Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

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Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:50 pm

Looking for a good Trem that will do both normal Trem and harmonic Trem stuff like the flint, but that has tap tempo with subdivisions.

Also looking for a good Leslie simulator/maybe vibe/maybe vibrato

Does the mobius have TT with subdivide?

Any other options?

I like analog but I know a lot of the Leslie simulators are digital so analog isn't a must. Just good quality

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by FightingPlankton » Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:02 am

I'm not up to date on tremolo pedals. I'm still using my Duncan shapeshifter.
as for leslie, I think many agree the minivent is a great sounding compact pedal. Then, there's the $400 real deal.
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If you're not super picky, u COULD get something like the line6 m5. I know the m13 had several trem models including one based on the "goatkeeper" and it had a Leslie and a fender style rotary as well.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:03 am

Tremolo is my favorite effect, but that combination of features isn't common in ONE tremolo.

EQD Night Wire - does regular and harmonic trem, but no tap tempo or subdivisions.
Chase Bliss Gravitas - tap tempo for sure, and TONS of options, but not sure about harmonic.
Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter - tap tempo, harmonic-like (w/ wave shapes?), no subdivisions. Stereo phasing option too.
EHX Super Pulsar - not sure about harmonic, but does have tap tempo and subdivions.
Cusack Tap-A-Whirl - not sure about anything besides tap tempo, but Cusack makes really cool stuff, and I've heard good things.
Diamond Trem - not sure about anything else here either, but does have tap tempo and subdivisions. Seems to be an old standard.
Empress - tap tempo for sure.

Here's what I think might do the trick for you:
Stone Deaf Tremotron - tap tempo, multiple wave-shapes (so maybe harmonic-like), tap subdivisions, programmable. Cool as fuck.
Walrus Audio Monument - tap tempo, subdivisions, standard and harmonic trem, expression jack, external tap tempo jack.

For vibes, the EQD The Depths sounds amazing, though not based on classic vibe circuit. For Gilmour stuff, the standard is the Dry Bell Vibe Machine. It sounds REALLY good, but I haven't played one personally. It's about as authentic of a Uni-Vibe circuit as you can buy from what I've heard.
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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:26 pm

FightingPlankton wrote:
Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:02 am
I'm not up to date on tremolo pedals. I'm still using my Duncan shapeshifter.
as for leslie, I think many agree the minivent is a great sounding compact pedal. Then, there's the $400 real deal.
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If you're not super picky, u COULD get something like the line6 m5. I know the m13 had several trem models including one based on the "goatkeeper" and it had a Leslie and a fender style rotary as well.
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Also, I had one of the m5s for a while. I liked it, but it's not what I'm after.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:11 pm

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:03 am
Tremolo is my favorite effect, but that combination of features isn't common in ONE tremolo.

EQD Night Wire - does regular and harmonic trem, but no tap tempo or subdivisions.
Chase Bliss Gravitas - tap tempo for sure, and TONS of options, but not sure about harmonic.
Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter - tap tempo, harmonic-like (w/ wave shapes?), no subdivisions. Stereo phasing option too.
EHX Super Pulsar - not sure about harmonic, but does have tap tempo and subdivions.
Cusack Tap-A-Whirl - not sure about anything besides tap tempo, but Cusack makes really cool stuff, and I've heard good things.
Diamond Trem - not sure about anything else here either, but does have tap tempo and subdivisions. Seems to be an old standard.
Empress - tap tempo for sure.

Here's what I think might do the trick for you:
Walrus Audio Monument - tap tempo, subdivisions, standard and harmonic trem, expression jack, external tap tempo jack.

For vibes, the EQD The Depths sounds amazing, though not based on classic vibe circuit. For Gilmour stuff, the standard is the Dry Bell Vibe Machine. It sounds REALLY good, but I haven't played one personally. It's about as authentic of a Uni-Vibe circuit as you can buy from what I've heard.
The Walrus Audio seems to be a good looking option. I saw a stone deaf at vintage king in Nashville but the guy said it was a very extreme sounding effect and I wasn't looking for a Trem at the time. Hindsight I should've experimented with it, because I usually don't buy effects to be subtle.

I will have to check out those other recomendations

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:22 pm

Not necessarily sure if vibe is what I'm wanting.

Here is a clip of a sound similar to what I'm after. Starts around 8:23 with the guy playing the telecaster


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcc_RiT3UdU

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by FightingPlankton » Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:25 pm

My recommendation was for the digital Leslie pedal.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LesliePed
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:24 pm

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:22 pm
Not necessarily sure if vibe is what I'm wanting.

Here is a clip of a sound similar to what I'm after. Starts around 8:23 with the guy playing the telecaster


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcc_RiT3UdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNcSWKhC5Ss
Dry Bell Vibe Machine could TOTALLY do that sound (first clip, and 2:48)
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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by FightingPlankton » Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 pm

I can tell you with absolute certainty that the guy playing the Tele is using an EHX Lester K.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by FightingPlankton » Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:38 pm

Here's a picture of his board from instagram
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What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by BoringPostcards » Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:23 am

BBE soul vibe is decent.
Det er mig der holder traeerne sammen.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by CorporateDisguise » Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:53 am

Pigtronix makes an analog leslie sim called the rototron. I've not played it, but the demos sound good, and I think they were selling them really cheap earlier this year. I've yet to try a pigtronix pedal that wasn't fantastic.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Zork » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:24 pm

I would choose EHX for both, Super Pulsar and Lester K.

I think when it comes to a pedal with tons of useful, interesting and unusual features with a great user interface and overall great sound, nothing beats the Super Pulsar (but I'm a bit of an EHX fanboy).

If you're more after classic amp style sounds you could look for the Diamond TRM-1 which has also a fully analog signal path:
https://youtu.be/PtY7gYzt7EI

For Rotary sounds I would consider the Nux Roctary as well. We have a few Nux pedals in our band and they are both cheap and well made with a more than decent sound:
https://youtu.be/q6Y4UmxfEF8

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by Plumerai » Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:13 pm

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere has a cool sound. It's a heavy pedal though.

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Re: Options for Trem and Leslie sounds

Post by JVG » Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:16 am

After months of ogling various vibe units and falling in and out of lust with various makes, I just purchased the Drybell. It seems like the V2, with all its tweakability, can cover a fair bit of ground. The discount they're currently offering was the clincher. Greatly looking forward to it.

Tremolo is next on my want list, and currently I'm digging the Keeley Dynatrem. Haven't played one yet, but the YouTube vids make it seem pretty impressive.

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