THE SCHIMMER - TREMOLO

This one's a real labour of love and is based on my much cherished mid-90s Schaller Tr 316 Tremolo which has been a permanent fixture in my FX lineup ever since I bought it new way back when. Schaller have been knocking these out since 1958, so it must surely be one of the earliest all-transistor trems (as opposed to those weird and great electro-mechanical devices that first appeared in the late 40s). Most likely produced as a cheap, compact and reliable alternative to a vintage amplifier's built in tremolo, it does a pretty good job of simulating those smooth shimmery vintage sounds.