Empress Tap Tremolo 2 Pedal

Description

The Empress Tap Tremolo is another original design from Empress Pedals. The signal path is analog but under digital opto control. Pristine Sound - The Empress Tap Tremolo Pedal has to be heard to be believed. It's whisper quiet and free from the "LFO throb" usually associated with tremolos. We dare anyone to find a better sounding tremolo.Waveform Selection - You can modulate your sound with three different waveforms. An asymmetrical tremolo was modelled after a '65 Fender Vibrolux (brown face) to give you the fullest tremolo sound possible. A square wave can be utilized if you're after a harder sound. And if you're looking for a more normal tremolo, you can use the triangle wave setting.Tap Tempo - The Empress Tap Tremolo Pedal averages your last four taps so it plays in sync with your music. You can also choose different tap to tremolo rate ratios. 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 are available.Two Speed Mode - An exclusive feature to the Empress Trem. You're able to set two different rates, and switch between them using the tap tempo stompswitch. This is similar to playing through a Leslie cabinet and changing the speed.Rhythms - Another exclusive feature. The Empress Trem will definiately do your run-of-the-mill tremolo sound to a tee. But you can also set it to play different rhythms. Check out the soundclips for examples.Gain - A problem with most tremolos on the market is that when they're engaged, you hear a noticeable drop in volume. The Empress Trem solves this by having a gain stage on the output. It's able to deliver up to 6dB of gain without adding any distortion to the signal.True Bypass - The Empress Trem employs true bypass, so you can be sure that it's not affecting the signal when disengaged.Perfect Size - The enclosure measures approximately 4.5" by 3.5" by 1.5", wh Review: Really great tremolo pedal - I tried a number of tremolo pedals before deciding on this one. In the end, Empress won out for the following reasons: 1. The sound was the best of the bunch. Just a really great tremolo that sounds very natural and organic. It sounds beautiful with a clean guitar and very cool with an overdriven sound. 2. The range of effects is great - everything from very subtle tremolo to more modern stuttering sounds 3. It is really easy to configure by turning a few knobs. Some other pedals (e.g. Chase Bliss Gravitas) had way too many options. I just want to find a good sound quickly and focus on my playing. 4. The different tremolo rhythms are cool - the pedal varies the emphasis on the tremolo as you play. 5. The presets work really well. Different colours for up to 8 different sounds. I configured mine to just have 4 presets. 6. It has a very useful expression pedal port that can be used for a range of things including a tap tempo pedal and different types of expression pedal. I added a tap tempo at the front of my pedal board for ease of access. 7. There is a 4 year warranty (if you register with Empress) The only downside is that it is expensive for something that produces a limited amount of effects. I decided that I would rather have something that did a few things really well than something that did lots of things to an OK level.