Marshall VT-1 VibraTrem

Not to difficult to use. The wave shape control can be a little tricky though.

I bought his effect primarily for a choppy helicopter-type tremolo sound and I admit it does that really well. But only that. You can not possibly get a good bluesy soft trem sound out of this pedal. The Vibrato function is horrid but I have other pedals that do that so I'm not hurt by it. There is a volume boost when the effect is engaged but it doesn't bother me much. My rig is a Fender 60's reissue Strat--modded Rt.66 OD/Comp--E13 Soda Meiser--ProCo Rat--Vibratrem--EHX Flanger Hoax-- Guyatone Micro Delay--Boss Hi Band Flanger--Boss Chorus Ensemble--Line 6 Echo Park--into either Roland JC 120 or Peavy Penta 212. It is quiet and works well with other FX. It is just not versatile enough.

It has cut out on me a few times, so I dont trust it that much. However since tremolo isn't exactly an effect I use all the time I think I could manage if it died out on me on stage.

We'll see....

I play shoegazing instrumental post-rock stuff but I also enjoy bluesy stuff too. This pedal is mediocre at best. I bought it to replace a broken Danelectro Tuna Melt Trem but it was such a let down. I may replace this eventually but I'm not sure what with.

Fairly easy. Speed knob is obvious, as is depth. Mode switch is simple, vibrato or tremolo. Shape knob alters the type of waveform, from triangle which is subtle, to square which is a more full on warble.

Not bad at all. It's better than theold Nobels TRX, but that's the only other tremolo I've owned to compare it with. The tone isn't altered and there is no drop in volume. The Vibrato mode is often slagged off, but it does what it is supposed to without any fuss. I particularly like the fact that it has 2 outputs. In tremolo mode it sounds fantastic with the signal flip-flopping between the two amps - real stereo effect.

I need to hear other pedals to make a proper comparison, but I get the feeling it lacks a certain musicality; it can sound a bit lifeless in some songs with my band.

No problems so far and it is solid metal. Feels indestructable.

For the price of ?35 from www.gak.com I can't complain. It does what it should at a very good price. Has gone into my pedal board straight away.

The pedal is slightly harder to use than the Boss version or the cheaper Dano version. There is a vibrato and tremolo mode. Rather than a simple switch for waveform choice, there is an adjustable knob that starts at triangle and adjusts to square. It takes a while to learn how to tweak your tone but the good news is that this pedal is very tweakable - lots of tone potential. I like it.

I sort of talked about tone potential just above. I think that the adjustable wave shapes and the two modes make for many great sounds. I like the slight db boost. I have most of my pedals set such that there is a slight boost when the efect is heard.

I play either my USA Strat, Tele, PRS Singlecut Soapbar or PRS Santana SE into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or my toy amp which is a Vox AD30VT.

I have a Marshall Compressor and a VT-1. Bulletproof pedals.

I would get the same pedal again. The Boss Tremolo sounds anemic and like Bosss pedals, it's noisey. The Danelectro pedal sounds great but it's plastic. Many of the Boutique Trems are fantastic but $300 for a Trem is too much.

This is a great pedal.

I bought this pedal for that retro tremolo sound (think 60s spy movie)
I mainly play a Shergold through a Laney amp using clean or slightly crunchy sounds. I used to have an amp with built in tremelo and never felt the need for any other FX.

This pedal does the job, kind of. The controls are straightforward enough, it's not hard to get the right kind of sound (though I'm not after anything too radical), but I have a few reservations:

It adds about 3/4 dB of gain. The manual suggests this won't happen if you amp gain is high enough-I beg to differ. If I want to make my guitar get louder I'll turn it up.

It seems to run out of steam the longer it's on. At first I though it was just the battery running out (it seems to eat them), but I tried it with a power supply and found exactly the same. This means that I have to keep tweaking the controls and upping the depth throughout a gig, which I don't expect to happen.

One more point: the "vibrato" effect. Why?

I wouldn't think about buying this pedal again- if it was lost or stolen, I'd look for an alternative.

This is a fairly simple pedal; I have found it easy to get a massive range of sounds by tweaking the 3 knobs; mainly adjusting the speed whilst setting it to the depth. It is not difficult to think of the sound you want in your head and then adjust the pedal to your needs.
My only minor gripe with this is that I prefer switches like on Boss or Digitech pedals as I find the small buttons on this and Big Muffs are inferior.

I use a telecaster in a 60 watt combo with a large pedal board full of effects. I use this in a pedal chain without using an effects loop.
There are any number of different sounds you can achieve with this pedal; you just need to set it right for what you need. Long, held chords on a slow setting sound beautifully warm and vintage. On the other hand you can achieve strange robotic effects if you choose a fast setting, vibrato with a square shape. It is a fairly versatile pedal and it could be used for bands sounding as diverse as Radiohead to Tool.
I find the Vibrato effect to be useable on some settings, for a fairly short time; possibly for intros only (unless you are in a sound-scape based band). However, it is not the best sound I have ever heard in my life.
The tremelo, however, is excelent.

I am pretty sure I have solved the problem some people are having with it just 'dieing'. If you have it turned off, and come back to it after everything being unplugged, you switch the pedal on and it simply bypasses the signal. You will not get any tremelo or vibrato effect and it seems broken. Simply switch between the modes (T/V) and go back to the one you want to use. Voila! It is alive.
This is a strange feature and I will bet this has happened to many people. I had it there for about 2 weeks thinking it was broken.

It is built like a tank and you can trust Marshall.

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I play in a grunge band but I am highly infulenced by bands like Radiohead and Muse as well as the predictable Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Alice in Chains.
I use a lot of effect pedals and I like to incorporate differert sounds and textures to my work; as well as experimenting at home. This is a pedal to own if you want more variety in your sound (the vibrato is fairly original so it has appeal to people searching for a strange sound). In terms of comparing with other tremelos, I have only used a couple but this is a good one. Even on its own, without a comparisson, there is a warmth there that you will know sets it apart somewhat.
If I was going to change it a bit, I would possibly swap the virbrato effect for something more widely usable; or possibly just change the sound (as it is not a normal vibrato) however, work with the pedal not against it; you have this sound now see what you can do with it.
To be honest, I don't use tremelo that much in my songs, and I know it would be more useful to other people. However, even though it is not the first pedal I need, I have enjoyed it and I beleive it has some great sounds just waiting to make a track.
If it was stolen I wouldn't replace it purely because it is not essential. However, I would definetly miss it.

This is an easy to set up pedal. Mode, Speed, Depth & Shape knobs. Mode lets you choose between the tremolo or the vibrato setting, speed and depth are self explanatory. Shape is where you get to choose the kind of tremolo you like from smooth triangle wave to square pushing pulsed waves.

This is the best tremolo pedal I have ever had. I have tried Boss, Voodoo Labs, Dunlop, Line 6, Behringer etc. This pedal gets classic tube tremolo sounds...
Now the vibrato is not the vibrato most people are used to. It is in fact a classica vibrato sound like the vintage amps have. I compare it to VOX type of vibrato. This effect sounds like a light tremolo with a hint of detuning...To me is very kick ass!!!

Made of solid metal. Built like a tank...

I play rock in the vein of The Cure, Interpol etc. This pedal excells in warm tones...

Once you figure out the trick to maximizing this pedals full potential, it's extremely easy to use. Like most most pedal it has Speed, Depth, and Shape knobs, pretty Self explanatory.

When I first bought this pedal, I thought it was quite mediocre. The tones really were weak, and even though Marshall claimed this to be passive (true?) bypass, there was a 30% drop in signal when the effect was bypassed. I was pissed, and was going to return it or sell it on ebay or something. Then I decided to try using a 9 VOLT adapter instead of a battery and SHAZAM... this Pedal went from a 4 to a 10 in sound quality. If you own this pedal and haven't tried an adapter, by all means buy an adapter and give a spin. You'll be surprised!

Built like a frickin' tank, I could probably hammer nails with this thing.

I have been playing guitar since 1977, and this is the very first Marshall product I have ever owned. In the 80's and 90's I used Carvin X-100B amps and loved them so much I never got a Marshall amp. But now I wouldn't mind having a handwired reissue plexi.

I'll give it a 9 because of the drop in quality when using a battery, again if you own this pedal, USE A 9 VOLT ADAPTER and it's sound quality will dramtically improve!

The pedal is quite simple,three classic controls for tremolo and vibrato with the first knob selecting one of the two. In low light condition,on stage, the line on the knobs is not very visible. For the rest is ok.

I use a stratocaster and a fender deville 4x10. Doesn't make noise,a true bypass system doesn't touch your sound quality;it gives just a little of high frequences when on. However for my tastes the quality is very good,it seems to play on a vintage amp!

I'm having it for a short time,I can't say more.

I 've just registered it on the marshall site,a very confortable way.

You know I play rock,I like the old sound,the beatles,floyd, stones,led zeppelin but also u2 radiohead, kula shaker and hush.It is a very good pedal,you can trust!

not the easiest in comparison to ther stomp boxes,so that could be much better

ok i found the vibrato effects useless,and the tremelo was ok but not anything special

havent had any trouble

dont know

not too good go out and buy a Boss TR-2 or a DOD Vibrotang anything,this is problem the worst trem and vibrato pedal around. so unless you're paying under ?20.00 quid i say its over priced

Very easy to use, just turn the knobs and find what you like

I love it. I'm surprised at the bum rap this pedal is getting, I think it sounds great, and can achieve a wide range of tones. I have owned two of these, the first one died on me quite prematurely, so I was hesitant to get another, but got a really good deal. Somehow, I think my second one sounds much better and works better overall than the first one I had, must have been bad from the factory. Oh well, it lives in the midst of a huge chain of effects right now, and does exactly what I want it to do, I love it.

Well as I said, I'm a little wary, but so far so good. Its very solid, but I hope the electronics on the one I have now are more sound than the first one I owned.

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Overall I think this pedal is being way over-criticized. It's very versitile, sounds great, and looks pretty. As long as it keeps working, I'll be very happy with it.