The Empress Tap Tremolo is another original design from Empress Pedals. The signal path is analog but under digital opto control.
Pristine Sound - The Empress Tap Tremolo Pedal has to be heard to be believed. It's whisper quiet and free from the "LFO throb" usually associated with tremolos. We dare anyone to find a better sounding tremolo.
Waveform Selection - You can modulate your sound with three different waveforms. An asymmetrical tremolo was modelled after a '65 Fender Vibrolux (brown face) to give you the fullest tremolo sound possible. A square wave can be utilized if you're after a harder sound. And if you're looking for a more normal tremolo, you can use the triangle wave setting.
Tap Tempo - The Empress Tap Tremolo Pedal averages your last four taps so it plays in sync with your music. You can also choose different tap to tremolo rate ratios. 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 are available.
Two Speed Mode - An exclusive feature to the Empress Trem. You're able to set two different rates, and switch between them using the tap tempo stompswitch. This is similar to playing through a Leslie cabinet and changing the speed.
Rhythms - Another exclusive feature. The Empress Trem will definiately do your run-of-the-mill tremolo sound to a tee. But you can also set it to play different rhythms. Check out the soundclips for examples.
Gain - A problem with most tremolos on the market is that when they're engaged, you hear a noticeable drop in volume. The Empress Trem solves this by having a gain stage on the output. It's able to deliver up to 6dB of gain without adding any distortion to the signal.
True Bypass - The Empress Trem employs true bypass, so you can be sure that it's not affecting the signal when disengaged.
Perfect Size - The enclosure measures approximately 4.5" by 3.5" by 1.5", which is delightfully small when considering all the features packed into this unit.
Power Input Voltage | 9 - 12 V DC (Negative tip) |
Power Input Connector | 2.1mm barrel connector (Negative tip) |
Power Consumption | 100mA |
Enclosure Material | Die Cast Aluminum |
Input connector | 1/4" Jack |
Output connector | 1/4" Jack |
Height (Enclosure only) | 1.5" |
Height (including controls) | 2" |
Length | 3.5" |
Width | 4.5" |
Input Impedance | 1 Meg |
Output Impedance | 330 Ohm |
Frequency Response (-3dB) | 4Hz - 30kHz |
Input Headroom | +9.8dBu |
Output Headroom | +9.2dBu |
Distortion | 0.40% |
Signal to Noise | 107.7dB |
Empress Effects are a Canadian company offering electronic devices to increase creativity. Empress effects are high quality pedals designed and hand built by a small team in Canada’s capital. Empress offers pedals from a simple distortion drive, to a musically inspiring ‘Superdelay’ with many settings waiting for you to unleash your musical creativity.
We Welcome Part Exchange
We welcome part exchanges on items over £500. We realise that sometimes you need to “move something on” to get your new guitar. We give fair prices and once agreed we stick to them. The only thing we ask is that you accurately describe your guitar. We have plenty of happy customers from our part exchange scheme.
How it works – If you are local, you can simply call in. If you are not local we will assess your guitar and give you a valuation via phone/e-mail (we may ask for pictures). Once the price is agreed, we always stick to it, and your new guitar will be removed from the market so the deal can be concluded.
You can either send us your guitar, or we can use our courier to pick up for a small charge (UK only). Once the guitar is with us and any balance is paid we can dispatch your new guitar.
Need to know more? Just e-mail us at: sales@soundaffectsmusic.com or call us on 01695-570023