Hello all, I did some searching but really didn't find any clear cut recommendations.
What have you found as a good Tremelo pedal for surf style music?
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Hello all, I did some searching but really didn't find any clear cut recommendations.
What have you found as a good Tremelo pedal for surf style music?
Voodoo Labs.:yay :yay
I actually like it better than the tremolo on most of the Fender amps I've owned.
I've heard a Demeter Tremulator. That one really sounded good to me :yay x 3
Tenebrae
The one that comes std with a DRRI works just fine.
Here's another vote for Voodoo Labs.
:sun
I hear good things about the Prescription Elections Throb and the Monster Effects Swamp Thang.
But one of these days, I'll have someone who can build be a Weber ReVibe. :yay :yay
If you want to go cheap, I'd suggest a Danelectro Tuna Melt.
Compares *very* favorably with the more expensive offerings, & if you're worried about durability, buy two (or three)!
The Tuna Melt is really a good little pedal. I have a Fulltone Supa Trem on my board. I have had that for about 4 years, and it has never given me a second of trouble. I have heard the Bemeter Tremulator, and it sounds great too. Its a toss up between the two, if pedal board real estate is an issue, go with the Tremulator. Trem, slapback delay, and reverb are the only effects I use, so I am super picky about them.
Personal experience with the Supa-Trem gives it a big thumbs up. A friend has the Treumlator, and it sounds great, too.
OA says the trem in a Fender sounds great, and it does, but it's not always an option.
Tonight, I'm going to work on troubleshooting my stand-alone tube reverb/trem box. :D
Do how's the ReVibe going? It seems to be a bear of a build.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kap'n
No. I've had several other issues, like my DMM dying, business trips, etc. Right now I've got a power supply issue, which is a bit of a pain with this circuit, since the board floats on these 3/4" or so pegs that lock into place. It also has a different circuit than the regular revibe, so it's a prototype, as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by sabby
Anyway, the actual ReVibe circuit had some issues with noise, which seem to have been sorted out. See the Weber board for details.
I currently have both a Demeter Tremulator and a Frantone Vibutron. I have tried a bunch of trem pedals. Here is my 2ยข.
The Demeter sounds great but there is a slight volume boost when it is engaged. I find the boost a bit annoying. Some people like the boost.
The Frantone Vibutron is the best trem pedal I have tried. Easy to use,
great sound, no volume boost or drop. It is not cheap though. Very expensive, unless you can score a used one.
http://www.frantone.com/vibutron.html
The Fulltone Supa trem is very nice too. It has the half/full speed switch which is a nice feature if you like to have 2 speed settings.
And a Hard/soft footswitch which switches between sine & square wave.
Since trem is impotant for Surf. I would look into the high end pedals over the Cheaper offerings.
Boss trem - volume drop, average sounding.
Danelectro Tunamelt - Sounds good but lacks the depth and fidelity of the high end units. At the cheap price point it is a great deal and a decent sounding pedal.
Voodoo trem - Better than The Boss, but at the price you are better off stepping up to the Frantone or Fulltone.
The Frantone and Fulltone which are my top 2 picks.
They both sound great, but are different enough that it is really down to your preference. The Demeter is a close 3rd (only because of the volume boost)
Yet another vote for the Voodoo Labs. Also, if you turn the speed and intensity off and the volume up, it acts as a nice little clean boost for amps like Pro Jr and BJ.