I'm looking to get that spaceman 3/spiritulized tremolo effect that they get from a vox repeat percussion or a boss PN-2 but I don't want to spend the money on a 2nd hand beat up PN-2 but wondered about an alternative. Does the Behringer clone do that staccato sound as the Boss does? Is there anything else that can do it? Someone in a shop recommended the MXR tremolo and I tried the Boss TR-2 but no joy there. any ideas?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:11 pm
by Fran
Benecol had a 'Hummingbird' pedal that did the Vox thing. He should be able to point you in the right direction
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:13 pm
by lorez
Fran wrote:Benecol had a 'Hummingbird' pedal that did the Vox thing. He should be able to point you in the right direction
I was looking at the hummingbird and it looks decent. I might speak to Benecol then
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:46 am
by benecol
I've had two Hummingbirds, and they were both cracking. It's a Vox Repeat Percussion circuit - I'm sure Mike could knock you one up. Someone timhulio knows (I've lost the link, but I'm sure he'll chime in too) makes a silicon fuzzface and repeat percussion in one box which sounded lovely.
Although his anti graphics diatribe is a bit lame.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:29 am
by Dave
Mike wrote:Although his anti graphics diatribe is a bit lame.
ronsound chap wrote:Many builders offer effects with great finishes and cool graphics, but what's the point? Once it's in the signal chain, the only thing that matters is how it sounds. By not painting my pedals, you save money and I save time, allowing me to complete orders faster.
ronsound chap also wrote:Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for the order to ship. While this may seem excessive....
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:49 am
by lorez
thanks for the tips guys, it seems that those pedals are about the same cost as an old PN-2. Time to see what to stick in the classifieds then I think
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:01 am
by Mike
I didn't vouch for him or nothing.
$130 = £80.
To be honest even though it's a simple circuit, it would be a new one on me and from what I've read you need to hunt and match the transistors or tweak the circuit - so I would be charging about that much for a Custom one-off also.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:21 am
by benecol
Lovely as the Ronsound kit it, pay the extra $15 and buy from Jamie at Earthquaker - he's ace. Link
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:23 am
by Mike
Oh year, definitely worth it - extra knobs and switches - plus that guy is Legit.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:49 am
by timhulio
To throw another name into the ring, Christian at Magnetic Effects http://magneticeffects.net/ does great things with the Repeat Percussion circuit, including combining it with switchable fuzz. The neatness and build quality of his effects are something to behold. Also the enclosures are powdercoated black for classiness!
timhulio wrote:To throw another name into the ring, Christian at Magnetic Effects http://magneticeffects.net/ does great things with the Repeat Percussion circuit, including combining it with switchable fuzz. The neatness and build quality of his effects are something to behold. Also the enclosures are powdercoated black for classiness!
^ That's the cove I was on about.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:18 pm
by stewart
the boss PN-2 is a stereo panning tremolo like you got on suitcase rhodes pianos. i haven't seen any current pedal that emulates it (i haven't really been looking, right enough).
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:10 pm
by Fran
The PN-2 was also a major part of Dean Garcia's sound in Curve. True fact Pop Pickers.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:10 am
by Mages
stewart wrote:the boss PN-2 is a stereo panning tremolo like you got on suitcase rhodes pianos. i haven't seen any current pedal that emulates it (i haven't really been looking, right enough).
