Forum-Vibe Vintage kit

Really nice pcb! You cant solder anything wrong due to the giant space between the solder islands. It could have been more compact though.

The documentation is lacking powersupply information. It includes a bridge rectifier which can handle ac. Musikding says youll need an 18V powersupply, which will provide enough juice for it. The 2000mA 18V adaptor is a good match because it uses a lot of mili amps.

Yannick J., 23.04.2015

very nice sound , just a little bit volume drop

nicola l., 28.05.2015

The documentation make it an advanced project, there is no wiring layout (there is one of an older version somewhere on the net). There are small mistakes in the schematic and on the PCB picture on the website, so if you dont get it to work right away itll make troubleshooting more difficult than it needs to be. The PCB is very high quality and the sound is great. Musikding should overhaul the documentation and it would be 5 stars.
For maximum vintage correctness, do NOT wire as true bypass, the pedal does something really nice to the tone with the killswitch engaged which leaves all of the circuit it the signal path.

Jeroen v., 07.05.2016

The build as such is easy . But the documentation on wiring and fine-tuning the thing is pretty poor . Ive build 3 now : one stock , one with a few mods and now the Red House version with all the mods and a separate power supply like the original . It has about all the pros and cons of the original : intensity starts to work in between 5 and 7 in chorus mode and then up to 10 it really swirls . Slow to fast speed takes very little travel of the pot so I got to figure out to adjust the lfo so the thing will go slower than it does . Not really a beginners kit .

Ward L., 03.08.2016

The Forum vibe kit allows you to build by yourself one of the most sought after effects.
Soldering is quite easy, the PCB is very well designed, but you need to be very patient and consciencious, given the high number of components.
The documentation provided by Classic Amplification lacks of clarity, fortunately Musikding provides a very useful wiring diagram.
The sound is absolutely gorgeous, at least as good as a Fulltone MDV.

My favorite musikding build so far.

Olivier P., 18.03.2017

I have been building pedals for some time now , always wanted to build a Uni- vibe clone but never found a decent kit until now . Built this over the week end I am so impressed the only thing I did change was the LDRs and bought a real Bulb 1.5v 80ma for vintage pulsing throb sound that is recommended if you build the vintage version you must use the right parts . Great quality PCB fiberglass I think this build will easily impress . I didnt really find it a problem to follow the build Docs. Did my homework before buying learnt a lot . Many thanks Stu.

stuart j., 30.11.2017

Just finished the pcb I have got off board wiring to do,the only thing I can criticises is after reading about builds of the uni vibe is lack of updated information ,yes I know it’s a advanced build but us pedal builders like to have a go at something a bit harder but please update documentation

john w., 20.08.2018

I ordered this kit and had it sent to the US. The kit got here quickly. Everything in the kit was well organized. I had one question while building the kit and emailed support. I received an answer the same day (thank you very much)! The instructions are very good and the Vibe fired up the first time. I would definitely purchase anything from Das Musikding!

Jacob S., 05.01.2019

were else can you find this nice of a kit.it sounds great and is a fun build....i learned a lot about the circuit trying to figure out the the documentation.everything you need to build it is there but you have to know where to look.the first link,the one that says forum-vibe project is the one to use.the others are for previous versions.be sure to follow the instructions for the version of the board you have,and make a point of reading about the mods even if you are building the vintage.the mods section has the info about the wiring and also how to set up the photo cells.follow the pictorial drawing for the vintage build and not the schematic or it wont work.r48 and r49 are reversed.i spent more time on research than i did building and desoldering.one thing ive always found is i learn more if things are not as clear as they could be......it fits nicely in the jj sized enclosure,with plenty of room for top jacking.it got here fast to the u.s. with the cheaper shipping....way to go musikding!

STEVE M., 24.02.2019