MusicRadar Verdict
An extra layer of nuanced expression makes this a tremolo pedal with a difference - dynamic control.
Pros
- +
Use conventionally or with dynamic envelope follower. Musically interesting tremolo sounds. Choice of waveforms.
Cons
- -
Price.
MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to help you choose the best music-making gear for you. Find out more about how we test.
The Pigtronix Tremvelope can be used conventionally, but its standout feature is a switchable envelope follower that lets you control the speed and depth of the effect with your playing dynamics.
"Having your picking alter the tremolo creates interesting and musical shading for song parts"
As a basic tremolo, you get a choice of two waveforms - a sine wave and a ramp (sawtooth) wave with controls to set the speed and depth.
A sensitivity knob determines how the tremolo changes in response to picking dynamics and there are several options as to how it changes the tremolo.
Speed and depth both have three-way switches to determine whether they speed up, slow down or don't react to the triggered envelope, while a third selects whether the speed of acceleration/deceleration is slow or fast.
More versatility is available via expression pedal and trigger inputs. Once you've set it up, having your picking alter the tremolo creates interesting and musical shading for song parts.
“If you messed something up on a production, admit it, fix it, and move on”: 8 cost-free tips to improve as a producer in 2025
"I switched to a Stratocaster - I got a really good deal in the middle of the night for $120 - and then in 1972, Lowell George showed me his MXR compressor pedal”: Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her famous slide guitar style
“The melodies work so well in this CGDGAD tuning. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this arrangement”: Magic Mike Dawes is at it again – he’s turned a Sleep Token track into a work of solo acoustic guitar genius
