Aalberg Audio Trym vs JHS Tidewater Tremolo

The Aalberg Audio Trym and the JHS Tidewater Tremolo are both pedals sharing modulated, spring. The Aalberg Audio Trym leans ambient and pristine.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

50% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Country
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
  • spring
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
0%
17%
Price
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$148via Reverb

Description

The Aalberg Audio TRYM TR-1 is a digital tremolo pedal from Norwegian boutique builder Aalberg Audio featuring a sine-to-square wave Shape control, Speed, Depth, and tap-tempo footswitch with 24-bit 48kHz processing. Four routing modes — mono, stereo panning, dry/wet split, and dual mono — support broad rig configurations. A standout feature is optional wireless control via the Aero AE-1 Bluetooth controller which clips to a guitar strap and enables hands-free parameter adjustment from up to 30 meters. Requires 9V 250mA external power with no battery option.

The JHS Tidewater is a compact optical tremolo pedal that faithfully recreates the warm, vintage amp tremolo character of classic tube amplifiers. Three controls — Volume (output level), Mix (tremolo depth from none to fully wet), and Speed (rate of oscillation) — are complemented by an LED indicator that pulses in sync with the tremolo speed. The Tidewater produces smooth, musical amplitude modulation without the hard-edged choppy character of square-wave tremolo designs. True bypass.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Alternative Rock
  • Soul
  • Ambient
  • Rock
  • Blues
  • Classic Rock
Tonal lean
  • ambient
  • pristine
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