T-Rex Betavibe

takes about 10 minutes to figure it out..i didnt get a manual...

i think it sounds great...it has a lot of options...soundwise....it get a thick juicy thing happening...and the slow down/speed up setting is cool....i dont know what the previous reviewers problem was, but maybe he has crummy gear..or no ear....a chorus is not a treble boost, as he was complaining about the high end......he says he has 50 pedals.....that right there should say something...i have 4..this pedal is quiet and high quality....i would never pay the retail price but...its a great pedal...it also has a midi option, i have no idea what midi even is..

works off a/c....no problems...

i never tried customer support...dont need it for a pedal...

its a great , unique,versatile , thick , juicy ,quiet, very musical, high quality chorus/leslie type thing...i think t rex makes some great stuff....

Come on people! The instructions on this site says "be critical"! Not one of you mentions that this thing sucks all of the high end out of your signal!?!

If you turn the mix knob more than half way (and to me that's when the groovy tones start to happen) it's like putting a blanket over your amp - several actually...

Sure it sounds good at low mix levels but I was really disappointed about the loss of high end as you turn the mix up.

Too bad 'cause it's a great pedal otherwise. It's just not OK for such an expensive pedal.

Been playing for 25 years and own 7 guitars, 6 tube amps and around 50 pedals.

What's wrong with people here?

1) Are they incapable of making critical analyses?
2) Do they write "honeymoon" reviews before they know what they're talking about?
2) Is it the need to justify buying expensive gear?
3) Maybe they simply don't know what good tone is?

Have a look around HC yourselves - **** gear get great reviews. It kinda defeats the purpose of this site - to help consumers make enlightened buys.

I'm not saying this is a bad pedal - only that it has flaws that no one here mentions. (By the way - I've tried three different ones and they all have the same problem.)

Simple.

It' s so Hendrix style on distortion; and very good as chorus with speed on 0.

It's a tank!

It's very good ! I got Fender Strato USA and Gibson LP. A love Hendrix and Pink Floyd! This pedal is perfect but it's out of production now: you must looking for as used :(

First off let me say this padal has many great tones in it, however you'll need to put in a little time to find them. The knobs are sensitive in their sweep. I found many sweet spots, also many tones that were not so useful for what I play, mainly blues/psychodelic 60's. The manual is basic and explains the controls well but would benefit from some sample settings to get you in the ballpark without having to fiddle !

I use G&L strats, one w/vintage Duncans and one w/two rail 'buckers. Both sound great through this pedal. No noise, hiss or hum to speak of. Very clean! You can tweak this T Rex to get some really nice chorus sounds as well as the Leslie effects. I found using the slow fast/tap switch with mode button down to be the best way to get the vintage Leslie sounds I was after. These tones are truly convincing and rival my father's vintage Leslie but w/out all the noise.

This is my third T Rex pedal. I've got an Alberta that's been seriously gigged three nights a week for over a year and half w/out a hitch. These things are built like tanks and the switches are tough as nails. I use my T Rex's now w/out backups and they've never let me down. No worries in this area!

Never dealt with them and hope I never need to!

I play 60's blues/rock/psychdelic/funk and this pedal nails the sounds I'm looking for. I just marked my settings so I can go right to them w/little or no adjustments. Once you get a feel for this pedal it rules. I've been playing guitar for 29 years, semi-professionally (we don't get paid enough to call it "professional" ;) for the last 8. The slow fast/tap switch is really my fave effect on this unit. Gives realistic Leslie ramp up/down sounds with the controls set properly (mode button down). I run this pedal through my Yamaha T50C/Soldano combo. I'd replace it in a heartbeat. Once you get your sound down it delivers in spades! I haven't hooked it up through a MIDI yet so I can't comment here. Overall great effect for those looking for a portable/quiet Leslie sound. Only concerns I have are the little mode button/switches. They've never given me any problems, but I think that they'd be the only things here that could ever be a problem. My tremster has one of these little switches and hasn't given me a problem in a year of use so I may be concerned for nothing. For the price I just wish T Rex could have used a switch that's a little more robust, and commonly found so it could be easily replaced without sending the unit off. That's my reason for a 9 here.

The reviewer below has described this in detail.
I had to get the manual from the internet though.

It will take a while to find your personal settings, but I liked this right away when I tried it in the music shop.

After being aquainted with it, and doing some gigs, the experience only gets better.

I would not say it is easy to use, it just takes a little time to become aquainted.

I sold my Leslie model 16, to by this.... enough said?
My Leslie 16 was a great thang to have with me on a few gigs, but it was well over 30 years old, an starting to show it! Leslies and Vibratones need a lot of care, but mine had seen better days!

There are a lot of leslie simulators out there; univibes, rotovibes, rotospheres, microvibes, deja-vibes etc. etc... I have tried most of them, but none of them addressed the job of simulating a Leslie 16/Fender Vibratone!!!
Either they had the typical uni-vibe sound, which I am not a great fan of; or they sounded more like a normal leslie; with rotor and drum, which I do not like at all!
This Beta-Vibe sounds just like the single rotating drum of a Vibratone, complete with fast/slow speed ramping up and down.
The slow speed is factory set, and exactly right; and the fast speed is user adjustable; as is overall volume, mix and depth. A leslie is not as versatile... :-)
Of course this pedal cannot simulate the roomy, swirling 3D effect of a real Vibratone/16 cab, but it does do the doppler thing very well, and IMHO, there are very few, if any, PA men out there who know how to mic a Vibratone/16 cab properly, enough to allow the audience to hear the effect like you, the guitarist would, when standing near it.

This pedal really does get close enough, without having to lug around the real thing, and live with the shortcomings of the real thing i.e. constant care and maintenance, weight, and incompetent sound/PA men!

I use this with: Schecter Custom Strats, RMC Picture Wah, Analogman TS9 Silver, Peterson tuner, (this Beta-Vibe), Fender ?64 Vibroverb (Vibroclone) with JBL D140F/Hempcone by A Brown Soun and a 1X15 extra cab also with a JBL D140F, Klotz Signature cables throughout.

I play in a 3 piece band, doing mostly Texas Blues etc. The tone I have been seeking from day one, is the early SRV sounds from El Mocambo 1983 to Montreaux Jazz Fest 1985.

The tone is there, now the rest, (as they say) is up to me :-)

No problems yet.
Do not anticipate any.
Extremely well built, the bright blue leds are a bit nervy but at least you can see them, whatever the light conditions are.

Made in Denmark, friendly people, quick to reply to emails.

They do not make this pedal anymore.
Not even Musictoyz have any left!

I guess the only way to get one is to try and find one used, if someone is prepared to part with theirs! I will not part with mine!
If stolen? I would be extremely pissed off, as I would have to try and find a used one I guess!

T-Rex has decided to discontinue the production of the Betavibe - sad, but true. In the future, prices will rise for sure...!

4 knobs, 2 buttons, and a tap-tempo/speed up/down button. Totally vesatile in that regard. The manual is available at European Musical Imports website which explains the pedal in wonderful detail. I WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE THE AC cable!! How about a regular barrel?

The sound is glorious! I wouldn't necessarily categorize this is a Uni-Vibe type pedal at all. The site describes this pedal as a "dripping phased-chorus" and it is not so. It is definitely 110% an AWESOME leslie-sound. The speed button makes for great leslie moves, and there's an available speed expression pedal that I am going to purchase. As far as the chorus it is definitely great. I wouldn't call this a serious chorus pedal, but at low settings it can sound chorusy..think T.C. The T.C. is a better chorus in my opinion, but I knew what I was buying when I bought this. What you are buying when you purchase this pedal is, again, an AWESOME leslie sound, and a very good chorus. The chorus, past 11 o'clock starts to bend the pitch severely. I don't go for that sound really but I give this pedal a 10 because it sounds just the way I need it to sound. I WISH the chorus was more useable at higher settings instead of getting warbly, but i suppose I'll purchase a TC or Choralflange if I need it that bad...probably not.

These pedals are made in Denmark..and for some reason they have a mojo, or a vibe that is very akin to the older T.C. pedals..if that is the case, they will be around for a long time.

I e-mailed the fellas and they were very quick to respond. I commend them for making a quality product that is functional for the working musician seeking good tone.

I play rock, pop, blues, and country in various settings. This pedal does what I need/want it to. If it were lost or stolen I'd get another instantly! I use the basic groups of guitars and typically EL-34 amps. I wish the chorus was more chorus and less pitch-bend like. The pedal is a music-maker. I love the fact that you can use the ramp-up ramp-down speed or tap in your own. I can't imagine playing without that feature! Kudos fellas!