Tube Tremolo Pedal

[daacrusher2001]

So, I'm back on the tremolo hunt. I didn't like the Boss, I have on loan an Electro Harmonix, which is ok.

I was listening again to an actual tube amp, tube tremolo.

I searched for Tube Tremolo Pedals and a few come up...EH has something called a "wiggler", and Guyatone has one.

Any thoughts on the value of a tube based trem over something like a T-Rex or Voodoo...or others...? Just wondeing if they can really replicate the amp trem

[drod2045]

i dont know how true the wiggler is to an amp (never ABed) but I can say that I had a wiggler and I thought it sounded great. SOme people have white noise/hum issues in their rigs with it. Ive seen more than a few threads with that, and a lot of them end up just being a loose screw somewhere.

The wiggler has other options - such as leslie and vibe settings. Overall, the pedal sounds really good and gives a nice warmth to your tone when on (some might call this tone coloring but its just the tubes - ppl swap have swapped them out for others too. I didnt find it to be too coloring either). Ive also heard of ppl using the wiggler as a preamp in a sense that they leave it on with the speed/depth turned off. You can get some nice tones by riding its output control as well.

I dont know much about the guyatone

[73171]

Effectrode tube tremelo:

http://www.effectrode.com/website/de...em/dt_main.htm

I haven't played this, but I own the Effectrode Tube-Vibe and it's amazing!

[muffinMan74]

I'm waiting for the Effectrode Delta-Trem to go live very, very shortly (hopefully). One thing that really excites me about the Delta-Trem is that it's S-T-E-R-E-O, so it pans L-R. Mmmm.

Edit: Doh! I see I was beat to the punch.

[Pale Rider]

That Effectrode seems amazing!
seems like they might have actually nailed it
so probably about $400...?

[73171]

Originally Posted by muffinMan74

Edit: Doh! I see I was beat to the punch.

The Effectrode site gives me so much G.A.S. I need Rolaids........

[mhuxtable]

I have a Wiggler and I LOVE it. It does Trem and Vibrato (for whichever you prefer). I can definitely hear the "tube" sound it makes, and I like it. I have never really tried to make it mimic the trem on my Twin Reverb, but I suppose it can come very close, since the tubes are powering the trem and vibrato in the Wiggler.

[Pale Rider]

Originally Posted by connely

I just ordered a catalinbread semaphore two weeks ago (that haven't shipped yet i think)

Listened to some clips of the delta-trem.. it's tubedriven alright, but I didn't find it to sound that good based on clips.

It's hard to judge from them though - if you get one.. Please post some decent clips of it :-)

Didn't sound good based on what?
what are you comparing it to?
think someone might make better clips than the 7-8 they provided with different styles and settings?

[Uma Floresta]

I'm still in love with my OLC Darth Fader.

http://www.olcircuits.com/audio/olc_...ben_m-song.mp3
http://www.olcircuits.com/audio/olc_...n_m-wray01.mp3
http://www.olcircuits.com/audio/olc_...n_m-wray03.mp3
http://www.olcircuits.com/audio/olc_...n_m-wray04.mp3

[daacrusher2001]

The delta trem is probably out of my price range right now. I just bought another amp and another guitar...

I was hoping to stay at $200 or less...thanks for the tip on that one tho'...Maybe some day I'll grab one.

[robcollins]

I can certainly recommend the Skrydstrup TR1 if you are after amp-like trem.

[ruger9]

That Delta Trem looks awesome. Does anybody know if ANY of these tube trems we've discussed achieves trem by varying the tube bias? Because THAT'S the reason I want a tube trem: for tube-bias-vary tremolo.

FWIW, I had the Wiggler (sounded awesome, had hum/noise issues that not even EHX could fix), the Flip Trem (very cool, but I found something better): the Swamp Thang. No tube, but the most amp-like trem I've heard in a pedal. (I also went thru the Voodoo Lab, Sugar Baby, Tuna Melt)

[Viscerok]

The Wiggler is a real nice pedal. Many sounds to be had with it. So warm and beautiful, but could they possibly have made it any larger? I mean c'mon, surely they can do better than that. And I don't know if the walwart is necessary, but that's a pain in the ass too.

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by ruger9

That Delta Trem looks awesome. Does anybody know if ANY of these tube trems we've discussed achieves trem by varying the tube bias? Because THAT'S the reason I want a tube trem: for tube-bias-vary tremolo.

The Darth Fader does that.

[ruger9]

Is the Darth Fader DIY only? Where can I find it?