Weird tremolos?

colossus · Post by **colossus** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:22 am

I'm really wanting a tremolo again, but I want something a bit less standard. What's out there, besides the goatkeeper and tremelessence (sp?)? Any that can go into vibe territory? I'm definitely want something that can get me deep square waves -- maybe not repeater deep, but still deep. Random tremolo? Crazy modulated tremolo?

I've had a Line 6 and a Slicer and neither really did it for me.

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:25 am

I just got a gristleizer and it's a pretty weird tremolo. I just added a video of it in my demo thread. It's quite awesome.

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:29 am

If you want hard-chop only, the EQD Hummingbird is pretty great. It can speed up into ringmod territory.

On the other hand, the Fairfield Randy's Revenge is a ringmod that can slow down into trem territory.

And if you're still in RI, Empire Guitars is going to be stocking Fairfield any day now - I've talked to Mike about it, and they are definitely incoming (though I don't have a street date just yet).

I've also heard that the Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter is way better than one would expect... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCH6xX_5zqU[/youtube]

Oh, and the Gristleizer. Hell yes, UG.

I am full of want for that one myself. LaoWiz has built a few of those, I know.

colossus · Post by **colossus** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:31 am

The Gristleizer and Randy's Revenge are way out of my price range. I wish! And unfortunately I'm back up in NH where the gear stores aren't so great.

Can ring mods generally get to trem territory?

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:07 am

colossus wrote:The Gristleizer and Randy's Revenge are way out of my price range. I wish! And unfortunately I'm back up in NH where the gear stores aren't so great.

Can ring mods generally get to trem territory?

I only paid 120$ for my gristleizer.

And yes, some do for certain.

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:30 am

Uncle Grandfather wrote:
colossus wrote:The Gristleizer and Randy's Revenge are way out of my price range. I wish! And unfortunately I'm back up in NH where the gear stores aren't so great.

Can ring mods generally get to trem territory?
I only paid 120$ for my gristleizer.

And yes, some do for certain.

Pretty sure the EHX Ring Thing could, now that I think about it, and that beast had a billiondy different sounds in there. It's also weird enough that it's not inconceivable to find one available for an affordable price used or in trade.

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:37 am

Warped Vinyl, Goatkeeper, and Sidewinder. Oh wait I have all those on my board. hahaha.

Dude. The Sidewinder can do trem with a photoeye that goes nutso when you mess with it.

Wes Mantooth · Post by **Wes Mantooth** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:40 am

Have someone build you a musicPCB Tap Tempo Trem maybe? Tons of waveforms and a random mode.

Schlatte · Post by **Schlatte** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:52 am

Wes Mantooth wrote:Have someone build you a musicPCB Tap Tempo Trem maybe? Tons of waveforms and a random mode.

this.
have one myself and it's amazing. also looked into that seymour duncan shape shifter. pretty cool pedal, but went for the musicPCB because of good B/S/T deal

Jwar · Post by **Jwar** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:53 am

Yes! I had one of those and forgot about it! Great pedal!!

Wes Mantooth · Post by **Wes Mantooth** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:54 am

Yeah you can probably find a used one for fairly cheap too, I don't get along with trems but it was definitely the coolest I've played.

colossus · Post by **colossus** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:08 pm

I may just go ahead and build a Gristleizer or Tap Tempo. They seem simple enough. I didn't realize the Gristleizer could be had not from EAR, thus my fear of price.

jrmy · Post by **jrmy** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:15 pm

colossus wrote:I may just go ahead and build a Gristleizer or Tap Tempo. They seem simple enough. I didn't realize the Gristleizer could be had not from EAR, thus my fear of price.

Yeah, as I recall, The Gristleizer as a circuit was originally designed as an amp-top unit for one of the members of Throbbing Gristle, hence the name. It's been around for a while...

EDIT: Here we go - from musicpcb.com: "The Gristleizer is a legendary effect, designed by Roy Gwinn in the 70s and made famous by industrial music group Throbbing Gristle... This effect combines a tremolo with an oscillator-controlled filter. The controls allow considerable versatility, allowing you to achieve sounds from polite, smooth tremolo and auto-filter wah wah sounds, to industrial grinding distortion, ring modulation, and hard stuttering effects." - http://musicpcb.com/product/gristleizer/

colossus · Post by **colossus** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:57 pm

Yup, saw that. Even more tempting. But 18v...ugh.

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:13 pm

colossus wrote:Yup, saw that. Even more tempting. But 18v...ugh.

mine is the same board and runs on 9v

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