Tremolo pedal recommendations?

[MattStonewall]

I think I'd like to add a tremolo pedal to my bass effect set up. Are there any you guys would recommend that don't affect the low end so much?

 

[BawanaRik]

Mooger Fooger Ring mod can be used as a trem and works better than most,

 

[millahh]

I don't know that tremolo ever truly causes volume or low-end loss...it's a trick our brain plays on us by "averaging" the volumes of the peaks and valleys.

That said:
Boss TR-2 - works well, uncomplicated, built like a tank, and can get to a true square wave.
Mooer Trelicopter - Small, works well, though it can't get a true square (which was a dealbreaker for me_
EQD Hummingbird: Awesome...has a level control to address the perceived volume loss, and has a high-speed mode that can get you into the range that sounds like a hummingbird's wings. No _quite_ a square wave, but close enough.

 

[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

Not a trem but check out the Idiotbox Mad Doctor Stutter.

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[Musicman1901]

If you want a killer versatile tremolo that does not eat any low end try to find one of the orange guyatone flip tube tremolos. I think they are amazing and they usually come up at a reasonable price. The redwitch pentavocal tremolo is suppose to be killer but it's very expensive. The guyatones usually pop up on ebay around 120-180. I love mine. It does not eat ANY bass up and its incredibly versatile.

 

[MattStonewall]

I've thought about the EBS tremolo and the Sans Amp tremolo pedal as well. Any opinions?

 

[Musicman1901]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guyatone-VT...890?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a377d63ea

 

[Musicman1901]

Not gonna get much better than that brother. Ends tomorrow. Still at a very reasonable price. It's honestly the most versatile bass friendly trem I have seen. The range in speed is great and you can set it to sound more natural or to have a more choppy helicopter type sound.

 

[johnk_10]

my favorite trem is the catalinbread Pareidolia.

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[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

I should have mentioned that I used to own a TR-2 which was ok but I heard a volume drop which is an illusion I guess. I also had a Voodoo Labs trem that was really nice but I wanted something with expression control over the speed.

 

[adamsmatthewj]

I keep a Malekko mini TREM on my board, I really like it. No vol/tone loss, very small, super fun.

Ideally, I'd love a tremolo pedal with tap tempo and subdivision settings (like a good delay pedal would have) I think that'd be great to chain with other pedals for dubstep wobble and general percolating-synth goodness

But for about $70 on the used market and around 3 square inches of board space, it's hard to beat the Malekko!

 

[Rickenmonster]

I like to run my TR2 thru my LS2 using the 2nd loop as a clean blend. Just sounds way better to me this way.

 

[benevan]

+1 for the Guyatone Flip, high quality, good form factor, can't go wrong with that one.

 

[MattStonewall]

What do you guys think of this pedal?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/red-witch-pentavocal-tremolo-pedal?pfm=sp

I thought the Red Witch had a tap tempo but on it as well but I think I was wrong.

 

[MattStonewall]

I know this one does

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ampl...ineering-tapster-tremolo-guitar-effects-pedal

 

[MightyMiloQuinn]

The SolidGoldFX Stutterbox has tap tempo, multiple speeds and waveforms. Also has a drive control to control volume. You can actually use the pedal as a clean boost.

 

[MattStonewall]

Dude that Stutterbox pedal looks and sounds killer!

 

[Nephilymbass]

Next time you see one in a music store try a boss SL20 slicer. It's basically the craziest Tremelo pedal I've tried. Its a twin pedal and you can control speed with tap tempo. Does some really wierd stuff

 

[bassmusic17]

I use a Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter. Thing is pretty dang versatile. I don't experience any noticeable low end loss. Even if I did, there is a pretty easy mod that adds a volume knob to fix any issues. You can also mod it to do tap tempo when the pedal is not engaged.

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[fheliojr]

the lovepedal one works very well on bass.