Members JohnLutz Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 I picked one of these up on a whim and I have to say I'm more impressed than I thought I would be. I wasn't really sure what to expect. I just knew that the old VB-2's go for a bunch of money. Here's a quick review of the BYOC clone: Appearance: The paint job is even nicer in person than it looks on the pictures. Nice 3D quality to it. Controls: The controls are pretty straight forward. There's a "ramp" switch on the side. If you turn it on you can press on the second footswitch to ramp from no vibrato to full vibrato. There's a knob to control how long it takes to ramp. Sound: I think the thing to remember with vibratos is that less is more. If you set the depth and speed too high, you get useless sounds. But if you roll the depth back and decrease the speed you get a really nice CE-1 like shimmer. This is what really suprised me... how 3D sounding the pedal is. It really adds depth to your sound. You can use this with an analog delay to produce "wow and flutter" for a really lush clean sound. If you turn the speed up a little and use the ramping, you can use the pedal to emphasize short musical passages similar to the way you would use a fast leslie. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shipatsea Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 How slow will it go?? I love slow pitch shifting vibrato, like 1 and a half to 2 seconds on each wave. The CE-1 will not go that slow nor will the Austone Vibrostomp. If this VB-2 will then I am sold!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 How much are the BYOC Clones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shipatsea Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 don't know yet, for the kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnLutz Posted April 28, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 The price on the website before he "took a break" was $449 for a prebuilt kit. The slowest speed is about two cycles per second. If you want really slow, get a Sweetsound Mojovibe. That can do over a second per cycle. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 Originally posted by JohnLutz The price on the website before he "took a break" was $449 for a prebuilt kit. The slowest speed is about two cycles per second. If you want really slow, get a Sweetsound Mojovibe. That can do over a second per cycle. John So you're paying $450 for a fake version of a pedal you can buy for $300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGZeus,OnFire Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 Originally posted by BlurryBoy 13 So you're paying $450 for a fake version of a pedal you can buy for $300? Looks to me that he doesn't want to make them. "MAKE IT YOURSELF,DAMMIT!" kinda of an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Craise Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 He's got one on ebay for sale right now. http://cgi.ebay.com/BYOC-boss-VB-2-VB2-vibrato-clone-w-chorus-truebypass_W0QQitemZ7410806580QQcategoryZ22669QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem plus if you check the closed auctions..you will find 3 BYOC VB-2's that have sold "buy it now" for three different prices... $250 $275 $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 Originally posted by shipatsea How slow will it go?? I love slow pitch shifting vibrato, like 1 and a half to 2 seconds on each wave. The CE-1 will not go that slow nor will the Austone Vibrostomp. If this VB-2 will then I am sold!! The SIB Vibromatic goes very slow IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 The kit's going to be $125 - out in May. These things have been on the cards for ages. I stumbled across a post I made about in in early August last year. I think only the semaphore has had a longer announcement to release date (kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coach Posted April 28, 2006 Members Share Posted April 28, 2006 I am $1.87 short in my paypal account and therefore cannot capitalize on the pre-order invite sent to me by BYOC. Looks like I have to wait until the 15th until they are made available to the public. Anyone interested better act fast because the BYOC VB-2 clone is a limited run due to the rarity of some of the components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pallas Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Originally posted by Seth Carmody The kit's going to be $125 - out in May. These things have been on the cards for ages. I stumbled across a post I made about in in early August last year. I think only the semaphore has had a longer announcement to release date (kidding) yeah ive been waiting on the kits for ages just bring it out will ya, i got someone to build it already:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Is everyone so interested in the effect because it's so hard to get or because...? I got really lucky and stumbled on mine but I wouldn't pay more than $100 for one probably... I'm just sayin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coach Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Originally posted by BlurryBoy 13 Is everyone so interested in the effect because it's so hard to get or because...? For me it's because it's the only pedal I've found that does a true vibrato without any chorus-like shimmer. I'd love to stumble across one for cheap but I'm sure that given time, I'll eventually crack and buy one at an absurd price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Persistence is key... I spent a year or two looking on the 'bay and on the 'list and finally the pedal lords smiled upon me... be vigilant and you shall be rewarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4Kenoath Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Yeah, I've been interested in a dedicated, true vibrato pedal for quite a while. Can someone tell me or link me to more info on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Boron Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Alesis Ineko for me. Can do slow and somber true pitch vibrato that's shimmer free. I tried several other ways of getting it - but the Ineko was the winner. And so cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imcorn Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 umm.. the VB-2 kit is only available to his newsletter members for $125 from now till May 1st.. after tat it costs $150 for each kit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fourth Floor Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 I've been thinking about the VB2 for a while and have come to the position that why not pony up a bit more cash for a Jazzmaster and use the whammy bar constantly (ala Kevin Shields or Lonnie Mack)... I have used the Rotovibe's pitch vibrato for shimmer before but it's nothing I wouldn't use tremolo for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 I just use it make stuff sound crazZzZzZzZzYyYyYyYyblurbleblurbleblurbleblurble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CicadaSilence Posted April 29, 2006 Members Share Posted April 29, 2006 Originally posted by Fourth Floor I've been thinking about the VB2 for a while and have come to the position that why not pony up a bit more cash for a Jazzmaster and use the whammy bar constantly (ala Kevin Shields or Lonnie Mack)... Yes, yes... but pedals do not go out of tune. But I agree; I just utilize my whammy bar all the time, and for those times when it's not feasible, I use my Ineko. Or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigtonemusic Posted July 30, 2006 Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 vb-2 kits are back again. Versions with the original BA662A chip are in limited supply. Once these are gone, I seriously doubt there will be anymore. There are plenty of the version with the work-a-like chip to go around and they sound just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CicadaSilence Posted July 30, 2006 Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 But... I just bought a VB2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigtonemusic Posted July 31, 2006 Members Share Posted July 31, 2006 Originally posted by CicadaSilence But... I just bought a VB2... You can buy the kit, build it, a/b the two and then sell the original when you hear what a difference true bypass makes on this pedal. I'm sure someone on ebay will buy it from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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