Tremolo and vibe pedals question

[JohnnyGuitar]

I have very low experience with tremolo and vibrato effects.
I wanted to know- does the tremolo (or vibrato) feature on a vibe pedal (like a MojoVibe or Deja Vibe etc...) has the same voicing as a regular tremolo pedal?

I know that the chorus setting is totaly different (I can see why it's called chorus though).

 

[wahwah]

Re: Tremolo and vibe pedals question

I have a MojoVibe, and the vibrato setting is really nothing like amp vibrato or tremolo, and nothing like the trem effect of most trem pedals. Being a clone of a Univibe, it is true to that effect, and the chorus setting is the one usually associated with those pedals, which of course is more closely related to 4 stage phasing than it is to what became known as chorus through the 80's. The vibrato on a Univibe/MojoVibe is a warbly beast which modulates pitch and is quite trippy in its own right, but not what "vibe" pedals are generally renowned for. The closest thing about a Univibe or clone to tremolo is the pulsing throb that throws the signal around at the desired intensity and speed, but it is not the same as what most tremolo pedals do.


Cheers...................wahwah

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Tremolo and vibe pedals question

First of all, tremolo and vibrato are two seperate things.

Tremolo: Increases and decreases volume. You get the same effect by turning your volume knob up and down.

Vibrato: Bends pitch slightly up and down. You get a similar effect by using a whammy bar.

Everything gets confusing because Leo Fender (genius though he may have been) stupidly called the vibrato bar on his guitars a tremolo bar. He also had a few amps with a 'vibrato' function that was really a tremolo.

So, with that in mind, what exactly are you looking for in this pedal? Tremolo? Vibrato? Phasing (which is neither volume changing nor pitch changing)?

 

[JohnnyGuitar]

Re: Tremolo and vibe pedals question

Thanks wahwah, that was very usefull and anlightening.

First of all, tremolo and vibrato are two seperate things.

Tremolo: Increases and decreases volume. You get the same effect by turning your volume knob up and down.

Vibrato: Bends pitch slightly up and down. You get a similar effect by using a whammy bar.

Everything gets confusing because Leo Fender (genius though he may have been) stupidly called the vibrato bar on his guitars a tremolo bar. He also had a few amps with a 'vibrato' function that was really a tremolo.

So, with that in mind, what exactly are you looking for in this pedal? Tremolo? Vibrato? Phasing (which is neither volume changing nor pitch changing)?

I want to buy a vibe pedal for some Trower/Hendrix sounds... I'm trying to study about them and was considering the cheaper Voodoo Lab pedal which has only the chorus setting as far as I know... wanted to know weather I could use other pedals to add some effect.
The more I think about it, I think I'll go for a boutique pedal. From anything I read so far the Mojovibe looks like the best option... I still consider the Fulltone Deja Vibe because I can get more customer service for it here... however - I get mixed opinions about it.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Tremolo and vibe pedals question

Wahwah is spot on. Both the Mojovibe and Deja Vobe are great options. (Get out the gallows, but I actually prefer the Dunlop to the Fulltone I tried out)