and highs. The Depths has controls for mids/ highs, and a control for low end to tailor it to single coils of humbuckers. It also sounds great in the FX loop. Put the vibe before distortion/boost.
I bought it and I was so disappointed. I love almost everything of theirs I have ever had. It seemed too limited and like it only sounded like a classic great vibe tone on a small window of the dials. Might turn out I just can't play vibe to save my soul, but love hearing others play them. Heres hoping the deja-vibe custom shop Fulltone just did is the ticket to vibe land. That Mojo-vibe tho!!!!!
The Depths - that's the one I have, I never see it on anyone's board. I like it, but it still doesn't sound as good as the Deja Vibe to me. I'm a huge Trower fan, and that's the one he uses apparently.
The Depths has more knobs to tweek the sound, but it's not a vibe in the classic manner. If you are looking for the Hendrix/Trower-vibesound you have to get one of the classics like the Deja.
While I love other people's vibe tones, I've never gotten a decent tone out of using one myself. That is, until a friend lent me The Depths for a weekend. One of the best tones I've ever heard!
Great show, as always. I just picked up a bass and would love to see a "That Bass Pedal Show". Curious to see which pedals work on bass and guitar platforms as well as how to build a good bass pedalboard. Met you at NAMM, great guys. Thanks again for the killer show.
+Jason Flaherty Cheers Jason, nice to hear from you! We need to find a willing bass player. UK bassists - want to be our bass monkey for a show or three?
+Jason Flaherty Cheers Jason, nice to hear from you! We need to find a willing bass player. UK bassists - want to be our bass monkey for a show or three?
+Jason Flaherty Cheers Jason, nice to hear from you! We need to find a willing bass player. UK bassists - want to be our bass monkey for a show or three?
I'll second the request for a demo of the TC Viscous Vibe. Aside from the toneprint option which you guys have demonstrated the awesomeness of, it's got a throb-speed increase option when you hold down the switch -- it'll ramp up the speed. It doesn't have a full expression pedal, but it does nod to some of that on-the-fly setting changeability.
Man!! Great episode and awesome to hear the Riff from the Flexi-Disc too .. I got given bunch of those when I first started playing and that was one of the favourites! Good vibes!!
You guys should do a: "Next friday we gonna look at...."! Or every Monday a little Video about the next topic! I watched the show for the 3rd time now, because i can't wait until friday!
I use an old Danelectro Chicken Salad Vibe, that I've had rehoused and retooled by Analog Man. It actually uses the same photo cell technology as Vibes should! I recommend checking this one out as well.
One of your next episodes should be Daniel building Laton Powers a custom pedalboard with G2 and versions all of Daniel's favorite pedals. And then fly Laton Powers over to England to give it to him and have him demonstrate it on an episode. For the Laton Powers Charity, which I just started to benefit me, Laton Powers. It'll be a RU-vid likes bonanza.
You guys are great. I've watched many of your videos and will continue to do so. However, if you don't mind me saying so, I had to watch 12 minutes of this before I actually heard a vibe. Life is short. However, this video is great.
Click the description box down Lee. There are timing guides to the show so you can skip to the most relevant parts for your interests. Cheers and thanks for watching!
@@ThatPedalShow yeah, I saw the timing guides. Didn't mean to say anything negative. However, I do have one suggestion, in a future vibe demo, check out Josh Scott's Unicorn vibe. It also uses photo cells and also has a tap tempo. I haven't tried one out yet, but it seems pretty cool. JHS makes some cool gear.
I don't know why everyone worries about Trower and Hendrix allegedly using a different order. They didn't ...both were vibe into an overdrive/heavily overdriven amp. Yes Hendrix used a fuzz first which as the video shows really needs to go in front of the vibe or the sound drops out, but as the video also shows, going into an overdriven amp really improved the sound. The fuzz alone got better going into overdriven amp. Fuzz and OD are really to different birds and we shouldn't lump then together and say that Hendrix and Trower had a different pedal order. It confuses the issue. The real question is whether Trower ever use a fuzz after a vibe? I suspect not. I seem to recall reading bridge of sighs is vibe in treble booster into cranked Marshall.
Guys, I bought a Moon Vibe last summer, hand made by Electric Orange in CZ. Awesome, but runs on 18 volts, which is kind of a buzz kill but totally worth the hassle.
