Mint Green Mini Vibe

[Donner]

MGMV contains a trimmer for setting effectlevel versus bypass.
This is factory set to about unitygain, but can be set for a slight boost if needed.
This is a trimmer and is not meant for continuos adjustment but is a set and forget.

The trimmers used are of sealed variety and would be stable when set, for many years to come
( 50years......). They do require careful handling when adjusting though

[Robapov]

O god how i want one!

[Donner]

Mini Vibe demo vids:

Original with cupsize mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKrTm5fg ... ed&search=

2 stomp custom shop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqfx3LRO ... ed&search=

[Eskimo_Joe]

Anybody have comments about the MGMV? This is one I've been hunting a while. Thanks.

[Eskimo_Joe]

I was wondering if anyone could compare the MGMV to the Mojo Vibe? I thoroughly love my Mojo Vibe and can't see it going anywhere, but by virtue of the fact that the MGMV is a BJF, I'm going to have to try it. I'd love to hear more about the MGMV if anyone has something to add. Thanks!

[cabo]

I was wondering if anyone could compare the MGMV to the Mojo Vibe? I thoroughly love my Mojo Vibe and can't see it going anywhere, but by virtue of the fact that the MGMV is a BJF, I'm going to have to try it. I'd love to hear more about the MGMV if anyone has something to add. Thanks!

Hey Joe,
Well the Mojo has the classic Univibe thing happening as Im sure you know while the MGMV does more organ vibrato. You may find use for both depending on your needs/style of music.

I never really get my MGMV into Univibe terrritory, which is fine as Im not looking for that. However I do combine it with some phase and trem for a unique leslie sim sound. I use both cup sizes at high speed and high amplitude setting for this.
I believe its been noted before that the MGMV can touch into the trem realm as well.

I cut back the amplitude and speed and to get a more classic style vibrato sound on guitar(left hand fingerboard technique). Only it saves your fingers quite a bit more. Definatley worth checking out if you can. Probably some more uses to be found on guitar,, but its also a great match for a Rhodes piano too!

[Teahead]

Eskimo Joe, seeing that you now have the MGMV, I'd love to hear what you make of it here. Both in isolation and versus the Mojo Vibe?

In other MGMV news, I was experiencing some-bleed through from the MGMV's oscillator, only apparent when running a fuzz after the Mini Vibe and directly related to the velocity control of the MGMV itself. I discovered I could reduce and eliminmate this bleed-through by adjusting the lay of the power supply cable from my Burkey Flatliner. Keep in mind my pedals are mounted on a pedal train with it's metal frame.

I contacted Bjorn for his advice and though it might be useful to document it here in case other users encounted a similar situation, might even save BJ typing it out again via email for someone. Here's what Bjorn had to say ...

There are a number of measures taken within the MGMV design to reduce feedthrough from oscillator and I'd say from what you tell me there's a feed through through powersupply cables.
There's noway of addressing this other than lead dress since leakage occours outside of the box.


If you can eliminate this by wire routing that is the best way.


On the functions of feedthrough in pedalboard systems DC cables are the cause of many problems and especially with high gain low signal levels.
In systems like this humlevels must be kept low from the power supply and the Burkey would be sufficient in this. However feedthrough can sometimes be caused by magnetic fields. This is something guitar technicians are payed handsomely to reduce in systems of professional guitarists............I know a few such technicians.


The art is no more difficult than using your ears to detect noiselevels and being aware of what can occour.


The bottomline if you can place wires so that there is no feedthrough then that is the best solution.


Technically what happens is that extreme gain pedals can pick up disturbances extremely faint through the combination of high gain and high impedance and low signal levels, the latter diminishing the signal to noise ratio and this can occour in powersupply wires.

This was a simple fix, just move the dc cable a few inches and the problem was solved. It did cause me to scratch my head for a little while before that though.

[Eskimo_Joe]

I really like the MGMV. In the spectrum of modulation, I think the MGMV sits somewhere between straight up tremelo and a traditional vibe sound.

You can dial in some very subtle tones, or dial it up a bit and get very beautiful, inspiring tones. You can have it on without it taking over your sound, which is nice (whereas if you have the Mojo Vibe on you are firmly in Vibe-ville).

Overall, it is distinctly different from the Mojo Vibe. Both are great. I find myself switching back and forth depending on what I want.

I know that is not very helpful, so if you have specific questions, fire away!

[I am Incinerator]

I'm starting to get interested in this pedal, considering my frustration with my current trem, an un-modded TR-2 and the fact that the MGMV can cop organ Vibrato tones.

How leslie-ish can the MGMV get, or Hammond-y (B3) for that matter by itself? Would it be capable of near Magnatone vibrato sounds? I need to check out some demo vids of this...I've only heard it once and it seemed like a trem and reverb killer...It seemed like it had a wet/watery sound to it. I'm not looking for 80's chorus-y tones or straight trem, just something with a little flutter and swirl...or alot depending on the settings...

Anyone know the current price or wait for a 2 Stomp MGMV? I might start saving if it meets my needs, so a rough guess-timate would be a start .

[NewarkWilder]

I apologize if this info is here and I've overlooked it (I seem to have a habit of doing that) but my new SBMV (2 stomp) has 3 trimmers-- I know one is for volume, and from Donner's video I guess there is one more for tuning the thinner/faster cupsize--and since the other trimmer is right next to that one i'd assume it also tweaks the cupsize? but, ahh, before I go messing with anything, could anyone speak to just how the 2 trimmers work? I would guess they work in different frequency ranges or something but I'm no expert at this so any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!!