Re: School me on tremolo
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:46 am
My recco is the EHX Wiggler....Big, deep and pulsey......
Nora Billy wrote:Does this thing do "traditional" sounding tremolo at all? It looks neat with all the features but it seems like it is only for really weird things, and not lush Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang type sounds. At least that has been my observation thus far.Uncle Grandfather wrote:The Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper is the monster of all tremolo's. You should get one and enjoy the ride.
Thank you both for your responses. This has been on my radar for a few months and was curious of how it did traditional as all the demos I saw seemed to be the more extreme side of things. Glad to know it can do both. I have the tremeloessence also and I like it swell.Uncle Grandfather wrote:Nora Billy wrote:Does this thing do "traditional" sounding tremolo at all? It looks neat with all the features but it seems like it is only for really weird things, and not lush Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang type sounds. At least that has been my observation thus far.Uncle Grandfather wrote:The Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper is the monster of all tremolo's. You should get one and enjoy the ride.
I agree with what tristan said, the unit puts out great "traditional" sounds. It is quite capable of so much more too, but if you're only interested in THAT sound it might not be the best unit for you. Its a pretty powerful tool for someone who's into experimenting with original tones/textures, there is so much you can do with this pedal.
I've also got the dr. scientest tremolessence, and its a hell of a tremolo in the traditional sense. it's stereo too, and with the hold function its pretty awesome being able to step on the momentary switch and only have the tremolo active until you take your foot off. i love using that on the decay of chords. it has other features that are quite useful too.
Pure traditional tremolo with no bells or whistles I'd pull out the Schaller tremolo pedal, very fat analogue tone.
if you get interested, you might want to contact the builder sooner than later, as i believe he's not making them anymore, or is soon to stop....i'd expect used prices are going to go up. someone contacted him "recently" and was able to get a unit that had a very small finish mar for a discount.Nora Billy wrote:Thank you both for your responses. This has been on my radar for a few months and was curious of how it did traditional as all the demos I saw seemed to be the more extreme side of things. Glad to know it can do both. I have the tremeloessence also and I like it swell.Uncle Grandfather wrote:Nora Billy wrote:Does this thing do "traditional" sounding tremolo at all? It looks neat with all the features but it seems like it is only for really weird things, and not lush Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang type sounds. At least that has been my observation thus far.Uncle Grandfather wrote:The Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper is the monster of all tremolo's. You should get one and enjoy the ride.
I agree with what tristan said, the unit puts out great "traditional" sounds. It is quite capable of so much more too, but if you're only interested in THAT sound it might not be the best unit for you. Its a pretty powerful tool for someone who's into experimenting with original tones/textures, there is so much you can do with this pedal.
I've also got the dr. scientest tremolessence, and its a hell of a tremolo in the traditional sense. it's stereo too, and with the hold function its pretty awesome being able to step on the momentary switch and only have the tremolo active until you take your foot off. i love using that on the decay of chords. it has other features that are quite useful too.
Pure traditional tremolo with no bells or whistles I'd pull out the Schaller tremolo pedal, very fat analogue tone.