What's The Difference? Uni-Vibe and Phaser

[@Mtn603]

Place a phaser before your drives, and harmonic tremolo after. That way you’ll have beautiful phasing options both before and after drives. And when you turn on both, running phaser into harmonic trem, you’ve created univibe. So many fun combinations this way.

[@MrJackrockerman]

Yes 👍 agree

[@JackNance22]

Nice run down and impressive collection. I highly recommend running a Phase 90 into the MXR Univibe, sounds super chewy. I never use my MXR Univibe without the Phase 90 on too. Learned that trick from a comment on a KZbin video.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

I'll give it a try.

[@CorbCorbin]

Gilmour used to run a Uni-Vibe, then Phaser, with Rotary, for certain tones, such as the Shine On signature intro. I’ve often use a Phaser, with the depth and speed really low, Volume up for a boost, into a Uni Vibe, at a deeper throb/depth, for the very thing you mentioned. I still use Phaser for a subtle mod, with nearly all my tones, unless a cover that it just doesn’t work on. I use the Whetstone from Blackout Effectors, because it has Vibrato option, Asymmetrical and Symmetrical switch, low pass and all pass, with four different range settings, from normal to Ring Mod and even a fixed position for really cutting mids. The feedback gives a wide range of different ways the Phaser works. Thorpy’s Pulse Doppler, reminds me of it a bit, with its Vibrato/Phaser abilty, and some of its other options. For Uni Vibe, Sabbadius makes the best I’ve ever played, including vintage units, that were in mint condition. Just his preamps are on another level. I also recommend the Kingtone 1968, as it can sound just like a vintage unit, or more modern with rolling off the Depth a bit. Two separate circuits in a very pedalboard friendly enclosure, with Chorus/Vibrato on both sides, and a nice ramping between the speeds and depths of the two.

[@JackNance22]

@@CorbCorbin Cool, I hadn't thought of running it the opposite way with univibe into phaser, I'll have to see how that sounds. I bought a Behringer Vibrato pedal for $20 from Sweetwater, sounds great running it into the phaser and then uni-vibe. I'm about to do the mod to get the vibrato rate to go slower. Sabbadius seems to be the winner of the vibe wars, I'll likely splurge and get their 68/69 combo at some point. Going to listen to a demo of the Whetstone and 1968, thanks for the tip!

[@joshcarlton9184]

Oooh im going to have to try that

[@evanwilliams8908]

The best way I can describe univibe is like a phaser paired with a tremolo pedal set to a fairly shallow depth.

[@Explivious]

thats what I was thinking, saw someone say the spider has a hidden univibe section on the phaser presets, i noticed theres like a group of about 5 of them, and I noticed that theres one thats like a better tremolo right at the end and thats what they said, so i watchedthis to hear a comparison

[@MattJarz]

My two favorite modulation effects. Excellent video.

[@CorbCorbin]

Nice selection of different types of designs, and great demo of them. I wish I could’ve kept all of the ones I’ve had over the years.

[@morenoteslesstalk]

I recently purchased and showcased on my channel the BST LM-200 (ake Univox PHZ-1 Phazer) and was stunned when I discovered that on max speed the phase could drift into univibe territory. Best of both worlds.

[@evamalmberg]

Det var en intressant test. Dock använder jag inga av dessa pedaler. I morgon firar vi Midsommar här i Sverige med sill och potatis och jordgubbar till efterrätt. Det blir gott! Önskar dig en trevlig helg!

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

Njut av din sommar. Är det väldigt varmt? Jag hörde att det är en värmebölja i Europa.

[@evamalmberg]

@@JasonAyalaSpare Idag, fredag, ska det bli 27 gradet och den värmen håller i sig till måndag. Värmeböljan på över 40 gradet är längre ner i Europa, tack och lov.

[@nedim_guitar]

13:23 Incubus! The song "It's Just A Phase". Nicely done!

[@HaggisnNeeps]

Tha k you for such an excellent break down

[@ЯрославШевченко-х7й]

Thaks for test pedals!

[@wesmitchem825]

You tell us to put the fuzzface first yet your shirt has it second in line..great video

[@markpickardlife]

Excellent demo. Thanks!

[@stephenjames4937]

I have the dunlop rotovibe and it is a thing of beauty.

[@StompinGroundChannel]

I love the Uni-Vibe, it's my favorite pedal but I was curious about the phase 90, after your video I think I still prefer the Uni-Vibe, but I'll probably get a phaser at some point just to fool around with.

[@pablomusicgear7288]

Incredible explanations! Love that work.

[@onlyusernameleft2]

I'm more puzzled by the label "chorus/vibrato." Sure, when part of the dry signal of a univibe is removed it sounds like a traditional vibrato. But that means there is additional processing of the dry signal, wet signal or both. If I understand correctly it's some sort of phase cancellation which causes the blended signal to modulate in and out of phase in sync with the vibrato effect of the duplicated signal. Where I get confused is phase shifting without pitch modulation became its own effect and chorus/vibrato in the modern sense has no phase shifting. Worst of all it makes it hard to browse for univibes on Reverb.

[@zel6t9]

Nice phasers you have there.

[@wesmitchem825]

Phaser and univibe are my favorite effects the only real difference is the wave shape while a phaser is a sine wave a univibe is a more sloped wave also it's achieved by photo cells and a lightbulb while a phaser is ota or fets in stages the ehx small stone phaser is my favorite one while the rotovibe is my favorite univibe love both modes

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

That's right, Vibe has much steeper troughs and peaks than phaser. I see them as being cousins.

[@churlishbeardo]

Thanks - is the Univibe effect also achieved by a series of allpass filters?

[@wesmitchem825]

@@churlishbeardo in a sense the movement of the bulbs flashing at different times offsets the filter stages to make the effect it's why it isn't a straight waveform a standard phaser is pretty much the same formula but uses a lfo to make a smoother wave

[@LuvBiteFGC]

i love your socks in this video.

[@gilbertocruz1683]

Fulltone vibes are matchless

[@caesarchoi4017]

cool socks there bro good review btw thanks!

[@shaft9000]

I've always held the Roto in highest regard...but 99.x% of the audience will never tell the difference between vibes or even a deluxe phaser that skews the LFO sine oblong. I have a Whetstone (OTA per the original SS) and the Empress (mxr90 variant) - both have functions to get proper 'throb' and approximate a vibe better, so I don't even bother with the 'lazy lightbulb' thing even though purists will swear by it, and that's cool.

[@thespriteofhumanity]

Does anyone know what the song in the opening is? or is it just made for this video?

[@themomentkiller9167]

Great video. Subbed!

[@fisheyedblues6489]

Great stuff...very 👍

[@CC-fi3pp]

The difference is a phaser always sounds better and costs less.

[@kameel68]

You should have included the MXR "block logo" Phase 90.

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

@@kameel68 I've already done a video comparing the script and block phase 90

[@serranodavid3247]

Have you tried the Drybell Vibe Machine?

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

I haven't, it's supposed to be a premium pedal

[@DavidMorales008]

Off topic question. I purchased a MIJ Ibanez Flanger early 80s I think, ts9 enclosure, it is very mellow not very dramatic. Is that normal or do I need to get it serviced? Thanks in advance

[@JasonAyalaSpare]

If you can get your hands on another one or even watch a demo of that pedal on KZbin that should give you an idea of what it should sound like.

[@DavidMorales008]

@@JasonAyalaSpare I meant Ibanez, not boss, its an FL 9, thank you, I'll look up some videos thanks brother

[@billmangan603]

It’s just a phase Incubus clever riff usage

[@jacobbrown1690]

Fulltone also has a univibe has a version with a treadle pedal lol

[@MrDamoTheBest]

Clear A-B comparison: Uni-Vibe 21:08 Phaser 21:36

[@LewWelchThePoet]

👍🏿🤘