XVive pedals

jonnygreentrees

Anyone tried any of these? Can't fit my BOSS CE-2 clone on my board so ordered their chorus/vibrato. Should be turning up today. 

They look like the Mooers but seem to have more original designs and some guys with backgrounds at Pigtronix and EHX designing the circuits

Jonathanthomas83

Howard Davies was/is there. I've not tried them, but the new mini DMM clone looks very cool! 

Jonathanthomas83

How can you not like this little guy...
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jonnygreentrees

That looks awesome, however this:




does not!

If I like it I'm going to have to repaint it

4114Effects

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

TTBZ

Apparently the Golden Brownie is a really good MIAB.

EricTheWeary

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

Xvive are saying they are the legit analog chips in there, designed by the guy who designed the DMM. Can't spot a price on it as yet. 

TTBZ said:

Apparently the Golden Brownie is a really good MIAB.

They have a few pedals within their range designed with Thomas Blug and that's one of them. 

4114Effects

EricTheWeary said:

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

Xvive are saying they are the legit analog chips in there, designed by the guy who designed the DMM. Can't spot a price on it as yet. 

TTBZ said:

Apparently the Golden Brownie is a really good MIAB.

They have a few pedals within their range designed with Thomas Blug and that's one of them. 

In the Echoman one? Might have to take a punt, professional interest and all that. 

jonnygreentrees

Some slightly misleading advertising here

The echoman does seem to use the Xvive MN3005 chip 

http://www.xviveaudio.com/productInfo.asp?id=355

However the pink delay is billed as having an "Xvive Orginal Chip" even though it's a PT2399

http://www.xviveaudio.com/productInfo.asp?id=201

jonnygreentrees

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

I'll open up the chorus and see what's going on inside

4114Effects

jonnygreentrees said:

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

I'll open up the chorus and see what's going on inside

\I have the Donner light blue and smaller purple chorus, both have Coolaudio BBD and clock chips. Miracle for something so cheap and small.

EricTheWeary

4114Effects said:

EricTheWeary said:

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

Xvive are saying they are the legit analog chips in there, designed by the guy who designed the DMM. Can't spot a price on it as yet. 

TTBZ said:

Apparently the Golden Brownie is a really good MIAB.

They have a few pedals within their range designed with Thomas Blug and that's one of them. 

In the Echoman one? Might have to take a punt, professional interest and all that. 

Sorry, yes, the Echoman one. They do another bigger delay pedal the W3 analog delay that's another Howard Davies design. 

juansolo

Xvive are actually re-manufacturing Panasonic MN3005 delay BBDs, and they also sell them to us DIYers, which is nice. Though they are still pricey, it's not like trying to buy real MN3005 nowadays.

Dave_Mc

4114Effects said:

jonnygreentrees said:

4114Effects said:

Yeah, just beware though - the chorus versions are usually legit with modern BBD and Clock, but the delay are almost never analogue. I bought one to open up and check, it's a modern digital PT2399 chip in there, and not a very good one at that. Get the time knob past half way and there's all sorts of digital noise and motorboating going on. 

Mine was the pink Xvive delay, but I'm fairly certain it's the same circuit in all of the cut price 1590a pedals.  Not sure about the pictured Echoman though, looks a little different. 

I'll open up the chorus and see what's going on inside

\I have the Donner light blue and smaller purple chorus, both have Coolaudio BBD and clock chips. Miracle for something so cheap and small.

Are they both the same chorus circuit or are they different? Just out of interest.

That's a bit cheeky about the pink xvive delay being pt2399 (and also claiming it's their proprietary chip!), but i wouldn't be surprised if that echoman is actually analogue- I think the bigger one was, and there were a lot of threads about it at the time about possibly being a cheaper DMM. I haven't tried it, though.

jonnygreentrees

As Xvive manufacture new MN3005s and that's what they say are in the echo man I reckon it probably is analogue 

4114Effects

jonnygreentrees said:

As Xvive manufacture new MN3005s and that's what they say are in the echo man I reckon it probably is analogue 

Agreed. I want one, but they don't seem to be for sale yet.

EricTheWeary

Off TGP:

https://bobblepic.com/images/2017/03/08/IMG_1117.jpg

Dave_Mc

^ Wow.

Jonathanthomas83

EricTheWeary said:

Off TGP:

https://bobblepic.com/images/2017/03/08/IMG_1117.jpg

That is awful...especially as XVive are claiming on the pedals page that it was designed by Howard D. Even if it's loosely true, he didn't design THAT pedal. Bad form!

juansolo

/China

jonnygreentrees

Got this today and sending it straight back, horrible clipping sound when you play heavily