EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions V3 vs Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo
The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions V3 and the Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo are both pedals sharing spring. The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions V3 leans tight. The Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo leans modulated.
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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.50% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- spring
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions V3 refines the same vintage-modeled choppy, sawtooth tremolo circuit found in the original Hummingbird and V2, adding a third speed setting for more tremolo-rate versatility and switching to top-mounted jacks for improved pedalboard compatibility over V2's side-mounted layout. The underlying tremolo voicing, modeled on the Repeat Percussion units found in old Valco and Vox amps, remains unchanged, still spanning classic shimmering tremolo through to a synthy, delay-like chop character.
The Electro-Harmonix Pulsar is a variable-speed tremolo pedal from Electro-Harmonix, delivering optical-style amplitude modulation tremolo with Rate, Depth, and Shape controls. The Shape control selects between different tremolo waveforms from smooth sine wave to sharp square wave chopping. The Pulsar provides studio-quality tremolo with a wide Rate range from gentle slow pulse through fast, machine-gun tremolo chop.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Country
- tight
- modulated