My all time favourite harmonic tremolo is the Steymon Flint. I’ve owned the Monk and numerous others since falling in love with harmonic tremolo, but nothing for me beats the Flint. There’s a magic there.
Love the series and love you too man. You’ve been a great inspiration and distant pal over the years. You’re also the only person that can get me to watch anything about tremolo because it gives me a migraine. Be well man.
The tremolo shows are the only ones I can't get to the end of. I've never been seasick but I guess this might be how it feels. Also might explain how I've never spent much time listening to Jimi
Whatever you tested over the years, its always been about how the whole ensemble sounds all together. I love that. Now, I wanna hold that 345 really bad....mega mojo🤘
In comparison to the Jam Pedal trem you well demonstrated why I choose the Universal Audio Flow and replaced my analog chorus pedal with the Universal Audio Brigade Chorus pedal as well: because they are digital pedals there are dead quiet in the signal chain (notice the noise when the Jam pedals trem is engaged). As I use chorus and trem in the FX loop of my Fuchs Fullhouse 50 combo the Universal Flow and Universal Audio Brigade were are real gamechanger in terms of a quiet setup and they really sound analog in a pleasant way and are easy to use. I highly recommend these pedals and thanks to Mick for the great demo 😊
I knew the Monk was amazing, but my word that Flow is right up there with it. Fabulous sounds from both. The Daddy is the Deluxe Reveb cranked, though, with the 345 bridge pickup 😘👌
I honestly purchased a Tremolo Pedal (Diamond) because of Dan & Mick = True story. They haunted me in-my-sleep, with those pulsating-tones . . I had to have one !!! Thanks alot guys.
I'm sure the experience is different in the room but the pedals hold their own against the amp trem nicely. Anyone would be well served by either the JAM or UA. Love this series of videos too.
I was listening with good headphones and a proper RME interface, and while I can't say how it sounded in the room, the Flow does scream 'I am digital'. Kills the higher guitar transients and degrades the signal, quite a bit actually. I did a rough compare to my old Source Audio Vertigo, and the SA pedal wins by miles. Also compared to the effects in the Helix/HX Stomp/Effects/One etc. - Line 6 is clearly better. Having said that, there are ample analog pedals which smoke that thing, the Fulltone Supa Trem 2, the Supro trem, and most importantly, the Flower Pedals Sunflower. Unsurprisingly, the JAM pedal wins the harmonic trem discipline.
I love my Harmonious Monk Mk2 for the normal trem, always find myself going to the RetroVibe over the harmonic trem as it suits what I like just slightly more. The Monk would be the one on my board if there was only one spot free though!
Bonjour Mr Du Jour! Love how the feedback got chopped up towards the end. Enjoyed all three tremolo sounds very much, but financial constraints dictate that I’ll be keeping my venerable Boss PN-2 trem/pan for now.
I just don’t like the Boss tremolo. I’m partial to Harnonic, but when compared to even the Bias or other Trems, the Boss is just lacking. There are a dozen I’d get instead, that range from cheaper to twice the price. I wish I could settle for the Boss, as they are easily found for $30-50 at used shops. $50-60 online.
I got one of those, after I’d been on the fence for years. Finally found a 25% off sale, and got one. It’s not a good Harmonic Trem tone. So, it’s not replacing the Subdecay Vagabond I already had, but I got it for the other things it does. I’ve been getting some unique modulation tones, or some unique envelope filter tones too. When mixed right with delay and reverb, it really does some cool stuff, but it’s not something one wants to get for a straight tremolo. The filtering is just always above every other sound, so it’s not as great a Harmonic Trem sound as these, but it’s meant to be a bit weirder.
@@CorbCorbin I agree with your assessment. I do like the weirdness of it, and I do tend to use my Quad Cortex effects or even my UniVibe for more traditional modulation sounds.
Great job MDJ. The Monk is the winner to me...thats way its on my wishlist. I have the Boss TR-2 on my main board and trelicopter on my small board. Both great, but the Monk is a must.
Great sounding pedal, as is the Monk. I have the JHS three series tremolo, which also sounds great, but it never seems to do quite the same thing as my Princeton on board Tremolo, which sounds glorious.
Great tones! I picked up a Mk I Walrus Audio Monument a few years back and it's served me well: Amplitude and Harmonic modes plus a bunch of wave shaping!
I have a monk v1. Started off with the harmonic mode but now nearly always the amplitude mode. It’s redundant compared with the trem on my Princeton 64 HW or Swart STR Tremolo. I find amp tremolo addictive.
I didn't think there was a pedal that stood up to the Monk,..the flow sounds killer an the vib sound has that fender vibrola sound.....got to get me one
No offence but I prefer the sound of the flow. Thankfully for you guys it seems an unpopular decision 👍 love this new format of video once in a while ❤
Tremolo ahhh, i once bought a boss TR2 and in my frustration i literally threw it out the window into a dumpster that had been there that week. Then over the course of a few momths i went hunting for the right tremolo pedal. I tested everything you could think of but in the end i took a Joyo modified tremolo, i need to add tap tempo to it and it'll be perfect. The runner up was the Fulltone Supa Trem. But surprisingly the modded joyo beat everything
Definitely think the amp trem and the harmonious monk sound better. Would have been interesting to hear the monk in standard mode against the UA in standard mode.
Dharma? is that a little side nod to jam pedals (dellay llhama)? nice. from here the monk sound more open, goes deeper. flow also doesnt have the mix knob wich is killer. and btw: isnt the amp tremolo post preamp? if so, shouldnt trems go in an fx loops to compare?
The Flow looses articulation in Harmonic mode compared to Harmonious. The Flow gets sirupy/mushy. But the amp tremolo, oh my oh my ... did Fender gets it right in 60ties? ❤❤❤
Thanks, Mick, great comparison. I personally prefer how the JAM HM colors the guitar sound over the UAFX, which to my ears sounds (dare I say it?) "digital". So I am keeping my JAM. If it only had top jacks, though. Sigh.
Can y’all make a video on playing in different frequencies? Tuning to 432 hz, for example. Does that different frequency tuning only really change anything in open chord position?
It changes the ratio of all the frequencies, at open e, it’s a little bit higher than e flat tuning, the notes don’t translate, you’d have to retune to play with regular tuning. We play and record in 432, I prefer it, sounds heavier, and puts us more in tune with natural frequencies and harmonics. Check out Los Surfvivers here on TH-cam. Cheers
Tune to whatever you like; but "more in tune with natural frequencies" is absolute bollocks for conspiracy theorists. I like being able to play in tune if there are pianos/organs/etc around.
Thanks Sean! Still got a few things to iron out with it. I LOVE the Varitone, but something about the stereo seems to be loading it down to dullness in part. Done one gig with it so far with mixed results, so we’ll see!
@@ThatPedalShow I hear you. Hence why so many take it out I’m guessing. Tone suck. I’m surprised the amp didn’t catch on back in the day. That Varitone channel on Channel 2 I believe could be played activated or deactivated. The channel comprising of a volume and tone, then the Varitone circuit. Push the buttons to activate the various options like the guitar selector switch or I believe button “1” took it out the circuit bypassing it completely I would have thought. Always thought it was a clever design. Especially as the player wasn’t restricted to a ES guitar should they want to plug in a Les Paul etc. A les Paul with Varitone options would be interesting.. Anyway enough of my babble! Sounds great here anyhow 👍
Haven't found a small footprint harmonic trem pedal to knock off my dear old Catalinbread Pareidolia Harmonic Mesmerizer ran with 18 Volts from my board. Don't know why but Flow lacked soul. Or the 3rd dimension. It sounded alright but JAM won this one easy.
It’s one Dan made for me for my 345. It needs a stereo plug, in this case a Square Plugs TRS jack. The cable says Ray Raydecker on it. That’s either a brand, or whoever Dan stole it from. Hahaahaha
I’ve been out of the TPS loop for a while, so maybe this has been covered(?), but I’m pretty pleased with my Maestro Mariner if anyone else is looking for a SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper alternative 😄🤷🏼♂️
For me those digital single pedals like the ones from UA are the worst of both worlds (analog and digital multi fx). They don't have presets and can't be controlled via MIDI. If you stack multiple digital effects you will stack multiple AD/DA converters and add latency each time. You have to power each one with your expensive isolated power supply. They usually draw more current.
We think they're aimed at people who don't want lots of effects, where a fully featured multi-FX is too much. So for example you have a couple of drives, and your favourite echo and you want one other thing. Simple, small, sounds good. In that instance they're infinitely better than a complex multi effects device.
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I’m really enjoying this series of short, focused on one-type-of-effect vids. Entertaining and informative.
Thanks! If you could tell your friends that would be great. Numbers are way low on this series. Argh!
My all time favourite harmonic tremolo is the Steymon Flint. I’ve owned the Monk and numerous others since falling in love with harmonic tremolo, but nothing for me beats the Flint. There’s a magic there.
Nuthin I heard yet has made me want to ditch the Flint...
I have the Flint and the Monk on my board and a Princeton Reverb with tube bias trem. They all sound magic and different.
That Gibson 345 is the business
Fun, quick video. Really good to hear these two side by side. Thank you, Mick.
See you next week Adam!
Love my Harmonius Monk with my UA Golden Reverberator!
Best thing about these vids is, u get a real good sense of what the sound like in a real world rig. Love it keep em coming
What, you mean you don’t lug three amps and a flight simulator with you everywhere you go? 😉
Sound guys at bars LOVE wet/dry/wet rigs! 😂
Monk all the way for me. I love my V1 monk! Harmonic trem is swiftly becoming the modulation effect I can’t be without. Great video leg-ends.
Man, I love tremolo! Both of these sound fantastic. Really enjoying the Effector du Jour series as well.
Love the series and love you too man. You’ve been a great inspiration and distant pal over the years. You’re also the only person that can get me to watch anything about tremolo because it gives me a migraine. Be well man.
Thank you Ross! Feeling the love, and right back at you!
The tremolo shows are the only ones I can't get to the end of. I've never been seasick but I guess this might be how it feels. Also might explain how I've never spent much time listening to Jimi
Morning tea break in Brisbane......ahh great timing Mr Du Jour
Whatever you tested over the years, its always been about how the whole ensemble sounds all together. I love that.
Now, I wanna hold that 345 really bad....mega mojo🤘
In comparison to the Jam Pedal trem you well demonstrated why I choose the Universal Audio Flow and replaced my analog chorus pedal with the Universal Audio Brigade Chorus pedal as well: because they are digital pedals there are dead quiet in the signal chain (notice the noise when the Jam pedals trem is engaged). As I use chorus and trem in the FX loop of my Fuchs Fullhouse 50 combo the Universal Flow and Universal Audio Brigade were are real gamechanger in terms of a quiet setup and they really sound analog in a pleasant way and are easy to use. I highly recommend these pedals and thanks to Mick for the great demo 😊
I knew the Monk was amazing, but my word that Flow is right up there with it. Fabulous sounds from both. The Daddy is the Deluxe Reveb cranked, though, with the 345 bridge pickup 😘👌
I'll keep the trem on my amp and my univibe merci beaucoups!
I honestly purchased a Tremolo Pedal (Diamond) because of Dan & Mick = True story. They haunted me in-my-sleep, with those pulsating-tones . . I had to have one !!! Thanks alot guys.
The Monk sounds just magical.
I'm sure the experience is different in the room but the pedals hold their own against the amp trem nicely. Anyone would be well served by either the JAM or UA. Love this series of videos too.
I love the 345! Mainly the sound but I like the look too.
I was listening with good headphones and a proper RME interface, and while I can't say how it sounded in the room, the Flow does scream 'I am digital'. Kills the higher guitar transients and degrades the signal, quite a bit actually. I did a rough compare to my old Source Audio Vertigo, and the SA pedal wins by miles. Also compared to the effects in the Helix/HX Stomp/Effects/One etc. - Line 6 is clearly better. Having said that, there are ample analog pedals which smoke that thing, the Fulltone Supa Trem 2, the Supro trem, and most importantly, the Flower Pedals Sunflower. Unsurprisingly, the JAM pedal wins the harmonic trem discipline.
This. It simply sound "stiff" and less responsive overall.
My brain is struggling to connect the color orange with tremolo...I just cant 🤣
Yup. Orange is for phaser 😂
Luckily, it seems to have the phasiest harmonic trem ever lol
The Monk is magic. Gonna have to buy me one.
I love my Harmonious Monk Mk2 for the normal trem, always find myself going to the RetroVibe over the harmonic trem as it suits what I like just slightly more. The Monk would be the one on my board if there was only one spot free though!
It's a tough call - vibe or harmonic trem. Nice problem to have! Try the Monk in the reverse triangle wave and get that depth and mix up.... Mmmmm
Surprise evening episode! I love it. And perfect timing! Been curious about that Jam H.M. after the delay llama awakened me to the beauty of tremolo.
Bonjour Mr Du Jour! Love how the feedback got chopped up towards the end. Enjoyed all three tremolo sounds very much, but financial constraints dictate that I’ll be keeping my venerable Boss PN-2 trem/pan for now.
Harmonic Trem sounds gorgeous ! I need !
Really can't go wrong with either here - both sounding great! I always come back to the humble Boss TR-2 myself!
I just don’t like the Boss tremolo. I’m partial to Harnonic, but when compared to even the Bias or other Trems, the Boss is just lacking.
There are a dozen I’d get instead, that range from cheaper to twice the price.
I wish I could settle for the Boss, as they are easily found for $30-50 at used shops. $50-60 online.
@@CorbCorbin Haha fair enough! The quest for tone is so subjective isn't it?
Love harmonic tremolo, but I have the EQD Night Wire. The Harmonious Monk sounds amazing. UA is nice, too!
I got one of those, after I’d been on the fence for years. Finally found a 25% off sale, and got one. It’s not a good Harmonic Trem tone. So, it’s not replacing the Subdecay Vagabond I already had, but I got it for the other things it does.
I’ve been getting some unique modulation tones, or some unique envelope filter tones too.
When mixed right with delay and reverb, it really does some cool stuff, but it’s not something one wants to get for a straight tremolo.
The filtering is just always above every other sound, so it’s not as great a Harmonic Trem sound as these, but it’s meant to be a bit weirder.
@@CorbCorbin I agree with your assessment. I do like the weirdness of it, and I do tend to use my Quad Cortex effects or even my UniVibe for more traditional modulation sounds.
Great job MDJ. The Monk is the winner to me...thats way its on my wishlist. I have the Boss TR-2 on my main board and trelicopter on my small board. Both great, but the Monk is a must.
Great sounding pedal, as is the Monk. I have the JHS three series tremolo, which also sounds great, but it never seems to do quite the same thing as my Princeton on board Tremolo, which sounds glorious.
Great tones! I picked up a Mk I Walrus Audio Monument a few years back and it's served me well: Amplitude and Harmonic modes plus a bunch of wave shaping!
The trem on the ac15 i like too, and the tone king imperial
I love my Monk! It's such a rich and juicy sound!
Nice surprise today! Both sound killer
Good example of full depth is REM Crush With Eyeliner. Among dozens of other examples.
Love it. The flow is definitely on my wish list!! Enjoyed your video on the orion too.
Orange for the win!
I like the slower oscillations
I have a monk v1. Started off with the harmonic mode but now nearly always the amplitude mode. It’s redundant compared with the trem on my Princeton 64 HW or Swart STR Tremolo. I find amp tremolo addictive.
I didn't think there was a pedal that stood up to the Monk,..the flow sounds killer an the vib sound has that fender vibrola sound.....got to get me one
No offence but I prefer the sound of the flow. Thankfully for you guys it seems an unpopular decision 👍 love this new format of video once in a while ❤
Me too, I prefer the flow.
Tremolo ahhh, i once bought a boss TR2 and in my frustration i literally threw it out the window into a dumpster that had been there that week. Then over the course of a few momths i went hunting for the right tremolo pedal. I tested everything you could think of but in the end i took a Joyo modified tremolo, i need to add tap tempo to it and it'll be perfect. The runner up was the Fulltone Supa Trem. But surprisingly the modded joyo beat everything
Definitely think the amp trem and the harmonious monk sound better. Would have been interesting to hear the monk in standard mode against the UA in standard mode.
They both sound great but I would get a Keeley Hydra instead...it has a tremolo w/ the same settings + reverb and presets as well.
Please compare the Kingsley Harlot to the Tube Driver. I think that would be an excellent comparison for this series.
I guess I need to buy the ‘65 Deluxe to get the sound I want. Cheers.
That amp trem sounds delicious. The pedals are great too.
And I have the JHS 3 Series Harmonic Trem, which does both kinds. It’s one of the best I’ve played.
So great.... waaaa.... Really good time listening to all that !
Bravo du jour from Paris
Hello everyone,...
From Alaska here.
I love my ibanez TR mini. Perfect size for occasional term goodness and build like a rock
Dharma? is that a little side nod to jam pedals (dellay llhama)? nice. from here the monk sound more open, goes deeper. flow also doesnt have the mix knob wich is killer.
and btw: isnt the amp tremolo post preamp? if so, shouldnt trems go in an fx loops to compare?
Two winners! Cheers Mick!!
I have a JHS model 3 harmonic tremolo, I love it.
The Flow looses articulation in Harmonic mode compared to Harmonious.
The Flow gets sirupy/mushy.
But the amp tremolo, oh my oh my ... did Fender gets it right in 60ties? ❤❤❤
The Dharma setting is killer.
Thanks, Mick, great comparison. I personally prefer how the JAM HM colors the guitar sound over the UAFX, which to my ears sounds (dare I say it?) "digital". So I am keeping my JAM. If it only had top jacks, though. Sigh.
Mick, have you reviewed the Keeley Hydra and I just missed it? It has a nice harmonic tremolo as well.
Ya we have one here - cool thing! Not sure it's been on the show...
The Keeley Hydra is on my small board, along with the Keeley Eccos. Two really nice small pedals....and they do stereo.
My BOSS PN-2 tremolo pan is nice too.
I want a monk!.
source audio vertigo, while old, would have been great to have here. never see enough source audio stuff on this channel
Apart from the Collider which is on very regularly, the Ventris from a couple weeks back and periodic showings for the Specturm. Ahem.
But the most important question: TrEmOlO or tReMoLo ?
Can y’all make a video on playing in different frequencies? Tuning to 432 hz, for example. Does that different frequency tuning only really change anything in open chord position?
It changes the ratio of all the frequencies, at open e, it’s a little bit higher than e flat tuning, the notes don’t translate, you’d have to retune to play with regular tuning. We play and record in 432, I prefer it, sounds heavier, and puts us more in tune with natural frequencies and harmonics. Check out Los Surfvivers here on TH-cam. Cheers
We’ve touched on it in the past. I love 432 personally - Mick here.
Adam Neely has a good video on it. Benn Jordan too.
Tune to whatever you like; but "more in tune with natural frequencies" is absolute bollocks for conspiracy theorists. I like being able to play in tune if there are pianos/organs/etc around.
Nice to see & hear you play that guitar Mic.
Definitely suits your style of playing
Thanks Sean! Still got a few things to iron out with it. I LOVE the Varitone, but something about the stereo seems to be loading it down to dullness in part. Done one gig with it so far with mixed results, so we’ll see!
@@ThatPedalShow I hear you. Hence why so many take it out I’m guessing. Tone suck.
I’m surprised the amp didn’t catch on back in the day. That Varitone channel on Channel 2 I believe could be played activated or deactivated. The channel comprising of a volume and tone, then the Varitone circuit. Push the buttons to activate the various options like the guitar selector switch or I believe button “1” took it out the circuit bypassing it completely I would have thought.
Always thought it was a clever design. Especially as the player wasn’t restricted to a ES guitar should they want to plug in a Les Paul etc. A les Paul with Varitone options would be interesting..
Anyway enough of my babble! Sounds great here anyhow 👍
That is Dharma cool!
I don't know how much you're compressing the vocal mic in the speaking segments, but I can hear Mick's voice resonating inside the guitar body.
Or it might be the metal chair next to me.
great video mick.
have you tried the mooer trelicopter, its a real sleeper pedal and on the cheap! to
Yep. For years it was mine and Dan’s affordable tremolo. Been on the show a bit!
Haven't found a small footprint harmonic trem pedal to knock off my dear old Catalinbread Pareidolia Harmonic Mesmerizer ran with 18 Volts from my board. Don't know why but Flow lacked soul. Or the 3rd dimension. It sounded alright but JAM won this one easy.
Great Job Man.! ❤❤❤
The UA sounded odd to me in the first setting 🤔 It almost sounded like it was running out of headroom and was clipping or something
What guitar cable are you using? I love the shade of pink and how low profile the plug is.
It’s one Dan made for me for my 345. It needs a stereo plug, in this case a Square Plugs TRS jack. The cable says Ray Raydecker on it. That’s either a brand, or whoever Dan stole it from. Hahaahaha
@@ThatPedalShow Thanks for the response Mick 💚 I'll check those out and hopefully build one up for myself
Noel: “I wonder what the settings are?”
What strap is that on your 345? I love wider straps like that with my Sheraton.
www.thatpedalshowstore.com/collections/effected-guitar-straps
That guitar...
I’ve been out of the TPS loop for a while, so maybe this has been covered(?), but I’m pretty pleased with my Maestro Mariner if anyone else is looking for a SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper alternative 😄🤷🏼♂️
All gravy
One for all the insomniacs out there!
Not ADT though right, so no good for wet-dry?
I think all uafx pedals are analog dry-through
Yes, it’s ADT!
@@ThatPedalShow that's Tore's fault, right?
Didn't even have to kill meaningless hours- what a surprise!
Midnight!!! 😁
Yeah, got my 1200 wrong didn’t I. Google not caught up with 24 hour clock yet.
I’ve been spoiled by years of high quality UA stuff i guess, ‘cuz the flow is sounding just “ok” yet the Monk knocks it out of the park 🤔
👍🏿🤘
I'm going to order the JAM pedal..
Bye.
12 o'clock drop
...Drop around the clock
Love the cliff hanger. How about some more click bait thumbnails?
TPS doing click bait. Ha!
Put tremolo in loop.
There is no loop.
For me those digital single pedals like the ones from UA are the worst of both worlds (analog and digital multi fx).
They don't have presets and can't be controlled via MIDI. If you stack multiple digital effects you will stack multiple AD/DA converters and add latency each time. You have to power each one with your expensive isolated power supply. They usually draw more current.
We think they're aimed at people who don't want lots of effects, where a fully featured multi-FX is too much. So for example you have a couple of drives, and your favourite echo and you want one other thing. Simple, small, sounds good. In that instance they're infinitely better than a complex multi effects device.
Wut is this?
Imagine being this stupid
Only :53 seconds to get to a played out MickLick™️
It makes sense for someone who test/presents to have something people can reference, so in this context. It’s fine.