Description
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Please Note: This pedal requires an 18V centre-negative power supply to operate correctly.
Do you long to replicate the recognizable sound of the vintage Univibe Pedal? If so, look no further than the spectacular Fulltone MDV-3 pedal, this really is about as close as you can get to its original sound!
Fulltone went to extraordinary lengths to use components that are as close to the original ones as possible, even cloning 1960s photocells to achieve the correct rise and fall durations. With this said though, all you need to do is plug your axe into it and turn up the volume and you’ll care less about the inside of this pedal and will just be blown away by its sound! Creating the throbbing, intense modulations the Univibe holds legendary status for, the Fulltone Custom Shop MDV-3 is an unbelievable pedal to get creative with!
Key Features:
- Guitar modulation effect pedal based on 1960s Univibe effect pedals
- Completely discrete electronics for a pure signal path and maximum signal clarity
- Uses same preamp transistor as original Univibes, a very important tonal factor
- Custom speed potentiometer is designed to give you long-lasting durability
Specifications:
- Type: Gain Boost/Overdrive
- Inputs: 1 x Instrument
- Outputs: 1 x 1/4″
- Power Supply Included: No
- Power Requirements: This pedal requires an 18V centre-negative power supply to operate correctly.
- Height: 2.75″
- Depth: 4″
- Width: 5.75″
- Weight: 2 lbs.
What Fulltone say about the MDV3 Mini Deja Vibe 3 Pedal:
Real Estate is precious, especially on your pedalboard, but the lush organic sounds of a perfect “authentic vintage Univibe clone” are a necessity, and they are now attainable in a space now smaller than a standard wah wah pedal… the Mini-Deja’Vibe3, MDV-3 for short. With a Hammertone Blue powder coated finish, White lettering, and a Blue LED that throbs to the beat of the pedal’s hypnotic, asymmetrical rhythm. The MDV-3 has a new heel or toe activated True-Bypass footswitch that is perfect for the person who rarely changes speeds and just wants to turn it on or off with his toe, but also perfect for the person who rides it like a Gas-pedal and wants to turn the pedal on/off with a simple flick of the heel (see the MDV-3 video at youtube.com/fulltoneeffects)
There are a LOT of pedals claiming to be “authentic vintage Univibe clones” on the market….all of the small ones are merely a glorified MXR phaser with a few changes. That’s not a Univibe! So how is one to know which pedals are real and which ones are just a cheap shortcut circuit that will satisfy you only until you get a chance to play pedal like the Fulltone MDV & MDV-3, both of which sport a “100% real vintage circuit.”
A real Univibe clone will have:
4 x glass covered/hermetically-sealed photocells and an incandescent bulb on the circuit board. I go one step further…and NO ONE else does this, I took many real 1960’s ‘cells and had them cloned for not only dark/bright resistance, but also cloned the all-important rise and fall times of the cells as they react to the light turning on and off. Nobody else even knows about this, let alone bothers with it. They just buy whatever off-the-shelf photocells they can get, oblivious to these specs. Yes, even those forum-worshipped wait-list builders.
Totally discrete electronics, i.e. NO OPAMPS in the audio path! I go even further by only using New Old Stock (N.O.S) Panasonic Matsushita 2SC828 transistors for all stages, and the same metal-can 2SC539 transistor as original Univibes had for the preamp… this really makes a difference in the sound! You think those are cheap or easy to find?
In typical Fulltone fashion, I also manufacture my own speed potentiometer… it’s a dual pot with a gear on it like wah-wah pot, and with a special taper. (same as original Univibes) The only change made is I up’d the resistance to 200K to get you better slow speeds, and double screen the carbon composition track to last years beyond what the old ones lasted.
I’ve been building “authentic vintage Univibe clones” longer than anyone, since 1993. Mine are used by Robin Trower, Peter Frampton, Doyle Bramhall II, and countless others… by the people who know great sound and won’t settle for less.
I make tools for people who play… so go to a Fulltone Custom Shop dealer, plug in and listen for yourself, you’ll walk out with Fulltone more often than not.
