Any Fractal VP4 Guinea Pigs?

[napalmdeath]

I'm looking hard at the VP4 and the HX Effects. I'm leading toward the Fractal for simplicity. I don't really need presets with a gazillion blocks, just the meat and potatoes. EQ, reverb, delay, and modulation, (mostly chorus, occasional flange, maybe a good univibe, and pitch shift/harmonizer for Andy Larocque type lead work)..

 

[baron55]

Have both, VP4 hands down

 

[PiggySmallz]

As an "I will never submit to fractal" guy, I do not regret thr VP4 at all. Incredible unit and easy to use.

Pretty much sold all of my time based / loop pedals. Just keep a gate, and 2 drive pedals on my board as I havent gotten around to dialing those in on thr VP4 yet. No more tap dancing, no complex pedal board wiring. I can switch fx positions and settings, have 3 different delays or reverbs on different scenes. Its been life changing in a good way

 

[hellzington]

Also interested in this. I’m not much of a pedal person. I stick to the basics like reverb, delay, boost, and EQ, and I prefer simple pedals I can set once and forget. I’ve always gravitated toward multi-effects units because I don’t enjoy building pedalboards and I like a smaller footprint. Is the VP4 essentially the Axe-FX effects packaged into a compact multi-effects unit? I love my AxeFX.

 

[PiggySmallz]

Also interested in this. I’m not much of a pedal person. I stick to the basics like reverb, delay, boost, and EQ, and I prefer simple pedals I can set once and forget. I’ve always gravitated toward multi-effects units because I don’t enjoy building pedalboards and I like a smaller footprint. Is the VP4 essentially the Axe-FX effects packaged into a compact multi-effects unit? I love my AxeFX.

For the most part yes, effects are the same. Each preset also has its own graphic EQ. There's also a graphic and parametric EQ block. You can keep the gate on at all times or use the EQ in presets without wasting 2 blocks. FX sound great and the interface is really easy to use.

 

[Techdeth]

 

[Emg77]

The VP4 is outstanding.

 

[Rayneman]

VP4 is a great unit.

 

[bste328]

I'm looking hard at the VP4 and the HX Effects. I'm leading toward the Fractal for simplicity. I don't really need presets with a gazillion blocks, just the meat and potatoes. EQ, reverb, delay, and modulation, (mostly chorus, occasional flange, maybe a good univibe, and pitch shift/harmonizer for Andy Larocque type lead work)..

the vp4 and hx fx were the main candidate a for me as well and for the same reasons. I went with the vp4 because I already have an axe fx and I love its fx so I went with it. I have to admit it’s light years simpler that its big brother and it really is a very cool sounding unit. I love it in 4cm with my amps.

 

[Shask]

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You gave me a flashback of the Harmony Central user "Critter Cam"

lol

 

[Shask]

What do people think about the transparency of the VP4? Do you notice it changing the feel or tone when you run it in series?

 

[PBGas]

I’ve had my VP4 units for more than a year now. They have been outstanding and super easy to use! I run one of them in 4CM with my x88-IR or my Slo100r and no tone suck or other weirdness. My other is used with the SLO plus pedal for my backup and rehearsals. A years worth of live shows and all working great!

 

[Techdeth]

You gave me a flashback of the Harmony Central user "Critter Cam"

lol

I hope Critter Cam is still playing and jamming . To bad he didn’t join RT

 

[4406cuda]

I got one a couple of weeks ago, love it!

 

[napalmdeath]

I think I might need to pull the trigger.

 

[reilly]

I have one and love it, sold off almost all my other pedals including an Eventide H90. Super easy to use, effects sound great and I do not notice any negative changes to my tone or feel on any of my amps (slo 30, Mesa iic+ reissue, Mesa mark VII, Mesa Triple multi-watt and Suhr badger 30, also worked well with the Bogner shiva 20th anniversary, synergy 50w, synergy 20ir, Soldano Astro.

The user interface and the editor app are stupid easy to use.

 

[Shask]

I have one and love it, sold off almost all my other pedals including an Eventide H90. Super easy to use, effects sound great and I do not notice any negative changes to my tone or feel on any of my amps (slo 30, Mesa iic+ reissue, Mesa mark VII, Mesa Triple multi-watt and Suhr badger 30, also worked well with the Bogner shiva 20th anniversary, synergy 50w, synergy 20ir, Soldano Astro.

The user interface and the editor app are stupid easy to use.

The change to the feel and dynamics is what I wonder about the most. I notice the FM3 changing things just enough it annoys me, so I wonder if the VP4 would be the same, or better.

 

[reilly]

The change to the feel and dynamics is what I wonder about the most. I notice the FM3 changing things just enough it annoys me, so I wonder if the VP4 would be the same, or better.

I remember the fx8 did mess with things, i am pretty sensitive to the feel and sound when adding pedals (im a bit ocd). Im not noticing anything on the vp4, and if there is anything it’s still probably the best of anything i have tried at this point.

 

[napalmdeath]

The user interface and the editor app are stupid easy to use.

Sounds like my speed. I hate endless parameters, deep editing, and constant tweaking. I had the Boss GX-100 on the list too since they dropped the price to like $439. I suspect Boss will have new offerings at NAMM.

 

[Jccobb2]

I have one and love it, sold off almost all my other pedals including an Eventide H90. Super easy to use, effects sound great and I do not notice any negative changes to my tone or feel on any of my amps (slo 30, Mesa iic+ reissue, Mesa mark VII, Mesa Triple multi-watt and Suhr badger 30, also worked well with the Bogner shiva 20th anniversary, synergy 50w, synergy 20ir, Soldano Astro.

The user interface and the editor app are stupid easy to use.

what do you like about it over the h90? I have one and I like it, but I'm not over the moon with it. Primary use is delay and reverb. If it could ape the blackhole algorithm I'd consider switching.