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Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:26 pm
by mauerkraut
I know there is a tremolo/vibrato thread floating around, but I wanted something more specific. Any good clones of the VB-2 or pedals of the Jazz Chorus vibrato circuit? I have one in the M9 I really like, but I wish it was a little more over the top.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:28 pm
by mauerkraut
So far I'm digging on the BBE Mind Bender, I may get that. Wanted to see what else is out there.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:30 pm
by Cody_Pole
mauerkraut wrote:So far I'm digging on the BBE Mind Bender, I may get that. Wanted to see what else is out there.
Yes so much yes.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:23 pm
by StopReferencing
I like the BYOC Vibrato a bunch.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:57 pm
by Big Mon
+1 for the BBE pedal. It won't get quite ass wonky as a Clone Theory might,but 'tis a sweet song she plays.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:55 am
by futuresailors
The Jazz Chorus uses a CE-1 circuit from what I've heard. Shit's mellow. Apparently the Retro-Sonic chorus is a clone of one.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:55 am
by tim
I love my Malekko Vibrato a whole bunch.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:04 pm
by The4455
futuresailors wrote:The Jazz Chorus uses a CE-1 circuit from what I've heard. Shit's mellow. Apparently the Retro-Sonic chorus is a clone of one.
The first Jc-120's (1975-80) had the ce-1 circuit, the next "installment" had the Ce-2 circuit, it sounds really amazing, but yah it is
really mellow
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:09 pm
by Gearmond
+1 for the Mind Bender.
imo their combo pedals are criminaly underrated
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:50 pm
by modernage
I'm surprised no one brought up the Behringer UV300. Haven't tried it myself, but it can't be that bad of a pedal on the cheaps.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:32 pm
by theavondon
modernage wrote:I'm surprised no one brought up the Behringer UV300. Haven't tried it myself, but it can't be that bad of a pedal on the cheaps.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:10 pm
by mauerkraut
Anyone have the behringer? Hows the noise and construction?
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:08 pm
by echobaseone
I bought one a few weeks ago. Of course, I haven't had an opportunity to AB it with a real Boss, but man...best $24 I EVER spent.
No noise. Construction doesn't even seem flimsy, but as I say it's only a few weeks old.
Get one you cheap fuckers.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:10 pm
by Jenesis
Mind Bender, deffos.
Re: Boss VB-2 Clones
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:42 pm
by stanimal
I bought a used beringer a while back and A/B'd it against the BYOC VB-2 clone (I do NOT recommend buying that clone if you aren't a skilled builder or willing to pay extra to have someone do it for you) and the VB-2 won the tone challenge but only barely...
Cons of both pedals is the BYOC clones enclosure layout is lame and the beringer pedals plastic enclosure did crack at the screw joints when I put a bit too much pressure on it with my foot... Oh, and the BYOC also took me three weeks of troubleshooting to get it working...