Dunlop Rotovibe

Plug this mamma jamma in and you have a great sound. The chorus is should actually be called a phaser, while the vibrato/trem should be called 'spooky'. Forget the manual, you don't need it...you will sound great either way. It is very easy to use.

setup== tele-->rotovibe-->h&k tubeman-->dd5-->boogie rocket
very little noise at all.
the best setting is the chorus, adjust intensity to your taste...this knob really lets you taylor your sound. IT SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE A UNIVIBE OR A LESLIE!!! it sounds like a rotovibe. a slow speed will add a dark roll to your tone, it is amazing. the speed adjustment (rocker pedal) is one of the best features, you can catch the tempo of the song or give it a slow or fast drastic speed change. VERY USEFUL, VERY SWEET, WONDERFUL! I cannot say enough.
the vibrato is actually harder to use, but definitely has it's place. try using it beside a dry signal (perhaps one side of an a/b split or stereo pedal).

Well, it is not a tank. I don't think you have anything to worry about if you treat your gear with respect. The only thing I can complain about is the fact that both lights are lit in the chorus mode. This doesn't bother me, but if I were to ever sell it (never) I would have to ask less because of this imperfection.

I've dealt with dunlop before when I blew up a phase 90. The lady that helped me on the phone was thorough and friendly, not to mention the fact that she fussed at me for abusing my pedal. They were very helpful and got it fixed within a reasonable amout of time...It was a good, but not perfect, experience.

I have had this pedal for several years. It has somehow made it on all of the recordings I have done since the day I got it. I play modern rock music, pop hooks with a little edge. I wanted a univibe when I bought the rotovibe, but I didn't have the cash. A friend of mine got the univibe the same time I got my rotovibe...he sold the univibe and borrows the rotovibe all of the time. Don't get me wrong, the univibe is a tone monster in it's own respect (I actually own one of those also now. I love it and will have to review it one day, but that's another story.) But the rotovibe is one of my favorite pedals in the world. The best example of how it sounds is the end of pardon me from Incubus--make yourself.

My advice...if you think you might want one=you do! If you want a univbe, save your money and get a univibe. Once you turn on the rotovibe, you might not want to turn it off!

I think the Rotovibe is an easy pedal to get a great sound out of. The only problem with it has already been stated by other reiewers: to turn the unit on one must go to the toe down position which sets the rate at a hideous warble. Other than that, set the intensity with the knob, press the little button to select chorus/vibrato, and find a range to set the pedal and you're off.

I used to use this pedal pretty much all the time, so I avoided the above mentioned problem with turning it on mid-song. I set the intensity knob somewhere below half and above a third and used the Rotovibe as my Chorus effect (back when I used chorus all the time). I traded my Rotovibe towards a used Digitech RPM-1 because I wanted a more authentic rotary sound and also because I got a TC Electronic chorus. Now I wish I had the Rotovibe back because I've realized that it has quite a unique sound to it. It's not a Univibe clone or really even a rotary speaker simulator (although Dunlop describes it that way in their literature), but does give you a good swirling, sort of pulsing, chorus, phasing sound. It really seems to be a cross between a thick chorus and classic phase shifter without being too overbearing (if you've ever stomped on both of these individual effects at the same time you'll know that the combination of the two can boost the gain and be too in your face; although sometimes that's exactly what we want, right?). Anyway, think of the Rotovibe as being a unique effect instead of it being like rotary or univibe emulators, although it kinda sorta has those flavors. I'm thinking of getting another one after being without one for a few years as I've been listening to some old tapes and really dig the sounds I got with it. But BE WARNED: don't expect it to sound like a univibe or HK Tube Rotosphere (yeah I've had one of those too), or a Leslie (ha-ha).

I owned it for a couple of years with no prob whatsoever.

I used to use the Rotovibe both with an electric set up and an acoustic set up with excellent results. In both cases I had it with a plethora of other effects (including various Boss, MXR, Electro-Harmonix, etc. pedals and Lexicon rack gear) and it always sounded very nice and very unique. I traded it on one of my many foggy quests for the "ultimate tone" not really realizing that after a while I just have to go out and try something else. The good thing is; I've used a boatload of great gear. The bad thing is; I've spent way too much money using a boatload of great gear. After almost five years of "searching" I am now ready to get back the business of playing serious psychedelic and folkadelic groove based tunes and just be happy with the gear I've got (after I get another Rotovibe) :-) Peace and play on.

It has one rotary knob for intensity, one small side-switch to change between chorus and vibrato and a footpedal.
Not an easy pedal to use. To switch on is a toe-down job a la Crybaby and then a quick ankle jerk to set it at the right speed. The pedal is VERY sensitive.
If you could switch it on/off via a separate footswitch that would be better.

Firstly let me state that the 'chorus' setting actually a phaser - certainly not a uni-vibe or leslie sound.
The vibrato is just that - pretty useless unless used very subtley.
When I first played the pedal in a little booth in a shop with a little amp I thought "Wow! Hendrix!" When I got it home and played through my silverface twin loudly I thought "Oh, it's actually just a variation on a phaser that isn't dissimilar enough to my existing phasers to warrant it's purchase" (or something like that!). I did open it up and play with the two micro knobs inside but still no uni-vibe sound.

It's great being able to control rate with your foot although the toe-down position is too much with full intensity whereas the heel-down position is too subtle with anything less than full intensity.

Judged on its own merits though (and not as compared to a uni-vibe) it is a good phaser albeit expensive. Not a typical phase effect - a bit more 'swirly' as opposed to 'chewy' or 'watery' if you catch my drift.
Sounds great with overdrive/distortion/fuzz.

Very sturdy. Eats batteries.

If you are looking for a dedicated uni-vibe simulator you will be disappointed (as I was). I already own three good phasers (a bit excessive I know but I am an avid phasing fanatic) and wanted a different effect to get me that Jimi at Woodstock sound.
The ability to foot control is excellent but the way you turn it on and off is a major pain in the ass.
If you don't already have a phaser then check this out - you may love it but check out other pedals first. I am now selling this pedal as I just bought the Danelectro Chicken Salad vibrato which IS a decent uni-vibe!

This pedal gives you a very good vintage Hendrix sound. And you can get modern sounds out of it too. Its got one knob for intensity, and a switch for Chorus/Vibrato. To turn it on and of you have to step on it hard like a wahwah pedal. The only down side to that is to turn it off the speed goes all the way.

I love it, the Chorus is very thick and phasey, and the vibrato can bend the pitch wildly. This is the same exact pedal as the univibe exemp you control the speed with your foot. I prefer the univibe though.

This pedal is built like a tank. Very awesome.

Have never dealt w/ Dunlop.

This pedal simulates a Leslie speaker. Sounds awesome. I love it and will never get rid of it. Lot's of artists use this because of how good it lush it sounds. Artists like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaugh, Kenney Wayne Shepard, Head & Munky(Korn). As you can see mostly Blues artist use it, but all other kinds of music use it too. Great buy, worth the money.

I bought it used, so there was no manual, but none is needed. One pedal for rate control, one button for vibe/chorus, one push-button switch under pedal for on/off (bypass not true, one knob for intensity control.

The biggest problem operating this pedal is the on/off switch. This can not be done without depressing the rate pedal all the way to fastest.

However, PROBLEM SOLVED !!
After removing the bottom, which is very easy, I found that the on/off
button provides a simple "momentary" short. Internal circuitry actually looks at this to turn on and off. I went to Rat-shack and
bought a momentary push-button switch and paralleled it with the existing switch. I mounted this on the left side of the pedal opposite the vibe/chorus button.
Works Great!!! now I can turn it on and off with either the original
button or with a simple press on my new button without affecting the
rate.

I use a Strat installed with Kinman AVn pickups (extremely silent), into a Marshall JCM602 combo amp. The Rotovibe adds very little
noise.

Chorus (phasing) has very nice vintage sound. I found that the vibe
setting is fine as long as the intensity knob is set low, however this
is just my personal preference. Some people may get-off on a strange
"un-bending" type sound.

No problems so far.

Would definitely try to keep this pedal for a long time. Gives
nice vintage sound.

Great for vintage sound, Hendrix, Trower
Also very good with distortion fed into it before amp.

It is damn easy to use. you turn it on and off with the pedal. the knob on the side changes the width, the button on the side changes from chorus/vibe to vibrato, and the pedal adusts the speed. the only pain in the ass thing about it is that whenever you turn the thing on, because the pedal simultainiously changes the speed and turn i non and off, you have to constanstly adjust the speed.

I've never played an actual univibe but it seems to sound exactly like this from many Hendrix and Trower recordings. I think it sounds really, well, groovy, whether it is played with or without distortion. It has a cool watery tone.

It's built out of heavy metal (no pun intended) and I've never had a problem with it.

Never had the need.

You can spend hundreds on a Univibe pedal. Why do that? I belive you can cop these things for around one hundred and fifty or so dollars? The only thing I would do is take it to a tech who will put a 1/4 inch jack input in the side of it for an external bypass switch. All that would be needed is a Boss (or other) on/off switch and a cord. this should solve the speed control problem.

Very easy to use. The "perfect" tone is quickly achieved--as is the speed, thanks to the pedal.

When this pedal worked it was the most awesome thing I heard. Thick, but not overwhelming like its Univibe brother. Noisy somewhat but cool all the same. (Too many guitar-effect-amp combinations to list)

I bought this used and it held up for two--that is TWO--test sessions. Fell in love with the sound and it just, well, died. Gonna cost me an extra $65.00 + shipping to have it repaired. However, I picked up a Univibe to replace it instead and it just isn't the same so I will have it fixed and hope it holds up. The roto effect is nice, but I can do without it at a gig if need be. And the UV is sort of a backup that would do in a pich.

And for those who are asking, no I did not blow it up with the wrong outboard power supply! this happened under batery power (actually died when the battery ran out).

Took a while. Web support--forget it. Called them on the phone and was told to send it in with $$ and they would fix it. Sometimes flat-rate is your friend. Sometimes, it makes for an expensive version of a 20 cent diode! Haven't had it fixed, yet. We'll see how long/effective the repair takes/is.

When this worked it was awesome. Bought the Univibe for too much money expecting more of the same. Got that and more--can't quite find the wet/clean blend that the Rotovibe gives. I play 70's influenced modern rock (original) that is not unlike the Rasberries or Deep Purple. And that Troweresqe sound fits right in. Will have it fixed/replaced. Want to sing it's praises. . .

We can sit around and expound on the differences in tone between these and all the others, but for pure price and convenience and versatility, I haven't seen anything that comes close. I own a much revered Voodoolabs Microvibe, which sounds very cool but sure wish I could control the speed like the Rotovibe. Soundwise, it's like the difference between a MXR Phase whatever and a EH Small Stone. Are you gonna say one's better than the other? They're both great and classic and each has it's own thing going. So for creating many different sounds on the fly, especially with the speed control, nothing beats the Rotovibe. What is it with these boutique goofballs and other makers that they can't build a swirler with a built in pedal for speed control? Can't they see that is the most important thing? Who wants to have to set up a seperate hunk of metal(pay for also) aside from the already costly and huge effect itself?

I've tried the Dunlop Univibe. I mentioned the Microvibe. I've owned Ross(very good basic phaser sound), MXR,EH, TC chorus(not what we're talking about here)etc.,etc. I like the leslie sound or the Hendrix/Trower thing. I'm way into Frampton's leslie thing. The Rotovibe allows me to nail this stuff quite convincingly. It's not how much you've spent or who built it or used which little light bulbs or whatever, it's how you use it kids. How about "All the Young Girls Love Alice" by Elton John. Try to play that without a speed pedal if you're having to sing also. Also, haven't you all figured out that a swirler of any sort has a definite characteristic difference whether it's before or after the distorting part of your chain? C'mon folks, it doesn't matter if you've blown your wad on a Roger Mayer Voodoovibe or you're still saving for that used Dunlop reissue phase 45, it's gonna sound warm and natural like a rotating speaker or classic phase or vibe in front of the buzz(amp or pedal) and it's gonna sound weird, scrunged, overly pschedelic and maybe even real shitty after the distortion. Pick your poison.

I have two and they've held up great. Both used.

Haven't had to go here.

Here's the stuff nobody talks about. You can tweak these like a wah pedal boys and girls if they go to fast or slow for you. Thanks to the dude who mentioned a trimpot that can also be tweezed, I didn't know that. I'll check it out. I get people asking where the organ is sometimes. This thing just covers all the bases. I also run through a stereo Dunlop tremelo into two amps. When you get that going the same speed as the rotovibe, it's very close to a rotator sound.

This is an easy pedal to use. It's turned on same as a wah pedal by depressing the toe area of the pedal. There's one intensity knob on the side of the unit which adjusts how much the sound is altered. One push button switch that chooses between Chorus and Vibrato. There's not much to the manual, but there really isn't much for them to explain. They do suggest putting this first in the signal chain, which made no sense to me since whether you view this as a chorus or phaser, it doesn't make much since to have it first.

My setup is a variation of a strat, sometimes with EMG's sometimes with Seymour duncan pickups, this doesn't seem to make any difference on the performance of the pedal, into Crybaby 535Q-Tube works Tube Driver-Korg DT7 Tuner-Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde overdrive-Boss Octave OC2-into a Crate Vintage CLub 60 2x12-out the effects loop into a Dunlop Tremolo Ts1-Rotovibe-Ibanez Echomachine-back into the loop. This is laid out on a SKB ps25 pedalboard. When I was trying everything out before I came up with this routing, the Rotovibe pretty much sounded the same everywhere. The one negative that I noticed was the fact that the volume does drop a little when you bring the effect in. And I was very close to taking the pedal back to Guitar Center until I tried it in my effects loop, which is parallel, and played with the wet and dry signal until I got a good sound out of everything in the loop(Tremolo,chorus,echo). Now I don't notice any volume drop when I step on it, and the effect is wonderful. Someone earlier mentioned how the speed increases when you turn the unit off, so that is something to be aware of. The switching is perfectly silent. For you true bypass freaks out there, I took it apart and it's not, but I notice no coloring of the signal when off. Of course, that's one benefit of active pickups anyway. I use this pretty much for organ imitation, soft 9th and 13th chords in the blues(Stormy Monday Type stuff), some Hendrix, SRV and Trower, and some funk. Before I got this I had the Hughes and Kettner Rotoshere, which of course is suppose to be the supreme rotating sound. I admit it was a very good sound, but I hated the fact that you had two fixed speeds and that's it. There was a motor brake, which mimics stopping and starting of the horn motors, but I just couldn't get used to having to do that while you were playing also. The variable speed on the Rotovibe is probrably one of the most important features to me. You can do a decent leslie imitation with it.

It's only been 2 months?

I play Blues, Rock and some Jazz. This is a very good effect. I like having the choice when I want it. This sound is not a staple of my tone, but it's a good change of pace, especially when comping behind another musician. Like I said I compared this to the Rotoshere, Univibe and Voodoo Labs Micro vibe. All were good, it just came down to how much money I wanted to spend on this type of sound, and floor space, and powered by 9 volts instead on 18, so I could use the power out of the SKB. Give it a shot if your looking for that Hendrix, Gilmour, Trower motion in your tone.

I just wanted to make a quick addendum to my original review. There is one minor annoyance with this pedal: unless you switch it on before starting the song in which you want to use it, and switch it off after; you have to push the pedal down to an extremely fast rate to engage the bypass switch, and that does not always suit the song's mood ...

On a more positive side, I found out that it is compatible with the Boss PSA adaptor, which also powers my Boss & Ibanez pedals.

All in all, I still feel this is the best sounding, most versatile phaser I've ever used. I don't remember how much I rated it last time but it's still a 9 or at least an 8+ in my book!

Getting a good sound out of this pedal is quick and easy: select desired intensity (depth)with the knob, chose either chorus (actually, it's a phaser but who cares?) or vibrato with the side switch and turn on by pressing the pedal all the way down.

Select speed with foot pedal or vary speed for a really animated effect ... simple! I got it second hand, but as you can see, no manual is required!

Sound quality is pretty amazing, switching is perfectly silent, and the effect itself is wisper quiet. With my Squire Standard Telecaster through my Fender Blues Junior, it's Dark Side of the Moon city!

I haven't tried it yet with my home-made double cutaway Les Paul, but a pedal that sounds this sweet with single coil pickups can only sound sweet with humbuckers, if a bit fatter and without hum.

I can nail old Pink Floyd sounds dead on, as well as Yes' "Wurm" section of "Starship Trooper" ... I don't play it as nice, but I do nail the tone! For a second hand unit, it's amazing!

I've read some horror stories about the first Dunlop re-issues from these product reviews, and I confess they made me shy away from them (espescially the Univibes).

But this is well built (like the proverbial tank), and other than a missing knob off the intensity pot, this seems built for the road and works great: no switching glitches, no "dead spots" in the pedal's sweep - a pain in the rear with some wah-wah's, they won't go as high as they can because the action is improperly set - and the effect itself is lush and clean.

Yes, I feel this is a very, very reliable pedal.

It works fine, so I don't forsee having to pester Dunlop with questions. Again, I've read some horror stories about their customer service department though these product reviews, but things may have changed drastically since then.

For a long time, I was on a quest to find a Roland Phase 5, or as I commonly called it, "Pink-Floyd-in-a-Box". A pedal that I once owned and have regretted selling very much (long story). Phase 5's are now overpriced due to their rarity, and I have been seeking other alternatives.

To me, the Rotovibe is the ultimate alternative. As disappointed as I was in other units (Univibe reissue, Rolls Rotorhorn, no offense, but both really sucked), the Rotovibe has "that" sound, "that" tone and "that" sweep that I was desperately seeking.

Being able to vary the speed with my foot is a major, major selling point, and the transition from slow to fast and back is very smooth.

This is the best sounding, most versatile phaser I've played since selling my Phase 5 back in 1991. Best of all, I got this one at a very reasonable price, and the people at Time Capsule accepted to take some trade ins ... I ended up paying $65.00 after taxes! The best transaction I've done in a long time!

I got me a new "Pink-Floyd-in-a-Box" and I'm a happy camper!

It's pretty easy,push the mode switch(chorus/vibrato),adjust the intensity knob and step on it.

My setup is Fender Strat>Vox wah>Rotovibe>Boss DS-1>Ibanez TS-10/MOD808>Boss CE-2>Boss RRV-10>Pignose G-40V.It's very quiet.This is a great setup,I can play any style music(Blues as my favorite).I got this as my backup to my Univibe,well it replace my backup(I hate AC wallwarts).The chorus isn't as thick as my Univibe but I'll live with it.

Don't know yet but I always have my Univibe as a backup.

I've talk to them over the phone and the Dunlop staff was very helpful.

This is perfect for me.I enjoy playing SRV,Hendrix&Robin Trower,this pedal makes playing fun. I wish I would have bought this long ago instead of my Univibe,but I've always got a cool backup now. No more wallwarts!!!

The intensty knob on the side is fairly easy to use. You'll need to experiment with it for awhile to achive a tone that works for your specific needs. I would recomend placing the unit to the far right of your effects setup so that you will have foot room to kick the chorus effect on.

I use a Clapton Strat with a Fender Blues Deluxe amp, Ibanez TS9 tube Screamer, Vox wah, Dunlop Tremelo unit, and the Rotovibe. The roto vibe is not noisy, but as many have already said, it sucks batteries very quickly. I will say that almost every gig I have played, I have at least one person ask me how I attain my sound. It never fails and it comes with being meticulous with my setup (and I'm sure the active Clapton pickups help). Wtih the rotovibe, I have searched for years looking for a vintage chorus that allowed me to parallel the sound of Clapton, SRV, and Hendrix. The rotovibe was been wonderful when need. It's simply important not to overuse it and to experiment.

The unit has been extremely reliable and seems to be built like a tank.

I would definately buy it again. I am prety satisfied with my setup because I do not over do it and I pay very close attention to records others have recorded. I sometimes find that guitar players get too wrapped up in some flizzed out wonderful tone that exists, despite the fact they have not tried to use their hands to achieve the same goals. As far as the rotovibe goes, it's a very colorful effect that can add to your guitars tone if, like any other effect, you do not indulge too much. For examples, check out the solo on Alive by Pearl Jam. I'm not a big fan of this band. But the guitar player Mike McCready(sp?) does a wonderful job of using this effect to its fullest potential. Good luck

It's setup pretty much the same as a wah pedal, has a small nub of a switch to change from chorus/vibrato and a volume knob --all pretty much able to be switched on/off and speed modified by rocking it. LED light indicator to show the speed.

I currently play a mex standard strat through a fender quad reverb and about 4 effects in between. I place this as the first pedal from my guitar (guitar-rotovibe-wah-distortion-delay-amp). It's a bit more intense when placed right before the amp, but I haven't really notice a huge difference unless I really alter and mess with my setup. The vibrato effect is nice although it has a tendency to get lost especially when I have the distortion switched on, but then again sometimes it really stands out... it varies according to the feedback i'm getting (or trying to get) --while on the subject of feedback it also does a good job at putting vibrato into feedback for anyone who's into really creating sonic walls of noise. Switch it into "chorus" mode (which it isn't.. like someone previously said, it's phase) and it really takes on some cool characteristics... really crazy when you have everything on... i've had distortion, delay and the slowest setting of the chorus(phase) --it's sounds like you've sucked everything out of the guitar and thrown it back out in a thick, sweeping, fuzz.
Both effects easily controlled with the rocking of your foot. i'd give the chorus a 9 but the vibrato a 7...

It's never cut out on me, the connections seem pretty solid.. although make sure you tape stuff down or you may find yourself accidently stepping on the cord and pulling it right out of the input

Nothing has gone wrong in the 3 years i've had it and if anything did go wrong, i'd probably have a local dealer look at it.

I like to play (or I say I do) something that sounds like blues, surf, rock and lounge and then top it all off with feedback and some more feedback. The chorus/phase sounds warped and I like it clean or distorted. the vibrato sounds a bit weak at times... I'm using the vibrato of my amp right now and it does a far better job of it-- the only downside of that is you can't control the speed with your feet.
I wish the vibrato would be intense enough to be ludicrous.. i just like it that way.
A nice addition to an effects-crazed setup. I like using it to really make odd sounding feedback with high level distortion and the chorus mode on.
I can't hear it being used as a tone-shaper, i really don't see it as one as far as what I like where tone is concerned.
Won't tell anyone to buy this, and won't tell anyone not to. It really comes down to what you like. Make sure you can try it out before you buy it.
I play with a real loose tail setup and one thing that's fun to do is create a really warped effect by using your whammy and a slower chorus setting... that's all i've got, e-mail me if you've got any other questions about this pedal

this pedal is not too difficult to use, but a little hard to get used to. it is wah shaped, with a rubber intensity knob on th side and a little pushy think that sticks out. this pushy thing is the switch for chorus(phase) and vibrato modes. to vary the speed of the effect, swipe the pedal like a wah. to switch modes, kick in the little switcheroony. to vary intensities and phases, rotate the intensity knob with your foot. the intensity knob is made of rubber and is really big, making it convientient to change thicgs with your foot. it is not difficult to get the sounds desired, just experiment, experiment, experiment.

i think this pedal has an excellent sound. it sounds just like my original small stone with out the color switch. i now use this pedal instead of the small stone because it is conttrolled with a foot, allowing mor sounds and variations. when i bought this, i wasn't looking for the jimi hendrix type vibe, i was looking for a foot controled phase shifter. when i plugged it in, i realized i had both. i am very supprised with this pedal, because i thought all new pedals that weren't handmade sucked. this pedal is very cool and useful. it is very similar as i stated to my smalll stone. when used clean, it has that phasey atmosphere going. with distortion, it has the hendrix tone. although some people believe this is justa cheap univibe copy, i believe it is an all out original, and is very effective at simulating a rotating speaker; if you have a gentle foot. the clean phasing is louder with the intensity knob all the way up, and sounds like the smalls tone. with the intensity knob low, suprisingly the phasing is thicker, and sounds like a slow paced phase 100 with distortion, very cool. to get the rotating speaker sound, you keep the intensity all the way up, and vary the speed with your foot in patterns. it is very natural sounding if you have a steady, paced, patient foot. i really love the "chorus" mode for its phase characteristics. don't be fooled by its name(chorus mode), the rotovibe isnt a chorus, it a phaser, OK! the vibato is very useful. it is very unique. it sounds just like a tremelo bar being whammyed. it is not a good as the vibrato on my jazz chorus amp, but is definatley original sounding. one cool effect is using the rotovibe to alter feedback. with a ross compressor and a hot cake high gain fuzz, i whammy the bar on my strat untill i get some feeedback from the compressor. i then use the rotovibe to give the ffedback phaser characteristics. i can change the speed of the feedback with the rotovibe in this way.the feedback rotates sorta. other feedback sounds are made with my whino-wah and wahmmy pedal.this is a very cool sounding trick i perform, and hendix does it on live import thingies with his univibe. still my trick if you want, but i will here it! i do not believe the pedal makes noise, because i only use noisy vintage and boutique pedals, and i have lots of sound equipment o perfect my sound and get rid of annoyances.

i think the pedal is pretty reliable. i bought this used. the little switch thing looks unrelieable, but it has held in there. i think the box could be sturdier and securer.

i have not tried them

i think this is a cool sounding device. very much like a small stone and hendrixey at times(but hard to do) it has a unique and experiment sound, and the vibrato is weird, but useful. there are many things you can do with this pedal.

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.