Pioneered by Jimi Hendrix, the Uni-Vibe grew to become synonymous with psychedelic rock sounds within the Nineteen Sixties. Strymon’s trendy interpretation is the Ultraviolet Classic Vibe.

The Ultraviolet affords a wide range of tone-shaping controls. Its Mode toggle gives three combine configurations; Refrain delivers the basic Uni-Vibe by making a 50/50-mix of dry/moist sign, Mix reduces depth by altering the ratio to 70/30, and Vibrato removes dry sign utterly for a super-wet psychedelic impact.

The Bias swap works in tandem with the Depth knob in three modes – Low, Mid, and Excessive. These outline vary or sweep of Depth. Pace and Depth work collectively to fine-tune charge and depth, whereas Quantity adjusts remaining output. Total sound high quality is wealthy, thick, and clean with distinctive depth and really feel.

In Vibrato mode and with Depth set to zero, the Ultraviolet can perform as a clear enhance.

Different options embody true/buffered bypass, stereo connectivity, USB-C for MIDI (that may entry 300 presets and different issues), and an expression-pedal jack.

With its intuitive controls, very good sound and skill to create a variety of mind-bending results, the Ultraviolet is a good selection for including psychedelic modulation vibes to your sound.

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