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Tremolo Pedals

A noteworthy Tremolo: Red Witch Pentavocal

Simple but infinitely charming, Tremolo is an effect that never seems to go out of fashion, making its way in most musical genres, from folk to... industrial. There are a bunch of rather unique tremolo pedals out there, and the Red Witch Pentavocal is definitely one of those. This stompbox…Click on the title for more

A noteworthy Tremolo: Red Witch Pentavocal

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Jam Pedals Big Chill Tremolo

The Big Chill Tremolo pedal by JAM Pedals, out of Greece, is FANTASTIC! I don't normally open my reviews with all caps but it's that good. What makes it so good? I believe it's a combination of doing some traditional things very well and a few unique and innovative features…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Jam Pedals Big Chill Tremolo

Magnetic Effects’ Electrochop

The New Electrochop from Magnetic Effects is designed to give your guitar sound a really retro echo-esque tremolo. The sound gets imitated with oscillators and can either create a driving rhythmic pulse to the song, or phase through it like a Steve Reich Piece. It is a super choppy tremolo that features the classic,…Click on the title for more

Magnetic Effects’ Electrochop

At the SNAMM Stompbox Exhibit 2013: Dawner Prince and the Diktator

I'm sure being US based is a great advantage for a guitar pedal manufacturer, considering the size of the American market and its obsession with stompboxes. But looking at the pictures of Dawner Prince has on their homepage of their homeland (Imotski, Croatia) I don't think many people would hesitate one second…Click on the title for more

At the SNAMM Stompbox Exhibit 2013: Dawner Prince and the Diktator

Guitar Pedal News: Magnetic Effects Electrochop

Magnetic Effects (first I've heard of this British Company) announces the release of the Electrochop tremolo. The Electrochop is a super choppy tremolo that features the classic, unique LFO section from the Vox Repeat Percussion. A new audio circuit has been designed around the LFO, resulting in a tremolo that sounds…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Magnetic Effects Electrochop

Guitar Pedal News: Chaosound Anti-Effect Pedal

Coming to us out of left field is the Anti-Effect from Chaosound, a Polish company. This thing is right up my alley. It's weird, it's unpredictable, it's unique. So what is it? The Anti-Effect destroys the sound by imitating electro-acoustic track damage. It breaks the sound in a chaotic way but allowing you…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Chaosound Anti-Effect Pedal

Guitar Pedal News: Dawner Prince Effects Diktator and Starla

Super stoked on these two new pedals! Dawner Prince Effects has imposed a new standard in the world of high-end class guitar effects. Being fully professionally designed and hand built, each pedal offers long term reliability and studio sound quality in an appealing casing – durable powder coated and screen printed…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Dawner Prince Effects Diktator and Starla

Guitar Pedal News: Jam Pedals’ Big Chill

Jam Pedals are a unique boutique pedal manufacture from Greece I stumbled across at this year's NAMM. They specialize in crafting vintage-inspired designs that use high quality components and feature custom artwork. One thing I found really cool is that they do customized point-to-point combo pedals. So if you wanted…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Jam Pedals’ Big Chill

Seymour Duncan’s Shape Shifter

Seymour Duncan's Shape Shifter is a digitally controlled analog tremolo pedal capable of a number of classic sounds. From rounded Fender amp-style tremolo to the choppy oscillations of a Vox Repeat Percussion, Shape Shifter is an affordable option for those looking to model an array of vintage effects. The pedal's…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan’s Shape Shifter

Tremvelope: Envelope Modulated Tremolo by Pigtronix

Pigtronix has combined a vintage-sounding optical tremolo with some futuristic features in the Tremvelope, which is envelope modulated and allows the dynamics of your instrument to alter the rate and depth of the tremolo effect. Not only does the effect vary with the intensity of your playing, it also sports…Click on the title for more

Tremvelope: Envelope Modulated Tremolo by Pigtronix

Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal

The Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal ($139 street) is a remarkably versatile—and in many ways ingenious—sound modulation tool. Tremolo is, of course, one of the classic guitar effects and was once a standard feature on tube amps. The TR-7 provides a basic tremolo effect, but also models vintage Fender and Vox…Click on the title for more

Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal

DigiTech Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo

Hardwire has generated quite some buzz recently with their high quality, sturdy lineup of stomp boxes, including a Reverb unit that employs venerated Lexicon algorithms. The manufacturer has recently released a new addition to this set, the TR-7. This is a true stereo tremolo, rotary, and vibrato pedal, offering effects…Click on the title for more

DigiTech Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo