Tremolo pedals... what is the best one???

GavRichList

Get a multi effects then, that'll do shallot. Badum tish.

Col_Decker

Diamond TRM1, had one for a birthday present a couple of years ago, Great sound, lovely in fact.

 

But pricy £$£

Johnnyseven

I've used a Monte Allums modded Boss TR2 for years and it's ace.

downbytheriver

I use a Trelicopter which does what I need (especially in the micro format) but saw Jesse Davey using a Suhr Jack Rabbit a couple of weeks ago - amazing  sounds - that would be my choice in an ideal world

EricTheWeary

hugbot;415364" said:

I think most trems have a volume boost to make up for the percieved volume loss right? Thats not to say the tremulators is accurate tho.

I think for in front of the amp some form of boost is desirable on a trem. Due to the nature of the effect you can hear tremolo as an overall volume loss. IIRC the Boss ones don't have any boost, even the Marshall one had a fixed level of boost. That Suhr has quite a lot of boost.

Bucket

EricTheWeary said:

hugbot;415364" said:

I think most trems have a volume boost to make up for the percieved volume loss right? Thats not to say the tremulators is accurate tho.

I think for in front of the amp some form of boost is desirable on a trem. Due to the nature of the effect you can hear tremolo as an overall volume loss. IIRC the Boss ones don't have any boost, even the Marshall one had a fixed level of boost. That Suhr has quite a lot of boost.

My little Joyo trem boosts the signal a fair bit as well. Sometimes I turn the intensity down and use it as a volume boost for my fuzz

Drew, have you seen the Moog MF-Trem? Might not be ideal (quite big and not as many features as some others out there) but does sound great... expression pedal compatible too. I really want to try one for myself.

Gassage

@drew_fx

If you can find one, the Monster Effects Swamp Thing is the most delicious brownface trem ever created. It's the best pedal they make and a king of trems. The only reason I got rid of mine was the onboard trem on my Twinolux.

http://www.monstereffects.com/swamp2.html

Truly worth the wait...check out TGP reviews. Droolsome pedal. I beseech you to get this as I know how much you'll love it.

randomhandclaps

Just try a load..... and then eventually you'll end up coming back to the Shape Shifter because it's da fuckin' bomb bruv!

TheMarlin

HANDS DOWN, the best tremolo I've ever heard is a Pigtronix tremvelope.

A truly awesome pedal.

Marlin

ToneControl

I never liked trem until I got a 1963 Tremolux, with Bias trem. Amazing shimmery trem - different to the choppy on/off volume trems

The Flint does a reasonable impersonation of this, so I bought one, Good reverb options on it too. I still like it

midiglitch

Diamond tremolo for my money.

Tap tempo and adjustable volume, both essentials for me.

Then add in a range of waveforms and rhythmic subdivisions, plus doublespeed and it does everything i can use in a tremolo.

tone1

Seriously Mooer Trelicopter blew me away for £30 2nd hand. Try one

monquixote

tone1 said:

Seriously Mooer Trelicopter blew me away for £30 2nd hand. Try one

It's a great pedal, but again it's an amp style trem. If Drew wants patterns and chop this aint the pedal. 

Drew_TNBD

hmmmm... so far only really the Boss Slicer and the Pigtronix Tremvelope are interesting me.

AxeWieldingBastard

Dr Scientist Tremolessence is great for square wave choppy stuff.

GavRichList

Empress does a billion different patterns

juansolo

Build yourself a Shoot the Moon II (a derivative of a Tremulous Lune). Not only one of the best Trem's out there, also one of the simplest. Grind Customs do a board for that one called the Electric Boogaloo.

Drew_TNBD

JFYI, I'm not really after authentic amp style tremolo from a bygone era. I'm after future sounds.
B-)

ThePrettyDamned

Drew_fx;416283" said:

JFYI, I'm not really after authentic amp style tremolo from a bygone era. I'm after future sounds.

B-)

GAK have a slicer used for £100. No idea if that's a good price or not but it's a totally bonkers pedal.

Drew_TNBD

tempted...