The Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone is an Audiocade tremolo pedal. Close alternatives include the Carl Martin Surf Trem V3 and the Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes. It pairs well with the Swart MOD 84 and the Bad Cat Hot Cat.

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

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The Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone is a handcrafted recreation of the vintage Colorsound Tremolo pedal originally built by Sola Sound London in the early 1970s, designed to reproduce the soft throbbing organic tremolo character of a Vox AC30 tube amplifier onboard tremolo circuit. The original Colorsound circuit used four transistors and was prized for its soft wave decay and musical throb rather than the choppy square-wave character of American-style amp tremolo circuits. The result is a rich vintage tremolo with natural undulation that complements clean and lightly overdriven guitar tones. Joe Bonamassa and Phil Manzanera are among the players associated with the original Colorsound Tremolo circuit this pedal replicates.

  • tremolo
  • organic
  • decay
  • transistor
  • vintage
  • sola sound
  • classic rock
  • american

Genres the Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Blues
  • Americana
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  • Indie
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  • Country
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Amps that pair well with the Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

Swart MOD 84

Swart

60% match

The MOD 84 already has its own lush, boutique tremolo — stacking the Colorsound clone on top thickens the wobble rather than duplicating it.

Bad Cat Hot Cat

Bad Cat

56% match

The Hot Cat's responsive, British overdrive gives the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse a saturated amp voice to modulate.

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Vox

33% match
$799via Reverb

The Colorsound Tremolo's organic, vintage pulse adds motion to the AC30's bright, chiming sparkle.

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

31% match

The Colorsound Tremolo's organic, vintage pulse adds motion to the AC15's sweet, shimmering breakup.

Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone

Swart

28% match

The Colorsound Tremolo's organic, vintage pulse follows the Space Tone's own lush, boutique tremolo and reverb.

Vox Mini Go 50 (VMG-50)

Vox

26% match
$261.69via Reverb

Run the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse into the Go 50's rich, simple practice voice and the modulation rides on a straightforward clean tone.

Vox MV50 AC SET

Vox

25% match
$281.68via Reverb

The MV50's jangly, chiming British voice gives the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse a genuinely classic amp platform to modulate.

Bad Cat Black Cat

Bad Cat

25% match

Run the Tremolo Clone's organic, vintage pulse after the Black Cat's glassy clean gain and the modulation rides on real headroom.

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Pedals that stack with the Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

27% match

The Screamer's mid-forward boost rides on top of the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse rather than stacking any real gain with it.

Klon Centaur

Klon

25% match
$4000via Reverb

The Klon's clear midrange boost pushes on top of the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse rather than genuinely stacking gain with it.

Dawner Prince Boonar

Dawner Prince

13% match

Run the Boonar after the tremolo clone so its tube-warmed echoes trail the pulsing chop instead of blurring the rhythm. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

11% match
$199.25via Reverb

The Memory Man's lush analog echo trails the Tremolo Clone's organic pulse, carrying the modulation into the repeats. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Tone City Dry Martini

Tone City

tonal match
$52.63via Reverb

Tone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone gives it exactly that

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Fender

tonal match
$59.99via Reverb

Fender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone delivers it

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

tonal match
$238.39via Reverb

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature wants

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Black Arts Toneworks

tonal match
$105via Reverb

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone gives it exactly that

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Carl Martin Surf Trem V3

Carl Martin

71% similarity
$79.09via Reverb

Shared character: signal_chain, tremolo, smooth

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes

Black Rabbit

70% similarity
$60via Reverb

“is an analog tremolo pedal based on the vintage Colorsound tremolo circuit from the 1970s, modified for lower noise, faster speed range”

Universal Audio Flow Tremolo

Universal Audio

70% similarity
$119.04via Reverb

Shared character: players, tremolo, vintage_charm

Spaceman Delta II Cadet: Harmonic Tremolo

Spaceman

69% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, classic_rock, rich

JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk MK1

Jam Pedals

69% similarity
$288.24via Reverb

Shared character: original_circuit, players, tremolo

Subdecay Vagabond Harmonic

Subdecay

69% similarity
$169via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, classic_rock, rich

Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb

Strymon

69% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, digital, vintage_charm

Artec SE-VTM Vintage Tremolo

Artec

69% similarity
$67.80via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, smooth, natural

EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird

EarthQuaker Devices

69% similarity

Shared character: original_circuit, tremolo, vintage_charm

Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo

Mad Professor

68% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: smooth, natural, vintage_charm

Catalinbread Callisto Mk. II

Catalinbread

68% similarity

Shared character: digital, rich, natural

Entrekin Pedals Abysm

Entrekin Pedals

67% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, rich, boutique_stuff

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone?+

The closest matches in character are the Carl Martin Surf Trem V3, the Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes, the Universal Audio Flow Tremolo.

What pairs well with the Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Swart MOD 84, Bad Cat Hot Cat, Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp — The MOD 84 already has its own lush, boutique tremolo — stacking the Colorsound clone on top thickens the wobble rather than duplicating it..

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