CMATMods Tremoglo vs MXR Tremolo M305
The CMATMods Tremoglo and the MXR Tremolo M305 are both pedals sharing modulated, smooth, spring. The MXR Tremolo M305 leans ambient. Current prices: $139.75 vs $179.20.
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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.52% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- smooth
- spring
CMATMods Tremoglo
Cmatmods · pedal
MXR Tremolo M305
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$139.75via Reverb
$179.20via Reverb
CMAT Mods, founded by Chad Matthews and later developed further with pedal builder Greg Blessing, built the Tremoglo as an all-analog tremolo pedal capturing the warm, smooth pulse found in vintage amplifier tremolo circuits, deliberately avoiding the audible clicking or popping some tremolo designs produce when switching on and off. Beyond standard Depth, Speed, and Level controls, a three-way toggle switches an onboard LED on or off to visually flash in time with the tremolo's speed, or moves to a center position that disengages the tremolo modulation entirely and turns the circuit into a clean boost or preamp instead, giving the pedal genuine dual functionality beyond its tremolo effect alone.
The MXR Tremolo M305 is a compact tremolo pedal offering classic amplitude modulation with controls for speed, depth, and wave shape, plus tap tempo, delivering everything from subtle vintage throb to deep, choppy stutter. Versatile and easy to use, it brings rhythmic movement to cleans and leads for surf, indie, and ambient styles.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Rock
- Indie
- Ambient
- ambient