Members english_bob Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 OK, this is an effect I might want to get. I know about Seymour Duncan, Empress, Diamond, Catalinbread and Cusack's TT trems. Who all else makes one, which ones suck/blow/fail and which ones are worth having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pedaltones Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I take it you are already well aware of Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 What I was going to say. ^ And btw, it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Estephan Rodriguez-Torres Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I have a GK3 now, and i recommend it if you're after a crazy/unusual tremolo with tap tempo. The straight up trem sounds aren't the best i've heard. Then again, that's not why people buy the Goatkeeper. I use to own the Diamond, and i loved it! Sounds reeeeal goooood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 the Empress is my favorite stand alone tap trem of all time. brilliant sounding with some great features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted June 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I have a GK3 now, and i recommend it if you're after a crazy/unusual tremolo with tap tempo. The straight up trem sounds aren't the best i've heard. Then again, that's not why people buy the Goatkeeper. I was just wondering about that. The GK is pretty spendy for me to then have to go out and buy another trem to cover all the stuff it can't do. So, follow-up questions (for everyone, not just Estephan): Is there a TT trem out there that can do at least some of what the GK is capable of, but still do a good "normal" tremolo too? Preferably for less cash? What's the difference between the three versions of the Goatkeeper? Is the GK3 very much better than the GK2 or GK1? Is there much difference in the used price of the different versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 The different versions of the goatkeeper have different tap divide values . The shapes are the same, I think its sine wave and square waves, sound just has good has any other tremolo. The difference to me is the shark tooth ramp down /| shape, that does sound a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Oh the line 6 m series does have a pattern tremolo like the goatkeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holm14 Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I built a few from the awesome pcb's over at musicpcb.com. They turned out great, and are extremely versatile if you want to go the diy route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveinLondon Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Not sure if the Trex Tapster is in shops yet but it looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapbladder Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I built a few from the awesome pcb's over at musicpcb.com. They turned out great, and are extremely versatile if you want to go the diy route. SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 Love the SD {censored} Shaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members delayed delay Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 In a pretty big fan of the Catalinbread Tap Semaphore - lots of unusual sounds as well as great normal tremolo stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members III Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 If stereo or panning sounds fun to you... Young Pedals... The Looker... I think Digitech makes a stereo tap trem too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DannyDedalo Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 a friend of mine have the cusack tap tempo tremolo, IMO sound great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric.chambers Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 the Empress is my favorite stand alone tap trem of all time. brilliant sounding with some great features. same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Estephan Rodriguez-Torres Posted June 12, 2012 Members Share Posted June 12, 2012 I was just wondering about that. The GK is pretty spendy for me to then have to go out and buy another trem to cover all the stuff it can't do. So, follow-up questions (for everyone, not just Estephan):Is there a TT trem out there that can do at least some of what the GK is capable of, but still do a good "normal" tremolo too? Preferably for less cash?What's the difference between the three versions of the Goatkeeper? Is the GK3 very much better than the GK2 or GK1? Is there much difference in the used price of the different versions? Oh, the GK can do EVERYTHING. The basic trem doesn't sound as good, but it can still do it. It's just a little harder to dial in. You wouldn't need another trem. If you haven't used tremolo much it might be best to start with something more simple. The reason i chose the Diamond over the Empress was for random tremolo, and the momentary switch. Huuuuuuge selling points for me. I actually prefer the random tremolo on the Diamond over the GK. It seems to stick closer to the set speed, whereas the GK is completely random and sometimes it's a little much. I use to own the original Semaphore Trem, and that was great. I would imagine the new one will be pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 Shape Shifter is the best budget tremolo with tap I've used. The Empress is great, might have more features you'll use/need, but they're there. If I got another one, it would probably be it. I'd like to try the Diamond too. I also really like the SolidGoldFX Stutterbox. Best sounding trem I've used, bar none. It's not tap, but it gives you two different settings, with an instant change from one speed to another with a toggle switch that looks like maybe a tap. Plus it gives you 3 different LED's one for off/on, the other two different color LEDs for each speed so you can see how they're set, even when the trem is off. Other cool features, a tone knob and a gain knob - almost like adding a bit of overdrive to your tremolo if you want it. It doesn't have a ton of different trem settings, just two, but they're both great - it's an optical trem which sounds more amp like to me. The Fulltone is similar, but also not tap - it has a half switch, sort of like the Stutterbox, but to me not as good of design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Did anyone mention the Cusack Tap-A-Whirl yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 a friend of mine have the cusack tap tempo tremolo, IMO sound great I see they did. That, the Diamond, the Empress, the Catalinbread, Digitech's latest Hardwire trem, Duncan, T-Rex - there's actually quite a few of them out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 I had an empress; good all around, I wished the rate went a little slower though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members majafa Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 If stereo or panning sounds fun to you... Young Pedals... The Looker... Came here to mention this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted June 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 Digitech's latest Hardwire trem O rly? I looked at the specs for the Hardwire Tremolo/Rotary pedal (that's the one you mean, right?) and there was nothing to suggest that it had TT. I mean, I believe you- you're Phil after all, I'm just surprised... EDIT: Phil was right of course, but the Hardwire's TT is implemented with that irritating "press and hold" method and only has one subdivision setting for each mode. Tap tempo: give it its own footswitch or GTFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members III Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Came here to mention this one. Finally have one on the way... I think the Catalinbread trem would be The One too... if it had stereo In and Out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hotmess Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 If your interested, I've been thinking about experimenting with this chip combined with some CMOS circuits combined with a tremolo circuit but the circuit would probably have a bunch of {censored} you don't want (I'm thinking stepped waveforms). You could PM me, but the wait time would be a few weeks while I finish the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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