I ’ ve got to hand it to the good folks over at Supro . They managed to make a tremolo pedal that I could lovingly use a standalone overdrive .
Don ’ t get it twisted — the primary function of the pedal is quite solid , but what I originally mistook as a basic volume control turned into a particularly delightful surprise .
I plugged the 1310 in between my go-to G & L-Dr . Z setup and explored the tremolo section a bit before almost absentmindedly twisting the Gain knob . This is where things got interesting . As I cranked that up , what overtook my signal was a crunch so pleasing that I sat there playing a tremolo pedal as an overdrive for the better part of a half hour .
These things happen , I guess .
Now , on the one hand , such an occurrence might seem strange . But on the other , it ’ s really no surprise at all , given Supro ’ s storied history of laying the very foundation of rock and roll since the 1930s .
So , considering the source , I suppose a tremolo that delivers crunchy awesomeness makes perfect sense .
The nicest thing about the Supro Tremolo is that it gives you two varieties of tremolo to choose from and simple controls to make them work .
Amplitude mode offers a traditional bias-style trem that ’ s probably more familiar to you . What makes the Supro Tremolo interesting though , is that it ’ s designed to replicate how a vintage Supro amp would achieve this effect .
History lesson : most early amps that featured tremolo modulated the bias of ( or flow of current to ) the tubes to create the rounded ,
SUPRO
1310 TREMOLO
REVIEW BY NICK RAMBO STREET PRICE $ 229.00
I ’ ve got to hand it to the good folks over at Supro . They managed to make a tremolo pedal that I could lovingly use a standalone overdrive .
Don ’ t get it twisted — the primary function of the pedal is quite solid , but what I originally mistook as a basic volume control turned into a particularly delightful surprise .
I plugged the 1310 in between my go-to G & L-Dr . Z setup and explored the tremolo section a bit before almost absentmindedly twisting the Gain knob . This is where things got interesting . As I cranked that up , what overtook my signal was a crunch so pleasing that I sat there playing a tremolo pedal as an overdrive for the better part of a half hour .
These things happen , I guess .
Now , on the one hand , such an occurrence might seem strange . But on the other , it ’ s really no surprise at all , given Supro ’ s storied history of laying the very foundation of rock and roll since the 1930s .
So , considering the source , I suppose a tremolo that delivers crunchy awesomeness makes perfect sense .
54 GEAR REVIEW // Supro 1310 Tremolo
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The nicest thing about the Supro Tremolo is that it gives you two varieties of tremolo to choose from and simple controls to make them work .
Amplitude mode offers a traditional bias-style trem that ’ s probably more familiar to you . What makes the Supro Tremolo interesting though , is that it ’ s designed to replicate how a vintage Supro amp would achieve this effect .
History lesson : most early amps that featured tremolo modulated the bias of ( or flow of current to ) the tubes to create the rounded ,