guitar trem pedals - review?

[davidhoffmanmusic]

Anyone have experience with the Pyle PPDLUT1 or JOYO JF-9 tremolo pedals? Particularly how the tone stacks up against the Boss or MXR trems? Both are inexpensive, and I'm not familiar with either brand.

[blungo2]

Nope sorry. To tell the truth, i was hoping you were going to ask what trems people liked best. I'm totally sold on the goatkeeper. It's pricey, but it does some really cool sounds that i haven't heard any other trem do, my second choice is the guyatone ultrem.

I hear good things about the danelectro trems, but haven't used one.

[E.Bennett]

Sorry to stray from your original query, but check out the swamp-thang. It is an incredibly smooth sounding trem.

[davidhoffmanmusic]

No, please, stray away! I'll officially rephrase the question- What do you think is the best bang for the buck in a trem pedal?

[norton]

Not cheap, but amazingly versatile... empress tremelo.

Very good sounding.

[hyphen nation]

not cheap, but stunningly useful, eventide Modfactor...honestly one of the coolest boxes I've picked up in a long time. Got it for guitar, but with line level and stereo in/out it's useful on much more than that...oh, and midi...

[davidhoffmanmusic]

I found this nice a/b (or, rather an a/b/c/d) of 4 different pedals on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2q7FP8R ... re=related

it's making me like that cusak tap-a-whirl.

[vvv]

FWIW, I actually bought the Vox Pathfinder for its tremolo. US$100, and it's a great recording amp.

[davidhoffmanmusic]

That's a really interesting idea vvv - it's looking really tough to get a good-sounding trem for $100, and my immediate needs are for recording.

[kayagum]

Not cheap, but the Fulltone SupaTrem is great for rounded tremelo tones.... but if you're looking for a sharp "helicopter" trem, look elsewhere.

[Dr Rubberfunk]

I hear good things about the danelectro trems, but haven't used one.

I've got the Danelectro Tuna Melt and rate it highly for such a budget pedal. I bought it to use with my Pianet T electric piano, but it's equally useful on guitar. I'm a fan of the hard/soft switch for those DJ-mixer-transformer / pickup-selector-switch on/off effects when in hard mode.

Demo on youtube which gives a good idea of the sounds it can do : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtA9quZstLs

[davidhoffmanmusic]

Thanks for the input, everyone! I just happened on a great deal on a used MXR stereo tremolo, so I went ahead and snapped it up. So far it's an odd duck, but I'm having fun with it - I'll try to post a more thorough review in a week or two.

[markjazzbassist]

I hear good things about the danelectro trems, but haven't used one.

I've got the Danelectro Tuna Melt and rate it highly for such a budget pedal. I bought it to use with my Pianet T electric piano

funny enough i bough a dunlop ts-1 (same thing as the mxr trem/pan but older version) to use with my hohner pianet t !! i love that it does stereo panning which on an electric piano is a must in my opinion. warm term tones available as well

[sears]

The Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter satisfies my needs. I listened to demos of them all and it does different envelopes really well and stutters like anything. I got it because I miss the tremolo on the AC-15 I used to have, and I use the Shape Shifter for that and other things all the time now. I think it hits a sweet spot of price and features. The Seek Trem is cool but it sacrifices some of the EZ envelope shaping tools in order to have that sequencer. It was also a lot more expensive.

[lethocerus]

hope this doesn't count as hijacking

which trem pedal best approaches smooth bf fender territory?

I built an EA Tremolo and find it a bit harsh.