The Most Misunderstood Guitar Pedal

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• VE

  @VertexEffectsInc · 3 years ago · pinned

  What’s your preferred position for Uni-Vibe?  First in the chain?  After Fuzz?  After Overdrives/Distortion?

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• SL

  @slowhank6979 · 3 years ago

  Fuzz into vibe: Trower-Power!

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• RO

  @robbieandkimberly · 3 years ago

  After 30 years of playing guitar I finally figured out where in the chain it belongs, I put it in between two gain pedals, the first gain works excellent when the univibe is in high speed and the post gain works excellent when it's in low, done, finished, no more tripping

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• FR

  @FrickinAdam · 3 years ago

  I have a Sabbadius Funky Vibe Fillmore East version. Always first, the preamp always on. Never leaving the board, it’s a staple.

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• NI

  @nickparas7170 · 1 year ago

  I wish people would stop telling us what we don't understand or aren't playing correctly.

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• ZA

  @zacate1983 · 1 year ago

  I mean the clean tone is already killer, but love all the vibe sounds!

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• TI

  @timeagan893 · 3 years ago

  TO MASON AND FRIENDS OF VERTEX BROADCASTS:    You are correct....It should go Univibe INTO fuzz......And as you mentioned the only reason it somewhat worked for Hendrix (Who used it later down his signal path) was because his amps were so "gained out" that the natural amp clipping acted much like it does when we go "Univibe into fuzz" BUT unless you do it like that (use a tube amp turned THAT high up (volume-wise) It wont sound good and sound somewhat "Squishy and phaser-like"..So if you can run 100watt tube heads at that immense volume.....well God bless you..Most of us cant.......BTW This is also why I like to go WAH into FUZZ face (however you must use a "Fuzz friendly buffer (like the Foxrox Wah retrofit...or else you will get the terrible uncontrolled feedback oscillation or a wah sound that is more like "wee-u- wee-u "as opposed to the WOW- WOW we want....(as the fuzz face is EXTREMELY picky as to what you put before it)  If you go "Fuzz face into wah you will get a similar "squishy sounding"...somewhat "whimpy" wah sound and it will sound nowhere as good as the wide vowel-like wah sound we have all come to love.  Believe me, this info comes after years of experimentation.  As always, I'll admit there is no "Right way" or Wrong way" so if you like the "squishy" sound/method by all means do it that way....But the methods I am describing are for those trying to approximate classic Jimi/Trower tones...So if THAT is what you like, you may at least what to try my suggestions....and well, if you dislike what you hear you can always try it the "other ways"...But I'm pretty sure you'll see why I have arrived at these conclusions.....Hope this has been a help to you.....TIM

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• MA

  @mattmcculloch7300 · 3 years ago

  Great video. I use both a Funky Vibe and the Tinsley. Interestingly enough, I like the Funky Vibe before fuzz, but I like the Tinsley after fuzz. Both such great pedals.

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• LO

  @LouMaverick · 3 years ago

  Man sweet sounds and tone on this episode! Other than Jimi using it, I was like nah, it's not my vibe. But these all sounded great in every position. Nice playing too Mason!

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• SQ

  @squirelova1815 · 3 years ago

  This MUST be one of the Finest and Supremely helpful channels for musicians anywhere. Thank You for your gracious knowledge sharing and high Quality productions Sir Mason.

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• IA

  @IamMusicNerd · 2 years ago

  Because it uses an optical sensor, true univibe pedals are one of the hardest effects to replicate in a multi effects unit. However, I found that you can get pretty close in a Quad Cortex or GT1000 by stacking a 4 stage phaser with a vibrato or rotary effect, and a light chorus. It’s not exact, but close enough for most.

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• JO

  @joerobertson795 · 3 years ago

  Excellent vid Sir! I learned a lot. &nbsp;<br>Sounds like your practice time is really paying off MM. &nbsp;Sounded great!

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