Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar Tremolo Guitar Effect Pedal

An attractive pedal even for keyboardists, very brilliant panning tremolo with reversible waveshaper - cool ! Not expensive at all, and the pedal works very smoothly. We are using it upon vintage BBD based string synths and organs. You can get different and emotinal effects not available from a traditional phaser and flanger.

While this trem has a broad range of sounds, the controls are incredibly finicky. You can spend five minutes getting a reasonably good sound and then move a knob 1/16th of turn only to start the process all over again as all the sounds / controls interact each other.

I had this thing in my pedal board (not even thrown in a bag randomly) for two days. I got a sound I liked, put the pedal board in it's case, took it out at rehearsal, only to find a minute rub of a control required extensive time to get back to a good sound.

If you like the sounds this thing makes and have the time to adjust and not move it, it's a good cheap trem. If you're a gigging or active musician, this thing blows. There are much better choices out there that won't cost you an arm and a leg.

I would pass on this and ps. I do generally EHX products. Not this one.

Pulse pulse pulse! Nice pedal, great analog feel. Has a very organic effect on your guitar tone. The knobs really tweak the effect on this pedal. Thank you Electro Harmonix! :)

This was inexpensive so I didn't have high expectations. Plus EH tends to produce somewhat eccentric products. If you are looking for a traditional tremolo, go with a modded TR-2, or if you have the cash, a Diaz Tremodillo (Try one, and you'll start rationalizing your savings account away).
If you are an aural adventurer, you may be pleasantly amused. The knobs are extremely sensitive, particularly the Rate. You can dial in some musical settings, but be sure and mark'em with a sharpie.
It is useful to me even when it is off, for running my combos in stereo.

For the money, this is the best tremolo guitar pedal out there. It is a little tricky to learn how to use (if you want *really* over the top sounds), otherwise it's a cinch.
It's set up for the following:
- Shape (Wave form)
- Rate (Speed of tremolo)
- Depth (amount of your signal)
- Wave shape switch (ascending and descending wave pattern, also a square)

I primarily have the wave at 12:00, a symmetrical wave form, the speed changes so it doesn't matter (anything past 12:00 is TOO fast), and the depth at it's max. Now here's the thing about the Depth Conrol, anything past a slightly beyond 3:00, it stops working correctly, it sounds terrible, in my opinion
-doubling the rate, and sounding messy. I dont know why it does this. Mostly for how I play I leave it at the square wave. There are some nice effects you can make it do, such as changing the wave pattern as it decays. Perfect for surf rock and mellow rhythm chordings.