If there is one thing for which I love to use the VB-2W , it ’ s that classic melting vinyl effect going into a delay or reverb — hear the attached audio clip . It sounds ice-cool and haunting , shifting even sickly sweet passages into bent mirror bad trips seamlessly . I like to achieve this by setting the Rate no higher than 9 o ’ clock and the Depth and Rise Time around noon . It sounds great on its own slurring slowly and adding subtle uneasy menace to even the dinkiest of tunes — listen to “ Mustard ” from my favorite Latin Playboys album Dose to hear what I mean . But , for me the true VB-2W magic is unleashed when it is paired up with other pedals — it is a team player . For example , running the VB-2W after a gated octave fuzz box can turn any guitar into a dirty analog meaty organ grinder . No digital organ box can compare with a Malekko B : Assmaster paired with
VB-2W .
Another hidden gem of orchestral hugeness I found was running the VB-2W into my new Free the Tone Tri Avatar Chorus . With the Tri Avatar ’ s Dry Mix I was able to add the rubberized HF roll-off of BBD slur to the three separate existing phases of chorus . I added delay and it was the closest I have ever come to achieving The Cure ’ s Disintegration tones from one single guitar . It was like playing in a church after drinking spiked holy water — a tripped-out religious experience . I opted for less modulation effects for the cheap and cheerful audio demo to let the VB- 2W stand out . My chain for it was VB-2W into Shifter Delay from Source Audio ’ s amazing new Nemesis and into my favorite little bloom box from beyond — GFI System ’ s Specular Reverb 2 .
All the mojo is intact right down to the knobs and paint job . There seems to be less noise than older BBD boxes with coveted chips under the hood . One would have to be mental to shell out for an original as this is a better version with Custom mode , expression pedal depth control and I imagine a more modern improved bypass buffer to boot . I also happen to love the slight high frequency roll-off when in Latch or Unlatch mode . It is like listening to my live guitar mastered for vinyl — very useful for taming an overly bright guitar or amp . Like a great video game from the same ‘ 80s , this deceptively-simple blue box is laden with sonic secrets .
Snoop would say , “ Pitch , please .” No need for correction .
shall we ?
SUNBURNT SLURS - COOL AUDIO BBD DEVIATIONS
If there is one thing for which I love to use the VB-2W , it ’ s that classic melting vinyl effect going into a delay or reverb — hear the attached audio clip . It sounds ice-cool and haunting , shifting even sickly sweet passages into bent mirror bad trips seamlessly . I like to achieve this by setting the Rate no higher than 9 o ’ clock and the Depth and Rise Time around noon . It sounds great on its own slurring slowly and adding subtle uneasy menace to even the dinkiest of tunes — listen to “ Mustard ” from my favorite Latin Playboys album Dose to hear what I mean . But , for me the true VB-2W magic is unleashed when it is paired up with other pedals — it is a team player . For example , running the VB-2W after a gated octave fuzz box can turn any guitar into a dirty analog meaty organ grinder . No digital organ box can compare with a Malekko B : Assmaster paired with
VB-2W .
Another hidden gem of orchestral hugeness I found was running the VB-2W into my new Free the Tone Tri Avatar Chorus . With the Tri Avatar ’ s Dry Mix I was able to add the rubberized HF roll-off of BBD slur to the three separate existing phases of chorus . I added delay and it was the closest I have ever come to achieving The Cure ’ s Disintegration tones from one single guitar . It was like playing in a church after drinking spiked holy water — a tripped-out religious experience . I opted for less modulation effects for the cheap and cheerful audio demo to let the VB- 2W stand out . My chain for it was VB-2W into Shifter Delay from Source Audio ’ s amazing new Nemesis and into my favorite little bloom box from beyond — GFI System ’ s Specular Reverb 2 .
WHAT WE LIKE
All the mojo is intact right down to the knobs and paint job . There seems to be less noise than older BBD boxes with coveted chips under the hood . One would have to be mental to shell out for an original as this is a better version with Custom mode , expression pedal depth control and I imagine a more modern improved bypass buffer to boot . I also happen to love the slight high frequency roll-off when in Latch or Unlatch mode . It is like listening to my live guitar mastered for vinyl — very useful for taming an overly bright guitar or amp . Like a great video game from the same ‘ 80s , this deceptively-simple blue box is laden with sonic secrets .
CONCERNS
Snoop would say , “ Pitch , please .” No need for correction .