Electro Harmonix Stereo Pulsar

Fantastic tremelo for a single or dual amp setup.

To start with, I absolutely love this pedal. I'll take a solid trem over chorus, flange or phase any day. With this being the stereo version of the Pulsar, it allows you to fade between two amps leading to an assortment of possibilities, it's this that I actually use it for mostly. But if you don't have or need a dual amp setup in your rig, the Stereo Pulsar runs perfectly fine in mono through a single amplifier. It's a staple on my board and very often an always on pedal depending on what I'm playing.

Better with two separate cabs

Very nice when used in a stereo setup, provided that two speakers have good separation. Otherwise, the ping pong effect can barely be noticed on a regular 2x cab.

It would be good to have separate control for depth and stereo width.

Best Tremolo ever

Stereo output, and all you can do to tweak the wave of the processed signal makes this pedal one in a million. Extremely versatile.

Average quality tremolo pedal

The unit is robust and reliable. It can provide a decent variety of tremolo sounds.

In comparison to an older Pulsar (the one with the bigger knobs and casing) this one sounded a bit thin and uninteresting.

Good pedal, fun to play with. Buid quality is fine, good durability.

Sooooo many ways to increase and decrease volume

I went through many online videos to decide which tremolo pedal to go for and I am very satisfied with the purchase.

For what is essentially raising and lowering the volume, this unit can do it in an infinite number of ways. Running in mono into a guitar amp this unit can produce very smooth slow and fast tremolo effects, beautiful 50s / 60s jazz sounds.

Alternatively it can produce very harsh square wave oscillation effect sounds which would not sound out of place in a dance beat tune.

Then when you plug the stereo output, you get a really gorgeous rich stereo tremolo effect, where the panning can sound as smooth as butter.

There are probably many cheaper (and in many cases much more expensive) pedals for tremolo, but I think this is really good value for money. Sadly bigger than a 'standard' pedal (whatever a standard pedal is, but you get the idea), so fills up the pedal board quicker, but for the sound it provides, it 'pays for its space' on the pedal board very well.

Highly recommended

nice tremolo pedal

Very nice tremolo pedal, decently versatile, it can go from subtle to "helicopter" effect.

The overall build quality is just standard EHX, built as a tank, precise and reliable knobs, durable switch, 5 stars.

In terms of sound quality, I would have preferred more drastic changes from one wave shape to the other. Sometimes the change may seem too subtle.

Overall it is a versatile and durable pedal, it can fit any genera that requires some added "trem".

Good for warm cleans

I bought this pedal with the intention of adding warm tremolo effects to my clean swells.

It does exactly this and is quite a suble pedal.

It doesn't cope with an overdriven sound very well which is a bit disapointing as the effect seems to get lost with a heavier tone.

Therefore I am quite limited to what I can use this for.

I would be more inclined to keep it as a permanent addition to my board but it really is limited to what you can do for quite a large size pedal.

However if you are after subtlety and warmth in clean tones then this could be a great addition to your board.

Don't expect it to change your life but it will enhance your swells slightly.

Great, simple Trem pedal.

The Stereo Pulsar is great and instantly gives you the option of a few classic trem sounds. Your controls consist of a waveform choice (Square, Tri), a Pulsewidth control, Rate and Depth. Rate goes from near DC to what sounds like about 30 Hz, and the depth can go a little over 100% so that the signal begins to invert back on itself, leading to a swampy sound similar to the Harmonic Trem of some of the Fender Amps.

Cool things:

The Pulsewidth control - Lets you make your square wave into a Dark Side of the Moon esque pulse tremolo sound. You can turn your triangle into a saw or reverse saw for weird volume swell sounds.

Depth control - The overmodulation that comes from going past 3 o clock on the depth on a triangle wave setting is instant Bo Diddly territory. With a little dirt you've got a filthy electric blues/RnB sound.

Less than cool things:

Volume Drop - On higher depth settings the signal can seem a little quieter. A little extra volume available to make up for it would change the world for me.

Bunching - getting exactly the right rate is always messy, but I find it really tough on this pedal sometimes. The depth is tricky too, but I play into dirty amps a lot and I don't tend to use this in the FX loop so that's my own doing.

Overall it's really great. If you want more features, like Tap Tempo, then obviously the Super Pulsar is the way to go. But this is a really nice trem and I think most guitar and key players would be pretty happy with what they get with this unit.

A great pedal for a good price.

Electro-Harmonix is a pedal-making company that doesn't disappoint. And the Stereo Pulsar follows the same quality control, with the same great timbres that make the company one of the most respected ones in the market. First of all, this thing is sturdy. It's case is made of steel and it could get definitely handle being taken up on the road without any problems.

The square/triangle switch gives you a whole plethora of sounds. From a 60's surf music style of tremolo to a more synthetic sound which could easily be used on a NIN album, this pedal has it!

My verdict is, within its price range, you couldn't do better than the EHX Stereo Pulsar.