What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Everyone needs a stompbox.
User avatar
Unicorn Warrior
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3506
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:58 pm
Location: Kentucky, USA

What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:06 pm

I like subtle to trippy. Wavy. Emulate various old amp circuits. Tap-tempo. Good for price...etc etc

I really enjoyed the flint, but was too limited. What else is there?

User avatar
raindog13
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 208
Joined: Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:09 pm
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by raindog13 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:29 pm

You're gonna think that I'm fucking daft, but honestly, when I had my Boss TR-2, I found it super versatile. It's got speed, depth, and waveform control. No tap tempo though.

User avatar
Sid Nitzerglobin
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1503
Joined: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:14 am
Location: fROMOHIO

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Sid Nitzerglobin » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:36 pm

Cusack Tap-a-whirl is pretty darn nice IMO. V3 has more options but the V2 sounds pretty great to me too.

User avatar
mag323
PAT PEND
PAT PEND
Posts: 5
Joined: Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:30 pm

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by mag323 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:26 pm

The Wampler Latitude Deluxe checks off most of the boxes of what you are looking for.

User avatar
Shadoweclipse13
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 12444
Joined: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:22 pm
Location: Stuck in the dimension of imagination

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:37 pm

I was actually thinking the Cusack Tap-A-Whirl. They make nice stuff. There were a few others, and when I went to get links, I found a few others I didn't know about.

Stone Deaf Tremotron
Walrus Audio Monument
Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter
Dawner Prince Starla
Jam Pedals The Big Chill
Diamond Tremolo
Empress Tremolo 2
Swindler Effects Red Mountain

The Big Chill has 2 different speeds, and a chop effect, on footswitches, but no tap tempo. Really great sounding tremolo though. Never heard of the Swindler Effects company, but that pedal looks packed with stuff!
Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384

User avatar
oid
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 834
Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:19 pm

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by oid » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:08 pm

raindog13 wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:29 pm
You're gonna think that I'm fucking daft, but honestly, when I had my Boss TR-2, I found it super versatile. It's got speed, depth, and waveform control. No tap tempo though.
TR-2 is a fantastic trem, really wish they would update it with tap temp.
Logic gates based on billiard-ball computer designs have also been made to operate using live soldier crabs of the species Mictyris guinotae in place of the billiard balls.

User avatar
fortytwo
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1022
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:57 am
Location: CoPenHagen

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by fortytwo » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:38 pm

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:37 pm
I was actually thinking the Cusack Tap-A-Whirl. They make nice stuff. There were a few others, and when I went to get links, I found a few others I didn't know about.

Stone Deaf Tremotron
Walrus Audio Monument
Seymour Duncan Shapeshifter
Dawner Prince Starla
Jam Pedals The Big Chill
Diamond Tremolo
Empress Tremolo 2
Swindler Effects Red Mountain

The Big Chill has 2 different speeds, and a chop effect, on footswitches, but no tap tempo. Really great sounding tremolo though. Never heard of the Swindler Effects company, but that pedal looks packed with stuff!
I have the Starla from Dawner Prince, and it's pretty great for such a small pedal.

I also bought a Chase Bliss Gravitas that I haven't played around with too much yet, but it can do a buch of stuff.

User avatar
Shadoweclipse13
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 12444
Joined: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:22 pm
Location: Stuck in the dimension of imagination

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:53 pm

oid wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:08 pm
TR-2 is a fantastic trem, really wish they would update it with tap temp.
+1. It was my first trem, and I loved it quite a bit. I had the Keeley modded version, which I think is just a volume pot added... (?)
fortytwo wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:38 pm
I have the Starla from Dawner Prince, and it's pretty great for such a small pedal.

I also bought a Chase Bliss Gravitas that I haven't played around with too much yet, but it can do a buch of stuff.
I had a Boonar from them awhile back and it was great. Kinda like Z-Vex, I had an issue with the orientation of the pedal on my board, but it was cool. The Chase Bliss stuff is great, but I think the enclosures are too small for all the stuff they have on them, especially the two footswitches. I've been tempted by the Thermae a bit for the delay for my bass board.
Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384

User avatar
marqueemoon
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 7376
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:37 pm
Location: Seattle

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by marqueemoon » Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:25 pm

oid wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:08 pm
raindog13 wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:29 pm
You're gonna think that I'm fucking daft, but honestly, when I had my Boss TR-2, I found it super versatile. It's got speed, depth, and waveform control. No tap tempo though.
TR-2 is a fantastic trem, really wish they would update it with tap temp.
They should do a Waza PN-2 with tap tempo.

User avatar
fortytwo
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1022
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:57 am
Location: CoPenHagen

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by fortytwo » Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:30 pm

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:53 pm
oid wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:08 pm
TR-2 is a fantastic trem, really wish they would update it with tap temp.
+1. It was my first trem, and I loved it quite a bit. I had the Keeley modded version, which I think is just a volume pot added... (?)
fortytwo wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:38 pm
I have the Starla from Dawner Prince, and it's pretty great for such a small pedal.

I also bought a Chase Bliss Gravitas that I haven't played around with too much yet, but it can do a buch of stuff.
I had a Boonar from them awhile back and it was great. Kinda like Z-Vex, I had an issue with the orientation of the pedal on my board, but it was cool. The Chase Bliss stuff is great, but I think the enclosures are too small for all the stuff they have on them, especially the two footswitches. I've been tempted by the Thermae a bit for the delay for my bass board.
Yeah, you got to know what you want to press, when you step on those pedals. I have a Tonal Recall as well. Both pedals can do so much more, than I'm ever going to do with them though.

User avatar
Shadoweclipse13
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 12444
Joined: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:22 pm
Location: Stuck in the dimension of imagination

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:26 am

fortytwo wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:30 pm
Yeah, you got to know what you want to press, when you step on those pedals. I have a Tonal Recall as well. Both pedals can do so much more, than I'm ever going to do with them though.
I've never had one, but they look like a 125B-sized enclosure. I think a 1590BB would be perfect, not too big, not too small:
Image
Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384

User avatar
fuzzjunkie
Expat
Expat
Posts: 7298
Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:32 am
Location: Seattle

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by fuzzjunkie » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:02 am

What was too limiting about the Flint? I thought that was supposed to be top of the food chain as far as amp emulating tremolo pedals go? I only have the El Capistan from Strymon, but it seems to do what it says on the tin.

My trem doesn't have tap tempo, but I have read complaints that a lot of tap tempo trems tend to drift. I've never found it necessary myself.

User avatar
fortytwo
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1022
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:57 am
Location: CoPenHagen

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by fortytwo » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:06 am

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:26 am
fortytwo wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:30 pm
Yeah, you got to know what you want to press, when you step on those pedals. I have a Tonal Recall as well. Both pedals can do so much more, than I'm ever going to do with them though.
I've never had one, but they look like a 125B-sized enclosure. I think a 1590BB would be perfect, not too big, not too small:
Image
I like 1590BB's for some things, and the switches would be a little further apart on a 1590BB, but at the same time, you could have 3 125Bs where you have 2 1590BBs, so they do save some real estate.
But you'd have to get some pointier shoes. ;)

User avatar
fortytwo
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1022
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:57 am
Location: CoPenHagen

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by fortytwo » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:09 am

fuzzjunkie wrote:
Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:02 am
What was too limiting about the Flint? I thought that was supposed to be top of the food chain as far as amp emulating tremolo pedals go? I only have the El Capistan from Strymon, but it seems to do what it says on the tin.

My trem doesn't have tap tempo, but I have read complaints that a lot of tap tempo trems tend to drift. I've never found it necessary myself.
Tap tempo tends to drift, because using a tap tempo is not locked in with the rest of the music, like if you had everything sync'd to a timecode.

User avatar
Telliot
Mods
Mods
Posts: 12203
Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:38 pm
Location: CA

Re: What are some good Trem pedals these days?

Post by Telliot » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:32 am

marqueemoon wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:25 pm
oid wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:08 pm
raindog13 wrote:
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:29 pm
You're gonna think that I'm fucking daft, but honestly, when I had my Boss TR-2, I found it super versatile. It's got speed, depth, and waveform control. No tap tempo though.
TR-2 is a fantastic trem, really wish they would update it with tap temp.
They should do a Waza PN-2 with tap tempo.
I love my PN-2.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.

Post Reply