The Vivie Rhinotes is a bass overdrive pedal made in Japan by Vivie. It is an analog circuit that covers three jobs in one box: overdrive, equalizer, and preamp. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as offering "a fine texture distortion that blends well with ensembles and a 3-band EQ for a wide range of sound makeup," which points to a drive tone intended to sit in a band mix rather than dominate it1. For players browsing bass pedals, it sits alongside overdrive pedals and preamp pedals that combine drive and tone shaping.
What it does
The Rhinotes combines a bass overdrive with a 3-band EQ, so a player can set the amount and character of the drive and then shape low, mid, and high content around it. Vivie characterizes the distortion as fine in texture and easy to blend with ensembles, and the EQ as covering a wide range of sound makeup1. Because the pedal also functions as a preamp, it can serve as a tone-shaping stage in its own right, in the manner of dedicated equalization pedals.
Power and practical notes
The pedal runs on 9V DC center negative power and draws 70mA1. That draw is modest, but as with most modern pedals a battery is not the usual option, so a standard pedalboard supply covers it.
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Questions
Is the Vivie Rhinotes analog or digital?
The Rhinotes is an analog pedal. Vivie describes it as a bass overdrive with a fine texture distortion that blends well with ensembles, plus a 3-band EQ for shaping a wide range of sounds. It runs on 9V DC center negative power and draws 70mA, so a standard isolated supply handles it without trouble.
Sources (1)
- Rhinotes by Vivie, RockBoard (PedalPedia), 2026