swamp thang vs. tremodillo ?

[tapeup]

Originally Posted by jgm

Maybe I tired a bad one, or maybe it caught me on the wrong day (probably more likely), but I didn't bond with the Swamp Thang. I had a great tone and the speeds were useable, but I didn't find the depth control to do much until it got somewhere between 12-1:00 and didn't get very deep overall. Too bad, looks like a nicely made pedal, but in the end I sent it back.

I ended up with Rockett Josh Smith Dual Trem and it's a great, no-nonsense gigging pedal. Sounds great, quiet, two independent settings, volume control and built like a friggin' tank. I turn mine vertical and it takes up hardly any more room than my old Semaphore. It's a very well thought out pedal and worth considering.

I thought about trying the Rockett Josh Smith trem, but I really wish it had a chop or square-wave switch also. If it did, mmm that'd be nice.

[Lanard]

I really like the Tonefactor (Mojo Hand) Sugar Baby--it sounds great. I also have the Demeter Tremulator, Fulltone Supra-trem, Kaden Fluttertone (nice!), and the recent Swamp Thang small box. The Sugar Baby doesn't go super slow or fast, but you can get the classic soul and blues tremolo sounds and it lays nicely in a live mix. It's also small and a battery lasts a long time.

[Rockerduck]

This thread interested me. I've used the tremolo on my Deluxe Reverb for the most part. Are these pedals better than the tube tremolo in the Deluxe Reverb?

[rks89]

Originally Posted by Rockerduck

This thread interested me. I've used the tremolo on my Deluxe Reverb for the most part. Are these pedals better than the tube tremolo in the Deluxe Reverb?

I imagine your DR isn't as swampy and thick as the Swamp Than per se. Personally I'd be inclined to think things sound better on your amp than in a pedal format. Haven't played a DR in a while but when I did I remember the trem and reverb were killer.

[es137p]

I never used the slow setting when I had the Tremodillo. I now have a Swamp Thang, small box, both very nice and similar. I liked that the Swamp Thang has true bypass.