
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Put some quake in your shake.
The classic Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal creates real vintage tremolo guitar sounds and variations. Built-in wave knob lets you alter the LFO waveform from triangle to square for a wider range of tremolo variations. Rat... read more
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The tr-2 is for a very specific part in warning they never really use it for boulevard of broken dreams live but it's on the record more

Eric Clapton uses this stompbox on songs like 'Badge' where he needs to get a little 'phasy'-sound. more

"This is a regular Tremolo," remarks Dan Auerbach's guitar tech about the Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal. more

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best tremolo!

I use it for a quick stutter effect, though it does a really good job at classic amp tremolo sounds for surf rock or country.

THE Tremolo
I tested a lot of different tremolos. This is THE one.


It does its work.
I like the simplicity of their three knobs, but all pedals should come with a volume knob. All of them.

Simple, yet effective
I purchased this almost a year ago and I have to say this thing sounds great. I mainly use the depth all the way up for a nice stuttering effect. My only concern with this pedal in particular is that when you engage the pedal there is a noticeable volume drop. Not very helpful considering it's the last thing in my chain. However, that can be easily fixed by prying out the C4 capacitor. Now I have no issues with the volume drop.

Sparkly
I haven't had it for long, hence only four star though I so far think it's a five star pedal. I've played it with a Fender Coronado and Jazzmaster and I enjoy the waves it makes followed by a sparkling sound (the sparkling sound is with a reverb pedal in front of it). I mainly play dream pop, noise- and folk rock, and I find it well fitting for dreamy sounds and 50's/60's inspired rock.

Tap tempo absence meant this is a 4/5 pedal
Great tremolo pedal which allows for tweaking to get any tremolo sound you are after. I believe this pedal could get better with the addition of a tap tempo mode.

Excellent rate and wave parameters, but difficult to set for live use (no LCD tempo display).
I purchased this pedal early-on in my career because of it's vintage vibe and superb tremolo characteristics. I was doing a lot of studio work with bands, and this pedal ended up on many tracks. Unfortunately when I started using it live I quickly realized it would never work. Trying to manually set the BPM from song to song near impossible, since it doesn't have a display. For live tremolo, you really need a display showing the BPM to match your drummer or else it'll be off (and sound bad).
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Put some quake in your shake.
The classic Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal creates real vintage tremolo guitar sounds and variations. Built-in wave knob lets you alter the LFO waveform from triangle to square for a wider range of tremolo variations. Rate knob is a sweepable high-speed LFO control, allowing the Boss TR-2 greater control over tremolo speed.
Tremolord
Lord of all tremolos ! A big classic ! Very warm, it has this vintage feel to it. I modded mine recently in order to get rid of the volume drop issue. I've also did the Rate Led Mod in order to get the LED blink. After these mods, i named mine : the TremoLord !