The Most Misunderstood Guitar Pedal

What’s your preferred position for Uni-Vibe? First in the chain? After Fuzz? After Overdrives/Distortion?

Where would you place a wah pedal in this chain? Before or after the Univibe? Before or after the Fuzz?

Thing is nobody but .05% of us can tell the difference between a Univibe and a 4-stage phaser that has depth control and the correct asymmetric sine LFO shape. The vibrato isn't particularly special or desirable.
Two of my phasers do this : the Empress (too stiff/sterile) and Whetstone (very nice),

Really hate this Chanel seems like a lot ego

What is misunderstood? The video title is somewhat misleading. I was mesmerized by the sound of the Uni-Vibe when I first heard Band of Gypsies way back in the early 70s. Uni-Vibes were impossible to find between the 70s and the early 2000s. I've owned a 3 Vibe pedals over the past 20 years. Roger Mayer VooDoo Vibe, Foxrox Captain Coconut II, Drybell Vibe Machine. The new Sabbadius Vibes are the best I've ever heard. even better than the original Shin-Ei.

On the subject of signal chain? Wah and Fuzz before vibe. Overdrive after vibe. As for reverb and delay/echo? Probably best in an effects loop or post vibe. All that said, I think it's great that you're talking about signal path and giving examples of different placements.

I'm saving up for a Sabbadius right now. They're not cheap. I may change my signal path after experimenting with it. The cancel button brings a new dimension. Similar to the preamp on the Echo-Plex. A lot of people have bought the newer EP-3 preamps to get that Echo-Plex drive sound.

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Idk the man who invented both the Univibe and the fy-6 also made the psychedelic companion a combination of both circuit which put the vibe after the fuzz, so people do what you want with the effects each are different and no there’s need to do exactly as Hendrix did to sound good

MXR does, Univibe!!!

What about in the effect loop? I think I liked the first in the chain sound before everything else but I guess like nearly all pedals there is no definitive way of doing it😏🤘

I have an analogman Block logo envelope filter. Looking at a Univibe sometime in the near future.Any recommendations on which one I should be looking at and where in the signal chain it should go in relation to the envelope filter?

most inventions are not used the way it was aimed at in the first place, as long as it does the « job » and you are a happy person….but i get your drift

Thanks for the demo!😎✌🏽 The UniVibe is such a classic effect. Do you have any tips on integrating it into a pedalboard setup for the best results?

Thank you, thank you, thank you for for shedding light on this very specific scenario: if fuzz needs to be first, how does Doyle get away with putting his univibe in front?
You've cleared up this weird conundrum for me and i am grateful!

🤘👍🏿

Because it uses an optical sensor, true univibe pedals are one of the hardest effects to replicate in a multi effects unit. However, I found that you can get pretty close in a Quad Cortex or GT1000 by stacking a 4 stage phaser with a vibrato or rotary effect, and a light chorus. It’s not exact, but close enough for most.

My problem with where to put my univibe is I use all three elements of it the preamp chorus and vibrato modes I generally put it right after my drive section so the preamp can act as a last stage boost and the gain into the chorus makes it more phaser like and the vibrato can get the signal before any other types of modulation hits the signal

Uni-Vibes are an occasional treat at best.

Excellent vid Sir! I learned a lot.
Sounds like your practice time is really paying off MM. Sounded great!

I def agree with option 1, vibe before fuzz but where would a wah pedal go?

Unless you're in a band that does Isely brothers cover tunes: who's that lady....

Sounds better before the drive pedal(s)

Just bought a dark side which has fuzz phaser rotary type combo. Should that be in front? Of course Im trying it in different places.

Where would you place the vibe if you have an always on compressor ?

Your videos are gorgeous, your playing just keeps getting better, and now I know where to put my Funky Vibe. Thank you Mason!

All of these tones are incredible. I can't make up my mind which one I dig most. And that's some damned great guitar work.

Hendrix uses a vibe on plenty of gainy songs star spangled, Izabella, machine gun, voodoo child Maui set

The Castledine has the cancel option................

Clickbate. It's not really an info about the effect. Position stuff is obvious

I've got an original Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe and an original Foxrox Paradox TZF. These pedals can make guitar sounds that are uncopyable. The degree of control over the parameters is phenomenal. 98% of effect pedals are trying to copy something, but these two pedals are past all that.

Dude, I am so glad that you figured out that people like me, who heard Hendrix play while he still was alive, finally get explained these things by such a wise guy like you. Idiot.

The Vibe sounds fantastic when placed first, but really don't like it with fuzz engaged. Scratching my head.

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Great playing!

Really depends on the sound you are looking for, ask Robin Trower? Also depends on how much headroom and tone of the vibe as to what it can handle. I like a mild overdrive before my wau and vibe with no distortion after, just amp grit.

I am just surprised nobody here has mentioned the MJM 60s vibe..All these vibes have the swoosh, but they are missing on the "pulse hitting the wall" the 60s vibe is the only one I know that does it

There is no right way to use a pedal. There are just the common ways.

Fuzz into vibe sounds great!

Curious on your thoughts of the RX Weaver vs Sir Henry Vibe?

Hi, great content! As always, after watching this I wonder if preamp univibe cancel options it's comparable to the boss ce-1 preamp ? 🤔

Very useful video! Thank you! I mainly play funk and use a compressor in front of the chain for the clean tones. Should I put the Univibe before or after the comp? Thank you!

Did sabbidius stop making these? None available on his website and only 1 on Reverb and ebay

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That's the rory gallagher strat

Very cool brother !!!!!!

I had a Fillmore East Funky Vibe...the guy from So. America shipped it to me quickly...problem was, as in most vibes it has about a 10db volume loss when engaged...I sold it.

Univibe, phase, flange b4 dirt4 life!!😝All other mods can go after dirt or in an effects loop🤘🏾imho 4 me

Farther away from the guit we can hear the 2d creep in on the vibe
Highs are limited but hot
Lows are less warm and 3D enveloping
Give it a lot of wire - sounds like a tiled subway

What about the MXR Uni-Vibe? I have a Analog Man Sun Face, will putting a "cheaper" uni-vibe like that work differently since it really isn't built like the true Vibe?

I think the Funky vibe is my favorite.