Tremolo with expression control of tempo?

[bigchiefbc]

I'm looking for a pedal that does tremolo, with the speed controllable by expression pedal. After a decent amount of searching, I've found the Guyatone Ultrem does this (insanely expensive), and it seems the EHX Holy Stain can do this, but not the Pulsar. Any others you guys know of? It doesn't seem like it would be that difficult of an option to include, but none of the standard guys seem to do it on their trem pedals (Boss, EHX, etc). Thanks

[rratajski]

Empress makes a sick orange tremolo, but it doesn't have an exp. pedal. It has tap tempo already on the chassis. This way, real estate doesn't get eaten up with a clunky exp. pedal.

Here's a link to a couple places that sell it: www.axeandyoushallreceive.com and http://www.analoguehaven.com/empresseffects/tremolo/

My guitar player uses it. It is WICKED!

[dannybuoy]

You could do it this way, I'm thinking of getting a 3rd Hand myself:

[speak_onion]

My first choice would be to do a custom Trem Lune from 4ms with an exp input for trem rate. If you can DIY than that's the best, but if not they'll build it for you for the right price.

Also, GigFX chopper comes to mind. I bet a cheap multi with a built-in exp would do it to. Farfisa made a unit to do this back in the day, but it was really limited in controls and you'll never find one.

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Empress makes a sick orange tremolo, but it doesn't have an exp. pedal. It has tap tempo already on the chassis. This way, real estate doesn't get eaten up with a clunky exp. pedal.

Here's a link to a couple places that sell it: www.axeandyoushallreceive.com and http://www.analoguehaven.com/empresseffects/tremolo/

My guitar player uses it. It is WICKED!

Yeah there are other trems that do tap tempo, that's definitely not what I want. I want a smooth, constantly changing speed.

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by speak_onion

My first choice would be to do a custom Trem Lune from 4ms with an exp input for trem rate. If you can DIY than that's the best, but if not they'll build it for you for the right price.

Also, GigFX chopper comes to mind. I bet a cheap multi with a built-in exp would do it to. Farfisa made a unit to do this back in the day, but it was really limited in controls and you'll never find one.

I'd love to get into DIY someday, but I've never soldered a single thing in my life, and something tells me I could tear a hole in the space-time continuum with how not-handy-with-tools I am.

The 4ms Trem Lune looks perfect, although it will run about 215 bucks for it with the mod. The Chopper looks to be about the same price. Any others?

[speak_onion]

Do the Trem Lune. I <3 mine.

[grygrx]

If money and time are no object... there is the Powerglide from Toneczar
http://www.toneczareffects.com/pedals-pwrgl.htm

[RCCollins]

The HOly Stain's tremolo is kinda thin on the features (as is the pitch shift, and I never understood the reason for expression controlled reverb) but isn't it under a hundred bucks new?

I would seriously try it out to see if it does what you want. I have a feeling it would fill the bill and if not, who cares? It is cheap and resellable.

[emjazz]

If you talk to Steve at Empress I'd bet he could hook you up with one of his tremolos with an expression pedal output.

[bassbmx]

Originally Posted by emjazz

If you talk to Steve at Empress I'd bet he could hook you up with one of his tremolos with an expression pedal output.

Beat me to it

Steve has been really helpful in answering all my emails about this kind of thing. It was an extra 25 Canadian dollars to add an option to control the regen amount on the Super Delay if I remember correctly.

I imagine it would be around the same price to add an expression jack to the Trem for tempo.

Both Empress pedals ore on my 'to buy' list, along with a Moog MP201 programmable expression pedal. Gonna be rad!!

[dunce180]

My zoom B2.1u does that with the exp pedal. If I were you I would search CL and Ebay for a used multi that has the settings and what not. The only multi I know that does that so far is the b2.1u. Maybe some googling will help find a cheap alternative multi.

[emjazz]

Originally Posted by bassbmx

Beat me to it

Steve has been really helpful in answering all my emails about this kind of thing. It was an extra 25 Canadian dollars to add an option to control the regen amount on the Super Delay if I remember correctly.

I imagine it would be around the same price to add an expression jack to the Trem for tempo.

Both Empress pedals ore on my 'to buy' list, along with a Moog MP201 programmable expression pedal. Gonna be rad!!

I've got the super delay and it's incredible. Well worth the money.

[Bjazzman]

bumping up an old thread. what would be the smallest tremolo that runs on 9v and has an exp pedal capabilities?

[bigchiefbc]

Whoa, blast from the past, I forgot I made this thread.

I ended up going with a trem lune, by the way, and it was fantastic. But the specific effect I was looking for ended up not being used in that song, so I sold it.

[Bjazzman]

cool. im hoping to find something boss or so size with exp. what would really be cool is if tremolo could also do sample and hold. i know the new semaphore tap does random but it's 18v and a bit bigger than i'd like

[bigchiefbc]

Now that I think of it, check out the Tremolessence by Dr Scientist. Nice small footprint, 9v, and I'm pretty sure it has an exp jack now.

EDIT: yup, it actually has two exp jacks now (for speed and depth).

[bassofthe]

IE Cygnet with the expression speed option

[Bjazzman]

it sounds like a baritone guitar in this song, but this is the tremolo effect im after: Kruder & Dorfmeister - Speechless - YouTube

it kind of sounds like they are using an expression to speed up/slow down to match the subdivisions of the song

any ideas which tremolo would get me there?

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by bassofthe

IE Cygnet with the expression speed option

Another awesome tremolo, although it's a bit bigger than the Tremolessence