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Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas |
Posted on Aug 16 2019 12:10 AM
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Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ 
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Posted on Aug 17 2019 03:48 PM
All but one of my amps have trem built in, some are bias-vary others are roach. For gigs I have a pedal board that can run out to two amps (with a Morley mixer). There is a Flint on that, which has good enough trem (including harmonic trem). But when I have two amps hooked up, I often like using trem on one but not on the other, so I use the amp’s built in trem. (Sorry for going slightly off topic) —He who dies with the most tubes... wins |
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Posted on Dec 19 2020 01:24 AM
Today, I got a Surfy Trem, and it sounds fantastic in both the Brownface and Blackface settings. I also have a Keeley modified Boss TR2, and a Catalinbread Pareidolia harmonic mezmerizer that I like a lot. I haven't had a chance to A/B these pedals against the Surfy Trem. I generally prefer pedals to the onboard tremolo in my blackface Fenders. I don't own a Brownface, so my experience playing onboard harmonic tremolo is nil. that said, I love the sound of the onboard harmonic tremolo used by bands I've seen. —Bob Last edited: Dec 19, 2020 01:31:59 |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio 
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Posted on Dec 19 2020 12:15 PM
In comparing my onboard brownface trem to the surfy, if there's a difference, I haven't noticed it. Also, I had taken the surfy off my pedal chain once and noticed a distinct loss in my overall tone. Whatever this thing does in bypass mode, it's glorious. This goes for my high gain amps as well. It's an, "always there" pedal for me! —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Dec 19 2020 12:31 PM
ditched any tremolo pedals for amp. the bias vary on the princeton is very nice, and once my super is finished i'll have that wacky harmonic tremolo i've wanted for years. i like using other things for pedal tremolo that get a more square wave chop, or something where I can change the rhythmic structure. currently using a spaceman mission control for that. Last edited: Dec 19, 2020 12:31:37 |
Joined: Jun 17, 2015 Posts: 18 Kentucky |
Posted on Dec 23 2020 04:55 PM
Are all tremolos equally valid? My amp has optical trem, which serves my purposes, but I've always wanted to try an amp with bias or harmonic tremolo |
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Posted on Dec 23 2020 10:05 PM
wierzbowski wrote:
as long as it is the right effect for the song, sure! harmonic is wacky shifting low pass and high pass filtery sound, so definitely a different feel than tremolo. I like it as an option, but lean on the bias vary more often. optical is fine, I had it in my vibro king but rarely used it live. the issue for me is the perceived level loss in using tremolo that makes pedals with boost or level controls more appealing. Last edited: Dec 23, 2020 22:06:11 |
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