Fulltone Mini-Deja'Vibe

very simple,chorus and vibrato with vintage/modern sitches and volume, intensity and rate. Like the large rate control,can be used with the foot which saves squatting down allthe time to change it. Flashing red rate light is good too. Instructions are sooooosimple and clear as well, but you shouldn't really need them to be honest :)

i really don't know what other reviewers are complaining about. i use this with a les paul, original 1984 marshall jcm800, fulltone full drive 2 mosfet, ehx memory man and vox v847 wah. It gives me no buzzing problems with my humbuckers,the volume is just fine,although does need a bit of tweaking to get no volume drop when switching it on and off. It gives me the perfect hendrix/trower/gilmour tone on vintage chorus mode. Swooshy, throbby, simply perfect.Also has that great 'washing machine', trower like tone with overdrive. However, the vibrato side is a little lacking in intensity - it's got to be on full to get SRV'Cold Shot'like sounds,and even then it's not quite enough. But hardly use vibrato anyway so doesn't matter too much for me.

This thing is built like a tank. I'd certainly depend on it.

never had to deal with them :)

This is a great vibe pedal, in my opinion beats many others like the voodoo labs micro vibe, mojo hand luna vibe etc. However i think the bob sweet mojovibe is pretty close. But i'd still stick with this one. If it was lost or stolen I'd definitely get another one. Awesome. A little pricey though.

Easy, but you need to have the volume and intensity knobs maxed out if you're using a guitar with humbuckers; anything less and the effect is greatly diminished.

I use it with a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Twin Amp.
Nice and quiet, but the vintage chorus setting doesn't sound very strong; even with the volume and intensity knobs maxed out. The effect does seem stronger when played through a clean channel.

Solid construction. I wouldn't use it for a gig because the effect is just too weak.

I haven't dealt with Mr. Fuller, but I've heard enough negative stuff about him that I wouldn't even even consider it.

Been playing guitar in bands for thirty years. I'd get a different vibe pedal if it were stolen or lost. It's well built but not worth the price. It just doesn't have much "throb." There are other vibe pedals out there that blow this one away.

i have 3 humbucker-equipped guitars, and this works perfectly with all of them.

for me, it works perfectly.

a year later, no worries.

no dealings...

it does exactly what i want it to.

Easy to use - if you use single coil pickups. If you have humbuckers, impossible to use.

I'm going with a 1 in this category for a very specific reason: THIS PEDAL DOES NOT WORK WITH HUMBUCKERS. There is a kind of buzzing or overmodulation when my LP's volume is at 10, especially on the lower strings. I emailed Fulltone, who asked whether this also happens with single coils. I replied that it was only with humbuckers - and then they stopped responding to my emails. So I returned the unit and got a new one, which had exactly the same issue. So, if you prefer humbucking pickups - you have been warned.

You can depend on it if you play single coil pickups, yeah. Otherwise, not so much.

Terrible customer support. I mean, if you're going to ignore my emails, at least avoid them all. But stopping responding to my emails once I explained the problem - shows me they know this is a problem and they're avoiding it. Fine, but then Fulltone doesn't get to keep my money. Sorry, Mike!

JUNK! If it said on the box that the pedal only works with single coils, I'd give this a 9 or 10. But it doesn't. And I am really annoyed at having wasted all this time to figure it out for myself.

I think this pedal is very easy to work. But for anyone that has never used a vibe pedal it takes a little time to move the intensity and speed nob just to find that "sweet spot".

I have used the in the past a Marshall Regenerator and the Voodoo Labs Mini vibe and hands down this is the best of the three. I have always loved that Robin Trower "Bridge of Sighs" tone and this pedal nails it! As far as I know Trower is using this pedal in his rig.

I haven't had any issues ike a few of the other posters...No drops in volume. There is a volume knob, so turn it up a tad...Not sure what that guy was talking about???

So far no jammed toggle switches, but I have only owned it a week! LOL! Also my manual says there is a 5-year warrenty, so if something is wrong you could send it back???

I'm gonna give it a 10 for now but I do have one concern.
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To make this as real as possible to the original Vibe pedal, Fulltone uses the same photo cell and bulb layout to get the realsitic tone. My question is "How long before the bulb inside burns out?" Now I did contact Fulltone on this and the answer I got back was that the tech told me he has owned his for 7-years with no problems...I guess time will tell.

Again, I have asked questions via email to Fulltone and the longest I think I had waited to recieve an answer was 48hours, which with most companies is standard now. Also if I have a prolem that can't wiat I pick up the phone and get them on the line.

I play mainly blues and a little classic rock. I have been playing for 30-plus years now and consider myself a semi-pro.

I discovered fulltone just a few months ago when I picked up an OCD pedal. I am becoming a big fan of this company and the products they put out.

Well as long as this bulb doesn't blow out in a middle of a gig and the vibe stops working I'm sold (time will tell)......Right now in this point and time yes I would replace it if it were lost or stolen.

You will have to play with it for a while to get a real handle on it, but it's nothing too complicated

It's supposed to be based on the exact specs of the original univibe? I don't know what the original sounded like, but this one sounds good to me. I think it was perhaps a bit overpriced, but what do I know? The only gripe I have with this unit is that unless I run it in the effects loop, my sound starts to fart out if I pick too hard. For the price I paid for this thing, I find this unacceptable.

Other than the farting, which may or may not be a defect, it seems pretty well built. It actually looks very well built.

I did email fulltone to inquire about the farting and they emailed me back telling me that it may be a capacitor or something? (it was a while back and I don't remember?). I discovered that the problem can be solved by going through the effects loop, but still, for what I paid for it, I expect the best.

I don't get excited about this unit? I think it's overpriced and the farting is unacceptable. I'm considering selling it. I don't hate it, not at all. I just think I will use it as much as I thought I would. If it were lost or stolen, I probably would not replace it with any vibe pedal. I have an EH phaser that can give me swirly sounds, so I think I have it covered? maybe the pedal will grow on me? Bottom line is that I'm not all that impressed, but in all fairness, I don't impress easy.

Very easy to use. Simple pedal with on/off, input/output. You know the drill. IMO less is more with regard to intensity and speed.

Sound Quality: is very good, however, on the Chorus vintage setting (univibe), which is the main setting that I believe most players would buy this pedal ( for it's the Hendrix / Trower type sound ). However, on this seeting there is a noticeable enough volume drop when pedal is turned on, even with volume turned all the way up. IMO, this is a MAJOR flaw in Michael Fuller's design. I returned this pedal, because in a live situation, this flaw renders the pedal useless for me, as I don't want to have to deal with volume chnages when switching the pedal on & off. IMO, volume unity s/b somewhere between 1/2 & 3/4 on the volume knob so that there's some room to fine tune this setting. To me, this is a big deal for playing live. Modern setting sounds good ( not my cup of tea - too much treble ) and there is no problem with volume drop on Modern Chorus seeting. On the pedal I had, volume unity for modern was about 80-90% of full dial turn. I did not try Vibrato settings, since I recognized the volume issue with the vintage chorus setting ( setting I bought pedal for) and wanted to return the pedal right away.

I suspect pedal is reliable. Looked well made, and Fulltone generally has a good reputation, in this regard.

For support, have to rate the lowest, since I recieved no answer to my inquiry. Mr. Fuller ignored my email regarding the volume issue, since, he's apparently selling enough of these pedals. From other reviews I've read about Fuller, I'd guess that he believes that his design as is, is good enough, and should not be questioned. Hence, I returned mine, and will be checking into the Bob Sweet version of a ;univibe' pedal, or possibly the Mojo Hand Luna-vibe, which from what I understand does not use the internal Photocells...., so I am a little skeptical that it will give me the true 'Trower-like' vibe sound that I am looking for. Although, the "You Tube" demos sound very nice.

I am giving it a 7 because if volume drop is not an issue for you, the sound is excellent. Would have said 8 for overall, but support was non-existent. Michael has a good rep for making really good sounding & professional level products. Value: Personally, I'd rather see a pedal that's just the univibe setting ( modern can be there for those folks who like a bit more treble on the sound ) and leave off the 'vibrato, as I don't think it matters to most. And, make the pedal a bit less expensive. The 9V power supply seems well made, and has heavier wire than a 'Boss' 9v power supply for example. If, the volume drop issue was taken care of, I would buy one of these pedals, as is, for the univibe sound, and just ignore all modern & trem settings, because they are easier to come by than most of the other better 'univibe' pedals.

Is pretty easy to use, only a few switches and knobs. i like that the rate knob can be turned by your foot, really good feature.

It was good, but not THAT good. I can compare the vibrato and chorus effects to my Line 6 Modeler, which is not saying much. it gets by, but than again if i wanted to get by i wouldn't be dropping $200 for a pedal.

Yes, but no. it tended to be power hungary in different situations. there were times when i would turn it on and it would sag my overdrives (depending where i was playing).... doesn't play well without an isolated power supply (how I eventually solved the sag prob).

Impossible. The vintage/modern switch got jammed in one position, and i emailed fulltone. Nothing. Made a phone call.... nothing... ended up buying some replacement parts from china (not honorable, but i tried the US routes and nothing). I didn't want a free part, i just wanted the part number or where i could get another switch like the one that was in there. Ended up replacing both switches with the imported ones because they didn't match when i replaced. It actually sounded better with the new switches, adn tehy weren't improved quality. maybe the broken switch was sucking power or tone somehow? I don't know cause fulltone wouldn't help me out.

I play rock fusion stuff and i couldn't get it to work for me. if i had my choice i would go back to my PH3 phaser and just set it slow over using this chorus. Literally, i wouldn't reccommend this pedal to anyone, esp for the price, i don't see what all the fuss is about. I probably got a lemon, but again, couldn't get a response from CS at fulltone.... buy it from a good shop and make sure there's a warrenty.

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.