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    BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

    Anyone like this pedal? Looking to pick up a cheap vibrato/tremelo pedal. Mainly using it for rhythm work, think Green Day Blvd of Broken Dreams. How is this pedal? Does it color your tone? Is there any volume drop? etc. I found one for cheap.
    Originally posted by grumptruck
    No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
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    Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

    I really like it. It's a great simple trem. There is no special _____ on it but it gets the job done and is pretty good at it.

    The older ones did have a volume drop (pre 2008?) but the new ones do not.
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    • #3
      Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

      Originally posted by Andrew Lamprecht View Post
      I really like it. It's a great simple trem. There is no special _____ on it but it gets the job done and is pretty good at it.

      The older ones did have a volume drop (pre 2008?) but the new ones do not.
      Is there anyway to tell how old by looking at it? This is a used one at a store.
      Originally posted by grumptruck
      No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
      Originally posted by Gear Used
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      • #4
        Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

        If I recall correctly, you can fix that volume drop by clipping a resistor in the circuit on the older ones anyways . . .
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        • #5
          Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

          Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
          If I recall correctly, you can fix that volume drop by clipping a resistor in the circuit on the older ones anyways . . .
          Sweet. So no soldering required? Just snip a wire and done?
          Originally posted by grumptruck
          No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
          Originally posted by Gear Used
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          • #6
            Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

            Actually, no it's a resistor swap. I did it on mine, but you may find you don't need it. Mine is actually too loud now, and I need to get in there one of these days and split the difference on that resistor.

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            The TR-2 is a great all-around trem pedal. It's a bit fiddly - you need to dial in the wave shape to your liking - but it's flexible and indestructible. Not the be-all-and-end-all in authentic, vintage tremolo, but a really good pedal for some one who just needs a trem in their toolkit.
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            • #7
              Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

              I have one. I installed a switch so it's now a Tremolo/Boost.

              I don't think the volume drop is really a problem out of the box though. You can hear when it's on. You won't disappear behind your bandmates, the stutter stands out.
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              • #8
                Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                Originally posted by korovamilkdud View Post
                I have one. I installed a switch so it's now a Tremolo/Boost.

                I don't think the volume drop is really a problem out of the box though. You can hear when it's on. You won't disappear behind your bandmates, the stutter stands out.
                Any excess noise, hums, etc? My amp is already loud being high gain, not trying to add to it.
                Originally posted by grumptruck
                No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
                Originally posted by Gear Used
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                • #9
                  Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                  Originally posted by mwalluk View Post
                  Any excess noise, hums, etc? My amp is already loud being high gain, not trying to add to it.
                  Just make sure that you put it in your effects loop and it should be good.

                  Originally posted by Rich_S View Post
                  Actually, no it's a resistor swap.
                  Thank you! I remember reading something about this years ago, but couldn't recall all the details.
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                  • #10
                    Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                    Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
                    Just make sure that you put it in your effects loop and it should be good.



                    Thank you! I remember reading something about this years ago, but couldn't bring up all the details.
                    Problem is I have no efx loop...... It's a single channel amp. No frills.
                    Originally posted by grumptruck
                    No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
                    Originally posted by Gear Used
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                    • #11
                      Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                      Originally posted by mwalluk View Post
                      Any excess noise, hums, etc? My amp is already loud being high gain, not trying to add to it.
                      It hisses a little. Of course, I have it in front of my amp.

                      It feels good though. The boost adds a little punch in the high end. A little sparkle. Not thin or harsh or anything.
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                      • #12
                        Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                        Originally posted by mwalluk View Post
                        Problem is I have no efx loop...... It's a single channel amp. No frills.
                        You may not like the sounds you get with a trem pedal then. The trem pedal in front of the amp is going to modify the amount of distortion more than the volume level . . . could be what you want, could be a miss. Make sure you try one out in front of the amp for a bit before buying.
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                        Originally posted by Douglas Adams
                        This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.

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                        • #13
                          Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                          Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
                          You may not like the sounds you get with a trem pedal then. The trem pedal in front of the amp is going to modify the amount of distortion more than the volume level . . . could be what you want, could be a miss. Make sure you try one out in front of the amp for a bit before buying.
                          I'm sure I can tweak it out to my satisfaction. Even when I had an efx loop on my other amps, I mainly connected it into the front. If it modified the gain, I may be able to work with it with the level of gains my amp produces (VHT/Fryette Deliverance Sixty) or I can always use my DS1.
                          Originally posted by grumptruck
                          No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
                          Originally posted by Gear Used
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                          Gibson Les Paul (Screaming Demon / Pearly Gates)
                          Mesa Stiletto Ace
                          Gurus 5015
                          Mesa Widebody 1X12
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                          • #14
                            Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                            Any good settings for the tremolo effect on blvd of broken dreams?
                            Originally posted by grumptruck
                            No I think James and Dave have that covered. You are obviously rocking way to hard.
                            Originally posted by Gear Used
                            PRS CE 22 (Custom 5 / 59)
                            Gibson Les Paul (Screaming Demon / Pearly Gates)
                            Mesa Stiletto Ace
                            Gurus 5015
                            Mesa Widebody 1X12
                            Pedalboard

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                            • #15
                              Re: BOSS TR-2 Tremelo

                              The easiest way live is to use a tap tempo trem . . . otherwise, just try and set it to the same beat as the song that you're playing, set it to mostly square wave, and turn up the amplitude of the wave.

                              Check the first part of this link

                              The key with any tremolo pedal playing is to really lock in to the rhythm. Otherwise it'll sound ****.
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                              Originally posted by Douglas Adams
                              This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.

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