Bookworm Effects Laughing Man Optical Tremolo V3 vs JHS Tidewater Tremolo
The Bookworm Effects Laughing Man Optical Tremolo V3 and the JHS Tidewater Tremolo are both pedals sharing modulated. The JHS Tidewater Tremolo leans spring.
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Blended 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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Country
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$148via Reverb
The Bookworm Effects Laughing Man is an optical tremolo pedal modeled on the tremolo and vibrato channels of vintage combo amplifiers. Version 3 delivers organic, lamp-and-LDR-driven tremolo modulation with Rate controlling speed and Depth controlling intensity of the effect. Capable of subtle slow warble through dramatic helicopter-chop pulsing. Handmade in Morgantown, West Virginia. Suited for vintage country, Americana, blues, surf rock, and clean-toned indie styles where organic amp-style tremolo character is preferred.
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.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie
- Americana
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- spring