Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator

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The Demeter TRM-1 Tremulator is a tremolo pedal which has been manufactured by Demeter Amplification since 1982. It was apparently designed on the request of guitarist Ry Cooder, who wanted a pedal that sounded exactly like a vintage Fender tremolo unit for use with any amp.

[edit] Controls

The Tremulator has 2 knobs, which are, from left to right:

• "Depth" (controls the amount of amplitude modulation on the signal or the amount of effect)
• "Speed" (increases and decreases the frequency of the low-frequency oscillator)

There is also a trim pot on the side to set the bias for the optical unit, and the unit comes preset at Ry Cooder's preferred setting.

[edit] Tremulator users

Notable musicians who have used the Tremulator include:

• Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead (can be heard on "Bones" and "Lucky")
• Nick Valensi of The Strokes (can be heard on "Juicebox")
• Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
• Eric Clapton
• David Gilmour
• Nels Cline
• Sonny Landreth
• Ben Harper
• Ry Cooder
• Tommy Emmanuel
• Michael Weiss

[edit] External links

• The Harmony Central page on the Tremulator
• The Official Demeter Amplification Website