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.
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!
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.
I woke up yesterday and saw this episode in my CZcams 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!
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.
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.
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)
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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)
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.
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!
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.....
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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!
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! :)
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!
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!
Fuzz Face Noise! The Silicon Fuzz Face works great as a radio received with the guitar volume off. My Eric Johnson Fuzz Face is really great at picking up radio stations. Put a passive volume pedal between the guitar and the Fuzz Face and that should fix the issue.
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.
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 love vibe so I'm really enjoying this video! The Deja-Vibe v2 and v3 models are built into an expression pedal style foot controller like the Dunlop Roto Vibe. I thought I would mention this only because the question of using an expression pedal came up. I believe that for the DejaVibe mini used in this video the speed knob is designed extra large so that you can (try to) control the speed knob with your foot. I have the v2 version and love it. I hope you do a video on Octave Fuzz soon. If you do, please make sure to include a real Roger Mayer Octavia since he created the effect and still makes them. I'd also love to see a Dan Armstrong Green Ringer (or clone) included in an octave fuzz video.
Thank you Mick. Seriously - for about the past 10 years I've been trying to find out what that thing that I could half remember how to play a bit of was. It's 'Screaming Bluesomania'. A splinter has been removed from my mind. Now, off to Songsterr for tabs...
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.
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!
Hi Mick, love the show, I should have led with that. It's great that you guys don't really pick a winner although a lot of times it's obvious which ones you really like. Looking forward to round two, hopefully it won't cost me too much in upgrades. Just throwing my 2 cents in which is probably what it's worth.
Great informative video as always, guys. I have been using a Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe + for years, and it is spectacular. Downside is that it takes up a lot of board estate but stunning nevertheless. Big up "That Pedal Show" and big up Mr Mayer.
That Pedal Show Shame on you for not having any RM gear but, I will let it slide as your videos are, as my son would say, Totally Epic! Thanks again for introducing the Brothers Landreth into my life. Big Love.
Yup Dan & Mick, you really ought to stock up on Roger‘s pedals (a fuzz, vibe, & octavia at a minimum). Considering how he was such an original who created classics long before the boutique thing took off, it’s amazing that we can still buy his gear and that it is not unobtainium. Also they’re a proper baseline for comparison. Action This Day! :-)
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 CZcams likes bonanza.
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!
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If u ever convinced David Gilmour to be on thatbpedal show, it would be the best episode ever.
Davey G!!
wutnot or if they built him one and had one of those episodes
wutnot yeah mick should give him a ring
They'd be tooting that horn the entire time. They'd have to be.
I think it would be mick's and dan's best day EVER!
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!
"Fiddling with my resistor" is now added to my list of euphemisms.
That's called courting in the Congo
.... The resistor is popularly called the wife. Btw each one has a particular vibe.
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.
+Danocaster we were just talking about that very thing, cheers D :)
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.
+Nimal Crackers Love him. His playing always gives me goosebumps. I know it's a personal/subjective thing, but he's just ace. Cheers!
Have them all and sold , but the MXR has real volume and all controls are BEST !
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.
I love my MXR Univibe. Fits on my pedal board nicely, doesn’t take up too much space w a HUGE sound.🔥🔥🔥all Univibres are cool
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!
This is hands down my favorite channel on CZcams. You guys are great... seriously
+DSalois1 ah, cheers D, thanks for watching :)
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.
i used to "fake" an Univibe sound with a phase 90+ehx pulsar tremolo on square wave setting but now i have a Deja Vibe ,love it
Drybell and Black Cat Vibes are pretty amazing too.
I woke up yesterday and saw this episode in my CZcams 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!
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.
+Elbow very good point, cheers E :)
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I prefer the smoother versions over the lopsided ones . . .
Mojo Vibe really has that sweet, sonic juice. Lovely...
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.
That sun face fuzz sounds amazing, way nicer than my fulltone octafuzz that I am not over the moon happy about so far
At 27:50: overdrive + Nuvibe. That reminded me more of the quintessential Hendrix tone than with the fuzz. Brilliant combination!
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)
Speaking of Mr. Gilbert - the riff at 40:40... Well played Mick! Was a bit surprised by you playing it though haha!
Haha! Should've watched half another minute of the video before saying anything
Yes!!!!!! Paul would scarify us all!!!!
Hope Andy gets over ther this year to do TPS. Make it so guys.
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'.
The guy who did the grange hill theme also did Countdown and was in a band called the Mohawks. Well worth a listen.
+Alan Angel Excellent! Da-da da-da da-da-da-da //cabasa//
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.
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 love Dans attitude, but I think you could fart in a room next to Dan and he would be like "sounds great, love that"
+The Piano Ghost Mick here. The farts he likes. But there's plenty of stuff he really, really doesn't like. ;0)
That Pedal Show lmaoooo
That's because he's full of shit.
True ... the phrase "That soounds Amaaaaaaaazing" loses all meaning when I watch TPS ...
In part because they only review stuff they like to begin with?
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.
It's amazing in a mix, I think of the MXR Univibe as a more tweakable Phase 45, I use it in place of my Phase 95 nowadays
Needs more Jam Pedals Retro Vibe.
wayfaerer320 Yep, had mine nearly 5 years, awesome pedal.
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.
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.
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.
Best moment at 54:44! Well done Simon!
That tele is f*ckin' magic, Mate. Never ceases to amaze me.
+Bryan Kelly Mick here. I say that every week as well. :0)
Dan's LP is no slouch either.
Quite rue but Mick's Collings and main Strat are both drool-worthy tone machines as well.
Lovin the sound of that D&M Drive. Can't wait for release. Vibes weren't bad either 😜
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!
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.
Alex McMillan yep that’s such a good tone! Rich Man is a great recording.
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)
+Hermes Costa ps. Thank you for the very kind words, and of course for watching the show!
Hermes Costa Totally agree , ill buy 1 , not playin
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.
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!
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.....
An episode I´d like to see is one where Dan and Mick put ALL the pedals they personally own on the floor, and discuss them and play some of them.
+bigJohnnybabyboy we don't own enough floor :)
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!
+andrewt248 Sean Michael has the best ears of any pedal builder I know, love his stuff
Thank you for this. I’ve been lost trying to use my univibe
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.
+Farewell Apollo ah, cheers F ;)
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.
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.
+Francisco Fronza Agreed! Thanks for watching Francisco!
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
Add the Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe
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
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.
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.
i had a mojovibe it adds a lot of its own tone i would try the retrovibe for more clarity and to cut better in a mix
That Monterey sound almost more like instant Ernie Isley rather than Jimi to me. Pretty cool either way. Cheers!
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.
Great show, friends. I loved that story about David Gilmour! Also, I went straight from your show to rocking some Mr. Big!
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.
This video tipped me over the edge to buy a Keeley Monterey 😂
Got myself an old Mini DejaVibe 2 in the foot treadle housing. It's awesome. The on/off switch is in the heel position!
You gotta crank the trim pot all the way on the Fulltone unit. I did 6 months ago, it was instant Machine Gun. Didn't hurt anything.
I appreciate the extra floofiness the folks at Keeley gave Mick's hair on the D & M pedal.
I had the Deja Vibe for a quick minute and returned it. It sounds amazing, chewy and lush. Wish I'd had a reason to keep it.
Ha ha I got rid of 2 Good but not the best All good
U are making me sad, I just ordered one
I love that you guys kept the string breakage in there!!! Honest and AWESOME!!
Hi guys! But where is the Drybell Vibe? Supposed to be one of the best vibe we can find nowadays!
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.
Yes but the photocells die all the time.
Is this true? I heard 20 years is safe and they even get character thereafter... There is very little discussion on the Net on this
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.
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.
+Alles Gitarre All we heard is 'play loud'. We love you Alles. :0)
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.
+mosesve1 yeah, we're thinking about doing something like this, would be lots of fun. Cheers M :)
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 :)
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.
I just bought a Gretsch, and now I need a Korg Nu Vibe. At least the money will sound great haha
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.
+Super-V900 email Thanks Super! We've done whole shows on both topics, but these things are always ripe for a revisit!
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.
I love my Hotone Roto. It is small, it sounds great and has both the regular and chorus modes.
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!
+Matthew Lees ah, cheers Matthew. Thanks for watching :)
+Matthew Lees ah, cheers Matthew. Thanks for watching :)
I too have a penchant for little boxes of joy.
+TheVimFuego I'm starting a support group
That Pedal Show “Support group?!” That kind of thing is usually called a “slush fund.”
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! :)
+Andris Bigfoot Thank you Andris. We need to get hold of the Drybell....
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!
The string break at 25:00 hahaha LOL
Is it just me, or are you getting WAY more pedals on the wall - overflowing the boxes?!! You need to build some more 😄
Vincent Tuckwood Well, they don't want to clutter the place up too much... I'll do my part to keep the place tidy. Send me the pedals.
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!
That Pedal Show what about the h9 versus Mobius vs line 6 m9 vs analog. And a 5 hour episode?
That Pedal Show Love to see a comparison of Möbius and Versus..
More long sleeved tees in this style please, such a slass vibe!
Fuzz Face Noise! The Silicon Fuzz Face works great as a radio received with the guitar volume off. My Eric Johnson Fuzz Face is really great at picking up radio stations. Put a passive volume pedal between the guitar and the Fuzz Face and that should fix the issue.
+Robert Price Excellent! Really like the EJ FF. A lot. Come in radio Moscow?
You should definitely do the round two with the DryBell Vibe Machine. Killer sounding pedal..
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!
+Matt Brown ah, Matt of the VIBRATO TRINITY ;) cheers mate
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.
Matt Brown I loved the vibrato show too.
Glad they called it Uni-Vibe and not Throb Pedal. lol 19:22
Voodoo lab microvibe is great for bedroom set ups. Great advice from gilmourish. Love mine 🔊💨💨💨💨💨
Try the Effectrode Tube-Vibe, it will be the last and only vibe pedal you will want on ur board:))))
This is great, because I just got a new vibe pedal yesterday, and I´m getting another one tomorrow!
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?
That Pedal Show I'll do it! i
That Pedal Show I'll do it
Grange Hill 😆 brilliant 🤩
the "'61 harm" mode in the tremolo section of the flint is really "vibey"!
I own the MXR too, but to me the Flint is way better!
I love vibe so I'm really enjoying this video! The Deja-Vibe v2 and v3 models are built into an expression pedal style foot controller like the Dunlop Roto Vibe. I thought I would mention this only because the question of using an expression pedal came up. I believe that for the DejaVibe mini used in this video the speed knob is designed extra large so that you can (try to) control the speed knob with your foot. I have the v2 version and love it.
I hope you do a video on Octave Fuzz soon. If you do, please make sure to include a real Roger Mayer Octavia since he created the effect and still makes them. I'd also love to see a Dan Armstrong Green Ringer (or clone) included in an octave fuzz video.
Thank you Mick. Seriously - for about the past 10 years I've been trying to find out what that thing that I could half remember how to play a bit of was. It's 'Screaming Bluesomania'. A splinter has been removed from my mind. Now, off to Songsterr for tabs...
+Hugh Chube Excellent!! I could play some of it once. :0)
I'll stay with my Electro Harmonix Good Vibes Uni Vibe
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.
Nice, but you forgot one of the best vibes, the Earthquaker The Dephts, I think.
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!
I think it's the asymmetric nature of The Depths. I love it, but I can see how it might not be a fit for some.
That Mojovibe man... That Mojovibe.
HAHAHAHA!!! That David Gilmour story is hysterical.
Hi Mick, love the show, I should have led with that. It's great that you guys don't really pick a winner although a lot of times it's obvious which ones you really like. Looking forward to round two, hopefully it won't cost me too much in upgrades. Just throwing my 2 cents in which is probably what it's worth.
Don't be jealous of the Mojovibe, Mick. That Dejavibe sounds magic. It's on the top of my GAS list. Great show today as usual.
Great informative video as always, guys. I have been using a Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe + for years, and it is spectacular. Downside is that it takes up a lot of board estate but stunning nevertheless. Big up "That Pedal Show" and big up Mr Mayer.
+oddbod4321 Absolutely! It remains a travesty that we don't own any Roger Mayer stuff. His things always sound superb. Thanks for watching!
That Pedal Show Shame on you for not having any RM gear but, I will let it slide as your videos are, as my son would say, Totally Epic! Thanks again for introducing the Brothers Landreth into my life. Big Love.
Yup Dan & Mick, you really ought to stock up on Roger‘s pedals (a fuzz, vibe, & octavia at a minimum).
Considering how he was such an original who created classics long before the boutique thing took off, it’s amazing that we can still buy his gear and that it is not unobtainium.
Also they’re a proper baseline for comparison.
Action This Day! :-)
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 CZcams likes bonanza.
Best editing yet, super fun episode. I have come to genuinely fear the day TPS no longer exists. Can't wait for the behind the scenes episode!
+Alice Mason Simon says thank you for the editing compliments. Mick here - he does an awesome job making our ramblings work!
Yeah...also bummed you couldn't get a Dry Bell in the mix... :'- (
But I own one so it's ok :-D
Voodoo vibe + missing here. What a pedal
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!