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Josh Sharpe


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Waycross, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2019 5:17 pm    
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Looking for a pedal. I use a Digitech delay pedal, the tremolo pedal would pair with that. Any ideas?
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Michael Hartz

 

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Decorah, Iowa, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2019 5:30 pm    
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I have a BBE Tremor Dual Tremelo pedal that I would let go for $50 shipped. It has been a great pedal.
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Asa Brosius

 

Post  Posted 17 Jun 2019 6:38 pm    
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The purple danelectro cool cat is solid @$30 used/ the fulltone supa-trem line sounds extremely good/ the strymon Flint has great trem options as well as reverbs.
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2019 7:13 pm    
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The Cool Cat is chorus Asa, the Dano pedal for tremolo is the yellow Tuna Melt, which is probably what you meant, ...and it's good and cheap. Has both hard and soft settings. I like it a lot. It sounds very similar to the trem in my old Silvertone amp.
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K Maul


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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
Post  Posted 18 Jun 2019 4:27 am    
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My “high end” tremolo is a Strymon Flint, which gives three excellent options for type of vintage tremolo. My “low end” pedal is the Danelectro Tuna Melt, which is a very good bang for your buck.
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Tim Whitlock


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Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jun 2019 7:54 am    
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Nice to see some fellow tremolo lovers! It's not a pedal, but the tube bias trem in my Fender 68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb is fantastic. So much smoother than the choppy optical trem in most Fender amps. It throbs! Just throwing this out as an option.
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James Winger

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2019 6:29 am    
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(whoops double post somehow)

Last edited by James Winger on 19 Jun 2019 6:54 am; edited 1 time in total
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James Winger

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2019 6:34 am    
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I can't speak specifically to steel but the Source audio vertigo is quite nice


They have this neat system where you can plug it(pain free it's usb) into a computer and use their free editor to really get it set up exactly the way you want it (it has a number of types, including leslie)
and a parametric EQ to do any tone tweaks you want to the trem sound, etc
You can even define what a couple of the knobs do

there's a switch to store 3 different set up (now if you hook up their hub you can store more)


BUT THEN

you unplug it and it handles like a regular stompbox



NOW

just to be clear. I've had gear before where all the programmability is just too much hassle to use (old MIDI dump or not good software or menus with menus or all that) and I never got around to programming

This is pretty easy and clean, so despite the fact that I tend to hate that stuff - it actually works
and it's nice because after you get it the way you want it, it's just a pedal

ni extras are
flexible stereo I/O
option for expression cotrol

their whole "one series" line is programmable - having the extra tweaking is nice b/c so much stuff is voiced for standard electric guitar and bass and it's nice to be able to make tweaks you might want for other instruments


I know that description sounds very "feature heavy", but they also just plug n go without any setup
anyway - worth at least taking a look



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Note : oh, you can download the free editor program without a pedal and play with the interface to see what you are getting into
https://www.sourceaudio.net/neuro-editors.html



I think they are solid little boxes
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Asa Brosius

 

Post  Posted 19 Jun 2019 7:16 am    
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Jerry - the danelectro cool cat trem pedal is definitely my budget pick, whether you think it exists or not- try a Google search. I like that series more than the tuna melt designs- smaller and better built- I wish they still made them.
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2019 7:32 am    
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I'll take your word for it. I know I used to have a Cool Cat chorus pedal. It seems odd they have 2 different effects pedals with the same name, but stranger things have happened. Smile Smile
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James Winger

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2019 9:12 am    
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oh and the Strymon Flint is really nice - I like the Harmonic trem a lot
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Michael Brebes

 

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Northridge CA
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2019 6:22 am    
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For lots of option, there's the Line 6 MM4, which has both bias and optical tremolo, along with phase, chorus, rotary, pan, etc.
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Josh Sharpe


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Waycross, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2019 6:48 am    
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Thanks, y'all!
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Hal Braun


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Eustis, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2019 7:06 am    
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I am looking for the Flint.. cannot be beat, but in the meantime I have been using the Suhr Jackrabbit.. it has everything you need and doesnt seem to color the tone any..
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Devon Teran


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Kansas City
Post  Posted 5 Jul 2019 1:49 pm    
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It’s not a straight up tremolo, but I use a malekko sneak attack. With the tap switch you can set tempo. I love it because I can shape each side of the wave form and the velocity. It’s one of the only pedal-format tremolos I’ve ever really liked. I have a keeley modded tr-2 as well. It’s nice, but compared to amp trem I just don’t use it.
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Dave Hepworth

 

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West Yorkshire, UK
Post  Posted 6 Jul 2019 8:24 am    
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Hi all,
I don't use tremolo for steel .However I play lead guitar in a 60s band and tremolo is at home here.I use a JOYO tremolo pedal ...I bought it new in Shanghai for £17 ,probably 20 US dollars !!!!
It is amazing value for money .Having true bypass ,discreet components and NO volume loss when engaged .The tremolo pattern is sinusoidal so really sweet and musical too and the led flashes in time with the speed you set.An equivalent device in a more popular brand would be a lot more .
Regards Dave
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