Castledine Supra-Vibe - Now the Supra-Vibe appreciation thread

Jonathanthomas83

I'm intrigued to see what you come out the other end with. I think we're both chasing very similar things. That said, I've not got the cash to explore at the moment. Try the Shin-Ei, I tried one in Denmark Street and it was tidy. I'd need to try with my own gear though.

Intrigued by the Terraform, I never imagined it would get the nod from @Gassage, who's been on quote a journey with Viber's recently.

mburekenge

In terms of 'vibey phasers' the farm fly agaric looks great. I'm going for the Jam though

mburekenge

soma1975

I think the Shin-Eis are way too pricey for me and it's probably best I don't try one before I sell my kid to fund it!

Realistically the Castledine isn't a whole ton more than what I'd sell the Vibe Machine 2 for so unless I bite the bullet and order the Violet from the US that is looking the most likely option. 

bbill335

if you really want to dial-in a specific sound it's worth getting a Mayer voodoo vibe. it's not quite a true reproduction like the castledine or shin-ei reissue but lots more controls than other univibes

soma1975

Intrigued by the Mayer stuff and would like to try one but everything of his I read he comes over as insufferable and it sort of turns me off.  Especially now he's at the point of 'modifications I'm sure Jimi would have loved' bit of his pedal making career according to his site. 

Apropos of nothing this is a snippet from a post I made on TGP yesterday talking about pedals with infinite tweakability. Seems relevent here. 

As an aside after owning a gazillion pedals these days I veer towards LESS tweakability and a more instant great sound out of the box. Every pedal I owned or own with tons of options doesn't seem to sound as good as one which has been voiced to deliver one specific thing.
I wonder if this advent in pedal design is designed to appeal to our vanity of being so special we need everything dialled in 'just right' to some Goldilocks zone instead of just plugging in a thing that sounds great and making sweet music.

bbill335

i think you either get a good one - castledine, fulltone, whatever - and just stick with it, or you get something like the Mayer and make it work for you.

soma1975

Yep fair enough. Have emailed Castledine for some more info. Can see myself going down that route. 

springhead

soma1975 said:

Intrigued by the Mayer stuff and would like to try one but everything of his I read he comes over as insufferable and it sort of turns me off.  Especially now he's at the point of 'modifications I'm sure Jimi would have loved' bit of his pedal making career according to his site. 

I've A/B'd one of his Voodoo Vibes with a couple of original 60's Univibes. The Voodoo Vibe is good, it'll get that sound and a lot more besides.  If you just want the Univibe sound though you could go for something smaller and simpler.

Majorscale

I did own a Mayer Voodoo Vibe TC which is a stripped down version of the full-size version. Looks mental but sounds good. 

lukedlb

This is a univibe:
http://www.classicamplification.net/efx/NavMenuFx.html
It also has info about those trying to be one. 

soma1975

Cool link. Spoke to Stu. Will order from him once I've sold my current vibe. 

Jonathanthomas83

lukedlb said:

This is a univibe:
http://www.classicamplification.net/efx/NavMenuFx.html
It also has info about those trying to be one. 

How does it compare to others? Looks like a good footprint.

bbill335

soma1975 said:

Cool link. Spoke to Stu. Will order from him once I've sold my current vibe. 

there's one for sale over on the DAM forum atm (not that i want to take business away from Stu!)

soma1975

Cheers for the heads up. Won't be buying for a bit yet.  

lukedlb

Jonathanthomas83 said:

lukedlb said:

This is a univibe:
http://www.classicamplification.net/efx/NavMenuFx.html
It also has info about those trying to be one. 

How does it compare to others? Looks like a good footprint.

I sold my original univibe and kept this. It was eqd to the top end which makes it great for a full out Marshall as it doesn’t get too muddy. Seeing as I play at home I preferred the thicker vibe baby for a deeper sweep. Still, I could eq them both to sound the same. 


The site is now now offline as its moving to a new server.

The pedal is the same same size as a wah.

wire_twerp

I'm seriously considering the Moon Vibe MkII by Electronic Orange.

soma1975

Castledine ordered. Will report back when it's in my hands. 

mburekenge

Good man!

soma1975

Probably going to be 2 weeks. They have a limited run of black with gold print so gone for that. Exciting times!