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Topic: Tremolo question |
Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2004 11:52 am |
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Does anybody use tremolo (effects rack or pedal) when they play? I experimented with it a little bit but was unable to get a sound I liked.
Thanks,
-Jim
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Bill Crook
From:
Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 22 Apr 2004 7:35 pm
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| My experience is that electronic tremolo sounds artificial. Usually accomplished by sinusoidally varying the bias on the output tubes (at least on the old Fender amps in the 60's). A Leslie amp does tremolo mechanically, by spinning the speaker. More natural & pleasing, if you like tremolo. Out of 283 tunes in the Ray Price box set I think Jimmy Day used it once. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2004 11:22 pm
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| I use it occasionally with my Stringmaster in extended dobro G tuning to get "Duane Eddy","spagetti western" and "surf & spy" sounds. It can be very effective if used sparingly.Lately I get it with a Digitech RP6 multi FX guitar pedalboard thru a souped-up Fender Blues DeVille w/2-12s. I set up so the foot pedal controls the trem speed.It's very important that the trem speed have something to do w/the song tempo. -MJ- |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 6:17 am
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Believe it or not, I still have my Dearmond tremolo unit that consisted of shaking a glob of mercury back and forth to get the tremolo effect. Am I getting long in the tooth or what? 
Erv |
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 6:53 am
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From what I understand, tremolo is a volume change, and the Leslie is actually a phase shift device. The phase shift is caused by the signal having a rotating point source that bounces off of surfaces causing delays and reflections that are picked up by your ears resulting in a "comb filter" effect. To my ears, tremolo and Leslie sound completly different. YMMV
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 7:40 am
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I think that the "tremolo" effect went out of vogue about the same time as running boards on automobiles. 
The electronic Leslie (or "chorus" effect) is a far more popular and enhancing effect, as is a delay/reverb. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 8:19 am
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I use the Dano trem box as per Michael's
reply and on other retro stuff, but not brave enough to try it on steel...rather on standard 6 string guitar. My old Silvertone 1482 has a tremolo circuit I use too. I also use a Bigsby on all my electrics, even the Tele. I just love the effects available using these tools.
If that puts me out of vogue, sobeit.
'Course I'm not a real guitar player, but I have impersonated one on occasion
The tremolo effect has resurfaced somewhat in modern music, tho.
Try it, you might like it! |
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 11:09 am
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Sonny Garrish can be heard using one occasionaly and very tastful I think.
Tony |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 12:32 pm
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Erv - I still have one of those old units also. If I remember correctly, it's a small metal box with one clear knob on the front of it. My uncle gave it to me back in the 1960's.
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 1:38 pm
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Lee,
I think you're right! I think you could vary the speed of the tremolo by cranking on the knob. If I remember right, it was kind of noisy.
Erv |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 2:03 pm
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| The Demeter Tremulator is excellent and I have one on my guitar pedal board along with a TC Electronics Chorus/Flange and an Option 5 Destination Rotation. Each has its own unique sound. I don't like to use any modulation effects on steel. |
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John McGann
From:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Apr 2004 3:45 pm
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| The Diaz Tremodillo is a great unit if you can find it...and of course the old Fender amps had great sounding ones built in! |
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