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Uni-Vibe Pedals

Fjord FREI Uni-Vibe

Boutique Norwegian builder Fjord Fuzz has released its first modulation pedal, the FREI Uni-Vibe. It uses an incandescent light bulb and photosensitive resistors, the same technology that was used in the original Uni-Vibes from the 1960s. The large center knob controls time, while the smaller left and right knobs control…Click on the title for more

Fjord FREI Uni-Vibe

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

These days, dual-engine pedals seem to be the way forward in a scene constantly striving to devise effects that offer new textures and unheard sonic combinations. Indonesian builder GFI System is, with a few other companies, ahead of the game in the digital effects' engineering field, and their new stompbox…Click on the title for more

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

New Pedal: OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

Hailing from La Spezia, Italy, the OPFXS Electric Vibe is a peculiar (and neat-looking) take on the Uni-Vibe and the phaser, at once. It features a design similar to the classic Uni-Vibe, an optical circuit that modulates the signal by going through four phase shifting stages, but it can apply…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2023: a Buyer’s Guide to UniVibe Clones

Last Updated on November 16, 2022 See also our article about rotary/Leslie pedals for more realistic Leslie speaker simulations, or the one about phaser pedals, an effect derived from the Uni-Vibe. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="1" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="" skipHeadingText="The Ultimate Guide to the…Click on the title for more

Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2023: a Buyer’s Guide to UniVibe Clones

New Pedal: NUX Voodoo Vibe Stereo Mini Uni-Vibe/Chorus

Although there are plenty of mini Uni-Vibe pedals with three knobs, the NUX Voodoo Vibe is a new DSP-based stereo redesign of the Dunlop Uni-Vibe featuring both Vibe and Chorus modes (just like in the original) and a smart footswitch that does both on/off duties and Tap Tempo. Although…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: NUX Voodoo Vibe Stereo Mini Uni-Vibe/Chorus

J. Rockett Uni-Verb

Modulation + Reverb combo pedals have been a thing for a while now, but in most, if not all cases these are effects targeting the ambient/psychedelic guitarist, featuring long reverbs and a variety of swirly modulation options. The J. Rockett Uni-Verb - as we have come to expect by the…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Uni-Verb

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

The Jam Retrovibe Mk3 is a two-knob Uni-Vibe recreation featuring original NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors. Like the vintage unit, it offers both Vibrato and Chorus modes and lets you dial in anything from slow-rate wavy sounds all the way to fast Leslie-speaker effect, which can be controlled…Click on the title for more

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

There isn't much info out there about the R Weaver FX Violet Vibe (the builder doesn't seem to have a website nor a social media page). Still, this baby sounds great on Mike Herman's video and goes for over $250 used on Reverb.com, so that's a testament to the unit's…Click on the title for more

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

After dropping pictures and videos of it in advance, British pedal builder Horrothia is finally shipping their Uni-Vibe clone, the Berkeley. This is a classic, 3-knob take on the beloved effect found in many immortal records from the '60s, with a signal path almost identical to the original; Carbon film…Click on the title for more

Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

Bleak District Electric Miraj

The Bleak District Electric Miraj is a dual-mode, tap-tempo enabled, analog modulation pedal hand-made in the UK that can recreate the sound of two classic vintage effects: The Uni-Vibe and the Phase 90, with the great added benefit of letting you chose out of eight LFO wave shapes. The knob…Click on the title for more

Bleak District Electric Miraj

Cornerstone Aquarium Uni-Vibe

Cornerstone, the makers of the lauded Gladio, has released their first modulation pedal: the ultra-boutique Aquarium vibe. This is a uni-vibe pedal that uses the same rotating bulb technology of the original Shin-ei Uni-vibe, but has been updated to modern specs to ensure no volume loss or tonal change. The…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Aquarium Uni-Vibe

Berry Pedals Bad Vibes

The Berry Pedals Bad Vibes is a hand-made Uni-Vibe clone featuring a small but noteworthy mod: you can switch from Vibrato to Chorus by stomping on the right footswitch (the original featured a push button). Other than that, it maintains the light bulb-based circuit and the three controls of the…Click on the title for more

Berry Pedals Bad Vibes