Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo vs EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird
The Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo and the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird are both pedals. The Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo leans modulated and spring. The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird leans shimmer.
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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.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Alternative Rock
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$79.99via Reverb
The Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo is a tremolo pedal from Danelectro's Cool Cat budget-accessible effects series. Delivers classic amplitude modulation tremolo tones with Rate and Depth controls in a simple, practical format. The Cool Cat series provides accessible pricing for players who want standard guitar effects without premium boutique costs. Named after the Cool Cat series which included various effects types.
The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird is a choppy, sawtooth tremolo modeled on the vintage Repeat Percussion circuit found in old Valco and Vox amplifiers, capable of everything from classic shimmering 1950s-style tremolo to a synthy, delay-like chop. As the original version in the Hummingbird lineage, it established the core circuit later refined by V2 and V3 with additional speed settings and jack placement changes, while retaining the same fundamentally choppy, percussive tremolo character that defines the whole series.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Country
- Experimental
- Ambient
- modulated
- spring
- shimmer