Guest FretNoMore Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I'm GASing for a tremolo pedal ... there's really just one song we play currently where it would fit in, but I would still like to get one, if nothing else just to fool around with at home. Top of the line seems to be Empress, Diamond, Cusack, Suhr, maybe others I haven't found yet - I want tap tempo, so that would rule out a lot of pedals. Any thoughts on tremolo with bass in general, and which pedal you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I use a very light tremelo for some chordal stuff I do in a couple of songs, Its more just for texture and I actually started to use it through necessity. On my multi FX I try to stick to one preset as much as possible, and that limits the number of different effects I can use. I already need to use octaver fuzz and pitch shift meaning I only had the 'reverb/delay' slot available. I found a stereo effect that would normally go from left to right, but in mono it sounds just like a tremelo. I fiddled with the settings and it now sound more like a modulated effect, so I've kept using it! Tremelo IMO only really works for chordal stuff, I wouldnt use it for anything else. But done nicely, it can make it sound lovely! I should mention I havent set mine as tap tempo either, cos I like it quite slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I used to use charts, then tremolo on ethereal melodic / improvised stuff and couldn't really get the sound that I had in my head. Then my brother bought a NUX Mod core pedal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SgDcO4wWP0 Turns out the sound I was REALLY after was a rotary speaker. Cheap as chips too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 That first demo is more like the sound I go for! So perhaps I'm more a rotary speaker kinda thing then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Have a look at the Moog Bass Murf. Not cheap, but it has tap tempo & I've found it quite a box of tricks. If you're near Perth, you're welcome to meet up one Wednesday night. I made a video of it, but I never really used the tremolo side in it, though I do use it for tremolo on a song now. About 3:52 has a little tremolo & also @ 11:18 I use the LFO as a tremolo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jisrnigFkAw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Pulsar user here on occasion. Simple with adjustment possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thanks for your comments and suggestions, more to consider ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 There's me thinking this was about a whammy bar .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1380389608' post='2224685'] There's me thinking this was about a whammy bar .. [/quote] As my wife tells me, it's not a whammy bar, it's a WahWah lever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1380389729' post='2224690'] As my wife tells me, it's not a whammy bar, it's a WahWah lever! [/quote] well [i]technically[/i] it's vibrato... Edited September 28, 2013 by paul_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Try telling my wife that. Erm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Love my PN-2, goes from gentle swells to fast chop and is a weird turquoise green! Lovely :-D Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 PN-2 for the win. The tremolos on the Eventide ModFactor and the Line6 M series (particularly the 'Panner' setting) are also very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1380450149' post='2225310'] Love my PN-2, goes from gentle swells to fast chop and is a weird turquoise green! Lovely :-D Si [/quote] Agreed. Just started using one and very happy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Can I ask what you guys use your tremolos for? Music style? Certain songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1380360648' post='2224203'] I used to use charts, then tremolo on ethereal melodic / improvised stuff and couldn't really get the sound that I had in my head. Then my brother bought a NUX Mod core pedal [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SgDcO4wWP0[/media] Turns out the sound I was REALLY after was a rotary speaker. Cheap as chips too! [/quote] That's a really good rotary speaker sound - lots of pedals claim to do it but never sound very authentic. I love tremolo on both guitar & bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I do like that rotary effect, but am not really looking for that sound at the moment. I think it would probably be like stepping on our keyboard/organ player's toes a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 [quote name='FretNoMore' timestamp='1380558145' post='2227059'] Can I ask what you guys use your tremolos for? Music style? Certain songs? [/quote] 'breakdown' bits where the guitarist does the slow arpeggiated bits mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 [quote name='FretNoMore' timestamp='1380558145' post='2227059'] Can I ask what you guys use your tremolos for? Music style? Certain songs? [/quote] Still experimenting with mine. I wanted something that could go to the extreme, choppy style, but at the moment I'm mostly using it on a much milder rotary-esque setting (love Led Zep's Heartbreaker bass tone...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I only use tremolo on skinny-string, for which my choice is the Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo: metal housing, 3PDT true bypass, lovely opto-based circuit, control knobs safely out of the way of my stomping size 11s, 'hard' mode gives you on/off effect - expect to pay around £30 used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Dubstep effects. Like this... https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/the-auroral-zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I use the boss slicer for some choppy stuff, sometimes to make the bassline, other times just for cool helicopter noises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrash Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I use mine very subtley on chordal sections. just for a bit of texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6v6 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I was listening to Guthrie Govan (yeah I know, he's a guitarist! ) playing through one of these, and it sounded pretty nice, not cheap though: [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/compact-pedals/pid27438/cid692/strymon-flint-tremolo-and-reverb-pedal.asp"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/compact-pedals/pid27438/cid692/strymon-flint-tremolo-and-reverb-pedal.asp[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 After a lot of Googling and YouTubing I finally ordered the Starla tremolo by Dawner Prince Effects (http://www.dawnerprince.com/products/Starla) ... lots of functions in a small-ish pedal, and both build and sound quality looks good from the few videos and forum discussions I've found. Can't wait to play with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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