Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe

It only has two knobs, Itensity and Speed, so even a chimp could operate this pedal. However,if you are feeling adventurous there is a trim pot on the underside of the PC board. To access it just unscrew and take off all the knobs and carefully remove the PC board from the chassis. Turn the trim knob with a small phillips head screwdriver clockwise for more effect, and counter clockwise for less.

Okay I'm going to save you a lot of headaches, because below are countless complaints about losing high end, too much high end, too subtle and so forth. Here's a question for you, who the best U'Vibe tones? Trower, Hendrix, and Gilmour. And also Nazereth on "Love Hurts." These guys did NOT run a cheezy distortion or overdrive pedal into Line 6 or Crate amp. They used cranked Marshalls and ran the U-vibe between the guitar and the amp, not through an FX Loop or after the pre amp. Run correctly this pedal does a decent job. Yes it does suck a little highs when using it on a clean channel so it gets a 9. Sounds very Trowerish with crunch, gain, or whatever you wanna call it.

4 years old and still running strong.

There are probably better pedals out there, but if you cab pick up one of these for under a C note, then it's good buy!

Two knobs, speed and intensity, very easy to use, but can be pretty versatile

I'm playing a John Mayer sig strat into a DRRI, also pairing the Micro Vibe up with a Sparkle Drive and a Maxon OD-9.

The pedal sounds great! You definitely have the ability to get some awesome Hendrix/SRV sounds, but not limiting it to that.

I like the intensity all the way up and the speed either at 11 o'clock or 2 o'clock. At 11, you can get a warmer phaser type tone, and at 2 you can really let it rip. Even with the speed all the way up, you can get a very similar vibrato sound to Frusciante and some of the RHCP stuff.

The reason I gave it a rating of 8 is because, first I rarely give out 10s on Sound Quality, and in my opinion it sucks your tone a tiny tiny bit. Not a lot, it's subtle, but if there were a volume knob, it would make the pedal near perfect!

I bought mine used, not sure if it's a result of bad treatment from the previous owner, but it seems like people have expressed similar concerns. The first time I turned the pedal on, it didn't work, and only output a small fuzzy static (I was using a 9v power supply, no battery). I had to turn the pedal off and on a few times to get it working.

Then a couple days later, I turned on my amp with the Micro Vibe OFF and there was no bypass signal. I checked all my connections, and then I turned the pedal on and off, and the signal returned to normal.

There seems to be some internal connection issue, not sure exactly what it is. But I sent it in for RMA, see below.

Voodoo support is amazingly friendly. I emailed their support email address and got a response in a couple days. They were very helpful and said they would take a look at the pedal and fix anything that was needed free of charge (even though I wasn't the original purchaser). The only situation where I would need pay is if the pedal was altered or modified, and they needed to fix it.

Easy to use. Two big knobs; speed, intensity. LED light, 3pdt type toggle switch. Came with one-sheet manual for suggestions. Probably the big challeng in use is to experiment to find the sweet spots for the different sounds you need.

My setup in order. Fender Am. Dlx. Strat or Gibson LP Classic Antique, modded crybaby, keeley comp, EB Volume Jr, BossTU-2, JekyllHyde, Keeley Katana boost, loopmaster 4 switcher (1.Keeley Baked Mod Ibanez TS9; 2.DIY Ross Clone comp; 3. Ibanez Stereo Chorus CS9; 4. TC Electronics Chorus/Flanger), Micro Vibe, Line6 DL4, Holy Grail, Sonic Stomp, 30watt class A tube amp.

Okay, placement is definitely everything. I put mine after the OD/Dist to forgo the darker (weaker) swish in front of the OD. It does what it says and you can get really crazy effects when maxing the intensity. Ultimately, it just didn't hold its charm for me. Looking for that leslie sound was alright, but solos seemed to be "thinned" and trebly while this effect was engaged. It worked better for the cleaner, less overdriven tone, but when I wanted to go all out on the slow speed, light intensity, it just didn't seem to inspire me for lead (similar to Mike McReady, that hint of slow vibe). Good for rhythm playing like "tightrope" and it's a decent pedal to keep in the arsenal. This actually makes me want to give the roto-vibe another shot (even thought it's a tone sucking machine)

Very reliable. No problems. Seems to be built very well. Bottom plate secured by 4 screws which were NOT tightened when I bought it brand new from Guitar Center. Took off the rubber panel at the bottom to put on velcro. Curiously, the rubber panel came off easy and the adhesive is still very usable. Seems to be built to last a long while.

Never dealt with Voodoo Lab (Digital Music Corp). Don't know.

Like to play soulful jazz when no one is listening, but (sigh) get paid to play all different kinds of cover stuff spanning from 60's to current (country, jazz, blues, disco, rock, metal). Been playing for about 30 years and gig out at least 3x's a week. I compared to the old vibe pedals I used to own. Definitely true to that type of design. Just don't know if I would buy it again if lost. I think for those with a budget, it's adequate. Those looking to expand their sound with vibe,leslie sounds definitely try out other units before making this their go-to one(two,three...)-trick pony pedal.

Two knobs, speed and intensity, how hard is that?

Sounds great, because it's actually analog, and not some emulation of a univibe, and it's true bypass so your signal won't be wobbling all the time, unless you forget to turn it off.

Metal case feels solid, but considering there's an actual lightbulb inside I'm not going to throw it against the wall.

Strangely mine wouldn't work right when I first got it, until I took out the battery (which involves removing the entire bottom plate) and plugged it into my power chain... it's not like I was going to keep the battery in it, but it would have nice just to test the thing out.

Only contacted them with a question about another pedal, and got a snooty answer (that pedal was "positive grounded" and "only OUR pedal power brick will work with it." THEIR power brick was $200! My power chain was under $50. No thank you.)

This is a fun thing to play with when you've got it chained next to another modulation unit, I have a phase shifter after it, adding the wobble really adds to the extraterrestrial sounds you can get out of a phase shifter.

The one issue I have is this thing ain't so "Micro" anymore, considering the size of some other "hand built in the USA" pedals these days (Catalinbread's "Bantam Boxes" come to mind.)

Well now, as my [I]Patri-Grampe[/I] Leonid Lutz would say, "what does the bench bring us today?"

We don't know what to make of this pedal! It is a two-knob concern with an internal trim pot that you are not supposed to touch...ours is used, so we do not know if the secret sacred pot has been touch, touched by whom, or how touched.

Speed is rate, intensity is depth. It is very easy to use, needless to say. Ease is not the issue here. In fact, we are not sure there IS an issue here, but it is certainly not ease of use in any case.

We are deploying the Micro Vibe in a pedalboard chain of ever increasing complexity. It has taken on a head of its own. Brushed metal boxes appear. We just added our first dual fx-loop/bypass pedal for the noble purpose of "quarantining" some inadvertently cool and oddball effects that we do not necessarily want in-line all the time, either because they are notorious tone suckers, or because, in the case of our Dave Smith Evolver, the "effect" introduces unbypass-able A/D D/A conversions whether it is engaged in our service or not, and our signal chain is otherwise a robust all-analog, all true-bypass affair. We tell you this not out of desultory chattiness but because it leads us to the central debate regarding this pedal. You see, we like to place our Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive BEFORE the new fx-loop pedal, and thus before everything else, because the Evolver likes a slightly hottenated incoming signal, but we need the Sparkle Drive on the de-volver loop as well. So, to address the debate:

Position in the chain is EVERYTHING with this pedal. Our problem, however, is that we don't know which position we prefer!

This is simply two different pedals: one before our Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, and one after.

Before the Sparkle Drive: darker, swooshier, noticeable bass frequency excitation. This is the LUSH position to be sure; our only problem here is that the up swing, the crest, the Zenith of the Micro Vibe's modulating wave does not seem to go QUITE high enough..it does not seem to fully bloom, to fully open. A luscious ordeal it is, indubitably, but also a bit inescapably dark...when placed before our boost/OD pedal.

After the pedal, the Micro Vibe brightens right up--a whole different sound altogether. Both Speed and Intensity seem to have less effect overall. It becomes a very subtle swoosh. This is where we are using it now, though we remember the dark hearkening allure of the first position.

Seems solid.

No experience with.

It is still early, and we don't remember much. This is a nice pedal, for real. Good, robust, liquid sound. Isn't it a shame that you can't touch certain pedals without evoking instant associations...Hendrix, Trower, Gilmour. Sound should be less...referential than that. Or so say we.

The pedal is very simple to operate with only controls for Intensity and Speed. However, be prepared for hours of fun! Minor adjustments of each can generate a very wide range of sounds. In a matter of minutes you will be able to dial in sounds from long lost songs that you have not listened to in decades. Within minutes I was easily able to dial in Hendrix, Trower, Gilmour, Rundgren and yes, even Three Dog Night.

First I must say, modulation effects are my favorite. Then I must say WOW! This pedal delivers all I hoped for and then some. The pedal is very quiet while operating and I did not find that it colored the tone. That said, which frequencies are emphasized or cut will vary with the Intensity and Speed just as they are with any phase shifter.

I find it impossible to generate a bad sound with this pedal. It is warm and fat. A few favorite settings are Intensity at 11 o???clock and Speed full for a bright and subtle Leslie type sound. Intensity at 4 o???clock and Speed at 1 o???clock for a good Univibe tone. Intensity at 3 o???clock and speed at full for a deeper Leslie tone reminiscent of older Three Dog Night. And why not, Intensity and Speed both at full just for fun! You can make this as ???in your face??? or subtle as you wish.

Placing before or after overdrive/distortion will be a matter of taste. I prefer mine after the overdrive pedals and also prefer to use it with only ???light??? overdrive or clean. I find lighter overdrive delivers a tone that reminds me more of a Leslie. I do not care for heavy overdrive of distortion with this or any modulation effect. However, you may like it.

I use a Deluxe Reverb RI and for overdrive with this pedal I prefer the Boss BD-2 (Monte Alllums H20 mod) or Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer (Monte Allums Tube Screamer mod). However, playing clean with the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy analog delay is my absolute favorite. I love the sound with my Les Paul or Tele, any pickup position, but have a slight preference for the bridge pickup position of each.

There is much discussion about the trim pot. Mine sounds so good I have no desire to touch the trim pot. To me, it is perfect as is.

I rate the sound as a 9 instead of 10 because the pedal is somewhat sensitive to placement in your chain and sounds good with some overdrive and distortion pedals and not so good with others. To be fair, I find this to be true of almost any modulation effect. As much as we all like overdrive and distortion, I can not emphasize enough how absolutely beautiful this pedal sounds clean or with only the slightest hint of overdrive, followed by some analog delay and especially with a Les Paul. Do yourself a favor, turn off your overdrive and hear what your are missing.

I did try the mini Deja Vibe and found I prefer the sound of the Micro Vibe as the Micro Vibe seems to have a stronger low-end ???throb??? and thicker sound, which is what I personally like. Even though they both emulate the Univibe, and are both outstanding products, I found them to be quite different sounding.

I have only had it for a couple of days so too soon to tell. It seem very well built. Nice paint job!

Outstanding! I have many questions which were promptly answered by e-mail. They even created a sound clip for me and sent a photo with the settings. How many companies would do that? Very cool in my book! Thanks you Voodoo Lab!

I primarily play in the Praise Band at my church, and on occasion with a classic rock cover band. This will be a welcome addition to my packed pedal board. If it was lost or stolen I would immediately replace.

If I was going to add anything to this pedal I would love have the ability to select between a fast and slow speed setting via footswitch.

MINE IS THE OLDER MODEL WITHOUT LED (1996 is printed on the circuit board).

Although it has only two knobs, it's not that easy to get a good sound out of it, because (according to the manual - and my

ears) the more you increase the speed, you have to decrease the intensity (I mean, the interaction between the knobs). That

should not happen, in my opinion.

THE INTERNAL TRIMPOT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EQ (for those who can't realise it)!
AND, as you turn it to the left or turn it to the right, IT DOES NOT GET "MORE CHORUSY" (or "phasey") or "MORE VIBRATO" like

some people said here (maybe some of them were into a cloud of LSD while trying to tweak the pedal).

TO ME, it seems to increase/decrease the intensity of the effect, as I turned it to the left and there was NO EFFECT. I

agree with a review from Kerry Ayres when he said "speed is not fast enough". That seems to happen with the Voodoo Lab

Analog Chorus, too. The manual is poor, but who needs it?

Setup: 1999 Fender American Standard Stratocaster > Real McCoy RMC3 Wah-Wah > Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe > Analog Man Beano Boost > Barber Direct Drive "version 5" > Fulltone OCD "version 4" > Fulltone Octafuzz > Fulltone '69 > Fulltone '70 > Zoom PD-01 Power Drive > Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus > Ibanez SC10 Super Stereo Chorus > MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay > Voodoo Lab Pedal Power > (1970) Marshall Super Bass (head, 100 Watts) > Behringer 4X12 (with 2 Celestions Vintage 30).

First of all, THIS EFFECT IS GREAT (not subtle like the Fulltone), but there is one thing that annoys me a lot: the more you

increase the intensity, it seems to sound more "squared" wave, I mean, the transition seems to be too much abrupt. According

to Mr. Josh Lippmann (nice gentleman from Voodoo Lab technical support), "The Microvibe uses a true sine wave oscillator the

same as an original Univibe. Turning up in the internal trimpot will make it more abrupt and "wumpy". Correctly adjusting

the trimpot will give it a much smoother sound", so I will give it a second try.

I would give a 10 to the Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe, but it goes for US$500 on eBay... I paid US$78 for the Micro Vibe, one of

the cheapest pedals I ever bought. So, if the Mojo Vibe is a 10 and the Micro Vibe is an 8, that is a pretty good rating,

don't you think?

It must be placed BEFORE boost / overdrive / distortion / fuzz. It's not noisy at all.

Never had a problem.

They always answer my mails.

Some people say "no treble", some say "way too trebly", some say "it boosts volume", some say "it decreases the volume"... there is a lot of contradiction in those reviews. It's probably the gear of each one. TO ME, it decreases the volume, but just a little bit. but it does not bother me. What bothers me a lot is the "squared wave" when I increase the intensity.
Damn! I WISH I COULD TURN UP THE INTENSITY TO FULL CLOCKWISE POSITION... If it weren't for this, I would give it a 9.

It reacts well BEFORE my Fulltone OCD and Octafuzz IN FUZZ MODE (without the octave up on), but it doesn't react well with the Fulltone '69 and the Fulltone '70, UNLESS you put a buffered pedal between them, BUT THAT WOULD KILL THE FUZZ (and that is another LONG LONG LONG story...).

Overall, this is a great effect, especially when compared to its rivals that costs 3 or 4 times more. It has a BEAUTIFUL VOICE that seems to "envelope" my guitar tone, in a very good way, of course.

AT LAST, some people say "it doesn't sound like a Leslie", but IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DO IT! Some chorus pedals are way better to do the "Leslie thing" (Analog Man's web site explains the differences between vibes and choruses pedals).

My main influences are Jimi Hendrix, Clapton/Beck/Page and Keith Richards. I've been playing for 17 years. Yes, I would buy it again if needed. The other Uni-Vibe clones I played are: Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe (the best in the world...), Dunlop (both Stereo and mono versions), etc.

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT abnerfm@ig.com.br anytime you want.

Extremly easy to use, but try to find your sweet spots

Strats, Ibanez, Music Man etc. Mesa RoadKing II/mesa 2x12 with G25 speakers. Wah->Micro Vibe-> Bad Monkey od->Amp->
Boss Digtal Dimension chorus(loop1)->Boss DD20(loop2)

Sounds fantastic. Just like i want it to. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJg8laPTbGA

I have not tested every unit out there, so it gets a 9. It still the best so far.

Tested it trough Mesa Road King and Stiletto, Peavey JSX, Classic 50/4x10 and 6505/5150, Marshall JVM and JCM 800, Vox AC30, Crate VTS200S, Line6 amps. Works with every amp.

Had it for 4 years. Not a single problem. Stomp it'n play

Played for 20 years. I would buy it again with no hesitation..

This pedal is incredibly simple to use with two knobs for "Intensity" and "Speed", a foot switch, and an LED to indicate on/off.

Then of course, you have an input & output, as well as plug-in connection.

One thing to be aware of is where you place the pedal in the signal chain! I'd say place it after distortion pedals or else the sound will be a lot subtler. Make sure to experiment and see what sounds best to you.

For classic "Vibe" tones, try a high intensity plus about half speed.

For "Leslie" tones, go with full intensity and 3/4 speed.

For something like a phaser, go with half speed and half intensity.

The sound of this pedal is that classic Uni-Vibe sound, and set differently, it can do a good "Leslie/rotating cabinet" sound and even a warm, more organic "phaser" sound.

I really do love this pedal for its tone and versatility, and almost instantly it became my favorite effect.

I was reading a Guitar Player review of this pedal, in an article from the mid 90s comparing "Uni-Vibe"-style pedals. It ranked the Fulltone 'Vibe as having the best sound, and said that while the Micro Vibe offered the best bang for the buck, it didn't "envelop" your guitar sound quite like the Fulltone 'Vibe did...

I'd have to agree with that, at least sometimes. While I really like this pedal, I was playing with it with a Strat and a Fender amp and wasn't quite getting the sound of the Vibe to quite "take over" my tone as much as I would have liked.

Still, this is an EXCELLENT sounding pedal and I do not regret purchasing it at all. It can do a lot more than get Jimi's vibe tone. The phaser-style and leslie-style tones definitely make this a worthwhile pedal for me to have.

Well, it looks tough enough to me.

I really dig this 'Vibe, not only for the Jimi tones, but for the warm, organic leslie tones and phaser tones. Not a one-trick pony pedal at all. Absolutely worth it, but I did save a fair chunk of change by picking this up used. If I were to pay full price, I'd check out the other 'Vibe pedals out there as well. Having said that, I still might stick with the Micro Vibe over other brands.

Two knobs for Intensity and Speed plus and On/Off toggle. Can't get much easier than this. That said, while it's easy to use, you do have to take some time on placing it correctly in your signal chain: Before or after my OD pedals. I finally decided on placing it after my OD pedals. While not quite as intense in this position, I found that it worked a lot better vib'ing a distorted signal than distorting a vibe signal.

Subtle chorus to thick, syrupy vibe. It's truly beautiful. Others have mentioned that it sounds better with a Strat. I disagree. I use it with an ES-333 a Korina Explorer and a Strat, and it sounds awesome with all those guitars.

Another mentioned that it sucked tone. I haven't found that to be the case at all. It certainly alters your sound, which it's supposed to, but tonally, it's clean. I dig this pedal! That said, it does seem as if your EQ does get a bit scooped, but it's not severe, and by no means did I feel that my tone got sucked in any way.

In any case, this is a gorgeous sounding pedal.

I haven't had it for long, but it's very solidly built, so I'm expecting it to be very reliable.

I called tech support to ask them a few questions about rig placement and power requirements, and the person I spoke with was both knowledgeable and friendly. A good combination.

I write and cover music that crosses a wide variety of genres, though as of late I've been leaning towards the blues and classic 70's rock tone. The Micro Vibe gives me the tone that I want from psychedelic to leslie. It has a permanent spot on my board.

I chose the Micro Vibe over the Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe after A/B'ing both for over an hour, and I chose it for a couple of reasons. First, price. You just can't go wrong when you get true bypass switching and great tone through a wide range of settings for almost half the price of the Deja Vibe.

Secondly, even though it doesn't have a vibrato switch like the Deja, in "vibe" mode, I just preferred the sound it produced. It has a tad darker color than the Deja. Not that the Deja's tone is bad. It's not, but I simply preferred the darker coloring of the Micro Vibe. The Deja Vibe's "pulse" is also much more subtle. I really wanted a more "in your face" pulse.

Being an analog pedal, you really do have to take the time to find the sweet spots for different songs, and take a bit of time finding the right position in your signal chain, but believe me, it's totally worth it, and you won't be disappointed.

Very easy to use the two knobs. You only have to experiment with your effects-chain in your setup. I prefer to use it after the guitar before the overdrives. Then small adjustments on the Intensity for your taste when you play with your band.

I use Strat (Kinman Avn-blues pickups)-Boss tuner-Line6 dl4-H&K Rotosphere-MXR phase90-VoodooLab MicroVibe-BuddaWah-Fuzzface69 and more in to a Marshall Superbass ??72 with 1960AX+BX loaded w/ G12H speakers. For me this is "THE UNIVIBE SOUND". I have a little problem with the switch in off position. Then I often get a weak, noisy sound out...I have to turn it on and off again to make the switch connecting well again. I am getting the right kind of Hendrix-Trower-SRV-Bramhall2 swoooaarrling out from this box. Have always to remember that the other equipment is very much affecting the Vibe sound. For me the Greenbacks (G12M) are way too muddy sounding. I prefer G12H or other speakers w/ more definition for my setup and that really makes a big deal for this effect.

The switch is now a little unsure...i think electrospray will help here...I use it w/ my MXR phase90 as a backup...

From Custom-Sounds.com I??ve always been friendly met...

We play mostly classic 60-70-2000 rock...I think the box-size and price is good here...Buy one if you like to get a very good Vibe sound in a small box for not soo much money...

This is probably the easiest effect pedal to operate short of the one knob Phase 90. Two knobs speed and intensity. Basic rule of effect use holds to this as well if you are trying to hold a musical tone that's useful during actual playing; more speed/less depth. YOu cannot get a bad sound out of this unit just depends if you are trying to get a fast pulse Lesli effect or a slow deep pulse.

I have loved the Univibe effect since it was invented. I began having problems with my reissue Dunlop Univibe that I have had for about 7 years or so. For some reason when I bought the foot controller for it years back something happened to it and it would not work anymore without it. The sound quality was fine it just would not function without the special foot controller plugged in. (This requires a special stereo to stereo 1/4" cable by the way.) Anyway, I have been wanting to replace this unit as I have been upgrading my pedal board. I have looked at all Univibe possibilities, I even had an original years and years ago, God I wish I would have kept it for the money value. Modern units are all vastly superior to the bulky original. I liked my reissue for a long time, just sick of having to have the foot controller which I always have to fiddle with to get the Trower pulse I love. I was seriously considering Fulltone becaise Trower uses all Fulltone now and I have the OCD which is tremendous (see other review). I ran across this Voodoo Lab pedal and the cost was lke half of anything else. How could I go wrong giving this a shot? I was not disapointed. The box and sheet for this states it is a modern circuit design of the original 1969 Univibe. The size was so small I was skeptical. The sound is there, all there, and this has real by-pass most execellent. I found no problems with this unit from a range of pickup positions and clean to heavy distortion. It could be a little more bolder on clean settings but that can be compensated easily. My rig can do anything. Adding a slight drive or distortion brings out the typical modulating phaser sound and the more you add in the way of effects the more psychodelic you get. I love it myself. The price and quality is peerless. I will not spend that much for a Fulltone when I have this little jewel. I recommend this pedal as a supreme value and sound quality. If you like the Univibe do get one. I am prompted to check out more from Voodoo Lab.

No reason if you are doing gigs and use the Univibe as part your sound to have a backup. This pedal is well made and should last as long as anything would. Voodoo LAb has my vote, I am going to look into some of their other stuff. I love effects, always have, if one learns how to use them and make them become a part of the sound playinfg is rather boring without them. I am a Trower maven, not to mention Hendrix's use of this pedal and SRV. If you have not used a Univibe before it's too cool. A Univibe is not a chorus pedal or a phaser, exactly. It is a mutant offspring, actually a four mode phaser modulator, designed to have a very musical warble.

Not really a good question for a new pedal. I have never had much of anything fail in a lot of years. Never talked to Voodoo Lab.

Buy one. If you like the Univibe effect this is a little jewel. I don;t have much to say about batteries. I had to resort to batteries for backup when my new Gator power supply would not work right out of the box. I have used a custom pedal board for years. I recently got a new Tonebone Slanted Board which I am just loving. All cables can be run up through any hidden holes on the board. To sound like a pro you need to pro your equipment. The Micro Vibe is never leaving my chain. I played my Carvins through this, a Les Paul type humbuckler and a strat type single coil it was pure Univibe, the real by-pass is a God send as well.

very easy to use, plug in, twirl knobs and go.

NOTE: Much discussion about the trim pot--- see my comments below

Very good, unbeatable at this price, and better than many more expensive units like the Fulltone, and runs on a single 9V battery. When the trim is adjusted correctly, very nice watery garble, which is exactly what this kind of effect is all about.

Here's the best univibe sound I can locate:
http://www.foxroxelectronics.com/ bear in mind, this pedal is WAY expensive and out of production, about $500 for one these days. But for me, it is the benchmark for univbe sound. Sound clips of the Captain Coconut here http://www.foxroxelectronics.com/

Now, with this in mind, and sorry I haven't made any Microvibe clips, but you can hear here: http://www.voodoolab.com/microvibe.htm
unfortunately, I frankly don't like any of these clips that much, but it will give you a good idea of what the pedal sounds like in various configurations and styles-- Although the speed is not variable like the CC2 EEC, the sound is VERY VERY close to this

I can get a nice thick 3D sound, just what the doctor ordered.

Two things to keep in mind-- the univibe effect sounds best played with a Strat in the neck pickup position. That's just how it is, and what you expect to hear from this effect--- that watery gurgle. Played through a humbucker, or bridge pickup-- it just won't sound as good, it just won't give you that perfect signature water gurgle. OKAY?

#2 THE TRIM POT-- lots of discussion about this. You CAN play with it, but chances are you won't improve on the factory setting, unless the tech wasn't paying attention-- which of course, is possible.

If you've messed with it, and want the best sound, and don't know where the factory left it here's some guidelines

A) It is NOT SIMPLE AN INTENSITY ADJUSTMENT, as one comment suggested. Yes, it does adjust the intensity of the light bulb inside which reacts with the photocells-- but making the effect "more intense" is not the product of increasing the pot position. What it ultimately does is change the intensity of the relative INTERACTION between various PHASE SINE PEAKS. You have to listen very closely to hear this.

For example, if you turn the pot fully counter clockwise (from the open back facing the underside of the circuit board, no, you shouldn't have to remove the board from later models) you get a very pronounced peak of one aspect of the sound-- but this is disproportionate for the effect you want, and you will totally lose that nice watery phasey gurgle- even though you get one part of the signal accentuated.

If you turn the pot fully clockwise, you get just the opposite effect, and the peak disappears, and not much effect at all if anything.

Where you want it is somewhere in the middle-- AND HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT:

Make sure you have your guitar plugged in, and a new battery. Use the neck pickup position, and preferably a Stratocaster, treble tone all the way up.

a) Turn down the lights in your room, so ambient lighting is fairly dim.

b)Adjust the speed so its about in the middle, not too fast, not too slow, a nice slow walk.

c) Turn the trim pot fully counter clockwise. You'll see the lightbulb through the circuit board, and get bright and get dim on and off. Notice, if you turn the pot clockwise, the light will get dimmer and dimmer. All the way clockwise, you can't see the light at all.

d) Adjust the pot slowly clockwise from the very conspicuous bright fully counterclockwise position , until you can just barely not see it shine through the circuit board any more. THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE PLACE YOU WANT IT. If you can still see the light pulsing, go a little more clockwise, till it just vanishes.

e) You should actually here TWO DIFFERENT TONES HAPPENING at this point- two different sine wave peaks. That's what creates the watery effect. If you just crank the trim pot fully counterclockwise, sure, you'll hear a lot of effect, but you lose the water gurgle, and you'll end up with just one peak at half the rate than if you adjust correctly. Fine tune

By the way I HAVE TRIED MODIFYING THIS PEDAL by adding a jumper for the R2 resistor. DON'T BOTHER, doesn't help anything, and I went back to the stock resistor.

Some people have messed with the trim pot and suddenly all the effect dissapears or the photo light becomes errated. YES this will happen with the trim pot adjusted fully counterclockwise. Please adjust as instructed above.

Otherwise, no problems with this pedal for me.

An excellent pedal, for $100, you can't do better, and my guess is that you can get a boutique vibe and do much worse, as my experience with the Fulltune vibe (tried a couple of them including the one with the speed pedal).

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Speed/Intensity/Footswitch -- done! I had an original Univibe in the 70s and loved it but always wished it had been simpler.
I'm the K.I.S. type. (K.I.S.S. is too complex.)

SO great to hear that awesome sound again! Utterly stunning -- a mystical shimmer on clean settings and an unbelievable grinding, seething distortion! And it???s plenty versatile; I was concerned it might be ???Hendrix Only??? but not at all. I totally love it!
I usually play a MIM Strat through a Classic 30 or Cube 60. It's definitely a Ten.

It's well-built. No issues after 6 months.

Never dealt with the company -- they sound accountable.

My style: Rock/Blues/Jazz/Country/Roots, since the late 60s. I love this pedal -- it's like the old Univibe "reincarnated!" With my band (classic/original mix) I can switch this thing on and suddenly find myself thinking "WOW -- is that ME playing??" This total other dimension opens up --- unexplainable!

Two knobs, one for instensity, one for speed. Dead easy to use.

There are no bad sounds in this unit. Even with the intesity on low it still provides a subtle effect right through to the most intense psychedelic acid scape you could imagine.

I think this nails the uni-vibe sound better than the Fulltone Mini Deja-Vibe pedal. It is much more organic and chewy sounding.

So nothing has happened to it. Not gigging at the moment but I'm sure I could rely on this thing. It's built like brick shithouse!

For the money this thing is a great value product. It's handmade and also true bypass.

I tried it against the Mini Deja-Vibe and liked this a whole lot better.

Just get one!

Two knobs is easy enough.

Makes a hissing noise when run into an overdriven amp. Works you tone through dark/treble cycles. Makes a throbbing sound. Robs you of some bass response. A bit too pristine sounding when compared to the Jimi or Trower sound. Very thick effect with intensity up.

Only has about one part to go wrong, the light bulb. As we all know light bulbs are not going to go forever like an led. I would like to see an LED based unit for this fact alone.

The trim pot? IS NOT A TONE CONTROL! it adjusts the peak intensity of the light bulb inside. This unit flashes a light bulb from off to on and the LDR units adjust their resistance based on the light hitting them. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A BETTER SOUND BY ADJUSTING THE TRIM POT. The trim pot is like turning up or down the intensity control, in that the light buld glows brighter or dimmer. So people that think they have adjusted it to sound better are imagining things. All they have done is change the position of their intensity control.

Maybe I don't really like this effect. It is not spatial at all and I like my Nady FL-10 flanger because it is lush and spatial. A univibe has no delay elements so it is not going to be 3 dimensional. It is stricly 2D and it lacks to me, although it is very thick and dominant it is also very dead sounding. It is like you shot heroin and are just feeling really compressed. It is not a happy uplifting effect.

2 knobs, so it doesn't take much fiddling to get different sounds

I sent it back. Perhaps my expectations were too high based on users' reviews, but I found major tone suckage, especially in the low end. Took away the dynamics and sparkle. Tried it both before and after OD pedals. Better dynamics at the front of the chain, but the microvibe's noise followed the swooshy pattern, which I found to get amplified by the OD pedals. After OD, just mushy. Running strat->Keeley Mod BD2 -> Keeley Mod TS9 -> JS2 Fuzz -> Silverface champ or DR

Seems well built

Probably good for the money, but not as transparent as I was hoping.

Very easy to use. Very intuitive. Somewhat lacking in versatility as a result, but very easy to get a cool sound.

Sound is really nice. I borrowed a Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe witch was heaven-sent, but very pricey. I agree with the last reviewer that you should experiment with its placement in your rig, but wherever it ends up the tones are rich, deep and surprisingly warm. They don't overcolour your sound either, so you can still hear the nuances of your playing through it... that's the real test of any effect as I see it.

I have had a couple of switch mishaps. Just minor ones where the switch didn't take or something, I don't really know what happened. Other than those couple of incidents over a year of use, it's been perfectly reliable. I have to wonder how long it might last though.

Never dealt with Voodoo Lab

I use this effect to vary or deepen my tones whenever it might sound iteresting. Occasionally it really adds colour to a good arpeggio or slow chording. Solos sound wicked through it. If it were stolen, I must admit I would upgrade to the far superior Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe, but if you're not sure how much you might use a vibe, or you're on a budget, this is an indispensable value for the quality of the sound at the price.

Easy. The brief manual points you in the right directions.

I have a couple comments about the Microvibe. 1/Pay attention to your signal chain: a) It seems that a lot of the reviewers that liked it placed it before their OD pedal and a lot of reviewers that didn't like it placed it after their OD pedal. Try both places and see which one you like best; it does make a difference. b) Try not to put a pedal with a buffered output (like Boss, DOD, etc.) before the Microvibe and it will be more touch sensitive. 2/ This pedal uses old-time photocells and works best with a little warm up time. Plug in your input cord for a few minutes (this turns the box on) before kicking the effect on with the stomp switch.

Go here to check out the effects order that Hendrix, Trower and SRV used: http://guitargeek.com/ (Notice the variations?)

No problems.

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This is the best value out there for vibe-y sounds.

Two knobs, speed and intensity. Dialing in a sound is pretty simple.

I play a '98 California series strat > fulltone '70 > original ProCo Rat (set with a different fuzz level than the '70) > microvibe > modded crybaby > Ibanez DE7 (it blows and I'm saving up for a DL4) > Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

Now I never played a 1969 univibe, but this thing sounds nice and lush. It is better than modern univibe reissues for sure. The speed is limited so that it doesn't get fast enough to make any leslie sounds, but neither did the original i guess. It's great for doing some hendrix stuff like machine gun and you can replicate david gilmore's guitar sound on pink floyd's breathe. I play a strat so there is a little noise when the pedal is on, but it's analog so that'll happen and the noise isn't bad at all. Using both dials at the either extreme doesn't sound good, but some fiddling will tell you this pretty quickly. The money zone for both dials appears to be between 3 and 9 o'clock. It hard to make it sound bad while in those parameters. It's true bypass, so it won't fuck with your tone when off. Equally as important, when it's on it doesn't kill your lows or highs, which i find to be rare in effects pedals.

lots of people complain about the switches on Voodoo Labs pedals, but i've never had a problem. Then again, I'm not particularly rough with my gear in practice or at gigs. I bought the thing used and had it for 2 years without any problems. It looks like it should stay that way

never had to use them

I play rock, basically all kinds, as long as it floats my boat. I've found ways to make this pedal work in all the different styles and you should be able to do the same. I wish it had a double speed setting to make leslie sounds, but I also want a winning lottery ticket and a toilet made of solid gold. It does its one sound really well, but I'm not sure it justifies getting one new for $135. If it got lost I would probably shell out the extra dough to get a unit that could make more sounds in one package, like the Fulltone choralflange (my buddy has one and it can do way more with equal, if not superior, sound quality).

nothing can be easier.

Very nice, non-artificial analogue sound. Noisy when on but not played. However this makes me feel like I am playing a true effect pedal not a "sound-like" simulator. True by-pass is an asset.
One problem is; high intensity levels boost the highs of the signal, low intensity levels boost the lows. That is why I prefer intensity around 3 o'clock.
My setup is vox wah > ibanez cp-9 comp-limiter > vox v810 valvetone, bodd od-3 > Voodoo lab microvibe > tc electronic chorus > Bodd dd-3 delay > Marshall jtm 30 2x10 + 1968 Fender Super reverb 4 x 10
Great for pshycedelic Hendrix and Robin trower tunes. I do not use it for SRV tunes. (I use TC electronic chorus that fits good). This pedal is also capable of giving good rhythm grooves for some pop-rock ballads and pop-jazz tunes.

never had a problem. Bu I heard some complaints about the switch

never dealt with them

I play hendrix, SRV, chris duarte, craig erickson and all the other cats in this league. This pedal works fine for me. It is considerably cheaper than other u-vibe clones so it is a great value.. ?f it is stolen I would buy this or wait for sometime to get a prescription electronics U-vibe unit.

Great pedal! This is my second submittal for this effect. After reading a couple of the most recent reviews on the Micro Vibe here at HC, I decided to investigate the possibilities of improving an already great pedal by adjusting the trim pot.

PROCEDURE: To access the trim pot you have to open up the box by removing the four screws and back cover plate. The trim pot is not visible unless you remove the circuit board from the housing and flip it over. To do this, remove the two control knobs by loosening the set screw on the side of each knob. Remove the two nuts that secure the Intensity and Speed pots to surface of the housing. Disconnect the lock nut that fastens the on/off footswitch to the surface of the housing. Disconnect the in and out input hex nuts that fasten the inputs to the front side of the housing. Now both the Intensity and Speed control pot circuit board, and the main circuit board are free and can be removed from the inside of the housing. Flip the main circuit board over to expose all of the electrical components. The trim pot is located at the bottom center of the main circuit board. It is very small control pot and has the word "Trim" printed on the board just below the pot. I made a small mark at the 6:00 position, on the head of small phillips adustment screw, so that I would have a reference point as to how much I was turning the screw, and more importantly how to return the trim pot back to the stock setting if I didn't like the results after changing the factory setting. (See the sound results in the Sound Quality section below) In order to test each new setting I had to reassemble everything. The pedal would not produce the effect unless the circuit's board ground wire was re-attached to the on/off switch lock nut inside the housing. This is the point of ground for the main circuit board.

I made three new adjustments, and again, I had to completely re-assemble the pedal so that it would function properly and produce the effect where it could be heard in the guitar amplifier.

The first setting I tried was turning the trim pot WIDE OPEN. This maximum setting was achieved by only turning the trim pot screw one half turn clockwise from the factory setting (or my mark that I made at the 6:00 position). The sound was okay with the intensity control knob set at the 12:00 position or lower. Anything beyond 12:00 was too radical for me and only seemed to annoy me. Extreme intensity settings after 3:00 caused another wave in the sound that seemed out of place and was very distracting. It caused a warped tone that was out of time/sync with the other sounds produced and threw the timing off. "Hyper-swirl" would describe the sound in one word.

I determined that these extreme sounds would never be used. It didn't make sense to have a range of un-usable sounds on the dial that could interfere with what I normally play just by accidentally twisting the control knobs too far, or by accidentally bumping the Intensity knob with my foot. Doing so could send your guitar sound into another dimension. To make sure this never happened I opted to try another setting.

The next setting I tried was turning the trim pot screw one quarter turn clockwise from the original factory setting. The sound was better than the MAX setting but still extreme knob settings past 3:00 seemed un-usable.

I finally settled with turning the trim pot screw one eighth of a turn from the original factory setting. This is a very small turn since the adjustment screw is so small. The sound was great to my ears. Lower Intensity knob settings now sounded more like 12:00 knob settings under the original factory trim pot setting. Extreme settings past 3:00 were more intense than factory yet still very usable. All settings were enhanced and the overall effect just seemed to have more life and presence. I really liked the change that my final one eighth clockwise adjustment made.

It was good of the Witchdoctor at Voodoo Labs to think about the player and place an adjustable trim pot on the board that can enhance the intesity output of the Micro Vibe. It shows that they are aware that all players are not alike and that the pedal is even more versatile and adjustable than it first appears to be.

Just make sure you know where the factory set point is before you begin adjusting things. I did not turn the trim pot in a counter clockwise direction since that would seem to only reduce the intensity of the overall effect. I'm not sure how far the screw turns in the counter clockwise direction.

Make sure you mark the screw before you begin tweaking and remember where the factory setting is so that you can always return the trim pot to the original factory setting. It would be great if the trim pot were more accessable. All the V-Lab would have to do is invert the switch on the board and have the adjustment screw penetrate the phenolic board and point it in the opposite direction that it is soldered in now. It would then be visible when you open the housings back plate and would be located just above the battery compartment.

Even a beginner player could could adjust and listen to the new trim pot settings without going through the re-assembly/disassembly each time a tweak is made. This was alot of trouble but I got real good at it after the second time. Just be careful not to damage any of the delicate connections on the board.

If you are looking for a little more presence from your Micro Vibe try turning the trim pot screw one eighth of a turn clockwise from the original factory setting. Anything more than this didn't sound very good to me. Although this operation is inconvenient, it is fairly simple if one is careful. Of course you wouldn't attempt to do this with the pedal plugged into the wall adapter. You may not get shocked but why push your luck. Just play it safe and live to play.

I like the new setting that I found, and can always go back to the original setting if I change my mind over time. This adjustment is worth doing if you like the Micro Vibe swirl added to your tone. Play on!

OK, this is easy to use. No complaints here.

The sound doesn't blow me away. I did do the trimpot adjustment, and yes it did improve the sound, but it didn't make me see God (or Stevie Ray Vaughn). As with any pedal, you should experiment with the order of the pedals in your chain. However, I have no other vibe pedal to compare it to (the Prescription Electronics version gets a good review although it is much more expensive.) For the price this is probably good so I gave it a 7.

The footswitch is a bit problematic, it seems that sometimes it switches from "ON" to "ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF" (i.e. swirling vibe sound with no sound from the guitar) to "OFF". But I bought used, maybe I just got an abused one.

Never used.

Other than the occasional switching problem, the pedal seems good. If you have been playing for a while, go ahead and do the trimpot adjustment. If my pedal were lost or stolen, it wouldn't be the end of the world, I would probably buy a better unit like the Prescription Electronics version.

Nothing should really get a 10 in my book because few things are perfect. However, only two knobs and an on/off switch? It doesn't get any easier than this.

I recently bought a new Dr.Z amp head and decided to get out all my pedals and take a drive after months of pedal hibernation. I have a variety of guitar with single or humbucker pickups. From there I go to a Fulldrive 2 -> Keeley Fuzz Head -> Microvibe -> SIB Mr.Echo -> Dr.Z KT-45 amp head -> Marshall 1960A 4x12. Sometimes an MXR Flanger, Phase-90 and ISP decimator noise reduction pedals are also in the chain. At first I would have rated this pedal was a 6-7. After reading many of these reviews about the pro and con about adjusting the trimpot, after several months of debating I finally decided to take a risk and open up the back and turn the trimpot. Wow, am I glad I did! It's now a whole new different pedal. Before I had the both settings at 1:00 for my favorite Trower setting. Now that I've adjusted the trimpot, I can back off the intensity to about 10:00-11:00 and get the same intensity as I did at 1:00. It's so much more lush now; it breathes. I'm totally inexperienced with messing with the internal gizmos of my pedals and this was simple as pie. I left the effect plugged into my amp and adjusted the pot while I strummed my guitar. You novices have nothing to worry about. I experience little noise with this pedal.

So far, no problems but I don't stomp on my pedals like I'm trying to put out a brush fire.

Never dealt with customer support; no need, so far...

I play a variety of rock music, primarily 70's and 80's classic rock: Led Zeppelin, Foghat, Judas Priest, Pat Travers, Rush, KISS, Van Halen, Trower, Frank Marino, Aerosmith --- you get the idea. These days I don't play in a band; I'm just a living room guitar warrior that has been playing for 30 years since the age of 12. I currently and have previously owned a variety of racks, amps, guitars, pedals, etc and have spent tens of thousands of bucks trying to attain many "perfect" tones. After recently buying the Dr.Z KT-45 amp and the Fulltone Fulldrive 2, I secretly wondered if this little $99 Microvibe should be in the line-up? If the trimpot adjustment didn't work for me I was going to splurge on the Fulltone version, as I started to believe that an almost $300 vibe pedal just HAD to sound better than the stock Microvibe. I've also performed the R-28 mod on my MXR 90. It was easy enough but that was brain surgery compared to adjusting this Microvibe trimpot. I don't understand what all the fuss is about concerning this trimpot? When you turn the pot you will see the blinking light next to it increase with intensity. That's how you know you're doing it correctly. I fooled around with adjusting it from minimal to maximum several times and had no problems finding the original setting. I ended up adjusting mine all the way up (to the right) because it's much more lush that way. It seems to take off just a fraction of the "mid" tones but I don't leave this pedal on all the time so its an acceptable trade-off when the effect is needed. If lost or stolen, I might be inclined to buy the Fulltone version because I can afford it. But for now and for the money, this little vibe is a keeper that will stay in the line-up as long as its reliable. Guys, if a nit-witted electronic novice like me can do it, you can too. You won't be sorry. I haven't written a review here in ages but the ease of this trimpot adjustment was enough to inspire me to write and rate. Unscrew the back of the pedal and get busy!

Very easy to use, two knobs... simple. I also love that it's so small (doesn't take up much room at all on a pedalboard).

I use a '68 Super Reverb or '68 Deluxe (depending on the room), and my pedal order is as follows- vintage Vox wah, Line 6 DL4, Microvibe, Sparkle Drive, TS808 and a Fulltone '69 pedal.

When I first got the Microvibe, in all honesty I thought it sounded pretty bad when turned on. There were no mids whatsoever and only a little bit of low end. Basically it made my setup sound like the treble was on 11! I also have noticed this with the Fulltone vibes (the high end thing). I stayed hopeful though, and decided to do some research. Somebody on one of these reviews had mentioned taking the back off of the pedal and adjusting the trim. I figured that I may as well, since I couldn't find a vibe that didn't sound bright (Voodoo Lab or otherwise). I left my guitar plugged into the pedal while I did this (so I could adjust it perfectly, as it's very sensitive). I kept turning it in little tiny increments until I found the most lush, beautiful tone! Messing with the trim DOES work, regardless of what some people say. It worked on mine anyway. It's super, super fat sounding now and as warm as can be.

My band plays lots of gigs, and so far this pedal has not failed me and has sounded stunning, even at loud stage volumes (from delicate playing with no other effects to playing with a fuzz pedal cranked up). No noise, no squealing, no brittleness... just gorgeous, fat tone. So if you're NOT happy with the sound of this pedal, please, try adjusting the trim! It sounds dead-on vintage and sweet. It's really the best vibe I've ever heard now. People ask me about it all the time because it sounds so good.

And you've got to love true bypass...

So I have to give it a 10. Before I messed with the trim, I would have rated it as about a 7, since it sounded like every other trebly vibe pedal out there.

Yes, this pedal seems to be totally dependable. It's in a nice metal box and has a sturdy switch on it. I've only had it for a couple of months though, so we'll see how I feel a year from now.

Great, great people. I actually bought the Sparkle Drive first, and was so smitten with that pedal that I ordered the Microvibe (and I got so impatient waiting for it to get here that I bought one on eBay first!). They are nice folks to talk to. They even emailed me to say they looked at our website. I haven't had any problems, so I can't tell you what their policies are. I would imagine that they would make sure you were happy though.

We do mainly blues and blues rock, and anything else we do is usually based in that vein... I've been playing for almost 5 years now. I gig with a 60's strat with Fralin pickups (among other upgrades), a flametop Gibson LP standard, a '68 Fender Super Reverb and '68 Deluxe Reverb. I also have a vintage Gibson acoustic that I love playing fingerstyle on, and various other guitars and parts that are doing a nice job of collecting dust.

If the Microvibe were stolen or lost, I would have to buy another one and pray that it would sound as sweet as this one! I love everything about this pedal and really have no complaints about it (which is rare for me!).

This pedal is a steal for the money, and the quality and sound are just as good as any other pedal out there (even the $300 ones). And mine sounds BETTER than the other brands since I tweaked it.

Voodoo labs makes quality stuff, and I plan on buying more pedals from them in the future. Give them a chance!!!