Why are all Vibes so shite?

Gassage

schrodinger1612 said:

robinbowes said:

jacksparrow said:

Ps the kr uses carbon comp resistors so sounds nice and warm.

This is simply mojo nonsense.

Carbon comp resistors add nothing but (a little bit of) noise.

Carbon resistors take the radion element of each terminal and fuse them into an aggregate, so they do actually have an effect on overall tonality

Now, THAT is one of the most cork sniffing comments I’ve read in the FX section....cap doffed!

schrodinger1612

Gassage said:

schrodinger1612 said:

robinbowes said:

jacksparrow said:

Ps the kr uses carbon comp resistors so sounds nice and warm.

This is simply mojo nonsense.

Carbon comp resistors add nothing but (a little bit of) noise.

Carbon resistors take the radion element of each terminal and fuse them into an aggregate, so they do actually have an effect on overall tonality

Now, THAT is one of the most cork sniffing comments I’ve read in the FX section....cap doffed!

It would be if it wasn’t absolute twaddle! 

Cookiemonster

I am using the hxfx I still struggle to get the sound I want. 

lukedlb

Gassage said:

Well the Vibe Bro is, so far, excellent. It is only Friday though

I’m curious to know what’s inside the vibe bro. The new company was not very forthcoming about the internal circuit so I was a little worried that it might not live up to the original reputation. 

Revolting1

schrodinger1612 said:

robinbowes said:

jacksparrow said:

Ps the kr uses carbon comp resistors so sounds nice and warm.

This is simply mojo nonsense.

Carbon comp resistors add nothing but (a little bit of) noise.

Carbon resistors take the radion element of each terminal and fuse them into an aggregate, which  does actually have an effect on overall tonality

Thats done it           Now I'll have to run my geiger counter over my resistors

Moe_Zambeek

Revolting1 said:

schrodinger1612 said:

robinbowes said:

jacksparrow said:

Ps the kr uses carbon comp resistors so sounds nice and warm.

This is simply mojo nonsense.

Carbon comp resistors add nothing but (a little bit of) noise.

Carbon resistors take the radion element of each terminal and fuse them into an aggregate, which  does actually have an effect on overall tonality

Thats done it           Now I'll have to run my geiger counter over my resistors

Make sure you only wave it in a counter-clockwise direction while wearing rubber footwear, otherwise the mojo polarity will reverse.

bbill335

Gassage said:

RIGHT, I refuse to fuck around any longer. Enter the heavy artillery.

I thought the Mayer was too big for you! 

p90fool

I think Univibe type pedals are always a bit of a let down on the end of a nice pedalboard into a polite amp.

Stick a 50 quid Nanoverb on the Rotary setting into a pair of amps on the verge of meltdown and all hell breaks loose, controllable from the guitar a la Star Spangled Banner. 

meltedbuzzbox

lukedlb said:

Gassage said:

Well the Vibe Bro is, so far, excellent. It is only Friday though

I’m curious to know what’s inside the vibe bro. The new company was not very forthcoming about the internal circuit so I was a little worried that it might not live up to the original reputation. 

Unicorn tears, mojo, goop and a modified mooer

kjdowd

As stated elsewhere here, the photocell lovepedal vibronaut is decent. Although I have to say my vibe search was over when I realised what I really wanted was a decent harmonic trem...

jacksparrow

I'll get me coat.

gibsongretschfan

p90fool said:

I think Univibe type pedals are always a bit of a let down on the end of a nice pedalboard into a polite amp.

Stick a 50 quid Nanoverb on the Rotary setting into a pair of amps on the verge of meltdown and all hell breaks loose, controllable from the guitar a la Star Spangled Banner. 

I've got a Vibronaut, when I use it it's the first thing in the chain and as long as the gain staging between it, whatever comes after it and the amp is correct it sounds great. 

I only want it to do Hendrix though lol

jacksparrow

lukedlb said:

Gassage said:

Well the Vibe Bro is, so far, excellent. It is only Friday though

I’m curious to know what’s inside the vibe bro. The new company was not very forthcoming about the internal circuit so I was a little worried that it might not live up to the original reputation. 

Carbon comp resistors lol

ICBM

Joking aside, the same applies to carbon-comp resistors as to caps - they *do* make a difference in certain circuit positions in amps where they are under very high voltages in the signal path - the plate resistors on valve gain stages, because the self-distortion characteristics become audible. (Even a modern company like Blackstar specifically uses them for those positions, when every other resistor in the amp is a modern surface-mount type.) But not anywhere else, and not at the voltages in a pedal circuit - although some builders like to use them for authenticity when copying vintage pedals.

springhead

Agreed.  Authenticty and cosmetics are the only reason to use carbon comps in a pedal.  They sound no better, arguably sound worse due to increased noise and cost more than modern film resistors.

Funkfingers

I think of the Uni-Vibe effect as a thing in its own right rather than a convincing Leslie cabinet simulation. I have uses for both.

MrMusic

Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibes pretty cool!

Gadget

Nobody has mentioned the Sabbadius Funky Vibe...

Rooster2710

I had @4114Effects build me a univibe clone a few years back and, to my ears, sounds fantastic... however I am no snake oil tone hound... would happily do some faux Hendrix vids if anyone cared...

AlexC

I’ve never been able to afford a vibe so I just employ a group of small children to pick up my amp and run around in a circle at the appropriate moment. They work for crisps and Fanta. Much cheaper. Just as effective.