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Topic: What kind of Tremolo Pedal to get? |
Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 15 May 2007 10:52 am |
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I don't have tremolo in my rig right now and I'd like to add it. Any suggestions? My rig consists of a Fender 400 and a telecaster into a Nashville 1000 with a volume pedal in the first fx loop. In the second FX loop I have a real tube 902 for use with a telecaster. I also have an AB box/buffer, compressor, distortion box, and tuner ahead of the amp input. I would probably put the tremolo pedal right after the distortion box.
I used to have a Boss TR2 but I hated it. It wouldn't go far enough in the off direction when it pulsed. Any other suggestions, or is there a mod anybody has seen on the web which makes the TR2 more extreme? |
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 15 May 2007 11:18 am
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Paul,
I've tried probably a dozen or more tremolo pedals, and owned half as many. I finally settled on the Demeter Tremulator. It sounds remarkably close to Fender amp tremolo, and is much quieter than any tube unit I tried. I've had it for 3 years, and LOVE IT!
I did have mine custom made (at no extra charge through a Demeter dealer) to have a lower volume boost. Any tremolo pedal requires some boost so that the average signal doesn't drop when it's engaged. For my taste, the STOCK Demeter boosted the level a tiny bit too much.
Edited to mention that the Tremulator is true-bypass.
Look here!
Last edited by Marc Jenkins on 15 May 2007 2:26 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 15 May 2007 11:50 am
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The Line 6 Modulation Modeler has both the Fender style tremolo and the Vox style tremolo. It also does a number of other things as well: Chorus, Phaser, etc.
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Rand Anderson
From:
Cardiff, California, USA
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Posted 15 May 2007 11:56 am
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I have been using a TR-2 w/ the Robert Keeley mod.
He adds a volume pot to boost output level. You can also turn the rate off and it becomes a clean boost.
http://www.robertkeeley.com/product.php?id=26
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Steve Waltz
From:
USA
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Joe A. Camacho
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Posted 15 May 2007 3:26 pm
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I've had this model for about 4 years now, no problems at all. It's called the Supa-Trem, offers a hard and soft trem. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 May 2007 4:10 pm
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I'm a tremolo junkie and my Fulltone Supa-Trem has worked without any problems for 3 years now.
Steinar
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Gibson Hartwell
From:
Missoula, Montana, USA
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Posted 16 May 2007 5:53 am
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I've been quite happy with the Voodoo Lab Tremelo for about three years now.
http://www.voodoolab.com/tremolo.htm
It sounds good, gives you lots of control over the character and volume of the tremelo, and it has true bypass as well. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 May 2007 1:42 pm
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| I tried them all! Bought a Vibutron from Framtone Electronics. Very sweet sounding. It has Speed and Depth controls plus a rotary switch to select between the waveforms, Square, sawtooth, and sine waves. |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 16 May 2007 6:35 pm
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Thanks to all who replied!
I have a huge number of great pedals now to go find and try out.
Appreciate it, everybody!! |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 May 2007 8:04 pm
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I very seldom use Tremolo, but; when I need it, I use the BOSS TR–2. I like it a lot!
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Kristen Bruno
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 4:44 am
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The cheap danelectro tuna melt is one of the best i have ever used and cheap .... but, unfortunately ... don't play without a backup! They can break very easily or unexpectedly.
I tried a mod on a boss tr-2 I saw by removing a capacitor .... it sounded a little better, but I end up (very stressfully) going back to the danelectro with my fingers crossed hoping it will keep working.
The boss tremolo is one of the few boss pedals that truly dissapoints me. such a nice strong pedal with such a crummy tremolo.
is this keely mod something i can do by myself?
thanks
super kristen
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Tim Walker
From:
Marin County, CA (originally U.K)
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 1:15 pm
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Fulltone Supa Trem - great sounding pedal.
Cusack Tap-a-Whirl - expensive but more versatile. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 1:18 pm
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| The Peavey Valverb is quite nice too. But, as it's a rackmount, I don't use mine anymore. Maybe I'll sell it soon. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 2:05 pm
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DanElectro Cool Cat, it's has True Bypass ( it has a sticker that says so ) it's metal, it's quiet, it sounds just fine and it was only $39 !
Here's my rig
52RI > Sparkle Drive > Cool Cat > Classic 30 or Hot Rod Deville
Search YouTube for reviews and demo's. That's how I decided on this one.
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 2:37 pm
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Electro harmonix pulsar is pretty cool, you can split the out put so one pulse amp 1 and the second is on amp 2. Makes everyone feel weird. Good times
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Loren Claypool
From:
Mequon, WI
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2009 10:00 am
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Interesting to see this thread wake up again.
What I wound up buying (and selling again - but that's a different story) was the Voodoo Lab tremolo. It gave the best sound for me. But then I wasn't using it very much and I got a 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue so I sold the pedal and just use the amp tremolo.
Thanks for the info from all those who replied. Hope this thread was helpful for someone else, too. It certainly educated me.
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2009 1:57 pm
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| The Danelectro Cool Cat all metal Vibrato as Tony P. mentioned is really hard to beat for under $50 ....It actually sounds pretty darn good !!.....Jim |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2009 1:58 pm
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| The Danelectro Cool Cat all metal Vibrato as Tony P. mentioned is really hard to beat for under $50 ....It actually sounds pretty darn good !!.....Jim |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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