The scream this is a ts808 tubescreamer on steroids. I expected that i would put it in front of my other drives prince of tone. There are 2 strips of velcro on the bottom of the pedal. Operating out of puyallup, wa since 2010, vfe is a boutique pedal company owned and operated by peter rutter and his brother.
As part of overdrive week we interviewed a couple of pedal makers who are making strides in new designs and new ways of thinking about tone. I am a vfe fan so i just wanted to put this list out there to show how much stuff vfe has. Ive only had a few minutes with it and its definitely going to take some time to play around. The comp control fine tunes the compression in the drive section, giving you control over the precise. What sets the merman apart from other klones is the control section. These are all great sounding effects pedals for their particular tone. Joyo husky drive vfe merman transparent overdrive pedal joyo blue rain overdrive joyo vintage phaser vfe mini mu tone city mandragora overdrive yamaha od10mii overdrive. Totally digging this scream overdrive from vfe pedals and thought you would too.
There were a couple of other pedals, the pinball and standout that looked interesting too, but i thought id get the dragon as ive always heard good things about the vfe overdrive and distortion pedals. Guitar pedal x news classic vfe pedals are available. Classic overdrive, modified ts909 circuit the scream. Vfe pedals specializes in handmade, compact, versatile, affordable, and great sounding effects pedals. It all starts with a mid boost stage before the gain circuit.
As mentioned above, the circuit topology is a little different between a ts and a bb, but they both use diode clipping and a dual opamp. The scream was designed to give the user total control over the highs and lows of this classic circuit and make the ts a pedal that is more usable for everyone. Vfes the scream pedal keeps everything thats great about the classic green screamer overdrive circuit. Vfe pedals the ice scream overdrive pedal the ice scream overdrive pedals are designed to push higher gain amps into meltdown and it. The ice scream overdrive pedals are designed to push higher gain amps into meltdown.
Vfe pedals is a very small player in the electronics industry, but we want to play our part in promoting the fair treatment of. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The merman vfe ifies the original klon overdrive circuit and yes, we just used vfe as a verb. Vfe has two pedals based on the venerable tube screamer circuit this more dynamic and versatile one, as far as the more faithful ts808 clone the scream. Here is some more info on the overdrive pedals you asked about. Reverb is the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell used, vintage, and new music gear online.
The dragon hound blends our most popular overdrive and distortion circuits, yielding the clarity of an overdrive with the saturation of a distortion. Our design allows you to recreate these sounds and find countless new ones with just the twist of a knob. Vfe pedals have discontinued their standard series, and have been releasing the schematics for free. Recreating vfe mega pedal part 1 intro swirl effects medium. The list below shows what is included in the download bundle, and all the others that are not. The merman gives you control over the mix of these 3 pathways in the drive, warm, and bottom controls. You can even adjust the frequency cutboost and compression amount from the trim pot inside the pedal. Tune the voicing of the mid boost with the mid knob, and then use the variable low and high cuts to further sculpt your tone to cut through the mix. Cytomic preset modeled from our own ibanez ts9 tube screamer maxon era with the 808 mod and the jrc4558d chip. Peter from vfe is now a teacher and is doing a kickstarter, where one of the pledges is a diy kit as well as a bundle of educational materials that he is putting together to teach the basics of designing. Putting the merman after the others on the other hand sounds great. Vfe has come up with a way to control each of the sections that the signal gets split into individually, giving you total control over the sound, even more so than an.
Vfe the scream, but i found that this did not sound great. Vfe pedals ice scream mid boosting overdrive reverb. I talked to the builder at vfe for a little more comparison than what the website describes and i could not find any good videos that use these pedals for my application. Ive just received my vfe dragon from the kickstarter they ran last year. The scream is based on an overdrive pedal so ubiquitous that theres probably one in your grandmothers basement. Preowned vfe ice scream mid boosting overdrive pedal. In like new condition, with the original box included.
Version 2 features our original hcc circuitry for new shades of tonal bliss. Vfe pedals is a boutique effects pedal company located in tacoma, wa. The ice scream comes in three flavors sherbet, mint, and vanilla. The comp control fine tunes the compression in the drive section, giving you control. Vfe pedals has taken that circuit and concept and put it into an impressive klonelike overdrive, the merman. This product is not manufactured or distributed by vfe effects, maker of the vfe ice scream.
The scream is the companys take on the classic ibanez tube screamer. Vfe pedals the scream junior overdrive effects database. Used vfe ice scream mid boosting overdrive martel music. The distortion 3 family boasts three tone pedals under the hood, offering various shades of boost, overdrive, and distortion. Peter owner of vfe is building some great, high quality pedals, but at a very affordable price. Vfe pedals is a company out of washington state making some great pedals and offering custom work. List of the products from manufacturer vfe pedals log in. A faithful version of the most copied effect pedal in the world, the original tube screamer, with some modern advancements and a transparency unlike the original. The bk has no mid hump and is more hifi like a timmy. To me, this is a bargain for the versatility and quality of this pedal. The pale horse delivers far more significant tonal sculpting and dynamics which take it a lot closer to the paul cochrane timmy and fulltone ocd in overall tonal profile.
New vfe the scream overdrive pedal free shippingthis is an awesome tube screamertype overdrive pedal with true bypass and huge tweakability. The preset was created by andrew simper for cytomic the scream overdrive pro mod. The scream family is made up of clones of the classic ts808, but these pedals let you be the circuit designer and modify the tone to your precise tastes. Countless derivatives have been made from this core circuitry just by changing a few components. Review of the vfe pale horse dynamic overdrive effects bay. This combo puts two classic dirt boxes from the 80s into one compact enclosure, and was the combination i used in my first dualeffect pedal. The original circuit uses three signal paths to achieve its unique, yet transparent tone. It has to be the most ubiquitous of overdrive pedals pretty much every pedal builder there ever was has made their own derivations of this relatively simple midhumped drive circuit at some stage albeit not all in signature green enclosures. Version 2 features our original hcc circuitry for new. This product is not manufactured or distributed by vfe effects, maker of the vfe ice. Ps, id love to see the rog standard format boards become available i have been maintaining a vfe spreadsheet that has some more info. Rigtalk view topic got my vfe ice scream overdrive.
Here is a pale horse with an amazing black starlight finish, black aluminum knobs, uv light and our first attempt at installing ground fx lights. Vfe overdrive pedals comparison the pedals in this video are vfe pale horse overdrive vfe blues king higher gain vfe ice scream vfe. Posted by pedal of the day on monday, march 20, 2017 in chorus, delay reverb, vfe pedals todays pedal is a fantastic example of everything a 2in1 pedal should be, especially when it combines two great genres of effects together. The company, product and service names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. Boostscuts frequencies above the threshold point set by the internal freq control. Vfe pedals have discontinued their standard series. A wide attack ranges yields bowed guitar, reverse delay, and slow, synth padstyle effects. I verified that the double switch board on a dual blues king pedal. This is probably the best ts type pedal ive ever tried and the build quality is exceptional. Overdrive week interview with peter rutter of vfe pedals. Vfe s the scream is the best ts type pedal ive ever tried and the pale horse has me similarly intrigued.