Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal
Customize your tremolo effect with this workhorse Boss pedal. The TR-2 Tremolo features wave, rate and depth knobs for slow shimmers and fast warbles.
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Overall User Ratings (based on 40 ratings)
Submitted September 26, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"Solid Buy."
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This is a good, solid pedal, and in my opinion, all most players would ever need.
Sound
Sound is very good overall. Can get a nice variety of trem rate and depth. I like the wave shaping also.
Features
I like the features overall. For the $, this seemed to have everything I had a need for. Some of the Boss pedals aren't worth much, but this is one of their better effects pedals out there. I'm not afraid to buy expensive gear, but I just couldn't see that much more value in the higher end boutique trem effects pedals. I guess it's all about the sound you want. I wanted a pedal version of the old-school vibrato channels on the fenders, and this does the trick nicely for me.
Ease of Use
Very straightforward and easy to use.
Quality
Seems to be very high quality, as all Boss pedals are. I've had some, under very heavy use, that are 8 years old, and still look barely used.
Value
This is a nice value, mid-range tremelo pedal. You can spend more on Boutique's, but unless you need a very specific sound, I find this pedal gives all most players would need in a tremelo.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed to call support. No issues.
The Wow Factor
This is a no-nonsense straightforward tremelo pedal. You can spend more for fancy looking, but I appreciate the functional layout and design. Very consistent with all Boss pedals.
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Submitted October 6, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"The price is right"
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Great tremolo pedal, even better value! Don't over-think it.
Sound
Very warm sounding tremolo. Slight volume drop when engaged but, honestly, it's not THAT noticeable.
Features
Triange/square wave option is very useful. Depth knob doesn't really come into play until 12:00. Speed range is perfect. Won't go ring mod fast or crazy slow, but a wide enough range for normal use. Not true bypass but the buffer is fine, and sometimes a buffer is useful.
Ease of Use
Easy as pie. Three knobs and a stomp. Dialing in a good sound on this pedal is simple.
Quality
It's a Boss, it's not going to fall apart on you
Value
I went through a handful of tremolo pedals, some priced 3x as much as the Boss, but I kept coming back to the TR-2. For a fraction of the cost, it sounds just as sweet as the rest. You can't beat the value.
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Submitted March 26, 2014 by a customer from verizon.net in Southern California, CA
"EXCELLENT TREMOLO"
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Forget all the comments about volume drop. There is no volume drop and this pedal does not color your tone one bit. I tried a couple of what I call minature novelty pedals and they were more like a volume boost-tone pedal. I wanted something to dress up my slow ballads and of course "Born On The Bayou". This is totally transparent sound wise and perfect. Boss wins again.
Musical Background:
Play professionaly
Musical Style:
Country, blues, classic rock.
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Submitted July 25, 2022 by Michael B in Nashville, TN
"Great Choice!"
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I find Boss products to be easy to use, and this Tremolo Pedal is no exception. There is a very wide tonal range to choose from. Dialing in exactly what you need is simple. My guitar is a Gretsch Hollowbody Nashville Edition, and the sound with this pedal engaged is tremendous. I highly recommend trying it, and hopefully you’ll want to buy it as well.
Musical Background:
Professional
Musical Style:
Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country.
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Submitted October 11, 2012 by Sonny C in Englewood, FL
"Useable tremolo rate taper"
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This is the best built, best sounding tremolo for the money... What doesn't work for me is the very small taper area of common rate speeds all within 10 to 2 on the rate control. So many effects today employ a Tap Tempo to achieve the correct speed for a song. Trying to dial these correct tempos in is nearly impossible... Roland Boss fixed the volume drop... Now, they need to spread out the Rate Taper... Then this pedal would be perfect.
Musical Background:
Professional Guitarist for over 30 years
Musical Style:
All styles of music... Preferably Soulful Hard Blues Rock
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Submitted November 19, 2012 by a customer from gmail.com in San Diego, CA
"aahh so-so"
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As much as I dig these pedal for what it does and it does sound good when set right,I had to remove it from my pedal board cause it seems to cause my low end all of a sudden disappears. I have eleven Boss pedals and two DC-Brick power supply's and whenever I add the TR-2 my low end disappears. The rest of the Boss pedals have a great buffer except this TR-2. Maybe Boss needs to go back to the drawing board on this particular pedal...
Musical Background:
live player!
Musical Style:
almost all!
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