The Arcade Audio Cheat Code is an Arcade Audio tremolo pedal, currently around $29.95. Close alternatives include the BBE Tremor V2 and the Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.

Arcade Audio Cheat Code

Arcade Audio · pedal

The Arcade Audio Cheat Code is a mini-format optical tremolo offering control over tremolo depth, bias, and speed. Controls include Depth (tremolo depth), Bias (optical bias point to adjust waveform character from smooth to choppy), and Speed (tremolo rate). True bypass, LED power indicator, 1/4-inch mono jack I/O. 9V power supply required. Part of the Arcade Audio video-game-themed line where the Cheat Code name references unlocking hidden control. Available through zZounds, American Musical Supply, and Amazon in a compact mini enclosure.

  • smooth
  • bypass
  • optical
  • tremolo
  • analog
  • modulation
  • reverb
  • waveform character

Good for

  • Busking
  • Live
$29.95View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Arcade Audio Cheat Code is commonly used in

  • Country
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Neo Soul
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Arcade Audio Cheat Code

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

Into the Deluxe Reverb's bright, sparkling clean channel, Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo layers on top of the amp's own built-in tremolo.

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

12% match

Into the Tweed Deluxe's woody, midrange-thick voice, Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo pulse stays articulate.

Pedals that stack with the Arcade Audio Cheat Code

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$169.99via Reverb

Keep Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo ahead of the Distortion+ so the pulse still shapes a clean signal before the gritty clipping saturates it.

Univox Super-Fuzz

Univox

9% match
$599via Reverb

Keep Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo ahead of the Super-Fuzz so the pulse still tracks a clean signal before the raw octave fuzz distorts it.

Empress Echosystem

Empress

7% match
$481.63via Reverb

Keep Echosystem's digital, MIDI-controlled delay-reverb trailing after Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo, not before, or the effect smears the pulse. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

7% match

Keep the SDE-3000D's modern digital delay trailing after Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo, not before, or the repeats inherit a moving signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boutique & premium upgrades

Artec SE-VTM Vintage Tremolo

Artec

78% similarity
$67.80via Reverb

Shared character: overdrive_pedals, true_bypass, tremolo

Cusack Music Tap A Whirl V2

Cusack Music

71% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, reverb

Carl Martin Surf Trem V3

Carl Martin

70% similarity
$79.09via Reverb

Shared character: overdrive_pedals, tremolo, smooth

JHS Kodiak

JHS Pedals

70% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, true_bypass, tremolo

Subdecay TremCoder

Subdecay

70% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, smooth

Cusack Music Tap-A-Whirl V3

Cusack Music

70% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, analog

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BBE Tremor V2

Bbe

71% similarity

Shared character: true_bypass, smooth, reverb

Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo

Anarchy Audio

71% similarity

Shared character: true_bypass, tremolo, smooth

Wampler Latitude Tremolo

Wampler

70% similarity

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, true_bypass, tremolo

Artec RSV-3 Resovibe

Artec

70% similarity

Shared character: true_bypass, tremolo, reverb

Behringer UT300

Behringer

68% similarity
$28.90via Reverb

Shared character: true_bypass, tremolo, smooth

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

94% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Arcade Audio Cheat Code?+

The closest matches in character are the BBE Tremor V2, the Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo, the Wampler Latitude Tremolo. Boutique upgrades: Artec SE-VTM Vintage Tremolo, Cusack Music Tap A Whirl V2, Carl Martin Surf Trem V3.

What pairs well with the Arcade Audio Cheat Code?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, MXR Distortion+ — Into the Deluxe Reverb's bright, sparkling clean channel, Cheat Code's smooth optical tremolo layers on top of the amp's own built-in tremolo..

How much does the Arcade Audio Cheat Code cost?+

Around $29.95 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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