One of the things I love about the show is how much you two seem to enjoy each other! Looks like you're truly having a stellar time making each episode! Can we get a compilation video of the expressions you each make when you get a kick out of something the other one plays?
+Nathan Baldwin Hahaha!!! Dan and I are great friends. Have been for many years now. It's a trip to be able to do this in the way that we do it. Thanks for watching!
Great video gents. I too do Tremolo before Reverb and everyone tells me to do after but to me it sounds less abrasive. My signal chain: Gretsch Hollowbody > Boss TR-2 Tremolo > Boss DD-3 Digital Delay set to Slapback > Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb set to Spring > Orange Crush amp on Clean Channel. 🤠🏄🎸
Just wanted to say how much I've learned from your show as well as how much I've laughed. Thanks for helping us all on the journey to better tone, I think the show keeps getting better
You guys should put the Name Drop Horn right next to the board so you can just step on it. Or.....create a new guitar pedal called the Name Drop..... Great sounds by the way. Thanks as always for the videos.
Mike Gordon from Phish has a boxing bell on the floor next to his board to be used when the jams get hot. I think the Name Drop Horn could be rigged the same way.
That Hamstead trem (both pedal and amp) is really fantastic. The Tremotron is also the coolest looking pedal around and it's sonic possibilities are intriguing!
The more I experiment with tremolo, the earlier and earlier it ends up in my chain. I love the sound of tremolo into fuzz! Also a low depth, high speed tremolo into a chorus or flanger sounds very rich and complex.
Mine just ended up right at the front after an afternoon of trying to eliminate hiss. Still no idea where THAT'S coming from but it increases throughout the board. And what I DON'T want to hear is shUshUshUshUshUshing. Putting trem upfront fixed that so much that I began loving playing tremolo at the front through soft OD and into Flashback delay. Kept me entertained for hours. Different strokes for different folks!
I know this is an old vid but I love that you talk about your picks, after a year of playing I have tried everything now I am stuck on the jazz 3 XL prime tone, nothing beats it for me no other pick is the same as that. I can get away with the Ultex jazz 3 XL. You guys rock!!!!!!!!! LOL, I'm such a huge fan!
I'm inspired to give this effect a try. And I'm making this video a favorite so I can return over and over again to the part where you two loose it over that poor Italian's name! I've had the flu for the last month and it's been cool, cloudy & rainy here - this video keeps brightening my days!
Just wanted to say I only recently gave tremolo a chance and it's totally started to dominate my sound. It's gorgeous, and can honestly I believe be used in any genre. Just such a great effect.
Great video guys. I was giddy when I saw this posted today. I broke down and bought a Boss TR-2 earlier this week and it arrives today. Perfect timing!! I'm going to be trying to emulate all of these sounds this weekend!!
Source Audio Vertigo! It's stereo and can handle line level effects loops after your delay ;) it does harmonic, bias, and normal trem and also has an app where you can do tons of custom stuff like leslie sim and presets, etc!
I'm in the middle of Trem shootouts atm. Flint, and SA Vertigo are included, along with many others. The grand scheme is to divide the shoot outs by type, Bias, Optical, and Harmonic trem. I've collected over 40 trems so far, so if you are interested and a tremolo nut, check out and stay tuned to my channel. So it was mentioned the Boss TR-2 offers sine wave, I don't believe that is correct. It is not pictured on the pedal, the triangle wave is pictured, and it morphs to square wave. Good show! Would love to see more on Tremolo.
Dan and Mick........you guys ROCK. I discovered your channel about 2 months ago, and I cant stop watching. I started playing guitar about 6 years ago ( I'm 54) and pedals always mystified me. Before watching this show I had a Boss ME-70 could never seem to make my own sound, and I surely didn't understand what each effect "really" did. After watching you guys explain the what why and how, I really get it now. I sold the ME-70 and now have 17 individual effects pedals (and ain't done yet) and oh the tones I can make now. Exploring what I can do has transformed my playing.....and enjoying like I couldn't have imagined. I've moved up to my next level of playing. Thanks!! Oh yeah my amp is an Ibanez 2004 TSA15H which I just re-tubed with some vintage NOS pre amp and power tubes, into a 2X12 cab with Celestion Cream Backs, and now I feel like it comes close to your Hamstead! LOL Plus watching you two and seeing the "fun" you have is awesome!! I hope you keep doing this for a long time!! Cheers!!
+Scott Johnson Thanks for that Scott - it's the best feedback we can possibly have to know that you're inspired to play more and happier with your sound to boot. Great to have you along and thank you for watching!
Love you guys just the way you are! don't listen to detractors! pedal Show is the highlight of my Friday! sometimes I watch half of it and save the rest to watch during the week when I have time!Love from sunny Florida!
Off to watch that now. I'm still dying with laughter over the Sorasio and "beating against each other" stuff. It's Sunday and I'm revisiting all the funniest TPS episodes.
Another excellent episode. You guys are the best at what you do and I appreciate the insight. You bring a lot to the table for fellow guitarists seeking knowledge about gear (especially pedals). Thank you for doing this. I just recently picked up the MXR M305 Tremolo and it’s great. Sounds nice along side the MXR M300 Reverb. It’s all the tremolo I’ll ever need. This episode is what influenced me to purchase a tremolo pedal. I feel I made the right decision from what my ears are hearing. Never used trem before now and I’m really loving it. Thanks again for all you do. Take care
Mick, you should really check the boost trick on the SupaTrem where you use the Soft/Hard switch to get Trem off/Trem on. Just set the Mix to zero and you have a great boost and/or a great tremolo.
So awesome. I think its great you both leave in the bits where you completely crack up. It makes the videos less clinical and more like you're just hanging out with mates playing some great gear. I have been wanting a good tremolo pedal for awhile now. This video has just made it more pressing... Cheers and as always thanks for the great information.
+Rob C Cheers Rob. Yep, Dan and I started doing this because all we talk about is guitars, amps and effects. So we said, 'Let's do this on TH-cam and see if a few people like it. So far 83k people like it enough to subscribe and we have around 8 million minutes of video watched per month. It's slightly insane but we're glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching. :9)
Small world... Dan, I'm living on Gold Coast QLD 20yrs now & often working "up the road" in Brisbane your hometown. I was born & grew up in Southampton just "down the road" from you & you gigged on a boat there last night. Ha! Love the show guys, always entertaining 👍🏻
I love putting anything that boosts level in my effects loop(boosts, overdrives, distortion is out front of course) but eq, comp, preamp etc. They are so great in the loop cause they stay clean. It's my secret weapon for cleans and people always think my amp is just amazing (which it is in my opinion lol, its a marshall DSL100HR an I couldn't be happier with it) but I have my compression in the loop so I get more clean comp from it and it really makes cleans so incredible and clear and full. If the comp is up front it brakes up too quickly especially with higher output pups. And comp in the loop can also simulate tube sag which is great for when you can't really crank your amp but want that natural sag tone. I also use my eq in the loop to do some post preamp tweaking like you'd be able to do on some mesa boogies, and last but certainly not least I just built another diy kit a Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo(I build pedals from scratch also on veroboard but the quality and cost of the Quaverato kit was so good that I could match it without spending at least twice as much, Pretty much all of their components tested to within 1% tolerances) . It's an incredibly versatile trem that sounds excellent but I also use it cause it has tons of gain on tap if you want it. It has a volume control on the front of the amp but it also has a variable resistor/trim pot inside that you can use to set the amount of gain with. That way you can get 12 o clock on the volume control to be perceived unity gain. It was such a fun build and I love using it just as a boost as much as a tremolo and harmonic tremolo. You also have internal trim pots to set the high and low frequency levels so you can make the pedal brighter or darker based on preference and if that wasn't enough you also have a dip switch internally for both the high and low signals that sit right after the optocouplers. With the dip switches you can set the high and low pass filters cut off frequencys. With frequencys further apart you get more phasing sounds in the harmonic mode an with the frequencys closer together you get more of the mids/high mids back into the signal. Like I said it's an incredibly versatile tremolo that sounds excellent. If your able to solder and follow directions you can build it yourself for $89 or a little over $100 if you choose to add the midi upgrade which I did even though I only use midi with my DAW lol. Check it out!
I know there's been a few comments about topics being repeated, so I thought maybe I could air an idea I had. Maybe it would be cool if instead of focussing on an effect type, maybe one specific effect pedal? Almost like when you had a video on the Strymon Deco(?) way back. Move it around in the chain, try all your guitars through it, combine it with different amps, pedals, effects. Give an in depth study of one pedal and some uses, and in turn allow it to be extended as one tremolo will sound similar to another, for example. Another would be if you bought, say a Fuzz. You could demo the fuzz, review it as it were, and then show off its strengths and weaknesses by moving it around. Try putting delay first, after, really showing the difference. Putting it into two different amps, etc. Then you have both a review, and a question being asked and answered - "how exactly can I use my fuzz?"
From the FULLTONE website & the way I personally use the SupaTrem: Cool Trick! Turn the MIX knob full CCW, make sure the HARD/SOFT switch is set to SOFT, and your pedal becomes an amazing Clean Boost device when you turn it on... simply set the VOLUME knob to how ever much kick you want. NOW, if you want to add tremolo, simply step on the HARD/SOFT footswitch and you’ll have a normal sounding sine-wave tremolo.
SwingCordDestroy Yes. This. Some of my venues require using a radial SGI to route to my amp in a doghouse way back stage. I put the supa-trem last in the chain and use this trick to boost the output and compensate for the tone suck.
I've got an EHX Super Pulsar and it is very cool. It has an amazing feature set, but my favorite thing about it is the envelope controls for depth and rate, based on the amplitude of the signal coming in. So the trem can be set to automatically slow down or speed up or go deeper or shallower as your notes decay (or as you adjust your volume knob). Very musical and awesome.
Thanks guys!! Great show again (as always) and very good to see the Providence Chrono Delay on the show again. What a great analog delay is that!! Love it on my board.
god do I love and always need a good tremolo! from the classic sounds thru to the choppy helicopter sounds...cool to see the boss tr2! it's the one I currently am using, the ol' g..haha
Fridays were already pretty damn cool, but these vids are knocking it out of the park. I have a tremelo and rarely use it because I couldn't ever get the sounds I wanted, now I have ideas to try. Thanks lads!
+Joseph Pickard Well Joesph, thank you. When I watch Josh Smith, Matt Schofield and Shaun Tubbs - to name just three - I feel exactly the same way. It's all a journey - keep on keeping on!
I loved this episode. I have recently begun my Search for Tremolo Pedals. So far I have narrowed my search to ( 3 ): Lovepedal Custom Build Tap Tremolo Pedal, Dawner Prince Effects Starla Tremolo & The Hamstead Soundworks Signature Tremolo - are the three Best I have heard. Never saw you guys laugh so hard. ( that MXR overdrive sounded good ). I Learn so much - every-time I watch this show. Your show is so informative. ( pedal order was very eye opening ).
Thanks Jimmy Green - It honestly sounds The Most Musical to me. That is The One I have got my eye on ( but I do Tons of Research ) before making Any Purchase. Just bought Thorpy Fallout Cloud - it arrives on Monday. So Psyched. Dan & Mick " You guys are killing me " ( make me want a pedalboard with 25 pedals )
Hi Guys, Any chance of an episode on digital stuff? Kemper/Axe Fx/Helix etc? Really enjoyed your venture into the software side in the bedroom tones episode
+Andrew Astin Maybe Andrew. If we do it, we need to get somebody in who cares/uses it regularly. Dan and I fully acknowledge the immense power, usability, indistinguishable tones when recoded and in some cases live. We'd encourage anybody to just take everything we do and translate it to the digital world. Is there any need for us to do it too?
To be fair there's a ton of TH-cam vid's that have covered just about every aspect of the main modelling units. Personally I'm a big advocate. I've pretty much consigned my real amps to home/studio use only now and use a Helix for gigging and rehearsal.
That Pedal Show I believe a friend of yours, Mr Neville Marten is a helix user :P . I'd certainly be interested in Dan and your perspectives on them, you have a better understanding of building sounds and how your signal altered y effects than pretty much anyone else's reviews/demos I see.
Here's one you haven't done yet. Envelope triggered effects. Even your basic envelope filter or auto wha pedal has not been covered as of yet, and there are many more envelope triggered effects out there.
If you do an envelope driven effects thing, try to get your hands on an Akai Intelliphase (late 90s). Those things are still pretty under the radar but they definitely have their place.
The section of the show where you guys used the boost of the Fulltone pedal and the MXR overdrive, is a great example of the myriad number of hidden ways a player can discover a great sound and potentially make it their own. Magic stuff.
Yes! Been waiting for this one! Thanks guys! Tremolo, particularly in an old Fender amp or on a Wurlitzer 200A, is my all-time favorite modulation effect. I crank my Carr Rambler amp to 10 with a touch of spring reverb for my sound and I love the sound of that amp's tube bias tremolo when the power section is cooking. It feels different than the tremolo being before or after the distortion, because the overdrive is happening from the power section which is modulating in bias (or something like that). Not sure about all the technical details around that, but it's such a lovely sound.
By the way, I've learned so much from this show. You guys are seriously the best and the guitar community gains so much from what you guys do. I owe a lot to you guys in finding my own tonal nirvana. Funny that TPS has shown me that I prefer not having a board and running as few pedals as possible. I've been running a vintage Thomas Organ Crybaby, Chicago Iron Octavian Plus, and EP3 Echoplex into a cranked amp with reverb and tremolo. No board, all batteries. Works for me! Happy days!
First comment in ages... but relevant because these videos are timeless! I bought myself a Strymon Flint so that I could free up some space on my pedal board (I took out two separate pedals and replaced them with just the one). The Flint is amazing, but damn, I wish the nobs on the front were dual-turn nobs. The volume boost is hidden away as a secondary feature, which requires you to push both pedals down at the same time, which is completely impractical when you need to adjust things quickly to suit a mix. Besides that, it's a wonderful tremolo with 3 tremolo options - harmonic band filtering, power tube bias, and photocell. Maaaan.... it's so good.
Love the Tremotron (which I own) and the Hamstead (I also own, sort of, on my Hamstead Artist 20+RT amp) but would love to see the Thorpy (I own), Empress and Strymon Flint (also own) in comparison. I know you can't cover everything in one video so nice job. Cheers!
Another great vid. I always look forward to Fridays. Best channel on youtube for sure! Can I make a request?! I love that you show us your base clean tone, straight into the amps, at the start of each show, but could you perhaps try to show each amp individually and then together when you show us your clean sound? Even if it's just a few seconds! You've done it on some episodes and not on others, and I always find it fascinating to hear each amp, and then together... Not a biggie, but I always find it an interesting moment of the show!
I'm watching this on my iPhone with headphones on, sitting by the fire in the lounge of a big English manor converted into high end hotel, surrounded by middle aged quietly drinking their evening cocktail. At "Carlo Sorasio" I totally lost it. Desperately trying not to laugh and utterly failing. Drawing all manner of disapproving stares. Fucking priceless. My wife is so unamused...
At this point in your life, I'm sure you've heard no end of name jokes! But you know it really doesn't matter if your name is Smith, some idiot will screw it up. Hat's off to you for not being upset about it.
hehe ;) Aswell as the fabulous pedal knowledge, I do enjoy the humour.. My shoulders have only stopped shaking too..! "Double Entendre" is the only suitable name for your inevitable band. You sounded good in Riffs lads + drumer/bassist (yes, even before Joey stepped up!)
Dan you've taught me so much.. An example would be I didn't even know pedals required certain power... Please keep making videos guys. This is a great guitar player resource.
Ok so here's my thoughts on this channel if you care to read....I've been watching this channel for about 9 months and watch every video on a Friday and really enjoy it. But I feel like there needs to be more now. I feel like the channel is just covering the same ground now as that has been done in the previous videos this channel has done. I remember watching quite recently a video on this channel on tremolos and it's pretty much the same thing. It's like how many times can you cover the effects of guitar pedals? I think even these guys understand this as they are bringing out short videos on their gear. Maybe do somethings like rob chapman does and just do a video of a £50 quid pedal vs a £500 one and blindfold test or something? Just feel like it needs to be abit more fresh and entertaining now. Not wanting to insult these guys as they are great but just my thoughts. Thanks
+Music Ghost We appreciate the feedback, thank you. It's pretty normal for people to come into something, enjoy it for a while then to move on. I do it with magazines and other media (Mick here). Every few years I pick up Bike magazine again. Read it for six months and stop because I've had my fill. They're not doing anything wrong. The £50 vs £500 pedal approach is interesting (Pete and I do that kind of thing on the Andertons channel), but it's really not what TPS is about. We all know that there is a huge element of decreasing marginal returns with musical gear in terms of price. Is a £500 pedal 10 times better than a £50 pedal? It can't be, can it? We're not interested in that. We're interested in learning, experience and asking better questions. We'll leave the other channels to do the populist thing making a big deal of price and 'value' but we're in a different place. We've both got to a point in our lives where we've done that and realised that it's part of the journey, but at the end of the day, you have to use what inspires you the most. And at this point that's the only thing we're interested in. The pedals aren't always crazy expensive either. But if all that means we stay small and niche, so be it. Dan and I do the things that interest us, and that we're passionate about. If we veer away from that, it all gets watered down, our hearts aren't in it, and we stop giving a shit. So it'll ebb and flow, we move along. Cheers!
Even when it's something similar to other things you've done, something new on this channel still brightens my day. It's like a fun time with friends. And you always seem to find different ways to approach things even if it's a topic you've covered before. But no objection if you want to start talking about my personal big interest, modular synthesizers.
+That Pedal Show Excellent response, Mick! I watch That Pedal Show for what is, and that is something which has made my life significantly happier (admittedly, I am a gear hound) and more inspired; I watch other channels for more typical, less wonderfully thoughtful, videos.
That Pedal Show I genuinely applaud your response. I just think you guys could be huge but surely can't keep covering 'chorus,phaser,overdrive,distortion,tremolo,delay, etc etc' every 6 videos. But If your in a happy place that's great and I wish you all the best!
I am in the market for a new Tremolo pedal so I was super stoked to see this video. I was looking at getting the Strymon Flint but now my choice becomes harder. Ace video!
I've been wanting to try out a Dry-Wet-rig, but I feel I've stumbled into some problems concering the signal chain, because I want tremolo on both amps, but after delay. The tremolo I'm using is a Boss TR-2. I want my chain to look something like this: tuner > Overdrive > modulation (both amps) > ABY > Chorus (Amp A) /Big Muff (Amp B) > Delay (Amp B) > Tremolo (Both Amps) > Reverb (Amp B) > Amp A / Amp B. Obviously there isn't two inputs and outputs on the TR-2, so I don't know how to solve my issue...
Thanks for the reply. I think I'll go with trying tremolo on one amp only (and perhaps putting tremolo before the ABY?), because I just got very excited about getting a Fulltone Supa-Trem... Cheers!
+That Pedal Show The laughter on this video is so contagious! Thanks for the awesome content. Dan's line "remember that the overdrive, really, is also a compressor" struck me hard with its wisdom. Won't be selling my trem pedal no more. Cheers!
thanx for this-- this and vibrato show just helped me decide to keep the pedal i got and spend more time with it. Endangered Audio Spectravibe-- very analog-very deep
I don't want to be pedantic but... wait, yes. Yes I do. Ring modulation is just very fast tremolo (>20Hz), so that buzzing sound from the tremotron is ring mod. Great show as always.
Terrific show guys - Mick you do a stellar job on the production values here. It looks unbelievably professional for a "two guys in a garage" show. Tremolo is my favorite effect by far and I'm delighted to see you finally cover it. One question I have - I often hear a faint warble in tube amps, particularly in decaying notes, that sounds to me like a very slight tremolo. Is there something inherent in power tubes that causes the sound to decay in a nonlinear way? And is that one reason why tubes (sorry, valves) supposedly sound more organic?
+Charlie Stiegler Thank you Charlie, though the praise for the production goes to Simon, our cameraman/producer. :9) That warble could be anything. Doesn't sound entirely right, so maybe the amp needs a little overhaul. Maybe new valves, filter caps, biasing... probably time for a general tune up! Thanks for watching!
In case you're still monitoring comments on old videos and have any pointers: I've been experimenting with running my whole pedal chain in front of the amp. I really like the simplicity and sound I get from this, but I've run into a problem with my tremolo pedal. My main mild overdrive tone is a Tumnus with the gain set low and the volume pretty high, essentially set as a clean boost slamming the front of the amp and causing it to break up. The problem is that if I put a tremolo pedal between the Tumnus and amp (and not in the FX loop), it will modulate my gain and not my volume, essentially the same way that turning down the guitar volume cleans up a distorted sound. It won't start turning down the volume until the dirt is completely gone from the sound. I know you guys prefer to run everything in front of the amp, so are there any tricks to this? I'm guessing the only solution is to either embrace the gain modulation or to get more of my dirt from the Tumnus and not from just boosting the amp?
Eskil hey dude. Don’t know if you solved this already. But I believe you need a bit more headroom then. Because from what you’re saying the Tumnus is already driving your amp to breakup. And as soon as an amp is limiting, it means you’re only going to increase gain by increasing the input volume.
Hey guys, great episode as usual. I asked before and you said you liked the idea, but do you think you'll do an episode about putting together a rock/blues pedalboard on somewhat of a budget through some popular amps. Possibly talk about the most widely used pedals (and who pioneered the sound), what order you would acquire them in, unconventional uses etc. it would be helpful for those who were pedal ignorant until recently
+Tyler B We can try Tyler, but if you think about, let's say, Joe Bonamassa, Philip Sayce, Gary Moore and even SRV for that matter, they all do rock/blues in very different ways. I'll put my brain matter to it. (mick here)
That Pedal Show Thanks Mick. yeah i get they used loads of different gear, I shouldve clarified, I meant most popular effects used in those genres. Essentially, what order would you get the effects to start building a versatile blues/rock board . Thanks for lending an ear, keep up the good work fellas!
This video has taught me two things. I need to shell out for a Super Trem and my current little board is wired exactly opposite to how it should be. Back to the old drawing board then. Cheers
O engraçado é... Não entendo uma palavra em inglês falado... mas é incrível como a didática desses caras se faz eficaz... consigo colher mais informações sobre funcionamentos de pedais aqui do que em revews de canais brasileiros (com exceção do guitarrista e youtuber Roberto Torao, que também é muito didático)... Não poderia deixar de parabenizar este canal depois de colher satisfatoriamente várias informações praticas sobre pedais como eu colhi... obrigado Senhores.
Great episode fellas... Comment on the Boss TR-2 - Years ago I was getting great sounds with it in the basement then wondered why it never 'worked' in gig scenarios... Apparent or actual, it disappeared in the mix and I stopped using it live. I then discovered Analogman, got it mod'ed and was blown away. It became a fave pedal and this naturally led to a dangerous GAS-path of KOT, BiComp, Chorus,... plus more recently, the Boss GE-7 mod which is also fantastic. TR-2 at end of chain, after delays & just before reverb is where it works best on my rig.
Hey Dan and Mick!! I'm almost sure Joe actually uses the Fulltone Tremulo (based on the Demeter tremulator just like the Mooer) in front of all his amps, since it comes before his switching system. You can barely hear his tremolo until he turns down his guitar and you hear a slight pulse. He keeps the depth at zero and when he wants obvious tremolo he steps on the hard/soft footswitch. He uses mostly as a clean boost to thicken up his tone, as Tremulators were famous for doing so well. I do the same with my boss tremolo in fact with the depth at zero, very decent boost plus saves space on the board, you just need to turn the depth knob down with your foot. This is what Joe wrote on his forum: "I use the supa trem for just that purpose... A little amount of trem in the quiet parts but a good gain boost on the bottom end.. It acts like a fat switch... A very interesting pedal.. Been in the rig for years now.... Joe B"
(Tugs thoughtfully on chin fuzz) Hmmmm. The old Carlsbro solid state sat unused in the garage has a built in trem. Now, if we tie in last week's wet/dry/wet episode as a bit of inspiration, stick the Carlsbro in between the two bottle amps with just a hint of trem as the clean sound we could be onto something. Then again, might sound like nails on glass but you never know 'til you try it. Looking forward to the pickup episode too. Just discovered that inside an old 70's Les Paul copy with its weird not proper humbucker pickups is a tone surprisingly reminiscent of Gilmour doing "Any colour you like" from 1974. Tone moves in mysterious ways. Great show as ever. Always good to see Dan laughing so hard he's crying.
And thus this shall be the 'Mick broke Dan' episode! And can you guys get hold of a Janus tremolo fuzz! That would be awesome! It's on my list of want! Love the show guys
Fantastic selection of pedals here. I love the section on ordering as well. Makes complete sense if you think that originally reverb and tremolo were amp effects. They sound great at the end of the chain. Well explained and demonstrated
Great episode, a lot of laughs and daftness to make us smile but also a ton of info as usual! Re - Type of effect, I always thought of tremolo as a gain based effect as opposed to a modulation based effect. Whilst the amplitude is being modulated, the result is a perception of level change of course which to me translates as a gain based effect...the same way an EQ is also a gain based effect/control.
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Tremolos make us better players: to keep our playing intelligible, we have to play longer notes and choose them carefully... Great show guys!
+noisesoundtonevibe Love that. Much wisdom, you have. Thank you for watching!
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Very well put. The "in-between even", I'm just now sorta kinda grasping the very small edges of that idea 😁
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Excellent point here. Sometimes less is better.
One of the things I love about the show is how much you two seem to enjoy each other! Looks like you're truly having a stellar time making each episode! Can we get a compilation video of the expressions you each make when you get a kick out of something the other one plays?
+Nathan Baldwin Hahaha!!! Dan and I are great friends. Have been for many years now. It's a trip to be able to do this in the way that we do it. Thanks for watching!
Good to see Trem getting some love. Absolutely *underrated.* Really been getting into it a lot more lately.
Great video gents. I too do Tremolo before Reverb and everyone tells me to do after but to me it sounds less abrasive. My signal chain: Gretsch Hollowbody > Boss TR-2 Tremolo > Boss DD-3 Digital Delay set to Slapback > Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb set to Spring > Orange Crush amp on Clean Channel. 🤠🏄🎸
Loved watching the demo and the Carlo crack up, very infectious guys! I've been sittin so long tweeking my pedal board now I have a bit of Carlo.
Dan's "Gig Hangover" is priceless.
Yeah, you should do more "after heavy drinking" episodes!
Indeed. I like the tangents they riff on.
Just wanted to say how much I've learned from your show as well as how much I've laughed. Thanks for helping us all on the journey to better tone, I think the show keeps getting better
+Robb Thank you Robb! Great to have you on board!
You guys should put the Name Drop Horn right next to the board so you can just step on it. Or.....create a new guitar pedal called the Name Drop..... Great sounds by the way. Thanks as always for the videos.
The name drop pedal!!! Brilliant!!!
Mike Gordon from Phish has a boxing bell on the floor next to his board to be used when the jams get hot. I think the Name Drop Horn could be rigged the same way.
What about the obvious . . put the Name Drop Horn on a mic stand
+FumbleHead or the most obvious: add the horn in post.
Ah too 'digital' . . . gotta keep it analog (and visual) :)
I watched the "Carlo Sorasio" part 10 times and cracked up with you every time. You guys are the best!
That Hamstead trem (both pedal and amp) is really fantastic. The Tremotron is also the coolest looking pedal around and it's sonic possibilities are intriguing!
+Phil Heesen III Ah, we owe Carlo a big apology. Little boys giggling. Got to be done. :0)
It's moments like the one where you lose it trying to pronounce the Italian pedal designer's name that really make this channel worth watching.
The more I experiment with tremolo, the earlier and earlier it ends up in my chain. I love the sound of tremolo into fuzz! Also a low depth, high speed tremolo into a chorus or flanger sounds very rich and complex.
Mine just ended up right at the front after an afternoon of trying to eliminate hiss. Still no idea where THAT'S coming from but it increases throughout the board. And what I DON'T want to hear is shUshUshUshUshUshing. Putting trem upfront fixed that so much that I began loving playing tremolo at the front through soft OD and into Flashback delay. Kept me entertained for hours. Different strokes for different folks!
I know this is an old vid but I love that you talk about your picks, after a year of playing I have tried everything now I am stuck on the jazz 3 XL prime tone, nothing beats it for me no other pick is the same as that. I can get away with the Ultex jazz 3 XL. You guys rock!!!!!!!!! LOL, I'm such a huge fan!
I'm inspired to give this effect a try. And I'm making this video a favorite so I can return over and over again to the part where you two loose it over that poor Italian's name! I've had the flu for the last month and it's been cool, cloudy & rainy here - this video keeps brightening my days!
Just wanted to say I only recently gave tremolo a chance and it's totally started to dominate my sound. It's gorgeous, and can honestly I believe be used in any genre. Just such a great effect.
Great video guys. I was giddy when I saw this posted today. I broke down and bought a Boss TR-2 earlier this week and it arrives today. Perfect timing!! I'm going to be trying to emulate all of these sounds this weekend!!
What, no Strymon Flint? Admittedly, it's not just a tremolo, but it has great vintage tremo-tones. Aaargh! Mick's guitar speaks Dalek!
+Kevin Round 2!
Source Audio Vertigo! It's stereo and can handle line level effects loops after your delay ;) it does harmonic, bias, and normal trem and also has an app where you can do tons of custom stuff like leslie sim and presets, etc!
Kevin agreed that Harmonic Trem is to die for!
I'm in the middle of Trem shootouts atm. Flint, and SA Vertigo are
included, along with many others. The grand scheme is to divide the
shoot outs by type, Bias, Optical, and Harmonic trem. I've collected
over 40 trems so far, so if you are interested and a tremolo nut, check
out and stay tuned to my channel.
So it was mentioned the Boss
TR-2 offers sine wave, I don't believe that is correct. It is not
pictured on the pedal, the triangle wave is pictured, and it morphs to
square wave.
Good show! Would love to see more on Tremolo.
And Strymon Dig
Dan and Mick........you guys ROCK. I discovered your channel about 2 months ago, and I cant stop watching. I started playing guitar about 6 years ago ( I'm 54) and pedals always mystified me. Before watching this show I had a Boss ME-70 could never seem to make my own sound, and I surely didn't understand what each effect "really" did. After watching you guys explain the what why and how, I really get it now. I sold the ME-70 and now have 17 individual effects pedals (and ain't done yet) and oh the tones I can make now. Exploring what I can do has transformed my playing.....and enjoying like I couldn't have imagined. I've moved up to my next level of playing. Thanks!! Oh yeah my amp is an Ibanez 2004 TSA15H which I just re-tubed with some vintage NOS pre amp and power tubes, into a 2X12 cab with Celestion Cream Backs, and now I feel like it comes close to your Hamstead! LOL Plus watching you two and seeing the "fun" you have is awesome!! I hope you keep doing this for a long time!! Cheers!!
+Scott Johnson Thanks for that Scott - it's the best feedback we can possibly have to know that you're inspired to play more and happier with your sound to boot. Great to have you along and thank you for watching!
Boss fixed the "Volume drop" in 2006 or so. A new TR2 doesn't have the drop. You can check the serial number online on a used one.
+Abram Treadwell ah, very cool, mine is quite old
I've been waiting for a full show on trem. Thank you guys!
how about a once a month inexpensive pedals that sound incredible show ?
No thanks
There would only be room for a couple.. Just get a Neo Clone. Only thing under 100 that's good man.
this show is for blues lawyers, haven't you noticed?
@@elliotmorley9075 under 100 €/$ there are a lot of pedals that sound cool... I mean used pedals.
The boss and full tone are both fairly inexpensive
Love you guys just the way you are! don't listen to detractors! pedal Show is the highlight of my Friday! sometimes I watch half of it and save the rest to watch during the week when I have time!Love from sunny Florida!
LOL at "boats and tremol-hos"!
rcoveyduc may have been Dans best joke to date. Besides the seagull story of course
what is the seagull story
Not sure what episode but something about one flying into an ice cream shop and causing a mess, they were dying
Seagull story was the one on tube screamer alternatives
Off to watch that now. I'm still dying with laughter over the Sorasio and "beating against each other" stuff.
It's Sunday and I'm revisiting all the funniest TPS episodes.
Another excellent episode. You guys are the best at what you do and I appreciate the insight. You bring a lot to the table for fellow guitarists seeking knowledge about gear (especially pedals). Thank you for doing this.
I just recently picked up the MXR M305 Tremolo and it’s great. Sounds nice along side the MXR M300 Reverb. It’s all the tremolo I’ll ever need. This episode is what influenced me to purchase a tremolo pedal. I feel I made the right decision from what my ears are hearing. Never used trem before now and I’m really loving it.
Thanks again for all you do.
Take care
Mick, you should really check the boost trick on the SupaTrem where you use the Soft/Hard switch to get Trem off/Trem on. Just set the Mix to zero and you have a great boost and/or a great tremolo.
So awesome. I think its great you both leave in the bits where you completely crack up. It makes the videos less clinical and more like you're just hanging out with mates playing some great gear. I have been wanting a good tremolo pedal for awhile now. This video has just made it more pressing... Cheers and as always thanks for the great information.
+Rob C Cheers Rob. Yep, Dan and I started doing this because all we talk about is guitars, amps and effects. So we said, 'Let's do this on TH-cam and see if a few people like it. So far 83k people like it enough to subscribe and we have around 8 million minutes of video watched per month. It's slightly insane but we're glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching. :9)
*Great idea about a show on pickups. Please include various ways to "make up" the difference between pickups in different guitars live
+grandmasterB77 will do
Small world...
Dan, I'm living on Gold Coast QLD 20yrs now & often working "up the road" in Brisbane your hometown. I was born & grew up in Southampton just "down the road" from you & you gigged on a boat there last night. Ha!
Love the show guys, always entertaining 👍🏻
Love the show. I particularly appreciate the insertion of the occasional pedal review to provide counterpoint to the comedy !
+45calypso Hahahaha!!! We're definitely not the channel for pedal reviews. Plenty of other channels that do that better. :9)
I love putting anything that boosts level in my effects loop(boosts, overdrives, distortion is out front of course) but eq, comp, preamp etc. They are so great in the loop cause they stay clean. It's my secret weapon for cleans and people always think my amp is just amazing (which it is in my opinion lol, its a marshall DSL100HR an I couldn't be happier with it) but I have my compression in the loop so I get more clean comp from it and it really makes cleans so incredible and clear and full. If the comp is up front it brakes up too quickly especially with higher output pups. And comp in the loop can also simulate tube sag which is great for when you can't really crank your amp but want that natural sag tone. I also use my eq in the loop to do some post preamp tweaking like you'd be able to do on some mesa boogies, and last but certainly not least I just built another diy kit a Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo(I build pedals from scratch also on veroboard but the quality and cost of the Quaverato kit was so good that I could match it without spending at least twice as much, Pretty much all of their components tested to within 1% tolerances) . It's an incredibly versatile trem that sounds excellent but I also use it cause it has tons of gain on tap if you want it. It has a volume control on the front of the amp but it also has a variable resistor/trim pot inside that you can use to set the amount of gain with. That way you can get 12 o clock on the volume control to be perceived unity gain. It was such a fun build and I love using it just as a boost as much as a tremolo and harmonic tremolo. You also have internal trim pots to set the high and low frequency levels so you can make the pedal brighter or darker based on preference and if that wasn't enough you also have a dip switch internally for both the high and low signals that sit right after the optocouplers. With the dip switches you can set the high and low pass filters cut off frequencys. With frequencys further apart you get more phasing sounds in the harmonic mode an with the frequencys closer together you get more of the mids/high mids back into the signal. Like I said it's an incredibly versatile tremolo that sounds excellent. If your able to solder and follow directions you can build it yourself for $89 or a little over $100 if you choose to add the midi upgrade which I did even though I only use midi with my DAW lol. Check it out!
I know there's been a few comments about topics being repeated, so I thought maybe I could air an idea I had. Maybe it would be cool if instead of focussing on an effect type, maybe one specific effect pedal? Almost like when you had a video on the Strymon Deco(?) way back. Move it around in the chain, try all your guitars through it, combine it with different amps, pedals, effects. Give an in depth study of one pedal and some uses, and in turn allow it to be extended as one tremolo will sound similar to another, for example. Another would be if you bought, say a Fuzz. You could demo the fuzz, review it as it were, and then show off its strengths and weaknesses by moving it around. Try putting delay first, after, really showing the difference. Putting it into two different amps, etc. Then you have both a review, and a question being asked and answered - "how exactly can I use my fuzz?"
+Joseph Cooper This is a nice idea Joseph, thank you. Certainly a good format for a show. Cheers!
From the FULLTONE website & the way I personally use the SupaTrem: Cool Trick! Turn the MIX knob full CCW, make sure the HARD/SOFT switch is set to SOFT, and your pedal becomes an amazing Clean Boost device when you turn it on... simply set the VOLUME knob to how ever much kick you want. NOW, if you want to add tremolo, simply step on the HARD/SOFT footswitch and you’ll have a normal sounding sine-wave tremolo.
SwingCordDestroy That's how I use mine. put it before my overdrive and it pushes it into lead gain territory.
SwingCordDestroy Yes. This. Some of my venues require using a radial SGI to route to my amp in a doghouse way back stage.
I put the supa-trem last in the chain and use this trick to boost the output and compensate for the tone suck.
Dan: "I'm emotionally spent!"
Mick: "I've got a white and gold guitar!"
59:29
I've got an EHX Super Pulsar and it is very cool. It has an amazing feature set, but my favorite thing about it is the envelope controls for depth and rate, based on the amplitude of the signal coming in. So the trem can be set to automatically slow down or speed up or go deeper or shallower as your notes decay (or as you adjust your volume knob). Very musical and awesome.
+MisterAngstrom yes! Must get one for part 2
well there goes my morning errands lol.
cheers guys
Thanks guys!! Great show again (as always) and very good to see the Providence Chrono Delay on the show again. What a great analog delay is that!! Love it on my board.
+Bob Engeringh It's digital, Bob!
with some great analog circuitry... yeah... you are right... who am I kidding...
But it's a great delay right!!
god do I love and always need a good tremolo! from the classic sounds thru to the choppy helicopter sounds...cool to see the boss tr2! it's the one I currently am using, the ol' g..haha
Fridays were already pretty damn cool, but these vids are knocking it out of the park. I have a tremelo and rarely use it because I couldn't ever get the sounds I wanted, now I have ideas to try. Thanks lads!
+TheRealReTox Excellent! Thanks for watching Tox!
Crikey, I don't think I've seen you guys crack up like that before! Poor old Carlo.
+d2vmusic Yeah, we feel bad. But we had to share. We should get him on the show so he can laugh at us. :0)
hey, i am not old at all :P
that's a cool idea (Y)
Ive been watching your videos for months. Only subscribed now because of the reminder at the start of the video haha
The way Mick plays at the start - I've always wanted to play like that! Trouble is I just have no skill whatsoever.
+Joseph Pickard Well Joesph, thank you. When I watch Josh Smith, Matt Schofield and Shaun Tubbs - to name just three - I feel exactly the same way. It's all a journey - keep on keeping on!
I loved this episode. I have recently begun my Search for Tremolo Pedals. So far I have narrowed my search to ( 3 ): Lovepedal Custom Build Tap Tremolo Pedal, Dawner Prince Effects Starla Tremolo & The Hamstead Soundworks Signature Tremolo - are the three Best I have heard. Never saw you guys laugh so hard. ( that MXR overdrive sounded good ). I Learn so much - every-time I watch this show. Your show is so informative. ( pedal order was very eye opening ).
Michael Caz I have the Lovepedal tremelo tap tempo pedal & it is great!
Thanks Jimmy Green - It honestly sounds The Most Musical to me. That is The One I have got my eye on ( but I do Tons of Research ) before making Any Purchase. Just bought Thorpy Fallout Cloud - it arrives on Monday. So Psyched. Dan & Mick " You guys are killing me " ( make me want a pedalboard with 25 pedals )
Ordered mine today. Thanks again for the input my friend.
how is your experience with volume drop using the lovepedal tap tremolo?
I really hope there's a "Boats and Tremolos" tee shirt that comes out of this.
On my lunch break and I get to watch this 👌🏻 only an hour and a half left when I go back to work
Low power pickups every time!
Have always loooooved tremolo. Amazingly, my first pedal way back in da day.. Thanks guys!!
Hi Guys, Any chance of an episode on digital stuff? Kemper/Axe Fx/Helix etc? Really enjoyed your venture into the software side in the bedroom tones episode
+Andrew Astin Maybe Andrew. If we do it, we need to get somebody in who cares/uses it regularly. Dan and I fully acknowledge the immense power, usability, indistinguishable tones when recoded and in some cases live. We'd encourage anybody to just take everything we do and translate it to the digital world. Is there any need for us to do it too?
To be fair there's a ton of TH-cam vid's that have covered just about every aspect of the main modelling units. Personally I'm a big advocate. I've pretty much consigned my real amps to home/studio use only now and use a Helix for gigging and rehearsal.
No. Please, no. Those are the last things we need more reviews of.
That Pedal Show I believe a friend of yours, Mr Neville Marten is a helix user :P . I'd certainly be interested in Dan and your perspectives on them, you have a better understanding of building sounds and how your signal altered y effects than pretty much anyone else's reviews/demos I see.
God, I love this video. The Tremotron is amazing! And so is the Pedal Show hoodie that arrived yesterday. :)
Ultex Jazz III XL for the win!
You guys are Security Council (SC) pedal. I learn so much form you two guys, it's unbelievable. I buy no pedal without you council. Thanks
Holy balls, dat tremotron. $250, I scoffed at the price prior to hearing it, now I feel guilty buying it for so little.
+QueeferSutherland yep, it’s such an amazing pedal
How much did ya pay
Mick, a crisp and heartfelt salute for that opening on the Gretsch. Soooo good!
+Chris Hollinrake Thank you Chris! Wish I spent more time with that stuff. It's so rewarding to play. Thanks for watching!
Found you guys months and months ago, way before the Andertons affiliation. A true education, you are welcome.
Here's one you haven't done yet. Envelope triggered effects. Even your basic envelope filter or auto wha pedal has not been covered as of yet, and there are many more envelope triggered effects out there.
+Sloe Poke Yes, good shout. We have some interesting envelope things... Thanks for watching!
If you do an envelope driven effects thing, try to get your hands on an Akai Intelliphase (late 90s). Those things are still pretty under the radar but they definitely have their place.
The section of the show where you guys used the boost of the Fulltone pedal and the MXR overdrive, is a great example of the myriad number of hidden ways a player can discover a great sound and potentially make it their own. Magic stuff.
Guys honestly, I have never laughed so hard since a long time. Almost wet myself!
Yes! Been waiting for this one! Thanks guys!
Tremolo, particularly in an old Fender amp or on a Wurlitzer 200A, is my all-time favorite modulation effect. I crank my Carr Rambler amp to 10 with a touch of spring reverb for my sound and I love the sound of that amp's tube bias tremolo when the power section is cooking. It feels different than the tremolo being before or after the distortion, because the overdrive is happening from the power section which is modulating in bias (or something like that). Not sure about all the technical details around that, but it's such a lovely sound.
+Jake Stewart Music Yes it is! That is a very special place to be Jake. Nice one. :0)
By the way, I've learned so much from this show. You guys are seriously the best and the guitar community gains so much from what you guys do.
I owe a lot to you guys in finding my own tonal nirvana. Funny that TPS has shown me that I prefer not having a board and running as few pedals as possible. I've been running a vintage Thomas Organ Crybaby, Chicago Iron Octavian Plus, and EP3 Echoplex into a cranked amp with reverb and tremolo. No board, all batteries. Works for me! Happy days!
+Jake Stewart Music Wow! There are some tones right there. We'd be happy be that. :0)
Left my pedal board for this
First comment in ages... but relevant because these videos are timeless! I bought myself a Strymon Flint so that I could free up some space on my pedal board (I took out two separate pedals and replaced them with just the one). The Flint is amazing, but damn, I wish the nobs on the front were dual-turn nobs. The volume boost is hidden away as a secondary feature, which requires you to push both pedals down at the same time, which is completely impractical when you need to adjust things quickly to suit a mix. Besides that, it's a wonderful tremolo with 3 tremolo options - harmonic band filtering, power tube bias, and photocell. Maaaan.... it's so good.
Love the Tremotron (which I own) and the Hamstead (I also own, sort of, on my Hamstead Artist 20+RT amp) but would love to see the Thorpy (I own), Empress and Strymon Flint (also own) in comparison. I know you can't cover everything in one video so nice job. Cheers!
+Ed Pettersen Round 2!
Right on! Can't wait.
James Delgado what do you think about the Tremotron ? Really thinking about buying one .
I wish I liked my job as much as you guys like yours. Such fun to watch!
+sduke39 We wish it was our job!
"John plays one of those weird guitars that has fewer strings and is longer"
"No its got 5 strings"
"Still one less"
Hahaha priceless!
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Another great vid. I always look forward to Fridays. Best channel on youtube for sure!
Can I make a request?! I love that you show us your base clean tone, straight into the amps, at the start of each show, but could you perhaps try to show each amp individually and then together when you show us your clean sound? Even if it's just a few seconds! You've done it on some episodes and not on others, and I always find it fascinating to hear each amp, and then together... Not a biggie, but I always find it an interesting moment of the show!
CARLO SORASIO
Probably, he sat on the design for the pedal while.
I lost it too.
I'm watching this on my iPhone with headphones on, sitting by the fire in the lounge of a big English manor converted into high end hotel, surrounded by middle aged quietly drinking their evening cocktail. At "Carlo Sorasio" I totally lost it. Desperately trying not to laugh and utterly failing. Drawing all manner of disapproving stares. Fucking priceless. My wife is so unamused...
LOL!!!
At this point in your life, I'm sure you've heard no end of name jokes! But you know it really doesn't matter if your name is Smith, some idiot will screw it up. Hat's off to you for not being upset about it.
Oh man, that clean tele tone. The second you played it I involuntarily let out an "oooooh" sound
37:21... Last pedal you get from Carlos.. He bent over backwards to get that pedal to you...
+Phil Boyd Aaarggghh. We felt so bad for laughing. But laugh we did. It's a great pedal. :9)
+Phil Boyd boom boom. We need to get him on the show I he can take the piss out of us
hehe ;) Aswell as the fabulous pedal knowledge, I do enjoy the humour.. My shoulders have only stopped shaking too..! "Double Entendre" is the only suitable name for your inevitable band. You sounded good in Riffs lads + drumer/bassist (yes, even before Joey stepped up!)
well, they should have some more!!
Thanks for covering this topic. I think tremolo is my favorite modulation effect. So useful and expressive.
Mick, is that the Sesame Street theme you're playing?!
At the beginning? No, it's a bastardisation of Robbie McIntosh and Eric Bibb. You should hear them play that stuff!
He may have been referring to 20:13, the bluesy shuffle thing you did sounds a lot like Sesame Street, at least to my ears.
qfz2112 took the words right out've my mouth! The beginning jam is absolutely lush.
That must have been Sesame Street. He even played it twice at least.
I think it was Outlaw blues by bob dylan
I just built my first board and I would love it if you guys did a segment on power supplies?
There's just something about a tremolo, isn't there?
I know I've complimented it before, but that is truly the most incredible sounding telecaster I've ever heard 😮😮😮😮😮
ALL the pedals on at once?!?!? hahah
Dan you've taught me so much.. An example would be I didn't even know pedals required certain power... Please keep making videos guys. This is a great guitar player resource.
Ok so here's my thoughts on this channel if you care to read....I've been watching this channel for about 9 months and watch every video on a Friday and really enjoy it. But I feel like there needs to be more now. I feel like the channel is just covering the same ground now as that has been done in the previous videos this channel has done. I remember watching quite recently a video on this channel on tremolos and it's pretty much the same thing. It's like how many times can you cover the effects of guitar pedals? I think even these guys understand this as they are bringing out short videos on their gear. Maybe do somethings like rob chapman does and just do a video of a £50 quid pedal vs a £500 one and blindfold test or something? Just feel like it needs to be abit more fresh and entertaining now. Not wanting to insult these guys as they are great but just my thoughts. Thanks
+Music Ghost We appreciate the feedback, thank you. It's pretty normal for people to come into something, enjoy it for a while then to move on. I do it with magazines and other media (Mick here). Every few years I pick up Bike magazine again. Read it for six months and stop because I've had my fill. They're not doing anything wrong.
The £50 vs £500 pedal approach is interesting (Pete and I do that kind of thing on the Andertons channel), but it's really not what TPS is about. We all know that there is a huge element of decreasing marginal returns with musical gear in terms of price. Is a £500 pedal 10 times better than a £50 pedal? It can't be, can it?
We're not interested in that. We're interested in learning, experience and asking better questions. We'll leave the other channels to do the populist thing making a big deal of price and 'value' but we're in a different place. We've both got to a point in our lives where we've done that and realised that it's part of the journey, but at the end of the day, you have to use what inspires you the most. And at this point that's the only thing we're interested in. The pedals aren't always crazy expensive either. But if all that means we stay small and niche, so be it. Dan and I do the things that interest us, and that we're passionate about. If we veer away from that, it all gets watered down, our hearts aren't in it, and we stop giving a shit. So it'll ebb and flow, we move along. Cheers!
Even when it's something similar to other things you've done, something new on this channel still brightens my day. It's like a fun time with friends. And you always seem to find different ways to approach things even if it's a topic you've covered before. But no objection if you want to start talking about my personal big interest, modular synthesizers.
Please stay niche, it's perfectly geeky and all the better for it, love the show and the Friday fix!
+That Pedal Show Excellent response, Mick! I watch That Pedal Show for what is, and that is something which has made my life significantly happier (admittedly, I am a gear hound) and more inspired; I watch other channels for more typical, less wonderfully thoughtful, videos.
That Pedal Show I genuinely applaud your response. I just think you guys could be huge but surely can't keep covering 'chorus,phaser,overdrive,distortion,tremolo,delay, etc etc' every 6 videos. But If your in a happy place that's great and I wish you all the best!
THANKS SO MUCH for showing us the amps setup first!!🙌🏼
PLEASE let the subtitles switched on!
FUNNY!
+Carlo Sorasio Is that actually you? Please say it is and correct us on the pronunciation!
of course, I am :D
It is: S O R A S I O
LOL
this is great
I am in the market for a new Tremolo pedal so I was super stoked to see this video. I was looking at getting the Strymon Flint but now my choice becomes harder. Ace video!
Chris Hepburn Highly recommend the Flint. Brilliant tremolos AND brilliant reverbs. Get the favourites switch too.....
ya it is a great pedal but now I'm thinking of the Diamond tremolo. I'm changing my mind like the wind. I like the idea of a tap tempo on a tremolo
Nice Tony Polecastro allusion at 8:50! Oh the good old days of the Acoustic Letter...
Nice video guys.
+Ben Petersen Aha! That's where it's from. That little tune is in my brain, but had become temporarily dislodge from its origin. Ah, Tony.
Another Great Show!! I have a Voodoo Lab tremolo I bought used, I've not compared to others but for me it's great.
such lovely staring... the bromance is strong in this ones.
wonderful video! (and I dont even really use tremolos).
I have an extra noisy Danelectro tremolo, so I have been interested about upgrading. And I just watched this today 1-5-2020
I've been wanting to try out a Dry-Wet-rig, but I feel I've stumbled into some problems concering the signal chain, because I want tremolo on both amps, but after delay. The tremolo I'm using is a Boss TR-2.
I want my chain to look something like this: tuner > Overdrive > modulation (both amps) > ABY > Chorus (Amp A) /Big Muff (Amp B) > Delay (Amp B) > Tremolo (Both Amps) > Reverb (Amp B) > Amp A / Amp B.
Obviously there isn't two inputs and outputs on the TR-2, so I don't know how to solve my issue...
Thanks for the reply. I think I'll go with trying tremolo on one amp only (and perhaps putting tremolo before the ABY?), because I just got very excited about getting a Fulltone Supa-Trem...
Cheers!
+That Pedal Show The laughter on this video is so contagious! Thanks for the awesome content. Dan's line "remember that the overdrive, really, is also a compressor" struck me hard with its wisdom. Won't be selling my trem pedal no more. Cheers!
When I'm feeling down, I come here to watch you two try to read that name.
You make things ok again
+Magnus R Bless you Magnus. If we make you laugh, everything is good in the world!
thanx for this-- this and vibrato show just helped me decide to keep the pedal i got and spend more time with it. Endangered Audio Spectravibe-- very analog-very deep
I don't want to be pedantic but... wait, yes. Yes I do. Ring modulation is just very fast tremolo (>20Hz), so that buzzing sound from the tremotron is ring mod.
Great show as always.
+james fairlie Mick here. I never knew that. Awesomeness
Terrific show guys - Mick you do a stellar job on the production values here. It looks unbelievably professional for a "two guys in a garage" show.
Tremolo is my favorite effect by far and I'm delighted to see you finally cover it. One question I have - I often hear a faint warble in tube amps, particularly in decaying notes, that sounds to me like a very slight tremolo. Is there something inherent in power tubes that causes the sound to decay in a nonlinear way? And is that one reason why tubes (sorry, valves) supposedly sound more organic?
+Charlie Stiegler Thank you Charlie, though the praise for the production goes to Simon, our cameraman/producer. :9)
That warble could be anything. Doesn't sound entirely right, so maybe the amp needs a little overhaul. Maybe new valves, filter caps, biasing... probably time for a general tune up! Thanks for watching!
In case you're still monitoring comments on old videos and have any pointers:
I've been experimenting with running my whole pedal chain in front of the amp. I really like the simplicity and sound I get from this, but I've run into a problem with my tremolo pedal.
My main mild overdrive tone is a Tumnus with the gain set low and the volume pretty high, essentially set as a clean boost slamming the front of the amp and causing it to break up. The problem is that if I put a tremolo pedal between the Tumnus and amp (and not in the FX loop), it will modulate my gain and not my volume, essentially the same way that turning down the guitar volume cleans up a distorted sound. It won't start turning down the volume until the dirt is completely gone from the sound.
I know you guys prefer to run everything in front of the amp, so are there any tricks to this? I'm guessing the only solution is to either embrace the gain modulation or to get more of my dirt from the Tumnus and not from just boosting the amp?
Eskil hey dude. Don’t know if you solved this already. But I believe you need a bit more headroom then. Because from what you’re saying the Tumnus is already driving your amp to breakup. And as soon as an amp is limiting, it means you’re only going to increase gain by increasing the input volume.
Hey guys, great episode as usual.
I asked before and you said you liked the idea, but do you think you'll do an episode about putting together a rock/blues pedalboard on somewhat of a budget through some popular amps.
Possibly talk about the most widely used pedals (and who pioneered the sound), what order you would acquire them in, unconventional uses etc.
it would be helpful for those who were pedal ignorant until recently
+Tyler B We can try Tyler, but if you think about, let's say, Joe Bonamassa, Philip Sayce, Gary Moore and even SRV for that matter, they all do rock/blues in very different ways. I'll put my brain matter to it. (mick here)
That Pedal Show Thanks Mick. yeah i get they used loads of different gear, I shouldve clarified, I meant most popular effects used in those genres.
Essentially, what order would you get the effects to start building a versatile blues/rock board .
Thanks for lending an ear, keep up the good work fellas!
This video has taught me two things.
I need to shell out for a Super Trem and my current little board is wired exactly opposite to how it should be.
Back to the old drawing board then.
Cheers
Oh yeah and also I need a 7.2k bridge pickup. These free videos cost me a bloody fortune 😫
+Q Tips Wallet It's all a journey Q. Happy travelling and thanks for watching!
O engraçado é... Não entendo uma palavra em inglês falado... mas é incrível como a didática desses caras se faz eficaz... consigo colher mais informações sobre funcionamentos de pedais aqui do que em revews de canais brasileiros (com exceção do guitarrista e youtuber Roberto Torao, que também é muito didático)... Não poderia deixar de parabenizar este canal depois de colher satisfatoriamente várias informações praticas sobre pedais como eu colhi... obrigado Senhores.
Great episode fellas... Comment on the Boss TR-2 - Years ago I was getting great sounds with it in the basement then wondered why it never 'worked' in gig scenarios... Apparent or actual, it disappeared in the mix and I stopped using it live. I then discovered Analogman, got it mod'ed and was blown away. It became a fave pedal and this naturally led to a dangerous GAS-path of KOT, BiComp, Chorus,... plus more recently, the Boss GE-7 mod which is also fantastic. TR-2 at end of chain, after delays & just before reverb is where it works best on my rig.
+David Moore Well, you know we're fans of Mike Analog Man. No arguments from us. :0)
Leave it to the pros. Thanks guys this video helped a lot! TH-cam is a wonderful place!
Hey Dan and Mick!!
I'm almost sure Joe actually uses the Fulltone Tremulo (based on the Demeter tremulator just like the Mooer) in front of all his amps, since it comes before his switching system. You can barely hear his tremolo until he turns down his guitar and you hear a slight pulse. He keeps the depth at zero and when he wants obvious tremolo he steps on the hard/soft footswitch.
He uses mostly as a clean boost to thicken up his tone, as Tremulators were famous for doing so well. I do the same with my boss tremolo in fact with the depth at zero, very decent boost plus saves space on the board, you just need to turn the depth knob down with your foot. This is what Joe wrote on his forum:
"I use the supa trem for just that purpose... A little amount of trem in the quiet parts but a good gain boost on the bottom end.. It acts like a fat switch... A very interesting pedal.. Been in the rig for years now....
Joe B"
+Miguel Pessanha Well there we are, thank you Miguel!
(Tugs thoughtfully on chin fuzz) Hmmmm. The old Carlsbro solid state sat unused in the garage has a built in trem. Now, if we tie in last week's wet/dry/wet episode as a bit of inspiration, stick the Carlsbro in between the two bottle amps with just a hint of trem as the clean sound we could be onto something.
Then again, might sound like nails on glass but you never know 'til you try it.
Looking forward to the pickup episode too. Just discovered that inside an old 70's Les Paul copy with its weird not proper humbucker pickups is a tone surprisingly reminiscent of Gilmour doing "Any colour you like" from 1974.
Tone moves in mysterious ways.
Great show as ever. Always good to see Dan laughing so hard he's crying.
+fletches40 I love the old carlsbro amps, was my first amp when I was 10. It can be great to mix an SS amp with a valve amp as well.
1+ hour of thoughts...I can't wait! :) Love your show. Even wear your beanie proudly.
+M DA Thank you! We had some moans today about the length. Never been a problem in the past.
Ahem.
The more, the better!
Brilliant. Would love to hear you play with a Kingsley Bard.
'Feeling bad blues' by Ry cooder. The sweetest tremolo tone of all time
And thus this shall be the 'Mick broke Dan' episode! And can you guys get hold of a Janus tremolo fuzz! That would be awesome! It's on my list of want! Love the show guys
+Box on Bass Oooh. Sounds very coool....
Great information; especially the placement comparisons! Thank you.
I wish I was half the guitarist of either of you. Even your noodling is engaging.
Fantastic selection of pedals here. I love the section on ordering as well. Makes complete sense if you think that originally reverb and tremolo were amp effects. They sound great at the end of the chain. Well explained and demonstrated
So stoked for a pickup-talk episode!
Great episode, a lot of laughs and daftness to make us smile but also a ton of info as usual!
Re - Type of effect, I always thought of tremolo as a gain based effect as opposed to a modulation based effect. Whilst the amplitude is being modulated, the result is a perception of level change of course which to me translates as a gain based effect...the same way an EQ is also a gain based effect/control.