Local agents for Dunlop or Fulltone pedals?

Bob-Dubery

Hi all,

I'm quite keen on trying out a uni-vibe type pedal. I know that Jim Dunlop make one (supposed to be the original) and that Fulltone make the well regarded "Deja vibe". Anybody know which shops stock these brands of pedal?

Thanks

Bob

matta

Bob Dubery wrote Hi all,

I'm quite keen on trying out a uni-vibe type pedal. I know that Jim Dunlop make one (supposed to be the original) and that Fulltone make the well regarded "Deja vibe". Anybody know which shops stock these brands of pedal?

Thanks

Bob

Hi Bob,

Tuerk/Turnkey Music are the agents for Dunlop.

Cheers

Matt

Bob-Dubery

matta wrote Hi Bob,

Tuerk/Turnkey Music are the agents for Dunlop.

Cheers

Matt

Thanks for that. I assume that they're an importer, not an actual outlet, but that the outlets will know who to contact.

However in the fresh light (well...) of morning I think I foresee a problem. All the "proper" uni vibe pedals conform to the old uni vibe way of doing things - IE they use a combination of bulb and photo cell internally. To do it properly you want an 18 volt bulb which means having a voltage doubling circuit inside the pedal. Which sounds like short battery life - if you stick to batteries.

matta

Bob Dubery wrote Thanks for that. I assume that they're an importer, not an actual outlet, but that the outlets will know who to contact.

However in the fresh light (well...) of morning I think I foresee a problem. All the "proper" uni vibe pedals conform to the old uni vibe way of doing things - IE they use a combination of bulb and photo cell internally. To do it properly you want an 18 volt bulb which means having a voltage doubling circuit inside the pedal. Which sounds like short battery life - if you stick to batteries.

Hi Bob,

They are both, Tuerk Technologies is the IMPORTER, but they have a rather large RETAIL store called Turnkey Music in Jozi. And yes, you would not want to run a univibe of batteries, unless you have a large stock to replace them regularly under normal use ?

Cheers

Matt

msch997

Hi Bob I have a "Mini" Deja Vibe from Fulltone, but as far as I know their are no local agents for Fulltone. I bought it off Junk mail from a guy who imported the pedal himself. It requires a 9 volt power supply I dont even think you can run it on batteries I have never tried.

Bob-Dubery

msch997 wrote Hi Bob I have a "Mini" Deja Vibe from Fulltone, but as far as I know their are no local agents for Fulltone. I bought it off Junk mail from a guy who imported the pedal himself. It requires a 9 volt power supply I dont even think you can run it on batteries I have never tried.

Thanks for the feedback Matta and msch997. It seems the fulltone pedals don't even allow the option of using batteries, and I'd guess that a "proper" vibe type pedal with the lamp and photo cells would chew up a battery in no time anyway. Which means that life starts getting complicated - you'd need a power supply and with those little easy to break connectors and leads you'd really need to get a board of some kind made up, and probably carry a mains extension lead. Too complicated and I can't justify the outlay.

I'm going to try the line 6 roto-machine on the weekend, though that isn't actually billed as a vibe type effect. I've been quoted R800 - any opinions about that price or that pedal?

Mr-M

The Dunlop Univibe pedal is around R5000. Saw one at Music Connection around Christmas - don't know if it's still there but you can try them. It was this pedal: http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=282

For a cheaper, but quality option, try a BBE Soul Vibe. They go for $100 - $130 on eBay, sometimes less. Of course if you're not comfortable with not trying it first/ buying online etc. that might not be an option. My personal experiences with BBE pedals have been great - I got an Opto Stomp optical compressor off eBay for $70, with shipping around R900 in total and it is a fantastic pedal. The Supa Charger pedalboard power supply is also a great product.

Another Ebay option is the Voodoo Labs Micro-Vibe ($150).

Just a suggestion. ?

Bob-Dubery

Bob Dubery wrote
I'm going to try the line 6 roto-machine on the weekend, though that isn't actually billed as a vibe type effect. I've been quoted R800 - any opinions about that price or that pedal?

Tried the roto-machine, and there's no way that it will work for me. This has nothing to do with the actual effect, but with the way that the pedal changes the sound. It doesn't sound like my guitar with a modulation effect applied, a lot of tone disappeared.

Madness took over and I then tried the Line 6 modulation modeler which certainly has it's charms. Some of the chorus effects were pretty good, the uni-vibe wasn't bad and you have 4 assignable memory locations that you can recall very easily. However it's not cheap.

It is cheaper than the Dunlop uni-vibe though.

ralley

There is always the DIY route - Neovibe, Forumvibe and Easivibe are all variations on the Univibe theme and cost a hell of a lot less than R5000! I'm about to build an Easivibe which uses multiple LED's instead of the bulb, should cut current draw but I'll run it off a PS anyway (it's 9V).

Rob.