Is the Behringer 69 Vibe REALLY Worth the Hype?

[@JasonWharton82]

Nice socks Budge! They delivered again with this, I'm not a vibe guy but it did the Jimi thing nicely.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@JasonWharton82 they want to be the very best 🤣 it certainly does do the Jimi thing 👍

[@Njal55]

Love the "watery" sound this has.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@Njal55 👍 it's going to be a new cool buzzword 🤣🤣

[@DavidRavenMoon]

Vibrato mode is just the wet signal with no clean mixed in. Chorus is with the clean mixed in.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@DavidRavenMoon it would make sense that way, right?

[@weaselpopper]

Mine showed up today much earlier than expected.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@weaselpopper oooh, you'll have to let me know how you get on with it 👍

[@chemajimenez447]

Im loving your content. Great demo.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@chemajimenez447 cheers, I appreciate it 👍

[@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou]

Great demo...shows off the vibe goodness... Very nice Indeed!

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou cheers gent, definitely gets you there huh?

[@Illneverremember1]

Not sure about the hype but It's worth the $50 for sure.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, it's certainly fairly priced 👍

[@jimbojonezplanet]

The original Uni-Vibes all sounded a little different. To say “this sounds just like the original” is saying this sounds like the 1 or 2 that I’ve heard. I owned an original for 30 years (technically was my dad’s 😂) This one sounds like “a” uni-vibe. Not exactly the same chorus sound, vibrato was more noticeably different than the one I had. I now own an MJM Sixties Vibe (18v) gen 1 or 2. When I got it it was almost perfect. Inside is a small pot, ever so slightly adjusting that pot got me the exact sound I grew to know and love. Anyways… wish my MJM had an expression pedal jack 😂

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, that's the thing isn't it? Parts tolerance back in the day could mean some vastly different sounding pedals all made theoretically of the same stuff. This one does the thing and at a really reasonable price, so I see it as a win 👍

[@DBTL-y8o]

Literally, right when i was gonna ask about using an expression pedal, you used it.😅. Seems like a really good pedal.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, tbf lots of bang for your buck. Glad you enjoyed the demo 👍

[@832onslaught]

Love to see the comparison between this & the Shakey Jimi please mate 👍

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@832onslaught it'd definitely be worth doing 👍

[@50Something]

Sounds amazing !

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@50Something it's a decent one, isn't it?

[@50Something]

@@BudgetPedalChap I don't know if they're available in Canada yet but I'm game!

[@JoséDiaz-62]

Merci pour la démo.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@JoséDiaz-62 👍😊

[@onlyusernameleft2]

Watery is most definitely a vibe-specific buzz word 😂 I would love to see a side by side with the Shaky Jimi some time. I'm happy with mine but the 69 Vibe sounded more 🐝three dimensional🐝 and gave a better 🐝sense of movement🐝.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, I think the comparison is definitely on the cards. I thought I got away with the guitarist buzz words for a moment 🤣🤣 I'll try harder next time

[@CZPavel-c1p]

Good evening dear friend, it sounds nice, like a return to the 60s-70s of the last century in a good way. Behringer in this new line looks OK, including the price. I like it. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@CZPavel-c1p absolutely, they are putting out some great stuff 👍

[@musoseven8218]

Well done, these keep selling out😀 Thanks for reviewing it👍💜😊 Nope "Watery" is not a buzzword ✌️😀 I love these vibe pedals, never owned one. Like you I like phasers, I wrote a song based around one circa 1996, I was so into them at the time😀😀 I'd like to see the 69 vibe up against a.n.other vibe type pedal (hint, hint) 🙏🤞👍😊✌️

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, this whole line comes in stock and then they're straight back out. You can understand why with how good they sound 👍 I think you may have dropped something there, oh it's a hint 😉🤣🤣 as soon as I can, I'll get on it. I'll also do the nux horseman Vs the centaur 👍

[@musoseven8218]

@BudgetPedalChap Thanks fella, for recognising my not so subtle hint😀😀😀

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@musoseven8218 if my obliviousness to the fairer sex during my teenage years has anything to go by, hints cannot be too blatant and even then it's 50/50 whether I'll pick them up anyway 🤣🤣

[@musoseven8218]

@@BudgetPedalChap I wouldn't worry about it mate, I'm similar, the fairer sex oft does not know what they want anyway😲🙄🙄 They certainly didn't when I was younger, and that's often a real 💔 It is now tbh, I live with one too🙄🙄 Suffice to say a comparison would be very welcome, the 69 Vibe is the best I've heard yet, as a budget brand. I know there are some expensive brands out there, but I couldn't justify those, tbh I don't know if I could get the knack of one and play Bridge of Sighs at the same - flippin - time tbh😲🤔🤔🙄🙄

[@CG-rf6nu]

Got minw yesterday, what a fantastic pedal! You're not going to find another Univibe anywhere near this price point that's half as good. Pre-ordered mine the day it was announced, wasn't supposed to be available in the US until May, same with the Centaur, that arrived last week. One thing I noticed, ifdoing the classic fuzz into Univibe, there's waaaaaay too much modulation. It sounds much better going Univibe into fuzz. The chorus sound with intensity and speed rolled back a bit sounds great on a clean/light dirt channel. Well worth the $70.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

I'm glad they've started arriving in the US, it's really odd how they were delayed. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it, it certainly does give a lot of bang for your buck 👍

[@i.m.22]

Absolutely I also run my vibe before gain Pedals. Cheers!

[@evanherb5900]

Vibe before fuzz sounds way better IME.

[@Illneverremember1]

I believe Hendrix used fuzz after. It's more fuzzy and less vibey. I like both. We all should. lol

[@CG-rf6nu]

@Illneverremember1 Hendrix almost always ran fuzz first, after adding the univibe in '69, before dropping the Octavia in '70, it ran, strat, vox crybaby wah, Dallas Arbiter fuzz face, Octavia, Univibe, marshall stacks. He dropped the Octavia in '70 and towards the end of the BOG tour in '70 he started putting the Univibe before the Dallas Arbiter fuzz. He had long curly leads that apparently tamped down the highs, and he has modded amps to boost his treble because of this. The only reason I mention the last bit is that it's credited with helping him achieve his iconic tones.

[@stevendavidson391]

That's a lovely sound

[@BudgetPedalChap]

I'm a fan of univibe anyway so I was always going to be a fan, but yeah, it's definitely got the sound 👍

[@bruceman9581]

Thanks for the video! Did you open it to check if it has the lamp and photocells? Please also do a review of the Behringer Octavia. It will be released someday in the near future. 👏🏻

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@bruceman9581 I haven't, but my buddy had a look inside and said it is bunch of optocouples. So not strictly a true replica, but very much in the style of 👍 I have put the preorder down for Octavia already 😉

[@THEREFILLSBAND]

The Chicken Salad has a lamp and photocells...................................

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@THEREFILLSBAND did it? I know the cool cat vibe did, I thought the chicken salad was too small. Very good info to know though 👍

[@regortex3364]

@@BudgetPedalChap- I had a Cool Cat Vibe and didn’t like it because it didn’t sound anything like a Uni Vibe, the Chicken Salad though is really good, I like it a lot.

[@davidmarks5400]

It sounds like the more inexpensive vibe pedals-wow,wow,wow. It would do in a pinch. Once you've had a real good vibe pedal-I have a Fulltone Deja Vibe-you just wouldn't settle for something like this Berhinger.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

They're putting these out for a third of the price, so I imagine it's a nice way of seeing if that sound is for you before committing and dropping the serious cash.

[@davidmarks5400]

@@BudgetPedalChap It's good for what it is. The thing about vibe pedals is, in a live band setting you only use them on a few songs and the Behringer would be good enough.I also do use the vibe setting on my Zoom MS 50 G pedal.With the proper tweaking I can get to sound pretty good.Nobody would know or care what vibe pedal you're using anyway. It's when you're sitting at home or recording that you hear the difference with one of the more expensive vibe pedals.

[@canterburyaudio5836]

Sounds hella good

[@DMSProduktions]

'Is wan goes to 11! \m/

[@leehenderson8132]

Ive got one ordered at $69.cant go wrong.But IF WANT A GOOD VIBE ITS GONNA COST YA.IM GONNA TAKE A GRAND AND GO SHOPPING NEXT MONTH.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@leehenderson8132 absolutely, you get the delicious vibey ballpark and it's pretty affordable

[@EricL77]

I’m surprised you could get such great sounds with the volume at 12 o clock. I got mine this week, and needed to have the volume cracked full to be at parity.

[@FilmsFredProduction]

Same for me

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@EricL77 yeah, just kept the volume at 12, I'll have to try pushing it up a bit and seeing what other tones I can get out of it 👍

[@evanherb5900]

It does supposedly have a few internal trim pots, might be worth checking if one of them can bring the volume up.

[@FilmsFredProduction]

@@evanherb5900I tried to trim the internal pots and only one is really responsive. It changes the speed of the effect. The 2 others are more subtles and don’t really change anything.

[@evanherb5900]

@@FilmsFredProduction Ah, that's a shame. Was worth a shot!

[@ianozzi76]

Nice one mate. Only problem is, seeing the impending review countdown just convinced me to buy a second hand Viscous Vibe to replace the one I foolishly sold a couple of years ago. How do you feel it stacks up against the VV?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

I love TC stuff, there always solid. I think the 69 vibe gets deeper than I've managed to get the vv to go, but I can't fault the TC stuff. You get loads of versatility with the toneprints, I would suggest trying Devin Townsend's setting if you want that real deep throb 👍

[@ianozzi76]

I'm interested for sure. I'm hoping the VV is as good as I remember, and won't get rid this time!! The '69 Vibe will defo be on my list though. With an exp pedal of course!

[@jewlednoon]

Does it come with an expression pedal?

[@Werewolt]

Is it better than Shaky/Nova Jimi?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@Werewolt it has foot switchable chorus/vibrato mode and an expression pedal input. Tone wise, they are quite similar 👍

[@jumpingman8160]

Pretty dope. Now stick their fuzz bender and shred away you legend 🤟🤟🤟

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@jumpingman8160 well, if you insist 🤣

[@Peapodzilla]

Wheres the cheapest to order it in USA?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

I'm not sure, maybe Sweetwater?

[@nodrog5150]

Sounds good enough to me.... unfortunately I ordered mine from gear4 music.... February delivery date🥴 but it will only cost £1.99 to deliver 🙏

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@nodrog5150 I got mine from Andertons, delivery was a bit more tbf. Gear4Music are great though, I've bought a fair few decent bits from them. It'll be worth the extra wait 👍

[@nodrog5150]

@BudgetPedalChap well it sounds great so I don't mind the wait😜🇬🇧🍷🎸

[@marvinmartin3438]

Got mine and I'm ordering another one. Just sayin

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@marvinmartin3438 loving it that much?

[@evanherb5900]

Nice to see you can get a good Univibe sound without spending a ridiculous amount like a ridiculous person :) Cork sniffers be damned, this will sound spot on in an actual mix.

[@taularvicieu9428]

you should not compare a large company that manufactures entry-level pedals and a craftsman who will put in quality components because he is passionate. To say that the Berhinger has a good sound really means that you have never played on a real Univibe pedal. I think it's spending your money stupidly, because it's an item that you will put in the cupboard to buy something better. a vibe is a complex effect with rare components that are expensive. if you want to have the same sound as the original shin ei univibe you have to pay the price there is no choice. all you will find on thoman are purely commercial poor quality effects. I live in Germany and here the guitarists make the craftsmen work. I prefer to buy a quality pedal for €800 from a craftsman than €800 from Thoman. a good vibe pedal is 800/1000€ after a person who is not looking for the quality of his Behringer will be very good for him

[@evanherb5900]

@@taularvicieu9428 Gear snobbery isn't impressive to anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together, and it certainly is of little to no value when making, you know, MUSIC. I've personally played more expensive vibes (Sabbadius, etc.) and found the difference in sound marginal at best when played solo, never mind in a mix (again, this is supposed to be for making music). Don't mislead people just because YOU feel the need to rationalize your inordinately expensive gear purchases.

[@taularvicieu9428]

​@@evanherb5900This is not snobbery but common sense. knowing how to educate your ears is the basis of a guitarist. this kind of cheap pedals are very good for the price they cost, but any reasonable and lucid person is capable of understanding and hearing that the sound is not good. the univibe is a hypnotizing and quite complex effect with a history loved by many guitarists. I'm not misleading people, on the contrary, it's not because you don't have musical ears that they should think that all people are like you. I started with cheap pedals (mxr univibe, electro harmonix good vibes, jhs, drybell, deja vibe) each time I sold them because I didn't have the sound I wanted. I then saved up to buy a Sir Henri for €900 and once plugged in I had a blast, the sound was so clear, thick, warm, deep, the throb was finally present, I became passionate about this effect, I 've tried sabbadius, roger mayer, honey vibe bro. I would have liked someone to advise me 15 years ago I wouldn't have wasted my money on poor quality pedals made in China with low end components. now I don't criticize cheap pedals, I have a klon centaure aliexpress clone with the same housing as the original and it sounds very good.

[@evanherb5900]

@ Cork sniffer alert, lol. Nobody who listens to the music cares what the pedal is. You...*do* make actual music...right?

[@miguelrodrigues4510]

So... Lamps and photocells or not?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@miguelrodrigues4510 I'm going to do a bit of detective work and report my findings in a video 👍

[@miguelrodrigues4510]

@@BudgetPedalChap thank you ! I'm thinking about pre order it but I really need that info before I Pull the trigger.

[@cvanhetkaar96]

Fun pedal but not really special to my ears though .., thank you for demoing it .👍

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@cvanhetkaar96 appreciate the honesty, it's not for everyone. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@BaronsDuju]

Well it’s certainly chewy enough!

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@BaronsDuju I avoided so many of the cliché buzzwords 🤣 have it on record that this one wasn't me

[@Painformance]

Is it noisy as Fuk like all behinger pedals?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@Painformance that's not been my experience with any Behringer pedals I've tried. I've even got a few of those plastic ones 👍

[@masterofreality230]

Chorus mode has clean mixed in, not vibrato. Sounds great though.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@masterofreality230 that would make sense wouldn't it?

[@masterofreality230]

@@BudgetPedalChap Yea lol Gonna have to get one of these pedals though, crazy value.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@masterofreality230 yeah, vibe pedals on general don't come cheap and this one looks like the OG. Behringer are killing it recently 👍

[@masterofreality230]

@@BudgetPedalChap I really hope they do a Mooger fooger Super Delay. If anyone has the resources to do it, it would be them.

[@FilmsFredProduction]

Great demo!!! Thanks for the time passed. ❤ I have a big DIY Univibe Shin-Ei very accurate, the Univibe MXR, a Rotovibe Dunlop, a JHS Unicorn and I must admit the 69 vibe is really nice. It’s not the Shin-Ei because it sounds too much « autowah » and does not go as deep as the real one but it’s worth the hype and the price of course!!! All fake univibes are fun but this one is cheap, well made (I looked inside and tried to trim the 3 small pots but the only one really effective was the speed).

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Funny you should mention that, I know I've got a lamp and photocells vibe kicking about somewhere by Jed's Peds, which was rather tasty sounding and very authentic. Like you say, it's inexpensive and gets most of the way there (and it's also got a cheeky nod to the look of the original), so it's easy to justify having one 👍

[@bobbemisguitarist8917]

Goopy

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@bobbemisguitarist8917 🤣🤣 I've definitely heard that one

[@quoimagueule628]

save your money for a better pedal. the sound is not good If you want a good pedal at the same price, the Moen Jimi Shake is much better. but a good vibe is very expensive 700/1000$

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@quoimagueule628 it's not for everyone 👍

[@evanherb5900]

LOL you absolutely don't need to spend anywhere near that for a good, authentic Univibe. JAM and Drybell both make worthy contenders for a fraction of that. Thinking you have to spend anywhere near a grand for a simple photocell circuit is pure cope. Don't mislead people.

[@BudgetPedalChap]

I've removed the thread here, it was getting a bit personal and unkind. Keep it civil gents, it's ok to disagree 👍

[@jeffallen3382]

Sounds good to me!

[@whodunitpros8555]

What hype …?

[@BudgetPedalChap]

The community has been going wild for the series, they keep selling out. There are some countries that haven't even got theirs yet, so it's building a hype around this line for sure

[@DeanUSAman]

$51 on your link... 👍 wait ⏲️ is 3-4 months... 👎

[@BudgetPedalChap]

@@DeanUSAman dang it. I doubt it will be that long, but still, it's going to be a wait 😭😭

[@CG-rf6nu]

Pre-ordered this and the Centaur the day they were announced , wasn't supposed ship in the US until May, received the Centaur last week and the 69 yesterday. If you pre-order, I doubt you'll be waiting that long.

[@DeanUSAman]

Thanks for the reply... I enjoy your channel, very much... good job on the videos! ​@@BudgetPedalChap

[@JoeRadachi-u1q]

@@CG-rf6nu I ordered from Sweetwater, they're saying June!