Cheap Tremolo

AlexO

I'd go for the Trelicopter, purely on the basis of the Joey Landreth having one and the sounds he gets at about 51 minutes in. Can't be held responsible if you sound nothing like this, I didn't FFS!

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MartinB

I wonder if the Donner is not the same as other Trelicopter variants, or if I've got a duff one?  Checking it out again, I think I will return it, as in addition to the noise there's a noticeable volume boost which I think I'd find annoying.  I think I'll either look out for a Boss or build something (though I was going to avoid starting another project). 

John_A

You will have the same noise issues with a trelicopter

jamesguitar

The Mooer Trelicopter is based on the Demeter trem circuit, one of the best boutique trems ever made. Personally I'd go with that or the Boss unless you're really after less conventional trem sounds (harmonic trem or choppy Square wave etc).

More expensive trems usually have a pre-amp too to give optional volume boost/cut, which is either a plus or a negative (as can colour your tone in a way you either like or dislike).

MartinB

I'm attempting to return the Donner, and this is one demanding seller.  It took a couple of messages to get a response at all, and now they seem to expect me to take a video of the issue, upload it to YouTube and email them a link!  It's nice to feel trusted...
I've only got a cheap phone to video it with and there keeps being background noise in the flat that makes it nigh-on impossible to capture with a phone mic.  I have never used YouTube to upload before and I don't see why I should start now.  I think they're hoping to make the process hassly enough that I give up on returning it.  I guess I'll have to wait until we reach an impasse and it gets to the time threshold for eBay to step in...

DanR

Let me guess Guitar Guitar?

impmann

My Trelicopter makes a noise if it hasn't got a buffer in front of it.

So I stick a buffer in front of it.

My fave trem ever.

MartinB

I'm afraid I've caved in and had a "sod it, it'll do" moment with the Donner.  As pointed out, the noise disappears when using a buffered pedal in front of it, but even more curiously, it also disappears when running a buffered pedal after the Donner.  In fact, the noise only occurs when the Donner is the only thing in between my guitar and a valve amp - it doesn't do it with a solid-state amp either.  I have no idea why, perhaps something to do with SS devices having blocking caps on the input while valve amps usually don't.   In my setup it'll be after my true-bypass dirt pedals and wah and before my buffered delay, where it works OK. 
The volume jump that's noticeable at home just isn't an issue in a band setting either.  So it seems like I can make it do what I need. 

57Deluxe

The Joyo got favourable reviews in Guitarist (I think) a while back...

Ro_S

buy a used Boss TR2 on ebay.

smudge_lad

I have the tiny hotone trem and it's pretty great for such a small pedal

Beexter

Boss TR-2 or Danelectro Cool Cat Trem - I've had both and they're both very good for little money.

gearaddict

I have both of these atm. If anyone wants to bung me a few quid I'd be happy to pop them in the post. They both sound nice to me but I'm not much of a tremolo user