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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/23/2008 : 22:14:51
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I might get rid of my V-wah, i can get a crybaby, but I want to get the univibe effect. Could the marshall Vt-1 (Vibrato) mode recreate something like it? It's cheap that's why Im interested.
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I picked up a Marshal Drivemaster yesterday, its tatty, but £15 and works. really nice sound.
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2008 : 00:26:56
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| I would get the digitech whammy i think it can do it all.NEVER GO CHEAP WITH YOUR TONE!!!i have been down that road save your money get a crybaby or a univibe they are both great pedals. you won't be sorry |
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Cicatriz ESP
Bronze Member
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 10:54:26
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I love my Vibrotrem :]
it's a great effect for sure! i love it after my delay. |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 16:53:38
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| I'm using a MicroVibe from Voodoo Labs which sounds great for the price.. but the new MDV-2 from Fulltone looks really good |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 17:26:20
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Why do you want to get rid of it?
As far as I'm concerned the V-wah completely makes the crybaby shit its pants.
The on-off switches are prone to breaking, the pots always start scratching after a year and the PW-10's crybaby setting sounds almost identical. The Vox wah setting is even better.
And please save yourself the hassle and money for the suggested whammy, (not to piss off Zerksies) but those whammy 4 reissues just aren't worth it. The tracking is horrible on those.
I had one where the pedal wouldn't stay in a certain position when I lifted my foot from it, thus making all the notes I played sharp.
Recallibrating the pedal didn't help, I even had the guitarstore send it back to Digitech, who in return send it back to me with the reply that it was fixed, well it wasn't 
If you want another wah pedal, I can really recommend a Morley bad horsie wah, you know, the Steve Vai model, those are really awesome and much easier to use than a crybaby due to the optical system instead of a potmeter.
So far my rant about the crybaby and Digitech  |
Edited by - Dirk on 11/25/2008 17:29:15 |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 17:31:55
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the Marshall pedals are quite tough.. but I'd say the series BEFORE the EH-1 and the RT-1 etc would be a little more reliable.. the SV-1 I believe is among those and might do the trick.
Otherwise, why not look for some old Hammond with an attached Leslie and retrofit it to your guitar rig? Nothing.. NOTHING beats the real thing. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 19:15:39
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Carry a leslie cab around.... no offence but is that not a bit OTT.....plus the associated problems of capturing the sound properly with mics..probably better off getting a dedicated uni-vibe pedal or a dunlop rotovibe and a wah...IMHO digital can't really get the rotary effect as convincing or as warm sounding as analogue.....most of you know i use the dynacord CLS-22 rack unit in super stereo to get the univbe/rotary effect probably one of the best out there after the real thing along with the H&K rotosphere ...and a LOT easier to carry around.... ..... |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 01:07:39
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Originally posted by Dirk
Why do you want to get rid of it?
As far as I'm concerned the V-wah completely makes the crybaby shit its pants.
The on-off switches are prone to breaking, the pots always start scratching after a year and the PW-10's crybaby setting sounds almost identical. The Vox wah setting is even better.
And please save yourself the hassle and money for the suggested whammy, (not to piss off Zerksies) but those whammy 4 reissues just aren't worth it. The tracking is horrible on those.
I had one where the pedal wouldn't stay in a certain position when I lifted my foot from it, thus making all the notes I played sharp.
Recallibrating the pedal didn't help, I even had the guitarstore send it back to Digitech, who in return send it back to me with the reply that it was fixed, well it wasn't
If you want another wah pedal, I can really recommend a Morley bad horsie wah, you know, the Steve Vai model, those are really awesome and much easier to use than a crybaby due to the optical system instead of a potmeter.
So far my rant about the crybaby and Digitech
I was just suggesting the pedal i have never used one but i know alot of people have one. To be like AKA Tom Morello. I really don't like wahs. Could never really do anything with one. everytime i turned it on . i had this feeling to do voodoo chile.So i got tired of the song and the pedal |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 17:10:51
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I know, I wasn't trying to crap over your suggestion 
Besides, the whammy can't do wah effects.
The older Digitech XP-100 was a whammy/wah model but neither can do rotary effects.
Better to invest in a Univibe or Rotovibe. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 19:53:28
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Originally posted by Dirk
Better to invest in a Univibe or Rotovibe.
Those are great recommendations. I just recently pointed them out to someone on another forum looking for that rotarty speaker sound. I think the Boss RT-20 sounds good but am not sure how it compares to the Vibes. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 21:55:23
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RT-20 is nice. I also do like the Line6 Rotomachine (but it's no boss).
As for the leslie.. I did some tech work for a guy who hauls TWO leslies around to his gigs (one for hammond, one for guitar). They mic'd up nicely and sounded like no pedal I've ever heard. Sure, lots of lifting, but friends and roadies are a godsend. |
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