Author Topic: Tremolo Pedals (Read 13270 times)

Brow · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2006, 10:34:04 AM »

Cheers for the posts and suggestions guys.

I'm a little apprehensive about both the Behringer and Danelectro mini pedals, as I gig alot and need something I can rely on and not have to worry if I'll snap the pedal if I stand on it too hard :lol:

I think I'll go into town next week and try the BOSS and Marshall Tremolo's and see how I like them :)

March · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2006, 04:13:26 PM »

Quote from: Brow

Cheers for the posts and suggestions guys.

I'm a little apprehensive about both the Behringer and Danelectro mini pedals, as I gig alot and need something I can rely on and not have to worry if I'll snap the pedal if I stand on it too hard :lol:

I think I'll go into town next week and try the BOSS and Marshall Tremolo's and see how I like them :)

I gigged my Danelectro - despite the plastic case it's very robust. It withstood my leaden booted style of being switched on and off!

Brow · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:16:15 PM »

Quote from: March

I gigged my Danelectro - despite the plastic case it's very robust. It withstood my leaden booted style of being switched on and off!

The main reason I was a little apprehensive is that I have 1 of those Danelectro Mini Octave pedals and I've tried to gig with it and aswell as having difficulty actually hitting the switch, I've always had a thought in the back of my mind that i'd stand on it too much and break it :roll:

As some people that have met me in person know, I'm not the least clumsy person on earth :lol:

namle · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:25:56 PM »

hmm i wouldnt want to go for daneclectro or especially behringer

behringer adds noises to your sound because of the cheaply made parts

the danelectro however although not very sturdy built but can be a good thing to exprimenting with modding

can obtain the sound

but wont be able to withstand shock

Brow · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:29:19 PM »

Thinking about it, I'll be using the pedal in 1 channel of a Looper pedal, so I won't actually have toswitch the pedal itself on/off as I'll be using a Looper for that.

I may have secured a BOSS Tremolo for £20 so I'll wait and see :)

namle · « **Reply #20 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:35:11 PM »

hmm that would be cool

however if it was me i would go for the BYOC pedal instead

because its smaller haha

and i prefer the heavy duty on/off switch on the BYOC

Brow · « **Reply #21 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:43:06 PM »

Quote from: namle

hmm that would be cool

however if it was me i would go for the BYOC pedal instead

because its smaller haha

and i prefer the heavy duty on/off switch on the BYOC

Yeah, I can see your reasoning behind that :)

Like i say, BOSS switches are usually ok, and I'll be using it through 1 channel of a Looper with switching relays, so I should be ok :)

namle · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:44:15 PM »

oh but another thing

i can save more space with BYOC

ahaha

i dont like Boss design

boring and big.................

Brow · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:46:49 PM »

Quote from: namle

oh but another thing

i can save more space with BYOC

ahaha

i dont like Boss design

boring and big.................

That's true about the big n boring designs.

The Kings of stupidly oversize pedal enclosures is Electro harmonix though :roll: :twisted:

namle · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:49:06 PM »

wahaha

i happen to see an open electro flange

and i go like WHAT THE HECK! WASTE SPACE!!!!

the parts inside are like everything is big............

and also happen to see a very very old model of a big muff... and man! ITS HUGE!

yet doesnt convince much of me for anything

however i like the box... you know that wooden box to put the pedal in... man it looks cool to me! haha

Brow · « **Reply #25 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:52:09 PM »

Yeah, some of their pedals are stupidly sized.

I have a Russian big Muff and opened it up 1 time to have a look inside and it's like a circuit board inside a biscuit tin!

namle · « **Reply #26 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:53:45 PM »

but despite its big

for once i thought the parts would be big as wel so easier for repair work

however the truth is those stuffs are pretty hardcore to fix at times

Brow · « **Reply #27 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:05:30 PM »

Quote from: namle

but despite its big

for once i thought the parts would be big as wel so easier for repair work

however the truth is those stuffs are pretty hardcore to fix at times

I've never tried to fix 1 to be honest. I only opened it up because I was bored :)

Word Bearer · « **Reply #28 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:24:20 PM »

I'd go with the Marshall if you just want a fairly cheap Trem effect you can gig with.

I've got a couple of the Marshall pedals and they're pretty robust, and sound good enough for the price.
Dunno about how easy it is to mod, I've never tried it.

hunter · « **Reply #29 on:** June 10, 2006, 09:14:13 PM »

I think this is a good deal, an effect with true bypass from a boutique manufacturer but at a decent price.

http://www.carlmartin.com/

The Surf Trem