Fulltone Mini Deja 'Vibe 2 MDV-2 Pedal
Vintage Univibe Clone
The Fulltone Mini Deja 'Vibe MDV-2 Univibe Clone is the perfect pedal in applications where real estate is precious, especially on your pedalboard, but the lush organic sounds of a perfect "vintage Univibe clone" are a necessity, and they are now attainable in a space no bigger than a standard wah wah pedal.....the Mini-Deja'Vibe2, MDV-2 for short. Vintage Cream powder coated finish with Oxblood lettering and a Blue LED that throbs to the beat of its asymmetrical rhythm.
The Fulltone MDV-2 Vintage Solution...with a True Bypass Twist: One of the cool things about a Vintage Univibe was that you turned it On simply by pushing forward on the treadle, which activated a momentary switch located in the heel of the foot controller....pretty nice because we usually use the slower univibe speeds so there were no odd transition noises like you would get if you switched it on like a wah wah. Wah wah's (as you know) turn on with a Toe activated switch, which would sound odd on a Univibe clone because that position is the fastest speed. The problem was (on an old Univibe) all it did was Turn On or Off the Light bulb on the PCB.....it wasn't true Bypass and did not have a very transparent sound.
The Fulltone Mini Deja 'Vibe 2 Heel-Activated switching system works perfectly, sounds fabulous, operates smoothly, and "defaults" to Bypassed should your power supply fail or be disconnected....all ground covered ;)
Lastly, super-slow speeds were a concern being that "true bypass" is activated when the treadle is in full heel position...Not a problem for the Fulltone MDV-2. Fulltone found a way around the problem by increasing the "value" of the dual speed pot from 100K to 150K and now there are slower speeds available than any other Univibe clone as well as the super fast speeds!
Fulltone MDV-2 Sound clips coming soon!
