That Pedal Show - Thoughts On Tremolo With Five Great Pedals
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
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In this episode we take a look at the not-so-humble tremolo effect with the help of five great pedals and two amps. Tremolo is one of the earliest guitar effects that first appeared in amps back in the 1950s. You can hear it on everything from early blues to rock’n’roll, country, rock, pop… pretty much all kinds of music come to think of it.
We start off by explaining the fundamentals of tremolo then get into ways in which it can change your sound via the five pedals. We finish up with a quick listen to the in-built tremolo effects in the Fender Super Reverb and Hamstead Artist 20+RT amps. Enjoy…
Pedals in this episode…
• Boss TR-2 Tremolo
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2oCV5dG
USA: bit.ly/3HGzdBV
• Hamstead Signature Analogue Tremolo
UK & Europe:
www.hamsteadsoundworks.com/sig...
• Fulltone SupaTrem
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2oON6VW
USA: imp.i114863.net/yMExv
Australia: bit.ly/2ps4eVt
• Stone Deaf FX Tremotron
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2njA7LH
• Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2oOVdlf
USA: bit.ly/3dR0TY6
Australia: bit.ly/2po5iru
• Providence Chrono Delay DLY-4
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2cw8jis
• Neunaber Immerse
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2hLaceo
Australia: bit.ly/2ov7Ztu
• MXR Custom Shop Il Diavolo OD
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2p9XECx
• The GigRig G2: bit.ly/2h8xSay
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro & background: 00:00-1:35
- Today’s amps: 1:35
- Why no Mooer? 3:35
- Today’s amps: 4:09
- A tangent on ‘weak’ pickups: 5:10 (6:03)
- Boss TR-2 discussion and examples: 10:44
- Depth and rate controls explained: 11:09
- Mick’s plectrum tangent: 12:00
- Tremolo wave shape basics: 13:15
- The volume issue - so you need a boost as well: 14:25 (then in Hamstead & Fulltone 21:24)
- Hamstead Soundworks Signature Tremolo: 15:23
- Fulltone Supa Trem: 17:29 (playing at 18:32)
- Stone Deaf FX Tremotron: 23:25
- Chase Bliss Audio Gravitas: 30:10 (playing 31:08)
- Thoughts on pedal order with tremolo: 36:30
- Drive and tremolo - before or after? 36:56 (playing at 41:20)
- MXR Il Diavolo - havent heard this before: 38:59
- Fulltone Boost before and after drive: 48:00
- Reverb before or after tremolo: 52:45
- Amp tremolo, pedal tremolo and wet-dry? 56:44
Amps in this episode
• Hamstead Artist 20+RT
• Fender Super Reverb reissue
Guitars in this episode
• Gretsch G5422T Electromatic - watch Mick’s video at bit.ly/2p9U1MU
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - watch Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
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Tremolos make us better players: to keep our playing intelligible, we have to play longer notes and choose them carefully... Great show guys!
+noisesoundtonevibe Love that. Much wisdom, you have. Thank you for watching!
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Very well put. The "in-between even", I'm just now sorta kinda grasping the very small edges of that idea 😁
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Excellent point here. Sometimes less is better.
Dan's "Gig Hangover" is priceless.
Yeah, you should do more "after heavy drinking" episodes!
Indeed. I like the tangents they riff on.
It's moments like the one where you lose it trying to pronounce the Italian pedal designer's name that really make this channel worth watching.
Good to see Trem getting some love. Absolutely *underrated.* Really been getting into it a lot more lately.
One of the things I love about the show is how much you two seem to enjoy each other! Looks like you're truly having a stellar time making each episode! Can we get a compilation video of the expressions you each make when you get a kick out of something the other one plays?
+Nathan Baldwin Hahaha!!! Dan and I are great friends. Have been for many years now. It's a trip to be able to do this in the way that we do it. Thanks for watching!
I've been waiting for a full show on trem. Thank you guys!
Loved watching the demo and the Carlo crack up, very infectious guys! I've been sittin so long tweeking my pedal board now I have a bit of Carlo.
I watched the "Carlo Sorasio" part 10 times and cracked up with you every time. You guys are the best!
That Hamstead trem (both pedal and amp) is really fantastic. The Tremotron is also the coolest looking pedal around and it's sonic possibilities are intriguing!
+Phil Heesen III Ah, we owe Carlo a big apology. Little boys giggling. Got to be done. :0)
The more I experiment with tremolo, the earlier and earlier it ends up in my chain. I love the sound of tremolo into fuzz! Also a low depth, high speed tremolo into a chorus or flanger sounds very rich and complex.
You guys should put the Name Drop Horn right next to the board so you can just step on it. Or.....create a new guitar pedal called the Name Drop..... Great sounds by the way. Thanks as always for the videos.
The name drop pedal!!! Brilliant!!!
Mike Gordon from Phish has a boxing bell on the floor next to his board to be used when the jams get hot. I think the Name Drop Horn could be rigged the same way.
What about the obvious . . put the Name Drop Horn on a mic stand
+FumbleHead or the most obvious: add the horn in post.
Ah too 'digital' . . . gotta keep it analog (and visual) :)
Great video guys. I was giddy when I saw this posted today. I broke down and bought a Boss TR-2 earlier this week and it arrives today. Perfect timing!! I'm going to be trying to emulate all of these sounds this weekend!!
Love you guys just the way you are! don't listen to detractors! pedal Show is the highlight of my Friday! sometimes I watch half of it and save the rest to watch during the week when I have time!Love from sunny Florida!
Just wanted to say how much I've learned from your show as well as how much I've laughed. Thanks for helping us all on the journey to better tone, I think the show keeps getting better
+Robb Thank you Robb! Great to have you on board!
how about a once a month inexpensive pedals that sound incredible show ?
No thanks
There would only be room for a couple.. Just get a Neo Clone. Only thing under 100 that's good man.
this show is for blues lawyers, haven't you noticed?
@@elliotmorley9075 under 100 €/$ there are a lot of pedals that sound cool... I mean used pedals.
The boss and full tone are both fairly inexpensive
Thanks for covering this topic. I think tremolo is my favorite modulation effect. So useful and expressive.
Have always loooooved tremolo. Amazingly, my first pedal way back in da day.. Thanks guys!!
Dan you've taught me so much.. An example would be I didn't even know pedals required certain power... Please keep making videos guys. This is a great guitar player resource.
God, I love this video. The Tremotron is amazing! And so is the Pedal Show hoodie that arrived yesterday. :)
+That Pedal Show The laughter on this video is so contagious! Thanks for the awesome content. Dan's line "remember that the overdrive, really, is also a compressor" struck me hard with its wisdom. Won't be selling my trem pedal no more. Cheers!
Oh man, that clean tele tone. The second you played it I involuntarily let out an "oooooh" sound
What, no Strymon Flint? Admittedly, it's not just a tremolo, but it has great vintage tremo-tones. Aaargh! Mick's guitar speaks Dalek!
+Kevin Round 2!
Source Audio Vertigo! It's stereo and can handle line level effects loops after your delay ;) it does harmonic, bias, and normal trem and also has an app where you can do tons of custom stuff like leslie sim and presets, etc!
Kevin agreed that Harmonic Trem is to die for!
I'm in the middle of Trem shootouts atm. Flint, and SA Vertigo are
included, along with many others. The grand scheme is to divide the
shoot outs by type, Bias, Optical, and Harmonic trem. I've collected
over 40 trems so far, so if you are interested and a tremolo nut, check
out and stay tuned to my channel.
So it was mentioned the Boss
TR-2 offers sine wave, I don't believe that is correct. It is not
pictured on the pedal, the triangle wave is pictured, and it morphs to
square wave.
Good show! Would love to see more on Tremolo.
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The section of the show where you guys used the boost of the Fulltone pedal and the MXR overdrive, is a great example of the myriad number of hidden ways a player can discover a great sound and potentially make it their own. Magic stuff.
So awesome. I think its great you both leave in the bits where you completely crack up. It makes the videos less clinical and more like you're just hanging out with mates playing some great gear. I have been wanting a good tremolo pedal for awhile now. This video has just made it more pressing... Cheers and as always thanks for the great information.
+Rob C Cheers Rob. Yep, Dan and I started doing this because all we talk about is guitars, amps and effects. So we said, 'Let's do this on UA-cam and see if a few people like it. So far 83k people like it enough to subscribe and we have around 8 million minutes of video watched per month. It's slightly insane but we're glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching. :9)
Great show as usual Guys and still loving the Immerse here
Another excellent episode. You guys are the best at what you do and I appreciate the insight. You bring a lot to the table for fellow guitarists seeking knowledge about gear (especially pedals). Thank you for doing this.
I just recently picked up the MXR M305 Tremolo and it’s great. Sounds nice along side the MXR M300 Reverb. It’s all the tremolo I’ll ever need. This episode is what influenced me to purchase a tremolo pedal. I feel I made the right decision from what my ears are hearing. Never used trem before now and I’m really loving it.
Thanks again for all you do.
Take care
"Boats and tremelos". Superb.
Boss fixed the "Volume drop" in 2006 or so. A new TR2 doesn't have the drop. You can check the serial number online on a used one.
+Abram Treadwell ah, very cool, mine is quite old
Fridays were already pretty damn cool, but these vids are knocking it out of the park. I have a tremelo and rarely use it because I couldn't ever get the sounds I wanted, now I have ideas to try. Thanks lads!
+TheRealReTox Excellent! Thanks for watching Tox!
Great video gents. I too do Tremolo before Reverb and everyone tells me to do after but to me it sounds less abrasive. My signal chain: Gretsch Hollowbody > Boss TR-2 Tremolo > Boss DD-3 Digital Delay set to Slapback > Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb set to Spring > Orange Crush amp on Clean Channel. 🤠🏄🎸
thanx for this-- this and vibrato show just helped me decide to keep the pedal i got and spend more time with it. Endangered Audio Spectravibe-- very analog-very deep
So stoked for a pickup-talk episode!
such lovely staring... the bromance is strong in this ones.
wonderful video! (and I dont even really use tremolos).
Another great vid. I always look forward to Fridays. Best channel on youtube for sure!
Can I make a request?! I love that you show us your base clean tone, straight into the amps, at the start of each show, but could you perhaps try to show each amp individually and then together when you show us your clean sound? Even if it's just a few seconds! You've done it on some episodes and not on others, and I always find it fascinating to hear each amp, and then together... Not a biggie, but I always find it an interesting moment of the show!
LOL at "boats and tremol-hos"!
rcoveyduc may have been Dans best joke to date. Besides the seagull story of course
what is the seagull story
Not sure what episode but something about one flying into an ice cream shop and causing a mess, they were dying
Seagull story was the one on tube screamer alternatives
Off to watch that now. I'm still dying with laughter over the Sorasio and "beating against each other" stuff.
It's Sunday and I'm revisiting all the funniest TPS episodes.
Small world...
Dan, I'm living on Gold Coast QLD 20yrs now & often working "up the road" in Brisbane your hometown. I was born & grew up in Southampton just "down the road" from you & you gigged on a boat there last night. Ha!
Love the show guys, always entertaining 👍🏻
I know this is an old vid but I love that you talk about your picks, after a year of playing I have tried everything now I am stuck on the jazz 3 XL prime tone, nothing beats it for me no other pick is the same as that. I can get away with the Ultex jazz 3 XL. You guys rock!!!!!!!!! LOL, I'm such a huge fan!
well there goes my morning errands lol.
cheers guys
Thanks guys!! Great show again (as always) and very good to see the Providence Chrono Delay on the show again. What a great analog delay is that!! Love it on my board.
+Bob Engeringh It's digital, Bob!
with some great analog circuitry... yeah... you are right... who am I kidding...
But it's a great delay right!!
On my lunch break and I get to watch this 👌🏻 only an hour and a half left when I go back to work
You guys are Security Council (SC) pedal. I learn so much form you two guys, it's unbelievable. I buy no pedal without you council. Thanks
Great information; especially the placement comparisons! Thank you.
I wish I was half the guitarist of either of you. Even your noodling is engaging.
Dan and Mick........you guys ROCK. I discovered your channel about 2 months ago, and I cant stop watching. I started playing guitar about 6 years ago ( I'm 54) and pedals always mystified me. Before watching this show I had a Boss ME-70 could never seem to make my own sound, and I surely didn't understand what each effect "really" did. After watching you guys explain the what why and how, I really get it now. I sold the ME-70 and now have 17 individual effects pedals (and ain't done yet) and oh the tones I can make now. Exploring what I can do has transformed my playing.....and enjoying like I couldn't have imagined. I've moved up to my next level of playing. Thanks!! Oh yeah my amp is an Ibanez 2004 TSA15H which I just re-tubed with some vintage NOS pre amp and power tubes, into a 2X12 cab with Celestion Cream Backs, and now I feel like it comes close to your Hamstead! LOL Plus watching you two and seeing the "fun" you have is awesome!! I hope you keep doing this for a long time!! Cheers!!
+Scott Johnson Thanks for that Scott - it's the best feedback we can possibly have to know that you're inspired to play more and happier with your sound to boot. Great to have you along and thank you for watching!
Love the show. I particularly appreciate the insertion of the occasional pedal review to provide counterpoint to the comedy !
+45calypso Hahahaha!!! We're definitely not the channel for pedal reviews. Plenty of other channels that do that better. :9)
Another Great Show!! I have a Voodoo Lab tremolo I bought used, I've not compared to others but for me it's great.
I'm inspired to give this effect a try. And I'm making this video a favorite so I can return over and over again to the part where you two loose it over that poor Italian's name! I've had the flu for the last month and it's been cool, cloudy & rainy here - this video keeps brightening my days!
Just wanted to say I only recently gave tremolo a chance and it's totally started to dominate my sound. It's gorgeous, and can honestly I believe be used in any genre. Just such a great effect.
Great episode! Love the trems! (Thanks to John Fogerty's sounds. He made me want to have one.) Cheers!
guys love the tangents, keep up the fantastic work
Ive been watching your videos for months. Only subscribed now because of the reminder at the start of the video haha
Mick, you should really check the boost trick on the SupaTrem where you use the Soft/Hard switch to get Trem off/Trem on. Just set the Mix to zero and you have a great boost and/or a great tremolo.
This is such amazing timing! I just started researching the TR2 yesterday and will probably pick one up. I'd love to know how the Kingsley Bard compares too.
I wish I liked my job as much as you guys like yours. Such fun to watch!
+sduke39 We wish it was our job!
I was laughing so hard, while not even getting what was so funny. You guys rock!
Yes, please do a show on low power pickups and how they interact with pedals and amps!
I love putting anything that boosts level in my effects loop(boosts, overdrives, distortion is out front of course) but eq, comp, preamp etc. They are so great in the loop cause they stay clean. It's my secret weapon for cleans and people always think my amp is just amazing (which it is in my opinion lol, its a marshall DSL100HR an I couldn't be happier with it) but I have my compression in the loop so I get more clean comp from it and it really makes cleans so incredible and clear and full. If the comp is up front it brakes up too quickly especially with higher output pups. And comp in the loop can also simulate tube sag which is great for when you can't really crank your amp but want that natural sag tone. I also use my eq in the loop to do some post preamp tweaking like you'd be able to do on some mesa boogies, and last but certainly not least I just built another diy kit a Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo(I build pedals from scratch also on veroboard but the quality and cost of the Quaverato kit was so good that I could match it without spending at least twice as much, Pretty much all of their components tested to within 1% tolerances) . It's an incredibly versatile trem that sounds excellent but I also use it cause it has tons of gain on tap if you want it. It has a volume control on the front of the amp but it also has a variable resistor/trim pot inside that you can use to set the amount of gain with. That way you can get 12 o clock on the volume control to be perceived unity gain. It was such a fun build and I love using it just as a boost as much as a tremolo and harmonic tremolo. You also have internal trim pots to set the high and low frequency levels so you can make the pedal brighter or darker based on preference and if that wasn't enough you also have a dip switch internally for both the high and low signals that sit right after the optocouplers. With the dip switches you can set the high and low pass filters cut off frequencys. With frequencys further apart you get more phasing sounds in the harmonic mode an with the frequencys closer together you get more of the mids/high mids back into the signal. Like I said it's an incredibly versatile tremolo that sounds excellent. If your able to solder and follow directions you can build it yourself for $89 or a little over $100 if you choose to add the midi upgrade which I did even though I only use midi with my DAW lol. Check it out!
Great Video!! Would love to see a show on pickup outputs, can just imagine Dan's delightful explanation of what is happening to the signal. Just keep making great videos where you have fun as they are the most enjoyable to watch! Apart from that more AC30 tones please :D
1+ hour of thoughts...I can't wait! :) Love your show. Even wear your beanie proudly.
+M DA Thank you! We had some moans today about the length. Never been a problem in the past.
Ahem.
The more, the better!
Great episode as usual ..tremolo is an interesting effect and when used wisely can have a massive tonal impact....
Guys, I think it is imperative to do an episode on "Low Output" pickups as they are also my favorite type!!
I LOVE the reverb before the tremolo sound at 52:55. Would love to have heard that with the delay on aswell
Nice Tony Polecastro allusion at 8:50! Oh the good old days of the Acoustic Letter...
Nice video guys.
+Ben Petersen Aha! That's where it's from. That little tune is in my brain, but had become temporarily dislodge from its origin. Ah, Tony.
Fantastic selection of pedals here. I love the section on ordering as well. Makes complete sense if you think that originally reverb and tremolo were amp effects. They sound great at the end of the chain. Well explained and demonstrated
I should be receiving my Flint tomorrow. This is just what I need to get hyped for it.
Love it when you Trem'd the Verb
Great video as always!
Primetone!!! Yes Mick! Sign me up too Dunlop.😂😂😂
Long time fan! Love your videos!
So SO good and funny this one! You guys are the best! Made my day! :-)
I know I've complimented it before, but that is truly the most incredible sounding telecaster I've ever heard 😮😮😮😮😮
*Great idea about a show on pickups. Please include various ways to "make up" the difference between pickups in different guitars live
+grandmasterB77 will do
Wow that fulltone is nicely beautiful
I just bought a new pedal yesterday and all I could hear in my head was Dan and Mick lol
I've got an EHX Super Pulsar and it is very cool. It has an amazing feature set, but my favorite thing about it is the envelope controls for depth and rate, based on the amplitude of the signal coming in. So the trem can be set to automatically slow down or speed up or go deeper or shallower as your notes decay (or as you adjust your volume knob). Very musical and awesome.
+MisterAngstrom yes! Must get one for part 2
Totally get the low output pickup thing. My best sounding guitar is my 62 reissue tele, closely followed by my tele part-caster with 6.2 and 6.5 PUs. I look forward to the pick up video.
Poor Carlo. Haha. Love my Gravitas so inspirational! Joel is the best. Great show as always guys.
When I'm feeling down, I come here to watch you two try to read that name.
You make things ok again
+Magnus R Bless you Magnus. If we make you laugh, everything is good in the world!
god do I love and always need a good tremolo! from the classic sounds thru to the choppy helicopter sounds...cool to see the boss tr2! it's the one I currently am using, the ol' g..haha
Great episode, a lot of laughs and daftness to make us smile but also a ton of info as usual!
Re - Type of effect, I always thought of tremolo as a gain based effect as opposed to a modulation based effect. Whilst the amplitude is being modulated, the result is a perception of level change of course which to me translates as a gain based effect...the same way an EQ is also a gain based effect/control.
First comment in ages... but relevant because these videos are timeless! I bought myself a Strymon Flint so that I could free up some space on my pedal board (I took out two separate pedals and replaced them with just the one). The Flint is amazing, but damn, I wish the nobs on the front were dual-turn nobs. The volume boost is hidden away as a secondary feature, which requires you to push both pedals down at the same time, which is completely impractical when you need to adjust things quickly to suit a mix. Besides that, it's a wonderful tremolo with 3 tremolo options - harmonic band filtering, power tube bias, and photocell. Maaaan.... it's so good.
Yeeeeeeeeees, can't wait to go home and watch this!
I’m using a CS3 & LM2B at the start & end of my chain - Tremolo has no perceived volume drop 🤘🏻
Brilliant. Would love to hear you play with a Kingsley Bard.
37:30 - totally needed that today guys. I'm dead 😂
Excellent show. I think I like the Tremelo after distortion and other mods like phaser but before echo and reverb. also 58:55 lol.
Leave it to the pros. Thanks guys this video helped a lot! UA-cam is a wonderful place!
Really amazing how pedal order changes things. You guys are comedians and I expect to see the BBC pick you up for a special very soon. Once again I am blown away by the versatility of both of you cats on guitar. Tasty players the both of you!
+robin miller Thank you Robin. You're not the producer Robin Miller are you? He might be Millar... and erm, well. A google search would tell us if he's (you're) still with us!?
@That Pedal Show great as always, weak pickups are the best! we need a pickup episode/s
I loved this episode. I have recently begun my Search for Tremolo Pedals. So far I have narrowed my search to ( 3 ): Lovepedal Custom Build Tap Tremolo Pedal, Dawner Prince Effects Starla Tremolo & The Hamstead Soundworks Signature Tremolo - are the three Best I have heard. Never saw you guys laugh so hard. ( that MXR overdrive sounded good ). I Learn so much - every-time I watch this show. Your show is so informative. ( pedal order was very eye opening ).
Michael Caz I have the Lovepedal tremelo tap tempo pedal & it is great!
Thanks Jimmy Green - It honestly sounds The Most Musical to me. That is The One I have got my eye on ( but I do Tons of Research ) before making Any Purchase. Just bought Thorpy Fallout Cloud - it arrives on Monday. So Psyched. Dan & Mick " You guys are killing me " ( make me want a pedalboard with 25 pedals )
Ordered mine today. Thanks again for the input my friend.
how is your experience with volume drop using the lovepedal tap tremolo?
I have an extra noisy Danelectro tremolo, so I have been interested about upgrading. And I just watched this today 1-5-2020
Great video guys ..... Dan starting off with a very very light and quiet touch there 😀😂.
Agh major guitar envy every time Dan plays that tele...what a special guitar
Ah ! not the Diamond trem ?
Heard it on the Steven Wilson rig video, with Dan. amazing sounding !
Love the name-drop horn!
Mick, a crisp and heartfelt salute for that opening on the Gretsch. Soooo good!
+Chris Hollinrake Thank you Chris! Wish I spent more time with that stuff. It's so rewarding to play. Thanks for watching!
Found you guys months and months ago, way before the Andertons affiliation. A true education, you are welcome.
Mick those chords sound uncannily like Sesame Street. Lovely Tremolo tones, love this pedal alongside my Casino.
Best 33 second intro I ever heard...
Yes, Tremotron! I was hoping you would have it in this one.
Dan: "I'm emotionally spent!"
Mick: "I've got a white and gold guitar!"
59:29
You had me one second in with a nice little diddy on a Gretsch with tremolo.
Hey Dan and Mick, thanks for another great video! - You guys should do a compact multi effects one with the Strymon Mobius, Keeley Super Mod Workstation, Line 6 M5, Eventide H9 and others of the kind. For the people that are looking to use a compact board with tons of options on the modulation side. - Cheers!
My favourite episode. So much corpsing.
THANKS SO MUCH for showing us the amps setup first!!🙌🏼
PLEASE let the subtitles switched on!
I just built my first board and I would love it if you guys did a segment on power supplies?