A popular, 18-volt, re-engineered, smaller version of the original, now out of production Deja-Vibe, which started the Uni-Vibe clone trend. Mini-toggle switches between the original Uni-Vibe warmth and the “Modern” option (louder, brighter). Also available in Stereo. Other notables are the AC Noises Ama V2, Analog Music Company & Noise Space Audio DS-1 Evil Pumpkin Mod, Iron Ether FrantaBit, Malekko Scrutator, and PLBR Effects Pizzacrusher which I also have.

There's a number of Choruses I still want - I still have to pin down that Boss pair of CE-2W and DC-2W which was supposed to happen this year, and I also want one or more from the new Walrus Audio Julianna, the JHS Emperor, Paradox Effects Futura, Past Effects Chorus Ensemble, and the Yvette Young edition of Zvez Instant Lo-Fi Junky - so probably a few years to land all of those. I've obviously just recently completed a roundup of Compact Bitcrusher pedals and here sit my favourites from that overview. All those listed are on my wishlist bar the Dr Scientist BitQuest which I already have. My likeliest next additions here are the Catalinbread Heliotrope and Electro-Harmonix Mainframe. To be honest I like the look of the Alexander Syntax Error too and WMD Geiger Counter CI. For Auto-Swell I have a number of workstation pedal algorithms / voicings that do that sort of thing - I'm not actively seeking a stand-alone solution - I would of course grab a Waza Craft Slow Gear if that every materialised - otherwise I'm really waiting for some slightly more clever / innovative dual-footswitch execution!

Specifications

Again we have a lot of the usual suspects here and not atypical numbers for Brands or Countries either. Obviously there are not that many salient candidates in the Dimension category - which means we're a couple here off having a full house. There will likely be some healthy debate about some of my choices and omissions - while I feel that most of the obvious ones are present and correct. Uni-Vibe is similar to the Rotary category in that a lot of the class-leaders are slightly larger in size - or medium and large enclosures typically - that doesn't mean there aren't some great examples in the compact domain too - and the first 3 listed in particular are particularly well regarded - the JHS Unicorn which I have, the DryBell Vibe Machine, and and Dawner Prince Viberator.

There's no shortage of Rotary alternatives - just none of them are full-frequency stereo. They include the Alexander Chesapeake, Danelectro DBK1 Billionaire Big Spender, Dr. Scientist Mini Reverberator, Keeley Dyno My Roto, and TC Electronic B-line Vibraclone Rotary.Where I am currently in my pedal-chain formation, I limit my stand-alone Modulations mostly to 4. I will on occasion switch out the #33 slot for Uni-Vibe - while I'm broadly satisfied with the Rotary variety Josh Smith edition - on the Eventide H9. The Boss GT-1000 CORE is really mostly a Multi-Modulator for me and provides interesting deviations and other flavours of modulation not adequately covered by the H9 or stand-alone pedals! For Rotary I'm waiting for a dual-footswitch compact edition with stereo outputs and that embodies the Fast / Slow / Brake functionality onboard - I'm looking at you Josh Scott! You can make it happen! For Bitcrusher I actually like all of that featured listing really - and I for sure intend to get the discontinued Catalinbreda Heliotrope next, probably followed by the EHX Mainframe. Sportings an actual optical vibe circuit in a compact case, its circuit provides ways to recreate a Uni-Vibe effect very close to the original or to improve its tone to complement your instrument or sonic needs. The circuit can also be powered at 9v or 18v for those guitarists who like extra headroom, although at 18v the effect sounds slightly different. The more recent Electro-Harmonix Lester G (also stereo) features a specially designed compression circuit to supercharge the rotating speaker effect on guitar. Controls include fully adjustable tube-style overdrive, Fast and Slow modes and an Acceleration control to dial in the rate at which the effect transitions between speeds.