*Comments provided by Roger Mayer.

History:
The Voodoo-Vibe Jr is our latest evolution of the Univibe unit that was used by Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower. The Voodoo-Vibe Jr will faithfully reproduce all the old sounds and incorporates the modifications I made for Jimi. The Supervibe was my 1st evolution of the Univibe and many leading performers including Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robin Trower used this unit. The Voodoo-Vibe is the 2nd evolution and also has a Tremolo circuit plus the usual Chorus and Vibrato functions. The control of the sound parameters is greatly expanded and is capable of producing many new unheard effects. The Voodoo-Vibe Jr is the 3rd evolution and is the smaller brother of our famous Voodoo-Vibe, which is used by so many great guitarists such as Page and Clapton and still today remains the standard by which all other Vibe type clones are judged. It has been designed in response to the many requests of having a smaller unit with less knobs that still gives the great tone of it's bigger and more complicated brother. The Vibe Jr. has the same circuitry and configuration but does not have the Tremolo function nor does it have the choice of sine or triangular waveforms in three ranges and the symmetry controls.

Product Photos

Sound Clips

Listen to examples of this pedal in action.

Description

Technical:

The Voodoo-Vibe Jr is completely analogue in operation and exhibits avery transparent and full sound quality that is lacking in digitalunits that simulate chorus, flanging, phasing and vibrato effects. Thedigital zipper noise and graininess is eliminated and the guitar toneis maintained throughout the full dynamic range, Class A discretecircuitry is used in all audio stages and results in ultra high audioquality and very low noise. The signal to noise ratio of the unit is102Db, which is about 12 Db better than a compact disc. Extensive powersupply filtering is used to ensure low noise operation from mains ACadapters.

Voodoo Vibe JR Features:

MULTI-MODE OUTPUTS with HARD WIRE BYPASS or TWO BUFFERED OUTPUTS
The Voodoo-Vibe Jr has three outputs, a true hard wire output plus twobuffered outputs that can drive long cable lengths with no highfrequency loss. These two buffered outputs are identical and aredisconnected when the hard wire output is being used. This means thatyou have a choice for all possible performance or equipment situationswhether you feel a true hard wire output or buffered outputs willperform best. In general the low output impedance of the buffer gives alower noise floor and a more punchy sound but now it's so easy to hearthe difference and make a real decision that is based on fact not hype.

Rapid Battery Change:
No more screws to loose!.. Slide the front panelback and there is the battery. It could not be simpler or faster. Seepicture below.

Long Battery Life:
Exceptionally low current consumption: BypassMode=12mA. Effect Mode=15mA ensures an expected battery life of morethan 20Hrs with alkaline type batteries.

External Power Adapter / Supply:
An external AC adapter (not supplied)can be used and access is through a standard DC power jack ( 2.1mmcentre pin ) situated next to the jack sockets. Internal onboardfiltering ensures that optimum low noise performance is maintained anddiode protection provides peace of mind in case of polarity settingmistakes.
Connection protocol:It uses the standard negative centre pin connection protocol used by many leading manufacturers.
Specifications: 9 volt DC. Regulated output is recommended.
Current rating: 50mA or more.

Ergonomic Design / Pedal Board Friendly:
The position of the jacksockets and DC power jack are all on the same side of the enclosure andface away from you thus enabling the effect to be optimally positionedin pedal board set-ups.

Dimensions:
Width 170 x Depth 112 x Height 57mm. Weight : 618g with battery.

Front Panel Controls

Speed:
The speed or rate of effect can be adjusted over a large range.

Intensity:
The level of depth of the effect can be controlled and isused in conjunction with the other controls to set up the final effect.

Sweep:
This control enables the unit to be tuned to produce differentsweep effects from the Chorus and Vibrato mix. It changes the frequencyaround which the unit sweeps (centre frequency). If the mix control isset to full chorus the sweep can first be set to a good starting pointby turning the Intensity control to minimum and then rotating the sweepcontrol slowly whilst playing a chord until a phasing or null is heard.This should occur at about the 2 o'clock position of the sweep dial.Increase then the intensity control now and a very typical Univibeeffect will be heard. When the Mix control is set at the full Vibratosetting the effects of the sweep control will not be as great as thisis a pitch shift effect.

Mix:
This sets the mix or blend of chorus and vibrato effect.

Quick Start:
Turning all the controls to the 12oclock position willgive a good starting point to begin experiencing the interplay of thecontrols.

The operational window of these controls has been optimised to producegreat tones instantly. The simplicity of operation will appeal to thosewho are less technically orientated and who want a plug in and goversion of the Voodoo-Vibe that was a bit too complicated for them.

For more complete information please download the manual:
Voodoo Vibe Jr

* batteries not included

Manual

View the Voodoo Vibe JR Manual