Pitch Bending Vibrato...

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Pitch Bending Vibrato...

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Hey.

Long story short... any good ones? I'm looking for something to go mid way in my delay section to spice up the sound a bit (think Boards of Canada). So far, most of the pedals I've come across are univibe type models and there doesn't seem to be much demand for an actual pitch bending vibrato.

I'm not really looking to spend more than £100 ($150-200) unless the pedal can do more than vib (there's a lot of chorus & vibrato which is sweet). So far I'm taking a glance at the BBE Mind Bender and would probably go for the EHX Memory Boy if I could get a decent review/ sample of its vibrato capabilities.

Any other random pedals which can be tuned to vib? I've heard a few Boss choruses can, along with a few tremolos and flangers. Hell, any cool modulation/ warping pedals I should look into? :idk: I'd ideally like to be able to go from subtle to plain out weird for ambient/ noise guitar work.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFbd7d7DrYg[/youtube]
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If you really want to get a cool vib that goes wacky look at the Mid-Fi Clari(not) Vibrato Fuzz. It's $200ish and awesome. I think I'm getting myself one today since it's so cool.
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Vintage EHX Clone Theory :thumb:
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Nychthemeron wrote:Cloudscape's work never ceases to amaze me, but then again this is the only one made.


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EHX Clone Theory(Vintage is better, but XO will work)
Boss CE-5 will act as a vibrato when you use the stereo output instead of the Mono.
Boss VB-2, but prices are a major :(
Diamond Vibrato.
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I would definitely like to see cloudscape's work elsewhere in larger quantities. He's a fantastic builder.
well i guess, but i just don't know.

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Can the cosmichorus do a vibrato?
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hazelwould wrote:Can the cosmichorus do a vibrato?


Indeed it can. It's crazy how much ground you can cover with the cosmichorus. You can probably find one used within the OP's budget range.
It's a chorus that can do vibrato.

If you want a vibrato that does chorus, I'm :love: with the diamond vibrato.

The BBE is supposedly vb-2 based so that's a good budget choice.
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another option is find a chorus with stereo outs and usually if you plug into the second out put the modulation will only come through.
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Man, food for thought right here.

Hell, I'd snatch up a Diamond or Dr Scientist but by the time they land on UK soil I'm looking at £200.

I've got to say I'm liking the mid fi electronic options (maybe a pitch pirate would do?), it handles crazy well. Fishing around I looked at the vintage clone theory and then got to the xo version but found the chorus sounded god awful to my ears. I might look into a boss ce5 but then again I can't really find any examples of vibrato. Anyone got a ehx memory boy? I think that would be an absolute winner if it did vibrato well.

Keep the suggestions coming, I really appreciate it.
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Ok, so I just spent the money on a Subdecay Prometheus.

shhhh

Vibrato is still something I'll come back to eventually.
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Static wrote:Ok, so I just spent the money on a Subdecay Prometheus.

shhhh

Vibrato is still something I'll come back to eventually.


Score. I just got one as well...still figuring it out, but I think I've found a few interesting uses for it.
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The Behringer UV300 is cheap and it works... That's enough for me.

If it sucks your tone, you could always put it in a looper. I never experienced this, though... It does seem to brighten the signal (very) slightly... at least to my ears.

The only problem is it's not as extreme as I'd hoped... It does what you'd expect, but it's not as deep or "ouraaaaaaaaaaaaageous" as something like the Pitch Pirate.
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I just modded my EHX Small Clone so the color switch became a chorus/vibrato switch and I added a pot to replace the color switch. It sounds awesome!

I'd also like to add that I had absolutely NO experience whatsoever with building/modding pedals before this, so I can say from a newbie's standpoint that it wasn't too hard. I think I may make a topic or post in the DIY project thread and say exactly how I did it, because I did make one booboo before I got it right, so maybe I could help prevent someone from making the same mistakes as me! Maybe I'll upload a demo of it too sometime soon...
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My old Bad Stone does that nicely, and I've got a viva-analog univibe with pitch bending vibrato.
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