Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe

This is probably my only "knock" on this pedal, but to make it right would mean to just buy the Fulltone Deja Vibe 2 and take up more space. The knob is "toe adjustable" for the speed which translates to the pedal and that is OK for most people, including me. Still, it takes a bit of getting used to. getting a GREAT sound out of it is easy enough because I don't think there are any bad sounds in there. It is easy enough to figure out in any event -- just flip the switches and turn the knobs until nirvana strikes!

This is what a great univibe clone should sound like. It pulsates very seductively and adds that certain otherwise elusive sound to your pallet. I am NOT a modulation user in the general sense. I have no chorus or flange pedals and the MXR Phase 90 I have rarely if ever got used. Only when I felt like tripping back to the 70s or playing some funk would I add it to my chain. That's because these pedals don't really satisfy me. But the Mini DV is so buttery and smoth and downright sexy that I use it way more than I thought I would. It does not surprise me that Robin Trower uses this effect on nearly all of his music because it is easy to fall in love with this effect. So if you are like me and crave the univibe sound, this is the pedal you want. Yes, they are rather pricey at $249 but you really do get what you pay for in life. Making music is important to me -- it defines who I am really even though I'm not a pro. So if it is important to you, you won't even think twice about spending the cash on this pedal.

I have 4 Fulltone pedals, namely the Fulldrive II MOSFET, OCD, Clyde Standard Wah and this one. I have had absolutely no problems with any of them. They don't pop when you engage them and they don't hijack your tone when they are off. They are all built like tanks and aside from taking a baseball bat to them, you would be hard pressed to hurt them. They carry a 5 year warranty in any case. I know a lot of folks who have Fulltone gear, and only one of them has had any trouble. But that pedal has been shipped off to be fixed.

The guy I know who had the issue with his Fulldrive said he had some difficulty getting an answer back concerning the issue. Apparently at first, the support department tried to tell him it was caused by his using George L cabling. I thought that to be weird personally as I consider George L to be top flight stuff and use it exclusively myself. I have the same pedal as he does and have no such issues even though I use more pedals (and hence more George L cabling) than he does. So I replaced mine with his and the same issue appeared as if by magic. The issue is that the sound was cutting in and out, fairly intermittently when the pedal was engaged. After a 14 year career in electronics, to me the answer was simple - it is a bad 3PDT switch plain and simple. If there is one consistent knock on Fulltone as a company, it is the manner and attitude with which the occasional issues are handled. If they can improve on that, they would gain an even more stellar reputation than they already have. I was less than impressed by what happened with my buddy, so I have to mark down here but yet they are actually fixing the issue so you decide for yourself...I give them a 7 on this.

This is one great sounding and well built univibe clone folks. If you dig the sound of Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, SRV and others who use this effect, this is the pedal you want. I did compare this (although not side by side) to the Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe, the HK Rotosphere and the Boss RT-20 and there really is no comparison to me. This has everything you need and nothing you don't want in a univibe clone including great sexy, seductive and vibey sound, zero noise, no transient pops or clicks and pristine tone when disengaged. What else is there?

Very easy to use - 3 knobs (volume; intensity; speed) & 2 switches (chorus/vibrato & vintage/modern). There is a manual but you don't need it.

Great sounding exact clone of the original Univibe. Like the original it's the 'chorus' setting everyone uses & it's that unique swirly Leslie/phase shift Univibe sound.

I use it mainly with a Gibson Les Paul & also a Fender Strat, into a modded Fender Blues Junior.

Perfect for Hendrix / Trower / Gilmour sounds and less swooshy than a straight phase pedal. The sweep has a slight 'V' shape like the original.

The pedal is very quiet & as well as the standard 'vintage' mode, there's a 'modern' setting which is brighter.

Built like a tank (as are all Fulltone pedals) & pretty small (especially when compared to the original) approx 15 x 10 x 4 cm. Would & do usewithout a back-up

Excellent customer support - everytime I've emailed Fulltone I get a very quick response from Mike Fuller himself. Mike has a great direct & robust no-BS manner & is passionate about his products.

Great pedal! I play rock/pop/blues & have done for about 30 years. I had a Voodoo Lab micor vibe but it was crap - don't bother with compromises (Mike Fuller doesn't) & buy this if you want a Univibe clone.

This pedal is very easy to figure out. I plugged it in and had incredible vintage sounds within a few seconds.

First, let me say that I've been looking for a good vibe pedal for the last year or so and I've tried (and owned) several of them. I'll get right to the point....this is THE vibe pedal to own. Yes, it's a little pricey, but once you hear it, you'll have no regrets.

I was looking for that particular vibe sound (ie: Trower, Gilmour, Hendrix, etc.) and this pedal is IT. Of course, in design, it IS the same pedal as the original. Mike Fuller and the folks at Fulltone have done a superb job recreating this pedal!

It is extremely quiet and does NOT affect your original tone. The True Bypass is truly quiet and clean.

This pedal is extremely heavy duty and built to last. I have no doubt it will survive the road. Fulltone also offer a 5-year warranty. Enough said!

n/a - Haven't had to deal with them.

I play all kinds of music, but primarily classic rock. I've been playing 30+ years and have owned tons of gear and I know the difference.

My signal chain = Various custom Strats --> Budda Wah --> Mini Deja Vibe --> Subdecay Liquid Sunshine Overdrive --> Koch Multitone 2x12 Combo Amp (and a G-Major in the effects loop for delay only). I try to keep my rig as simple and true as possible and the Deja Vibe fits in perfectly, both size-wise and sonically.

I've tried a few other vibes. The Vood Micor Vibe was not bad for the price, but sonically, nothing compares to the Deja Vibe.

The only recommedation I can say is this: Spend the Money, you won't be disappointed. Some things are worth it. This is one of them.

Very easy to use. Instructions are included but you don't need them. Just keep your ears open and tweak to taste.

For the price you pay (...as the saying goes, "you get what you pay for") it's rich and sweepy. I'm a Hendrix freak and this does it. However, it does cost a small fortune and with that in mind if you want to go a step further get the DejaVibe. The DejaVibe actually has the real-time pedal to control the speed on the fly...of course, the price keeps climbing. You could pay less and have the VoodooLabs Microvibe do an adequate job, but once you try a Fulltone product you'll notice that you'll just have to pay the price if you want "real-deal" sound quality.

The miniDeja will sweep as fast or slow as you want it to and it's realatively silent. The Microvibe does not. However, the micro is over $100 less. So, there you go.

Built like a tank

never used

This is a good deal for the money even though it's pricey. Rationalization: If you do end up tiring of this unit you should have no problem selling it used and getting most of your money back...I think? But if you're a vibe-freak like me..ala, Hendrix, Trower, SRV...it's a keeper.Although it doesn't have the foot control like a wah, I think you'll live. The large rubber knob is easy enough to turn with your foot and you can't beat it's overall size.

pretty easy. standard vibe pedal. i'm sure by all of the other reviews you know whats on board here. kinda wish the manual went a bit deeper in explaining the pedal. i have the stereo version and was surprised the LED doesn't switch off or dim (prefered) when the pedal is bypassed. so it leads to guesswork once in a while when your copin' a bad jam and wearing hearing protection. otherwise simple.

took some tinkering with my board setup. Gibson 59' reissue > fulltone gold cable > HBE psilocybe > HBE mimic 2 > Zvex johnny octave > dejavibe > Fulltone FD2 > Analog man Ts9 808 mod > Zvex super hard-on > Marshall 1959SLP (cabinet w/ greenbacks). THe sound is great! Can do the subtle vibe thing but when put through my analog phase shifter, the tone beefs up a bunch. The tremolo is cool on this thing too. kinda grabs that Audley Freed Black Crowes kinda sound.

had it 4 months. no problems. make sure you use it before any of your gain units because it makes a HUGE difference.

e-mailed the tech on with some questions about the bypassing LED and they wrote back the next day. Which in this day is practically unheard of. so i don't understand any of this anti-mike fuller banter i see. fulltone took the time with me to make sure that i knew how to use their product. which means alot. especially since these same questions i asked one of their retailers took them forever NOT to figure out.

great pedal, great price, great service. i've bought alot of thier products and i cant say i've ever been dissapointed. wish i had the dough to buy one of their TTE's but will have to wait. great pedal!

Easy to use. Volume, intensity, on/off, speed, mini toggles: modern/vintage and vibrato/chorus

great pedal!!!! i like it ,buy i also have had a sweetsound mojovibe and i like it too much

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i play classic rock, alternative and i think that this is a great pedal but not too much important for my setup......
if i buy another vibe pedal i buy a sweetsound mojovibe ....

Could'nt be simpler....volume, intensity, speed, vintage, modern.....

This thing is as quiet as death! Oh...and the sound!!! I'm getting a SERIOUS Trower/Hendrix stiffy just thinking about it!! It's FANTASTIC!! I've never gotten this close to the 'Bridge Of Sighs' sound in my life!! I've owned a Dunlop Rotovibe...it SUCKED!! This puppy stomps all over the Dunlop!! I'm using a Fender Hot Rod Deville 4x10, 2003 American Deluxe Fat Strat with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. My board is as follows...a SKB PS-45... Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah, Dunlop Jimi Hendrix classic fuzz, Octave fuzz,Fulltone Mini-DejaVibe,Danelectro Tuna Melt tremolo, Line 6 Roto-Machine, Fulltone Fat Boost,Boss tuner....And my band does A lot of Hendrix,Trower songs and this device suits me PERFECTLY!!!

I can depend on this device 100%

Thankfully...I haven't had to use them......but I did e-mail asking for some Fulltone stickers for my guitar cases...and he sent me a bunch!!!

I play primarily rock/blues, classic rock....old skool stuff!! Playing 25+ yrs. I would ABSOLUTELY buy it again if it were lost or (Godforbid) stolen. I love the sound and vibe of this thing!! I'm not crazy about the price. It's expensive...let's not kid ourselves! But if you're after that illusive Trower/Hendrix sound....this is it!! You're gonna have to pay!! I DID!!

Easy to use. Volume, intensity, on/off, speed, mini toggles: modern/vintage and vibrato/chorus. The speed knob is big enough so you can turn it with your foot while playing. This feature is much better than the other fulltone deja vibe 2 because the speed is better to control than with a pedal. Here the speed increases gradually. With the deja vibe 2 pedal the vibe pulse changes hardly to control from slow to very fast.

Use it before destortion or fuzz not after. Makes a big difference. UniVibe never sound like leslies. If you want to sound like playing throug a leslie buy a leslie and a muscular roadie. If you want to sound like Hendrix' Machine Gun or Robin Trower play the guitar in the first place and then buy the DejaMiniVibe. Though originally the UniVibe was built to create a sound like playing throug a leslie it never sounded like this. But it sounded very special and cool. Kind of phasing but not a phaser - kind of leslie but not a leslie. The Deja MiniVibe does this magic "In between Sound".
Turn the pedal upside down and turn the knob at the bottom with a screw driver maybe repeating some same riff. At some point there will be that magic phasing "machine gun sound - bingo". Also I recommend to buy a MiniVibe that is younger than born May 2005 because Fulltone made some technical changes in intensity then. The effect is not weak with intensity at all. The pulse is very deep and strong.

I have this since 6 months. No complaints.

Never had to get in contact with Mike Fuller. Don't know.

Trower bought one. Hendrix and Kosoff would buy one.

I am not sure how anyone can find such a small number of controls difficult. Within 20 minutes or so of getting it I'd nailed the sounds I was looking for.
Manual is straightforward and factual.

Giggle, hysetrical laughter, giggle!! Awesome. THE Univibe tone I've been searching for for years. Magic. It really brings a smile to my face this one. :-)
The Dunlop Univibe I recently sold on Ebay so I could get the real deal, doesnt compare. The Dejavibe has that certain something. It's lovely.
Yes it does colour the sound a little and I need the volume on max to balance with uneffected signal. But the Dunlop one killed all the highs - whether on or off. THis baby doesn't.

Only just got it.

I suspect it would be Ace if I needed it.

An awesome Univibe in a small box. Wish I'd seen sense and bought one years ago.

If you want to see my gear please see my MXR Dynacomp review. Hendrix, Trower, Gilmour Univibe sounds live in this little wonderful box.

Just an update on my previous review for this product.
The honeymoon phase is over, and I typically "start from scratch" almost every other week, starting by picking one of my three amps, starting with just guitar, adding a pedal, etc.

The ONLY pedals that make the cut each time are my Ernie Ball volume pedal, and the Deja-Mini-Vibe. I LOVE this pedal and have now had it for a while. I still have issues with the thinness (a good deal because I use it less intensely for most songs) but have gotten around it by either running it together with a tubescreamer with tone control CCW, OR setting the "lead" channel on my two channel amps to be a little bassier. It's not too thin, but this technique improves this for me.
I also use the tone control on the guitar (used to never touch these, but as someone said...they are there for a reason) in clean mode. This pedal is one of the few that consistently adds that little extra...I do sometimes play it with extreme effect, but mostly with it set at less that 12 o'clock.

I'm nobody, but I have played for 30+ years, and I highly reccomend this pedal for anyone interested in a vibe. It is simple, it sounds great and is just one of those pedals you are always glad to see in the lineup :-)