Subdecay Vagabond Harmonic Tremolo Pedal

Description

The Vagabond Tremolo embellishes upon one of the most tried and true effects of all time. Tremolo with vintage personality fused with added depth, more speed and more control. In the simplest terms tremolo modulates volume. This definition doesn’t exude the inflection of wah, the blunt weaponry of fuzz, or the obvious psychedelic ramifications of echo. In spite of the boring definition, tremolo is a defining sound of so many classic songs and artists. Like many other things in music the early classic designs were imperfect, and those imperfections made them what they were. It made them interesting. We’ve built a name for ourselves in modulation effects, but tremolo has been notably absent from our effects lineup. This wasn’t for the lack of trying. We went down that rabbit hole many times. Attempting to pair the effect with DLX pedal controls schemes was a common theme. After a while the extra features felt unnecessary. We’d end up bypassing the effect and using the tremolo on the Princeton Reverb we test all new ideas on. We added the one interesting feature from our tremolo experiments with the Prometheus DLX control scheme: Envelope speed control. We included a volume control so you there’s no need to worry about the inherent perceived volume loss with tremolos. Broad modulation range range, going faster and deeper than a tube based circuit ever could. The Vagabond gets near square wave modulation with the maximum intensity setting, and in bias mode cuts the volume down to zero for maximum throb. While the Vagabond is the first Subdecay tremolo it has been developed through experimentation and exploration of ideas over many years. This time we are excited. We think you will be too!