BOSS TR-2 Tremolo Pedal

What we say:

BOSS’s colourful stomp boxes are the most recognisable pedal range in existence. For over 40 years, guitarists from bedrooms to stadiums have put their boot down on a BOSS effect to transform their sound. Several models have passed into guitar legend and early examples can fetch extremely high prices. Happily, BOSS have maintained their stellar reputation for world-class effects in bomb-proof casing with their current range and have fended off the imitators for decades to remain the pre-eminent single pedal effects manufacturer in the business. If there’s an effect for guitar (or bass, vocals, keys…be creative!) then you can bet BOSS have a pedal of it in their range or even invented it outright! Every guitar player should get to experience the joy of selecting a pedal from BOSS’s exhaustive roster, plugging it in and unleashing their wildest sonic dreams.

Tremolo has been there right form the beginning at the dawn of pop and rock music. Included as a feature on many valve combo amps of the day like the Vox AC30 and the Fender Princeton (referred to by them as 'vibrato') and it's a sound that's a curious mix of nostalgic and futuristic: bands like Stereolab, Radiohead and Spiritualized have made a great many science fiction-sounding musical moments with deft use of tremolo. Perhaps the most famous use is on the baritone guitar during the intro to the TV show Twin Peaks. That deep stuttering pulse is a sound that resounds through the decades.

BOSS's TR-2 keeps it's aim true and hits the nail straight on the head. It delivers a lovely, warm , retro tremolo sound that can be be altered to sound more square and chopped off for slightly harsher effects. You can do this but dialling it in on the 'Wave' control.

Tremolo is a simple but sublime effect that can sonically transform your guitar parts into something from another realm.