Fulltone Deja Vibe 2

very easy to use, one speed pedal control, intensity knob, vintage/modern switch, & chorus/vibrato switch. great idea to put the modulation speed under foot control; you can attain great effects by changing speeds on the fly.

this effect does not wash away the sound of your guitar rig, it enchances it. I feel this is what a good FX box should do. It works better w/single coil PU than humbuckers. I use a G & L S500, Gibson SG, Ibanez 'Paul & Fender Tele. Amps are a Silver Marshall & a Princeton 'verb. The guys that made the 'vibe sound famous (Hendrix, Trower, Isely, SRV) are using strats, so I think your ear naturally gravitates to that sound. Other effects in the chain are a Klon, RMC wah, & MXR analog delay. For me that's alot of boxes on the floor. I run the Klon between the guitar & amp, & use FX loop on the Marshall for the rest. The Princeton gets the whole FX chain at the input. It gets a little hissy, but never hums. A little noise is part of the equation; after all it's a guitar rig, not a hi fi PA. I almost always use the modern/chorus setting on the Deja; it sounds full, but not overpowering. The vibrato setting seems weaker with a full band playing loud. Overall if you want that watery, swimmy, phase shifty effect, this is your pedal. I tried the Dunlop & wasn't impressed. The Deja may seem kinda spendy, but you get what you pay for. If the vibrato setting were a little richer, I'd give this pedal a 10.

I've had the Deja for a couple of years, & recently I sent it in to Fulltone for an adjustment on the speed control. It came back quickly, & sounded good as new. It's built like a tank & should survive years of club/bar abuse. I love that it has a built in AC power supply with a long enough cord.

I've seen complaints on here about poor service from Fulltone, but that has not been my experience. My other guitarist had his OCD pedal dropped on a cement floor so he sent it back. It was fixed free of charge. Fulltone service appears to be as good as their pedals. I hope everyone has the same experience in the future.

I'm an old guy who plays blues/rock from the 60's to present day tunes. All my gear is pretty old school (no modelers or digital FX) tubes & classic style axes, so the Deja fits in nicely. I found the Deja @ Eddie's Guitars in St Louis. I didn't feel like looking all over for a pedal, & they had a nice selection of vibes, trems, & chorus FX. For me, one of the coolest things about playing is to not only play the notes right on covers, but to nail the sound as well. I've been an FOH & monitor engineer for 20+ years & heard everything from great to horrifying tones. If you want to go over big in front of an audience, SPEND THE TIME & MONEY TO GET AN AUTHENTIC SOUND! If you're happy to rock out in your bedroom or basement, play whatever gear you feel like buying. But show some respect for yourself, your band, and your audience & don't shortchange your tone with crappy sounding gear. The most expensive piece or the one with the most knobs is not always the best solution. Use your ears as well as your fingers. If it sounds & feels right, go for it. As far as rating the Deja, I almost never give out a 10 when rating anything, but this is a very strong 9+. It's one of those pieces like a great guitar or amp that just makes you feel like playing more.

Very easy to use, never had any difficulties. It comes with some explanation of how to get different sounds out of it in case you are totally brain dead.

Beautiful sound quality, never heard a better chorus. Im not really into the tremolo effect but i'd never use that anyways. Id recommend this to anyone.

Just bought it, only been using it for about a week. It's solid metal and feels heavy, durable. I'm sure it'll last and it actually came with a 5 year warranty.

Never had any reason to contact the company, all 3 of their pedals that I own have worked perfectly since I got them.

Anyone who likes chorus effect, or doesnt even know what chorus can make you sound like, must try this pedal. Absolutely love it, worth every penny. Fulltone rocks

Fingers AND Toes.....aka...I play with no shoes on....so....

The switch for Vintage / Modern ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING on this model....which MOST of them don't....I prefer the fuzzyness of the vintage tone on a clean strat sound..but the Mod tone stands out better with a LP / Mesa Boogie kind of grit tone....flipping the switch with a toe is easier then changing the guitar is.

Intensity knob is EASY to toe and move....not usually by accident because of it's location in the shadow of the rocker pedal...

Vol knob is too easy to move (by accident OR on purpose)....acts SORT of like a second Vol Pedal...to quick cut off...so great utilitarian use there to stop feedbacks or nasty cable pops when swapping guitars on stage...dig me?

almost like having a Demi-God in a small box.....
except it doesn't require a blood sacrifice to function.


DOES NOT change the tone when bypassed.

...VERY VERY VERY minor darkening of the tone when engaged.
it is better tone then most of the remaining original Uni-Vibe's are...I've tried three and considered dropping a grand to get one...but really..>WHERE would I take it to get it fixed...or replace it if I had to.....not worth the money if I'm USING it...only as a collection piece....so Fulltone is the ONLY thing I can find out here that ACTUALLY delivers THAT tone...not some Dunlop-ish approximation.

This is THE Hendrix/PearlJam/MadSeason Tone
in a SMALL package for only 3 Ben Franklins

NOTE:
I had ONE INCIDENT of radio & static interference.
..that was a grounding or cabling problem in the venue
...not the pedal....I'm working on linked alt ground chasis
for the WHOLE pedal board and I'm sure that'll all disappear.

works well in effects loop AND frontside...I use it frontside and all my Electro Harmonix stuff alone in the loop since they often have some (ground loop and power on the live line) issues in their higher end analog pedals....talking to serious pedal board tech now and re-housing somestuff to end these issues once and for all.

Just got it a month ago....still kicking it around town.

tell you when it comes to that.....and it will eventually...

for the price.....seriously......come ON....

I swapped two dunlop crappers///a Roto-Vibe and a Uni-Vibe for half the cost of this pedal...and I feel COMPLETELY satisfied with the effect for the price paid.

couldn't be happier.

Pretty obvious how to use the controls, easy to grasp. However the foot control is really hard to dial in at the end of the toe range. Goes from medium speed to really fast in a very short amount of space. Others have commented on this in their reviews.

This pedal sounds great, it really nails that watery, chorus, almost leslie like thing. However I want more of it. I cant get enough of the effect for my taste, even with the intensity set to 10, and Im usually not one to over saturate my sound with effects. Also, I feel theres a small but noticeable volume drop when the pedal is activated. Its odd that this pedal didnt come with a volume control the way the other fulltone univibes do.

Could easily gig without a backup. Super solid construction.

never dealt with fulltone

This is a solid product. However for the price, it just isnt worth it for me. The effect level is just not strong enough, and it can get drowned out while jamming with other people as others have noted. Ive had this effect for a few months now, and I just feel its tying up money that I could use for other equipment. Fulltone almost did it here, but for the price you pay, the drawbacks are just too glaring.

This is a straight forward very easy to use pedal. I bought mine used with no manual no nothing. This is the 3rd vibe pedal that I have owned. The first was the Dunlop which I found to be overpowering and difficult to "tame". The second was the Voodoo Lab MicroVibe which got me in the right zipcode but not to the correct address however, was very easy to use as well. Basically you have an intensity knob on the Dejavibe and you can switch between tremolo and chorus and another switch for Modern/Vintage.

My setup is huge. I own many guitars but mainly gig with a US Strat loaded with EMG DG's, Gibson Les Paul loaded with EMG ZW set, Gibson Flying V with EMG 89 and 81, a Fender "franken"strat loaded with EMG 81/S/S and sometimes I use a Zion also loaded with EMG ZW. So I guess you can say I like the EMG's. I run this into a ton of gear but ultimately it's a Booge Triaxis with Boogie 2:90 in stereo. The Dejavibe runs front end of the chain so far..I will experiment some more but so far I like this spot quite a bit. It's very quiet overall. This is the best sounding vibe I have owned of the 3...mentioned above that I have had. It really does sound very authentic to the Jimi, Trower, Frampton type of thing. It sounds great both in modern and in vintage setting and I find myself playing around with them quite a bit. The single coils seem to sound best particularly in the neck positions of my strats. However, the cover band that I am in plays classic rock to heavy metal and I find myself kicking this on during solos and in some cases it sound great such as the outro triad bit at the end of Bark at The Moon or during the solos to La Grange for example. Not tunes that originally called for this effect but they work well. And herein lies the real deal, the Dejavibe is very musical and inspiring. One of the setting I have had fun with is the Deja and the panner effect of my TC GMajor...very cool sounding almost perfectly emulating the Bridge of Sighs vibe with some great left right ear play. I know this effect is expensive but of the 3 I have had it truly is the one that sounds the best in my ears. I could not be happier. Unlike other reveiws, I find it sits in the mix very nicely not overpowering and not to far behind. If I feel the highs are being cut as other have mentioned, I switch to the modern settings and seems to clean it up. You have to remember, the vibe pedal has a cycling motion by design and when it is on the lower (down) part of the curve it will darken some. Setting the rate faster will re-coop quicker thus allowing you to get the down part of the curve for shorter amount of time. I don't like phasers...owned many and still do, I just think they are to overbearing. This sits very nicely in the mix and is very inspiring to play with. I have spent hours just experimenting with it. Even the band I am in has taken notice and dig it and lets face it, singers and drummers are not always aware of the nuances of an effect such as this but on gigs and at rehearsals I have gotten some compliments on it. You really can't go wrong with the Dejavibe it's as close as I know of that you are going to get authentic old school vibe. On one last note, clean tone vs distorted tones to have an impact, medium distortion tones are very sweet and clean tones also very sweet. It does not necessarily dow well on super overdriven tones but it does add a cool cycle. This is a bluesman's dream vibe.

No idea at this point but it is a tank!

I have never dealt with the company

As stated above I am in a cover band that runs just about every style of rock from the 60's forward. I find this pedal easy to use, sounds very authentic, excellent colors and it sits very nicely in the mix. I think some folks might be running it in strange spots in thier chain. I am using it dead first and really have gotten good results. When I run a compressor in front of it..it gets squashed. I do not use distortion boxes opting for amp overdrive. I also use a Voodoo Proctavia pedal which allows for a full on Jimi style assalt in fact I play Star Spangled Banner at each of our shows using the Dejavibe and the Proctavia...it's pure Hendrix bliss, harmony and chaos all at once. I highly recommend this pedal and would replace it as quickly as possible if I lost it. Nothing gets a 10 so I give it a 9.

Easy to use, Intensity knob, foot switch, and a couple of rocker switches.

I have to take issue with anyone that would go through these reviews and give any product all 10's as some people have.
I bought this new in 01 and I really liked it at the time as it was the first vibe unit I had heard in person. The sound files sounded nice and what drew me to it most was the built in speed pedal.

My issue with the sound quality is that it is not even aproaching a transparent sound on the Chorus setting, but it is much more so on the tremolo setting which I consider useless for the most part so that point is moot. Maybe the effect has faded over time if that is possible because I remember liking it much more when I first bought it but I am now looking at buying other vibe pedals, particularly the PE unit which seems to get good reviews.

I have a 90's strat plus with texas specials that I think is a beautiful sounding guitar through my marshall 50w plexi head and 1960TV cab or through my Reverend Hellhound combo amp. But the Deja'2 sound cuts out a lot of the highs and seems to dull the sound or make it muddy. I didn't notice it as much with the original gold lace sensors that were in the guitar but after installing the texas specials I noticed that a lot of that great sound was lost through the pedal.
It has a rocker switch for modern and vintage but the vintage setting is even darker sounding. The intensity knob works well and changes the sound when adjusted but the built in speed pedal is nearly useless which is disappointing because it was my major reason for buying this very expensive pedal.
My major complaint with the speed pedal is the same as noted in other reviews, as you rock it forward there is very little change in the effect speed until the last 1/4 inch of travel where it ramps up very fast and is almost impossible to adjust accurately which gives you basically from slow to medium to wide open which isn't enough control to get use out of the top end of the speed.

Tremolo isn't very good sounding at all but it is surprisingly transparent compared to the chorus setting and much more of the tone of the guitar comes through though this is worthless to me because I can't stand the sound of the tremolo.

I really can't recommend this pedal to anyone because if you are a tone freak then you will probably be disappointed in the muddiness of the pedal in the chorus setting and if you are not a tone freak than there are much cheaper univibe clones or chorus pedals out there that sound just as good.

I think it is constructed very well and wouldn't be afraid to stand on it. Seems to be made with quality parts and hasn't ever given me any issues as far as reliability is concerned.

Never dealt with Fulltone other than buying the pedal almost 7 years ago.

Overall I'd rate this pedal a mediocre univibe unit at best. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't spend $350 on it.

This pedal is sooo simple to get good sounds out of. You just plug in, turn a knob, press a foot pedal, and you're in Jimi-land.

The manual is straightforward and foolproof.

I LOVE the sounds out of this vibe. You get the Hendrix, Trower thang right there with no problems. It's F'n legit, and I love it!

I use this with 3 amps: '67 Fender Pro Reverb, Matchless DC30, and a Fargen MiniPlex combo. You honestly can't get a bad sound out of this pedal. This thing inspires me to play.

As far as guitars are concerned, the usual suspects: Strats, Teles, Lesters, and more Strats and Lesters...and an ES335 also.

The Deja2 is pretty quiet. It doesn't add any noticeable noise.

Again, it is not possible to get bad sounds out of this pedal. It's my favorite unit so far.

Looks like an Hummer H1, but I can't vouch for it's reliability. I just haven't owned it long enough. I feel very confident of it FWIW.

Haven't needed them on this pedal...but Fulltone support quality is NOT why you buy these pedals...otherwise, you wouldn't buy these pedals.

I can gush about this thing more, but I won't. Basically, it does exactly what I bought it for...BUT, the treadle leaves a bit to be desired. Like others mentioned, it goes from 0-10000 in a micrometer. I wish the slow to fast settings were much more gradual. But the workaround is using your hands to adjust speed...which defeats the purpose of the pedal...should I have got the mini-deja? NO! This thing rocks!!!!!

The Deja Vibe 2 is straight forward and simple to use. Plug in and go.

My favorite artist, those who have been of most influence on me, include, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Jesse Johnson, Eddie Hazel, Mike Hampton, Glenn Goins, Ernie Isley, Eric Gales, Bernard Allison, Buddy Guy, Albert King.. Well I could go on, but Hendrix is at the top. If you are looking for the Band of Gypsies/Woodstock tone-sound, this pedal is a must. My main setup is a 70's Fender Strat, Vox Wah, Fulltone Full Drive II mosfet, Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz, Fulltone Deja Vibe 2 into a Mesa Boogie 4x10 Blue Angel. I have been playing for over 20 years, semi professionally, and this is by far my favorite rig. The Deja Vibe is solid, reliable, and rich. The vibe is deep and can take the tone into some interesting places.

I'd go on a gig without a backup because as much as I enjoy my pedal arrangement, 90 percent of my tone is in my hands and heart. However, I like having the Deja Vibe alot!

Haven't had to call Fulltone.

I play music that is rooted in R & B and Funk and Blues and Rock. I like a sound that comes from a place people have kinda forgotten about. I also own a Gibson Les Paul and a couple of Fender Strats, and use mainly Mesa Boogie amps. I do have a Fender Amp however. Fulltone, Roger Mayer and Vox are my pedals of choice. I think that the only thing I don't like is the vibrato, it's kinda weak and nowhere near a Fender vibrato like on a Twin or Deluxe. Pedals can sometimes get in a musicians way if they rely on them too much. But if you use them and they contribute to painting your sound, your're ok. My current setup including the Deja Vibe allows me to accomplish this.

Very cool options on this, while keeping it simple, for the most part. I'm glad this doesn't have the volume knob, like the old gold one. Bad idea. Who wants to kick on an effect and have the volume be quieter than your regular tone. Great features, easy to use.

This is the best vibe unit I've ever played. I'm sure there are better ones out there for different reasons, whether it's speed control, depth, or what-the-fuck-ever, but these are great. I think most guys play these in their basements, by themselves. These people are never happy with anything because they have no one to play with. I just got back from playing this cranked through a twin reverb. Everyone really dug it. It hangs in with the band and doesn't fall into the background when you switch the effect on. My old gold dejavibe did fall into the background and I sold it for that reason...don't ever buy one of those...total crap. Great for recording, not so great for playing live. This is a great pedal, not worthy of a 10 rating because I could gig without it and be happy.

I'm sure it would last, but all things eventually break down. I'm sure I'll wear out the switch eventually, but I would gig without a backup.

Mike's customer service? As Borat would say, "Not so much." His customer service leaves something to be desired. He's selling enough pedals to have a customer service department.

Make it easy on those of us who buy your expensive gear, Mike. Yes, we're idiots. If we were any smarter we'd learn to make our own pedals and put you out of business, but we're not.

Cool pedal, great options, and good tone. If you're a Hendrix/Trower dork then I'm sorry, oops...I mean buy this pedal. Just try to do something original with it, unless you're doing 10 minute long "Bridge of Sighs" cover songs and you've got to rock out with it.

Pretty straight forward to use, seems best early in the chain, maybe after a wah, but before everything else. As for using it tastefully, that is up to the user, pedal itself is simple.

Sound is exactly what I was hoping for; very convincing uni-vibe sort of thing. Playing through a '68 Deluxe Reverb and/or a JTM45 style amp, with a modded DS-1, Ts9. I have had Rotovibes, and the dunlop version, and this one is a totally different sort of thing. This pedal sounds like a real univibe, which I have never played, but have heard plenty. If you are looking for a versitile chorus/vibrato unit, this is probably not for you; if you are looking for that very unique univibe thing, than it is the best I have heard. I have not tried some of the other like priced pedals often compared, but I like the built in foot control for speed, and I can not imagine that any of the others are much more authentic. They may well be better for what some people are trying to accoplish, but if you are looking for real deal univibe sound, this is a great place to start.

Mine is a 1999 and it seems as though it should be good for another 8 years at least. It is fairly new to me so I will reserve judgement, although this pedal is built extremely well and I would certainly gig without a backup.

Overall I find this to be a great pedal; it does exactly what I hoped it would do, and exceeds my expectations by a fair amount. I have played for about 20 years and have purchased several vibe and phase units over the years; this is the only one that I have tried that does what I want it to do. There are many good vibe and phase units on the market, but if you are looking for that Hendrix/Trower/Gilmour sort of thing, this is a tough one to beat. For what it is worth, I have never felt compelled to submit a review for any other pedal, but this is one of the most accurately advertised pedals I have ever touched and as such I feel a good review is in order. I feel like some of the negative responses are from people who probably should not have spent their money on any sort of univibe style pedal, because it is simply not the "vibe" they are looking for. It is an odd pedal that is probably of very limited use for many players. Think Octavia, sort of a love it or have no use for it kind of thing.