Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo vs MXR M159 Stereo Tremolo
The Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo and the MXR M159 Stereo Tremolo are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo leans modulated and 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.45% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$282via Reverb
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.
The MXR M159 Stereo Tremolo is a stereo tremolo pedal from MXR (Dunlop), delivering smooth stereo tremolo with rate and depth controls and a waveform selector for sine and square wave tremolo in a dual-output stereo format. The M159 provides classic MXR tremolo quality with stereo capability for players with stereo amplifier rigs.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Country
- Alternative Rock
- modulated
- spring