Dunlop Rotovibe

This is the 2nd Rotovibe I've owned. I traded it in a long time ago for a Fulltone DejaVibe which recently, unfortunately, I had to sell due to money problems. But I've been able to get this lil guy again. Not quite as easy as I remember to get "that" sound. It's more than easy though to operate.... just like a wah. With the exception of the depth knob on the side and the Chorus/Vibrato switch near the back of the unit. And you move th pedal up and down to vary the speed of the effect. More on tweeking as you read on.

Again, it wasn't as easy as I remember to get "that" sound. Obviously, it's not gonna sound like a boutique pedal.... for example, the Dejavibe which I used to own. It has a bit more depth if you crank the depth knob all the way than I had on the last one. Then again this one is only a year old and the first one I owned was bought over 3 years ago. Required a bit of tweeking; there's a small trim pot inside the unit that seem to make the sound go from nothing to almost like a auto-wah. (at least that's the only way I can describe that sound) But once tweeked, it had "that" sound that I remembered so well... full and lush, yet subtle enuff to where it's not TOO overbearing. One complaint though. The speed control is WAY WAY too sensitive. But I'm sure SOMEONE out there can mod it. ANYONE?!??! For me, also, the vibrato side is almost totally useless except for when I'm just messing around; otherwise, for me, it has no useful sounds. I mainly only use the chorus part.

Unlike a wah, which pretty much is the same casing as this...... I think this is a bit more delicate. What with the extra knob and switch on board. But, otherwise, it's pretty much built VERY solid. Only backup I'd be worrioed about is extra batteries if I lost the ac adaptor...... it sux down batteries as if it were drinking water.

I'll get back to ya on this..... never had to deal with Dunlop.

I play a lot of Hendrix and Trower and the like. This is a PERFECT match for me. I'm most glad I have this lil guy back underneat my foot =-) Only reason I traded it off was becuz I had found the DejaVibe for so good a price, 195 bux used. And in NM condition to boot. But, oh well. I have it back now =-)

Very easy to use. You activate it like a wah, by pressing the pedal down on the switch. The rotovibe has two modes: Chorus or vibrato. Intensity of both effects can be controlled with a knob on the side. A small switch on the same side lets you choose between the two modes. It can be operated by foot. The pedal controls the speed of the effect.

I use mine with a strat, a bluesdriver, a fuzz and a wah. The rotovibe is last in chain, otherwise the effect is less noticable. It sounds really good when my sound is clean. Especially the chorus. When you play with minimum speed it sounds just like a phaser! With distortion it sounds like hendrix on woodstock. Vibrato is also good.

It looks strong. I opened it up and saw that the small mode switch was attached only to a printplate. Brrr! I sure hope it holds! The rest seems indestructable...

I play blues(rock) along with some hardrock. I was looking for hendrix's woodstock sound, and this comes pretty close. I like it very much. I find it a little expensive though.

Rocker pedal like a wah. A large knob at the side which is easy to turn with your foot as is the small switch on the same side that controls the switching between vibrato and chorus. the only problem I have is quickly turning it off and on. I've alway found that hard.

I kinda sucks a bit of tone -but that's not really noticable. I like the chorus setting a lot it's really thick sounding and just sounds great. The vibrato sound like if you really went at a note with a whammy bar.

heavy with a durability to match sucks batteries out pretty quickly, get a AC adaptor to solve that

i've never needed support with it

I wrote this again becuase I was able to use it a bit longer. I'm not sure if I'd buy it again because there are probably more effects i'd need more than it. Creates great some effects though to screw with

It's easy to use, and has a lot of good aplications, but the little mushroom switch on the side is impossible to find if you use it with other pedals.

Sounds OK most of the time. I play bass, and it even sounds good on the low E tuned down to D. However, in the chorus mode it gets kind of swampy if you turn the depth up too far. Somehow I got a really cool phaser sound out of it by running it in parallel with a clean signal. It's not filtered, but I think it's even better than my small stone! I opened mine up and fiddled around with the trim pots and got some better bass response out of it, but now it's kind of swooshy when I turn it off.

This is where I'm kind of torn up. I bought it about two years ago, and it pooped the bed after three hours of playing. The shop I do my business at sent it off to Dunlop, and TWO MONTHS later I got it back. After a week, it did the same thing again. After another two months, it returned, and it's worked perfectly since, except that the green LED is dead. It's up to you. I only use it once in a while live.

These guys can go lick roadkill stains, as far as I'm concerned. I was there when the guy from the shop called their support, and they lied and said they had already sent it out, AFTER they read the serial number back to us. The first time it was sent to them, I had put a piece of yellow tape on it so I could see the front. They told us, and it was written on the invoice, that they had replaced the whole unit, case, switch, everything. Unless they happened to have the same yellow electrical tape, and knew enough to put it in the same place...

I like the effect. It's a good idea, and it's a great feedback modulating device. I know people who have had Rotovibes for years without a single problem. However, if mine pisses me off again, I'm going to hurl it into the mighty Mississippi and let the carps and catfishes excrete on it.

One knob, wah-like pedal with a LED speed indicator

I love it especially the chorus. I can make some really cool noise with it. I use the vibrato to play NIRVANA songs like Radio Friendly Unit Shifter and Heart Shaped Box.

Ive used it a couple of times during full blown practice sessions, it's really reiable. A backup? I not going to pay $150 for another one!

haven't had to deal with them.

Holy carp.. er crap i love this pedal. Adds cool sounds to your guitar. I bought this at first just to play Radio Friendly Unit Shifter until i got it and found it's versitility. I use it to write some weird stuff. It would sound even better if i diddn't have such a crappy distortion pedal. I just wish it had some more features.

A switch on the side selects Chorus or Vibrato mode. Pressing forward on the pedal speeds up the rate, leaning back slows the rate. A knob on the side controls the depth.

I like the chorus effect but don't care much for the vibrato; it's weak in my opinion. Pedal isn't noisy at all, but sucks the tone out of my sound when bypassed. It definitely needs a true by-pass.

I've had it for 6 months and haven't had any problems yet, but it's only seen light use.

Haven't dealt with them.

Decent pedal but it has limited utility IMHO. Definitely useful if you want to play 'Lightning Crashes' I'd probably buy it again for the price I paid but would never pay full price for a new one.

I love it! If you want to get a trippy sound( Nirvana-heart-shaped box solo or Radio friendly unit shifter intro)this is for you, i also abandoned my chorus pedal and now i just use the rotovibe as a replacement. kicking back on the pedal gives a beautiful chorus effect. there is some nosie from the pedal but its not very noticable

Its like a rock!

i would buy it again in a heart beat! its easy to use, its great for adding that specail kick to your solos .if you want some trippy, THEN GET THIS PEDAL RIGHT NOW!

Easy enough to use, choose chorus or vibrato from a side mounted button, then press pedal forward for faster or back for slower.

It definitely adds a murky sound to things, even when bypassed. The effects themselves are a bit hissy as well. I was wishing the chorus could have been deeper. It doesn't really get deep enough to do a convincing Hendrix-type Univibe simulation. The vibrato setting is kind of weird; I would never use it.

Mine was not reliable; had it for six months of gigging and it completely broke on me. Instead of replacing or fixing it, I just gave up on it.

Didn't bother trying.

No, I didn't buy it again. Best feature is being able to control the speed with your foot via the pedal. Worst feature, besides the fact that mine broke, is that the chorus would sound cooler if it could have more depth. But that is not adjustable, unless you know how to tinker inside the unit. I really hate unreliable gear, though.

It works like a wah pedal, press down to increase the rate of chorus or vibrato.

Splendid. THe 'chorus' mode is more akin to a phaser (rotary speaker) or flanger and the 'vibrato' is more like chorus. Both are good quality. The small manual sheet that comes with it says to put the unit before all your effects, but I found it more affective at the end of the fx chain. The effect was too low key at the front of the fx chain.

Owned it for a year, kicked it around, thrown it around, still works.

Never tried (or had) to use it.

I really like having the real time control over analogue chorus and vibrato and would buy it again.

This model has great ease of use. It sounds just like an old Leslie rotating speaker although Dunlop could stand to make the effect a bit more pronounced. Hendrix solos sound great ie. Star Spangled Banner. The unit has two modes, vibrato and chorus. Chorus is the better of the two alhough the vibrato mode is especially useful for chords. Changing between vibrato and chorus modes proves to be difficult on stage, however.

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This unit is built like a tank. Kicking it around the stage would hurt your foot more than the effect.

This unit has made miracles for my tone. I love using it live. It looks great too with its shiny chrome and brilliant red paint. I would say that when price and sound quality are taken into consideration, this effect beats a vintage Univibe or one of Dunlop's new re-issues. No rig is complete without the Dunlop Rotovibe.