Jacob Petersen (The Steve Miller Band), DryBell Artist

Jacob Petersen spent the first 24 years of his life in Aarhus, Denmark. Although he started playing the guitar relatively late, at the age of 17, Jacob quickly developed a reputation as a world-class guitarist and musician. His move to the US to further hone his skills led to gigs across the US, Canada, and Europe with artists like Curtis Salgado and Janiva Magness, and even a friendship with Steve Miller.

In 2005, the Salgado band toured as the opening act for Steve Miller. Steve was so impressed with Jacob’s playing and stage presence that he invited him to sit in at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. In 2011, Jacob became an official member of The Steve Miller Band.

Jacob is also an avid user of DryBell pedals, owning several Unit67 pedals as well as both versions of the Vibe Machine (V-2 and V-3).

Here are his thoughts on DryBell pedals:

Vibe Machine V-2:

I’m blown away with how inspiring The DryBell Vibe Machine V-2 is to play and how versatile it is while also being super simple to use. I’ve had Uni-vibe pedals on my board before but always removed them shortly after, because they’re always huge and has a limited range of use which make them inefficient and impractical on most pedal boards. Not so with the DryBell! It has a unimaginable small footprint, uses a regular 9 volts without a loss in fidelity, all the controls work in perfect harmony, and the ramp feature with the external foot switch is just icing on the cake. I also find it fantastic for funk rhythm parts, it’s so textured and juicy, while cutting through the mix no problem. I LOVE this pedal!

 Vibe Machine V-3:

For me, this one here is the one! I like how it keeps the EQ clean and modeling the whole signal. For me, it’s a bit more “rewarding” to play. Also, the vibrato sounds better to me. For that Leslie thing it’s super cool too, especially if you have the foot switch.

Often when we hear a recording, it’s recorded in an ideal way so we hear everything right. I.e. Trower, Bridge of Sighs. I like that on the V3 its depth is a bit more intense because to me, in a live situation, that extra depth actually helps get a fair deal closer to that tone on the record we all love, EVEN if in theory, the univibe on the original Trower track had a bit less intensity happening. In a live mix, the V3’s deeper/richer signature helps getting much closer to that real sound. You just hear it instantly and everyone will feel it.

V2 still kills, but the V3 is my favorite. Thanks for killing every time.

Jacob Petersen’s pedalboard featuring DryBell Vibe Machine V-3
Jacob Petersen’s pedalboard featuring DryBell Vibe Machine V-3
Jacob Petersen’s pedalboard featuring DryBell Unit67 & Vibe Machine V-2
Jacob Petersen’s pedalboard featuring DryBell Unit67 & Vibe Machine V-2

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