Catalinbread Tremol8 vs JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo

The Catalinbread Tremol8 and the JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo are both pedals sharing modulated, low gain. The JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo leans lush and shimmer. Current prices: $184.99 vs $95.

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.

48% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
  • low gain
Citation fame
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Price

$184.99via Reverb

$95via Reverb

Description

The Catalinbread Tremol8 is an 8-program tremolo pedal that combines multiple tremolo waveforms with a tweakable reverb blend. Programs include sine, square, and sawtooth wave tremolo, a harmonic tremolo based on early-1960s Fender Showman amplifier topology, a sine wave tremolo with added chorus, an envelope-controlled tremolo mode, and a super-fast square wave that produces ring-modulator-style effects. Rate control covers 0.077Hz through approximately 6Hz. Runs at 9V or 18V. Priced at $219. Built by Catalinbread in Portland, Oregon.

The JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo (also called the 3 Series Harmonic Trem) is a tremolo pedal from JHS Pedals' budget-friendly 3 Series line, priced at $99. Controls include Rate (speed), Depth (intensity), and Volume, plus a Type toggle that switches between standard amplitude tremolo and harmonic tremolo. Harmonic tremolo mode splits the signal into high and low frequency bands, modulates them out of phase, then recombines them — producing a lush, swirling effect reminiscent of vintage tube-amp tremolo circuits. True bypass.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Experimental
  • Rock
  • Country
  • Blues
Tonal lean
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  • lush
  • shimmer
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