trem pedal

Got a Rocktron Surf, which frankly doesn't cut it. Anyone know of an affordable (i.e. not boutique) trem pedal that does a good job of mimicking amp trem?

Tremster will do the job !!

I really like my Voodoo Lab tremolo pedal (4-knob version). I use it quite a bit, and think I like it more than my friend's Fulltone Supa-trem.

If you look hard enough, you can find them used for $80-90.

Good luck.

I guess affordable is relative. Anyway, I'd recommend the Guyatone Micro ($60 +/-).

http://www.guyatone.com/images2/pedals/vt3big.jpg


http://www.guyatone.com/microeffects/vt3.html

Catalinbread is a small manufacturer out of Seattle and a great guy who makes great pedals....check out his new Semaphore Tremolo Tremolo pedal. Gorgeous tremolo sounds with Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, Ramp, Pulse, Blip waveshapes! There are some sound samples at Harmony Central in the effects forum.

http://www.catalinbread.com/pedals.html

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Is likely the Danelectro Tuna Melt ?(little yellow one). Quite good for the economy. I personally really like the BOss TR-2.

Is likely the Danelectro Tuna Melt ?(little yellow one). Quite good for the economy. I personally really like the BOss TR-2.

I found a Diaz tremodillo some time back for a good price and eagerly awaited it's arrival. A/B'd it against my buddy's Boss TR-2 and both of us preffered the Boss.

The Rocktek "Vibrator" is a pretty decent sounding, cheap pedal. While not a trem, per se, it does a good job of bridging the gap between vibe and trem. I picked one up for $17.00 and was pleasently surprised.

Another vote for the TR-2.

I really like my Voodoo Lab tremolo pedal (4-knob version). I use it quite a bit, and think I like it more than my friend's Fulltone Supa-trem.

If you look hard enough, you can find them used for $80-90.

Good luck.

Ditto

However, the Boss trem pedal isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was on the fence between the Boss and the VL until I plugged them in together. 4-knob VL all the way.

The Boss TR2 is a fine pedal. If you get the Analogman modified version it turns it into an incredible trem at half the price of a "boutique" tremolo.

Cheap, sounds great, what else do you want?

:-)

The Swamp Thing sounds just like a brown Tremolux/Deluxe or BF/SF Princeton/Princeton Reverb trem.

Cheers for all the input, guys. Has anyone been able to a/b the analogman and Voodoo Labs pedals?

Ta

Ape

I thought the Boss and Dano pedals did a great job but passed a lot of hiss into the signal when not on. I found the Voodoo lab trem passes very little noise downstream.

I like the Boss TR-2. I'd be interested to hear a review from anyone who has had the analogman mod done to a TR-2.

Edit to add: I also would agree that the Danelectro Tuna Melt trem is an amazing buy for the money.

last week i bought a brandnew boos tr-2. i checked it in a big store against the competition: the line 6 was nice but was humming in conjunction with the rest of my board. (i took that with me to the shop. can only recommend to do so when you want to be happy after you spend the money. ) the little danelectro looked too toylike for my taste. boss sounded okay in the shop. took the boss home, opened it immediately and amputated the c4 capcitator. it´s called the c4 mod and is talked about in length in harmony central. assembled the tr-2 and voilá: instant success. all is good, the pedal sound fantasic and looks good in my analog-collection.
eddie wagner

The Boss TR2 is a fine pedal. If you get the Analogman modified version it turns it into an incredible trem at half the price of a "boutique" tremolo.

Right on. Fx Doctor also makes a great TR-2 mod.

Joel

Anyone try the SIB trem pedal? The features look great, but i have heard of some problems (since solved) with other SIB pedals... it looks cool on paper, but have not heard anyone who has tried one in person.

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