How to get a tremolo tone — and 10 famous songs that use it, each with researched amp settings and gear you can adapt to your rig.
Tremolo modulates VOLUME up and down (not pitch — that's vibrato). Set RATE to the song's pulse and DEPTH for how dramatic the throb is. It's the heartbeat of surf, spaghetti-western and moody clean parts (the intro to "How Soon Is Now").
Famous songs that use tremolo include Planet Telex by Radiohead, High Hopes by Pink Floyd, Heavy by Collective Soul, How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths, Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival — and 10 tones on this page have researched settings you can adapt to your own rig.
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