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TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo

Summary
Price New TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo @ Musician's Friend
Manufacturer URL http://www.tcelectronic.com/
Ease of Use 9.8 (4 responses)
Sound Quality 9.5 (4 responses)
Reliability 8.7 (3 responses)
Customer Support 10.0 (1 response)
Overall Rating 9.8 (4 responses)
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Product: TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo
Price Paid: USD 199
Submitted 05/22/2008 at 05:21pm by Frankie
Email: simmons<at>aol dot com

Ease of Use : 10
very simple 3-knobber.

Sound Quality : 10
I don't think it nails the vintage Fender Tremolo sound exactly, but it does so much better than any other Trem pedal. The throb it produces can do a pretty convincing amp trem, but so much more. I prefer it to the tremolo on my RI Twin reverb, it's more hypnotic sounding and less sterile. It add a slight layer of warmth and that is what separates it from other trem pedals. I've had the Keeley Boss TR-2, Guyatone Flip Tube, and the Voodoo Lab; this box sounds better by a long shot IMHO, with a cooler vibe. There are quite a few cheesy trems out there, this is different and cool.

The big bonus is using this as a clean boost by turning the Depth at minimum and setting the volume past noon. It is the best clean boost I've had, and that includes the Fulltone Fat Boost.

This is a great multi-purpose pedal for me.

Reliability : 10
I've owned a few TC pedals and they are the best, most over-engineered pedals out there.

Customer Support : 10
I've emailed them with questions and always receive a response within 24 hours.

Overall Rating : 10
In a crowded trem market, this one stands above the rest for it's tone. Also, it is not true bypass, but the buffer is so good, it actually improves your tone, especially on a crowded pedalboard with long cable runs.


Product: TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 11/22/2007 at 12:02pm by jimbo v/d zee

Ease of Use : 9
3 knobs, a square/sine button and a switch. plug, stomp and go!

Sound Quality : 9
i love the termelo sounds on vintage fenders. this thing totally does the vintage thing. love how the tremelo effect can be used slightly present in the background and as full-on chopper effect. the rate just doesn't go very high, like most modern (usually crappy) tremelo pedals.

Reliability : 8
looks fairly solid. very similir to the t-rex boxes. same danish producer?
has never dropped out on me or anything.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
this is my favorite tremelo pedal. period. Though pricey, i'm glad my search for a good vintage tremelo sound is over.


Product: TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 11/13/2007 at 01:59pm by surftremster

Ease of Use : 10
depth, rate, output volume. and a button for sine/square wave. simple. works on batteries and standard boss adaptors. on to the important category!

Sound Quality : 9
No noise at all and no tone loss in bypass. as for the tremelo itself, it's simply delicious. I've finally found a good trem that doesn't sound weak or unnoticable at low depth/intensity levels, yet doesn't sound TOO pronounced at high depth, and sounds so warm. This thing is the best trem I've come across so far.
In keeping with the whole vintage vibe of this thing the rate doesn't go up all too high, certainly not like your typical crappy boss,ibanez whatever trems. I like using it for surf, as well as indie, blues, well everything I could want to use tremelo with.
Still not exactly like a vintage fender, which is hardly imaginable in a little pedal, so no 10. people hand out 10's WAY too easily here!!!(just look at how many "ultimate" overdrives are around)

Reliability : 8
looks fairly sturdy. Not bulletproof or anything, but should be able to take some abuse. I'm taking good care of this one though!

Customer Support : No Opinion
don't know.
But about something else now; there's a trimpot inside, but it's pointless to go messing with it. you get either no trem and all volume or no volume at all. i thought perhaps they'd include the option of turning the rate up, but no.

Overall Rating : 9
this thing is a fantastic tremelo pedal. I'm hooked on it. It's one of those pedals that just makes me wanna play more and more.
I had plenty of tremelo pedals allready, but decided i just had to give this one a go (got it cheap) and it's my main trem now. All my old t-rex,voodoo labs, burford, nobels and whatnot tremelo pedals can go out the window now. I also have an EHX worm but the tremelo on that is awful. this is the one for me.

(the whatnot is for the behringer cheapo trem, i might as well admit it)


Product: TC Electronic Vintage Tremolo
Price Paid: USD 189
Submitted 10/16/2006 at 06:37am by Giorgio Montanari

Ease of Use : 10
Really Easy. Few knobs. they do what they say.

Sound Quality : 10
Great sound. Close to my old English AC15's vibrato. I actually bought it cos I missed that effect, after I sold the amp.

Tested other similar pedals (Carl Martin, Red Witch, T-Rex, Keeley, Dunlop ...), and eventually bought this one: it sounds great, and delivers the sound I am looking for.

Fantastic for vintage tone.

Gives a good vibe to the sound, really moves it.

It sounds great at every setting. Especially good with a Phase 100 (phaser) before it and a Red Repat (delay) after it: psychedelic!


Reliability : No Opinion
Dunno. Hope it's well made.

Customer Support : No Opinion
No idea.

Overall Rating : 10
Great tone. Paragraph.

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