Voodoo Lab love?

TeleBrew · March 15th, 2008, 12:00 AM

I love my Superfuzz, and am considering augmenting my pedal board with the Sparkle Drive & Micro Vibe.

Anyone else impressed by Voodoo Lab gear? Whatcha got?

tazzboy · March 15th, 2008, 12:25 AM

The Sparkle Drive will give that Stevie Ray Vaughan tone almost.

getbent · March 15th, 2008, 12:29 AM

I have the micro vibe, just got a sparkle drive, and a two knob trem and a pp2. I really like their products.

Filthy McNasty · March 15th, 2008, 01:35 AM

Good stuff, I have the tremolo(4 knob) and pedal power2+. I would not hesitate buying Voodoo Lab products. Also, they are very easy to deal with if you have any issues or questions.

cletus · March 15th, 2008, 03:21 AM

Sparkle Drive here. Absolutely love it.

fakeocaster · March 15th, 2008, 10:51 AM

+1 on the sparkledrive..
I gave it on loan to someone for a night.That was last year...they obviously like it too

zeeman · March 15th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Love my sparkle drive. It's great with other pedals too. A ts9 into a sparkle drive gives a very convincing dumble like sound. The sd into a blues driver is also very nice.

fancychords · March 15th, 2008, 11:40 AM

I too love my sparkle drive, I've had it over a year and no issues...I just bought the analog chorus and it's the best sounding chorus that I've ever played through...

red57strat · March 15th, 2008, 12:44 PM

I bought a 4 knob tremolo used for $60 and love it!

62_Inca_Esquire · March 15th, 2008, 04:57 PM

I like the Tremolo and the Sparkle Drive...

Good build quality, though they had issues with their switches for a while. That was a while back though.

The Fulltone OCD is a refined/modified version of the Voodoo Lab Overdrive.

TeleBrew · March 15th, 2008, 08:03 PM

How do you use the clean knob on your Sparkledrives? It sounds to me like it would add another wrinkle compared to other OD pedals. Yes, or no?

tazzboy · March 15th, 2008, 09:10 PM

TeleBrew · March 16th, 2008, 12:28 PM

Sweet! Thanks for the link Tazzboy!

teleman14 · March 16th, 2008, 12:44 PM

I've owned most of their pedals at one time or another, all well built and great sound, the only exception may be the proctavia. But that jusy may because an octave just isn't my thing .

For what it's worth, the tremolo has been on my board since 2003. Most pedals don't make it much past a year at most.

HC · March 16th, 2008, 05:23 PM

I have the SparkleDrive and the MicroVibe. Love the SD, but haven't really found a good use for the microvibe. Will probably end up selling it or trading it for the trem.

tazzboy · March 16th, 2008, 06:14 PM

Yeah the Proguitarshop.com is based out of Tigard, Oregon (Outside of Portland area) I would suggest going to Youtube.com and adding them to your subscription list and you can watch video's of the pedals being demo.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ProGuitarShopDemos

Tele295 · March 17th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Love my 4-knob VL tremolo!

doster · March 19th, 2008, 12:45 PM

Love the different sounds I can get out of the SparkleDrive.

BrutherBill · March 19th, 2008, 01:29 PM

I really like the Sparkle Drive, too. It compliments the sound of just about any amp. Absolutely pure magic with Vox-ish amps too. My "rock sound" is pretty much a sparkle drive...everything around noon....into my AC30 or Black Cat 30R...Rich and think.

I also have their Analog Chorus, Trem (4 knobber), and PP 2, so I guess I fall into the fan category too. Mine all get gigged regularly with no trouble at all.

They have a new wah coming soon that looks pretty cool.

Radspin · March 24th, 2008, 02:55 PM

I really, really like my Micro Vibe. It's great not only for nailing things like the intro to "Breathe" by Pink Floyd, but for adding more, I don't know how else to put it, "swirl" and "action" to your solos a la Robin Trower (the obvious example). For years I was torn between chorus pedals (either too subtle or too warbly sounding in their pitch changing) and phase shifters and flangers (most of which were too over-the-top for me). The Micro Vibe, for me, strikes the perfect balance.

Unlike others, I haven't played around with the internal trim pot--I like the sound as it is out of the box. And yes, as others have suggested here, I like it best when it's placed before your overdrive/distortion pedals, not after.

TeleBrew · March 24th, 2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radspin

I really, really like my Micro Vibe. It's great not only for nailing things like the intro to "Breathe" by Pink Floyd, but for adding more, I don't know how else to put it, "swirl" and "action" to your solos a la Robin Trower (the obvious example). For years I was torn between chorus pedals (either too subtle or too warbly sounding in their pitch changing) and phase shifters and flangers (most of which were too over-the-top for me). The Micro Vibe, for me, strikes the perfect balance.

Unlike others, I haven't played around with the internal trim pot--I like the sound as it is out of the box. And yes, as others have suggested here, I like it best when it's placed before your overdrive/distortion pedals, not after.

Welcome to the forum!

+1 on the the Micro Vibe. I got mine for essentially the same reasons you mentioned above. I sold my Phase 90 in favor of the Micro Vibe because I found I was only using it on a low sweep setting, and couldn't find a use for the more radical sounds.

garytelecastor · March 24th, 2008, 10:20 PM

How is the SD as strictly a clean boost?

Radspin · March 26th, 2008, 05:17 PM

Hi TeleBrew,

Thanks for the welcome! I've been lurking here for a while and decided to join in on the fun.

In case anyone is wondering, I own a 1969 blond/maple neck Tele (unfortunately modified heavily when I didn't know any better, and then I spent a lot of time and money putting it back to the way it was in the first place), and a 1986 Japanese paisley reissue--a superb guitar. Oh yeah, I also own some non-Tele guitars

tazzboy · March 26th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garytelecastor

How is the SD as strictly a clean boost?

I believe this video will demo it.

beep.click · March 27th, 2008, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radspin

I really, really like my Micro Vibe... Unlike others, I haven't played around with the internal trim pot...

I just got a Micro Vibe, and I like it, too. I was looking for something swirly, but not like every other swirly I've ever heard.

Shocking, though, to find how much treble this box eats. It's DARK.

I didn't know there WAS an internal trim pot. What does it do? Can it restore some of the treble I'm losing???

TeleBrew · March 27th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Huh. I just got my Micro Vibe and haven't noticed a treble loss, so much as a slight volume loss. I'm digging it, though. I'd always dismissed Uni-Vibe pedals as one-trick-ponies, but I was wrong. I also love the Superfuzz I got in January. It can almost do the deep Big Muff thing, along with '60's buzzy fuzz, smoother overdrive sounds, and everything inbetween.

I'm a big Voodoo Lab fan now, so I'd check out anything they do. The tremelo is definitely on the horizon.

It'd be interesting if Voodoo Lab were to come out with an analog delay.

tazzboy · March 27th, 2008, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeleBrew

It'd be interesting if Voodoo Lab were to come out with an analog delay.

I email voodoo that question about them doing analog delay and they said right now they don't have any plans on introducing a analog delay. That could change if there is a demand and see how well the MXR Carbon Copy sells.

March 15th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
TeleBrew Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kittredge, Colorado Age: 36 Posts: 878	Voodoo Lab love? I love my Superfuzz, and am considering augmenting my pedal board with the Sparkle Drive & Micro Vibe. Anyone else impressed by Voodoo Lab gear? Whatcha got? __________________ "Where do you fit in pthtttpt magazine?" - Pete Townshend

March 15th, 2008, 12:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,182	The Sparkle Drive will give that Stevie Ray Vaughan tone almost. __________________ tazzboy

March 15th, 2008, 12:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,153 37 Photos	I have the micro vibe, just got a sparkle drive, and a two knob trem and a pp2. I really like their products. __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

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cletus Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charleston SC Age: 43 Posts: 165 5 Photos	Sparkle Drive here. Absolutely love it. __________________ seeing is believing.....but feeling is the naked truth....

March 15th, 2008, 10:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
fakeocaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Enniscorthy, Ireland Posts: 656	+1 on the sparkledrive.. I gave it on loan to someone for a night.That was last year...they obviously like it too __________________ cheers fakeocaster

March 15th, 2008, 01:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Filthy McNasty Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: upstate N.Y. Age: 39 Posts: 679	Good stuff, I have the tremolo(4 knob) and pedal power2+. I would not hesitate buying Voodoo Lab products. Also, they are very easy to deal with if you have any issues or questions.

March 15th, 2008, 11:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
zeeman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 332 5 Photos	Love my sparkle drive. It's great with other pedals too. A ts9 into a sparkle drive gives a very convincing dumble like sound. The sd into a blues driver is also very nice.

March 15th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 61 Posts: 287	I too love my sparkle drive, I've had it over a year and no issues...I just bought the analog chorus and it's the best sounding chorus that I've ever played through... __________________ "There are no bad notes,only bad resolution.."

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red57strat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,195	I bought a 4 knob tremolo used for $60 and love it! __________________ Don

March 15th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
62_Inca_Esquire Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 872	I like the Tremolo and the Sparkle Drive... Good build quality, though they had issues with their switches for a while. That was a while back though. The Fulltone OCD is a refined/modified version of the Voodoo Lab Overdrive.

March 15th, 2008, 08:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
TeleBrew Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kittredge, Colorado Age: 36 Posts: 878	Sparkledrive query How do you use the clean knob on your Sparkledrives? It sounds to me like it would add another wrinkle compared to other OD pedals. Yes, or no? __________________ "Where do you fit in pthtttpt magazine?" - Pete Townshend

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tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,182	__________________ tazzboy

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TeleBrew Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kittredge, Colorado Age: 36 Posts: 878	Sweet! Thanks for the link Tazzboy! __________________ "Where do you fit in pthtttpt magazine?" - Pete Townshend

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teleman14 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 77	I've owned most of their pedals at one time or another, all well built and great sound, the only exception may be the proctavia. But that jusy may because an octave just isn't my thing . For what it's worth, the tremolo has been on my board since 2003. Most pedals don't make it much past a year at most.

March 16th, 2008, 05:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
HC Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 171	I have the SparkleDrive and the MicroVibe. Love the SD, but haven't really found a good use for the microvibe. Will probably end up selling it or trading it for the trem. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/hanschristianhumberset

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Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Haunted Amp, CA Posts: 3,397 14 Photos	Love my 4-knob VL tremolo! __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

March 16th, 2008, 06:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,182	Yeah the Proguitarshop.com is based out of Tigard, Oregon (Outside of Portland area) I would suggest going to Youtube.com and adding them to your subscription list and you can watch video's of the pedals being demo. http://www.youtube.com/user/ProGuitarShopDemos __________________ tazzboy

March 19th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
doster Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 325	Love the different sounds I can get out of the SparkleDrive. __________________ “You don't find a style, ... a style finds you.” Keith Richards

March 19th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#19 (permalink)
BrutherBill Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 35 Posts: 194	I really like the Sparkle Drive, too. It compliments the sound of just about any amp. Absolutely pure magic with Vox-ish amps too. My "rock sound" is pretty much a sparkle drive...everything around noon....into my AC30 or Black Cat 30R...Rich and think. I also have their Analog Chorus, Trem (4 knobber), and PP 2, so I guess I fall into the fan category too. Mine all get gigged regularly with no trouble at all. They have a new wah coming soon that looks pretty cool. __________________ --BB 3 tele's and counting

March 24th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#20 (permalink)
Radspin Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Northport, NY Age: 53 Posts: 241	I really, really like my Micro Vibe. It's great not only for nailing things like the intro to "Breathe" by Pink Floyd, but for adding more, I don't know how else to put it, "swirl" and "action" to your solos a la Robin Trower (the obvious example). For years I was torn between chorus pedals (either too subtle or too warbly sounding in their pitch changing) and phase shifters and flangers (most of which were too over-the-top for me). The Micro Vibe, for me, strikes the perfect balance. Unlike others, I haven't played around with the internal trim pot--I like the sound as it is out of the box. And yes, as others have suggested here, I like it best when it's placed before your overdrive/distortion pedals, not after.

March 24th, 2008, 10:20 PM	#22 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,633 18 Photos	How is the SD as strictly a clean boost? __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

March 26th, 2008, 05:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
Radspin Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Northport, NY Age: 53 Posts: 241	Hi TeleBrew, Thanks for the welcome! I've been lurking here for a while and decided to join in on the fun. In case anyone is wondering, I own a 1969 blond/maple neck Tele (unfortunately modified heavily when I didn't know any better, and then I spent a lot of time and money putting it back to the way it was in the first place), and a 1986 Japanese paisley reissue--a superb guitar. Oh yeah, I also own some non-Tele guitars

March 27th, 2008, 01:40 PM	#26 (permalink)
TeleBrew Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kittredge, Colorado Age: 36 Posts: 878	Huh. I just got my Micro Vibe and haven't noticed a treble loss, so much as a slight volume loss. I'm digging it, though. I'd always dismissed Uni-Vibe pedals as one-trick-ponies, but I was wrong. I also love the Superfuzz I got in January. It can almost do the deep Big Muff thing, along with '60's buzzy fuzz, smoother overdrive sounds, and everything inbetween. I'm a big Voodoo Lab fan now, so I'd check out anything they do. The tremelo is definitely on the horizon. It'd be interesting if Voodoo Lab were to come out with an analog delay. __________________ "Where do you fit in pthtttpt magazine?" - Pete Townshend