Dunlop Rotovibe

Love this Rotovibe. Awesome guitar pedal. Has the sound I've been looking for for years.

The package was well taken care of a little bit pricey but the sound is awesome

Can't say anything bad about it. Very solid metal construction, nice and smooth pedal movements. Adds a little extra to any style of music. If you're gigging out a lot and need a pedal that will hold up, get this one.

I had one of these years ago, but sold it before I moved. I was angry with myself for having done that, so I bought another one recently, albeit at a more expensive price point. Anyway, this pedal is awesome and very versatile. I'll keep this pedal until it dies. Read the reviews, and check it out on YouTube.

I recieved this product 3 days after order and it had provided my performances with a butter, sexy, new tone. These guys are awesome!

I love my Rotovibe! I've had it for one week and I am really starting to get into the flow of it. So far I prefer the 'chorus' setting as it's smoother and more subtle, although the 'vibrato' sounds very nice as well if you want a more distinct Lesley type sound. I enjoy using it for subtle sneak up on you swells which is why I order the chorus. I rated 4/5 for three reasons. The main reason is the switch is a soft easily turned on switch which I like in one aspect, but it also is easily turned off and more then once if had the pedal turn off right in the middle of my killer swells ;-) the other problem I have is just of personal liking. When you max toe forward it goes much faster then I would like, almost in audibly fast. I don't think I would call those things a 'flaw' necessarily but it makes it difficult to judge my position on the treadle so I have to judge completely by ear. Lean forward to fast and you shut it off, try to sneak up on the fly and you have to judge completely by ear or you enter mosquito buzz zone. I'm sure in time I will hit the groove and get the feel for it. The last reason is I felt the price was fairly high $199+$35 for two day shipping? But hopefully it's a lifetime investment, I've not had many problems with Dunlops craftsmanship before, and the ones I've had are minor. Otherwise I love this pedal it sounds great clean and dirty even through my stubborn TSL that often doesn't like modulation type effects

Great sound fun to play with

Let me start by saying, I went on a uni-vibe mission. I explored several popular pedals side by side. This was the last pedal I received, and I was pretty excited to check out the ability to control speed from the expression pedal since several other uni-vibe pedals were tough to "toe tweak".But in the end, this was not my favorite. I didn't like the fact that when you click the pedal on, it is automatically going to have to sweep back from a "very fast" setting to wherever you put it. I found the small vibrato/chorus switch on the right rear lower side to be awkward to manipulate when the pedal was all plugged in. The overall speed sweep range was not as wide as most other pedals - presumably because of the mechanically limited sweep span of the pedal not taking advantage of the full range of the potentiometer it drives inside. And the intensity knob, which has the Dunlop rubber tire around it for foot tweaking, is also a bit awkward once the guitar cable is plugged in right next to it. I liked the LEDs which tell you when its on, whether the effect is chorus or vibrato, and the speed setting (via flashing) although I found I had to move my foot back on the pedal vs. where I normally put it on a wah, in order to see them. And this is a subtle thing but I noticed on the bottom, all the instructions and markings were on a plastic sticker, which was already developing air bubbles as a new product. So with time, I'd expect that would start peeling and being an annoying mess on the bottom of the pedal. Also if you are the sort who likes to board mount your expression pedal, vs. putting it separate, this is going to be a problem. I guess you would flip the plate over and use the other side for velcro or something.The basic sound of the pedal was pretty good - not a lot of tone change - it passed the basic sound of the guitar through mostly unmolested with just slight reduction of treble -- and this point is a major issue on most univibe pedals I tested. But I could not achieve the slower speeds on this pedal that I could on all of the "non-expression pedal" vibes, and it couldn't go as fast either. I suppose you could open it up and tweak the gearing and pot to make sure you are getting the best part of the speed range, but this was one of the major negatives for me. The Intensity range didn't seem as wide as most pedals I tested either, although I think it was probably sufficient.It was a decent sounding vibe, and I don't want to throw it under a bus here. But it is among the higher priced pedals at around $180 (one hundred eighty dollars) and given my "best of the vibes" award went to a $60 pedal....some scrutiny is in order regarding what you pay and what you get on this pedal. If you really want expression pedal adjustability, you have a couple choices -- this pedal, or if you can find one, the discontinued Dunlop Uni-vibe plus separate expression pedal for around $300, or an original uni-vibe plus expression pedal for a few thousand dollars. That's about it. I would argue though the most people don't need the expression pedal capability to play what they want to play.At the end of the day, I evaluated it like this:PROS- Only slight coloration of the tone - very slight treble drop. Mostly just applied the effect.- Standard 9V center negative power supply- Ability to change speed with expression pedal- Has LED Indicators, including speed rate flashing- Switchable chorus(really analog chorus + vibrato) or vibrato- Sturdy/Durable construction- Was not noisyCONS- Limited Speed range (does not use full pot range)- At switch on, you are automatically set to fast speed - takes some getting used to- Control placement for intensity, effect selector, and even the power supply were awkward when plugged in.- Footprint on board, if mounted, is large. On the other hand, you can carry it as a separate pedal and set it up to the side, leaving more space for something else on the board.- Price is in the upper ranges -- I tested across a range from $25 to $220. This was $180.SUMMARYA good choice (perhaps the only choice) if you MUST have expression pedal controlled speed adjustment. Didn't color the tone much - and that was a problem on most other uni-vibes tested. Limited speed range and awkward controls placement were most annoying to me. Intensity range seemed less than other pedals too. Large footprint if mounted on board, but also offers the ability to take NO space on the board by not mounting it. I didn't like that when you switch the effect on, you are automatically at high speed due to the mechanical nature of the design. Some awkwardness in the placement of controls and power plug vs guitar cables when plugged in. Std power supply a plus. LED indicators good and flash the speed. Durable construction although the mechanical nature means in time something will need lubricating and you may need to replace internal gears or pots. Overpriced 1.5 to 2X in my opinion.___________________________________________________________________________________________NOTES ON ***OTHER*** PEDALS I COMPAREDShaky Jimi Vibe - A steal at $60 -and my number one pick based on sound and features, not price. A great pedal, doesn't take a lot of space up, standard power supply, good visibility on control knob settings. Does not add or subtract frequencies to the signal or add noise. This is the only pedal in the uni-vibe group I tested that I can say that about and it's why it's my #1 pick. Might have slightly less intensity capability on the univibe effect as some of the others - but seems like enough to me! Overall I LOVE this pedal at under 60 bucks. Only downsides I see are the LED does not flash the speed rate, and the speed control is top left which makes it hard to "toe tweak" with my right foot. Quality seems ok, but time will tell on durability. Some users reported issues - but at this price, you could buy two and have a backup, and you would still save $60-80 over the price of most uni-vibes.- Fulltone Mini Deja vibe -- highest quality construction (as expected at $200). The large knob in the lower right corner for speed is great and allows toe tweaking -- very useful on a vibe pedal. My complaint is that this vibe colors my tone - it boosts the mid range tones while maintaining the crisp highs and slightly losing the bass. This probably helps the sound stand out in a mix, however, I'd rather that my vibe not provide EQ because when I switch it on or off, I don't want to have to compensate at my guitar tone knobs to try to get back "my sound". I was able to match exactly an authentic original Uni-vibe sound with some adjusting. It seems to kind of muffle the pick attack or compress it also. I have a love-hate relationship with this pedal after about a week of testing it. Some days I hate it...but I like the build quality and the speed control. I originally liked that it was one of only two pedals that didn't strip the treble off my tone -- until I realized the mids were boosted, the bass was cut and the pick attack was somehow tweaked. Mixed bag, and at $200 shouldn't be.- Dunlop Uni-vibe -- Cool stainless steel construction. Knobs were hard to see settings. placement of vintage switch on the back of the pedal was easily forgotten at worst and awkward at best. Non standard 18V power supply takes double slots from my power supply brick. Sound was very good but did also color my EQ sound by boosting the bass, and muffling the mids and highs slightly. On the one hand, this sound matched a lot of recorded uni-vibe sounds I've heard. On the other hand, once you strip the treble its hard to put it back in the mix. The seller had a 3 day return policy (3 days??!!) so I returned it and they lost the sale. Othewise, I would still be thinking about this one. I was on the fence about whether it was my winner. I was able to match a true uni-vibe sample, but the treble was slightly lacking and bugged me. At $220 I'd have to love it to keep it.- Voodoo Labs Micro Vibe - Liked the form factor, the simple controls, high visibility knobs, ability to toe tweak controls, standard 9V power supply, and placement of all jacks. Can get a very lush, even excessive univibe sound except the bass is very boosted, and mids/highs are cut. The EQ effect just kills the pedal for me. Its going back. Not my pick at $150.- BBE Soul Bender - My least favorite Vibe. It had extreme muffling of mids and highs, heavy boost of bass. In a band mix, I'm pretty sure it would get totally lost. At home, might sound ok. form factor was good, controls were simple, I think it pulsed the speed. My recollection is it had an overly bright blue LED. It was the first vibe I bought, and I only compared to Fulltone and Dunlop before returning it. Had some useable sounds, but with the intensity above 50% had an annoying "womp womp womp" of a bass note that was not coming from my guitar -- a weird defect in the effect sound in my opinion. With intensity below 50% it was usable...kind of. But a tone muffler. I returned this one early.- Other general modulation effects. Uni-vibes are effectively a phase effect - without the swooshy space-age edge on the sound. You can probably modify a modern phaser pedal to get the univibe sound which is like a vibrato plus analog chorus combined. A modern phaser is close, a modern flanger is much too space-age sounding. Vibrato pedals can capture the vibrato aspect of a uni-vibe and I'd recommend the behringer vibrato at $25 if you like vibrato sounds. uni-vibes are normally used for their "chorus" setting, not the vibrato setting. Didn't care for the Behringer time machine.My gear used for testing: Fender American Deluxe stratocaster. Mesa Mini-rectifier amplifier, Mesa Rectifier 2x12 cabinet with Celestion V30's. Pedal train pedal board, voodoo labs pedal power power supplies.

Awesome pedal. Think I prefer this to my Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe. Sounds fantastic. Only downside is activating and deactivating the pedal means it’ll be at max rate which is very warbly sound at max intensity and treadle is very small movements to tune in the desired rate. I’ll forgive it this as it sounds so good!

Very good product, happy!