The next thing I am going to cover is a couple of the modulations.
Uni-Vibe (modeled after the Vox Uni-Vibe) - It does quite well I have to say. It was like the second one I tried and it was really pretty close to spot one when compared to its real life counterpart. When I first turned it on I tried it with absolutely no adjustment, it sounded ok but back to the tweaking. So I tweaked a little and played a few parts of a Robin Trower song I know and it came alive. It really sounded good and pure like a real Uni-Vibe. I have to say it was well worth adding to this unit. Would I change anything? Probably not I thought it was usefull the way it is.
Uni-Vibe - 9.75 out of 10
Uni-Vibe - 9.75 out of 10.
Rotary (modeled after a Rotating speaker) - This one proved to be a tough call. My friend and I both tried it. We also hooked this one up to a larger Vox Tube amp to see if there was a difference and the end result was we honestly could not tell. This was the only one so far that we broke down and changed the rules for of the head to head. The reason behind it was we wanted to see if it was because of the small amp. Like I said this one is a take it or leave it for me it wasn't an initial make it or break it on whether or not I was going to purchase the pedal anyway. I think my friend hit the nail on the head when he said "Somethings, this being included there just isn't a substitute for the original".
Now with the score. I also know how things work, with the right amp and the right setup it could be ok or even a valueable piece of the pedal if someone that has used one knows how to set it up.
Rotary - 5.5 out of 10.
Rotary - 5.0 out of 10.
Reverb - (Models a Room, Hall, Spring and Mod type of reverb) - Overall for what I use the reverbs for they are not that bad but like a few other things in this pedal it could have recieved more attention I think. If you play SRV songs such as "Lenny" it works enough to satisfy. The other instance I found a valid use for it was with the acoustic sim. It added a little extra bounce. The best of all the reverbs I would have to say would be the Room it gives a small amp a nice adjustable reverb that is quite useable. The Hall is also quite nice given you need that much. The spring is kind of a how should I put this? Maybe a surfer type sound which I don't care for that type of music so it posses no real use to me at this point and it also turned up to a higher level has a space type ping off of lower notes which I think detracts from a reverb stand point (strictly my opinion maybe someone could use it).
The mod I thought was really almost kind of cool. It was like an insane reverb that really sounds like a you are in a tunnel.
So does the reverb stack up to the real life counterparts, yes with a fair amount of tweaking you could make it work for almost any situation I think.
Noise Suppressor - This one for my setup worked as it should. I believe that it could possibly change with a different setup. It did take all the noise away and what can I say that is what it is supposed to do right?
Now looking at the score you are probably thinking 10 out of 10 what? Well you have to consider that it only has one job. Unlike the effectors or mods it only has to eliminate sound I worked exactly like it should and it did no better or no worse than the real life counterpart so in my book it is deserving of a perfect score.
Noise Suppressor - 10 out of 10.
Noise Suppressor - 10 out of 10.
More Review Comming Soon.
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