The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird is an EarthQuaker Devices tremolo pedal. Close alternatives include the MXR Tremolo M305 and the Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.

EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird

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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.

What stands out

  • “Range spans from gentle vintage shimmer to an aggressive, near-delay-like chop, more versatile than a typical single-character tremolo”

    — from the reviews

  • “As the original circuit, it , but delivers the same foundational tone those versions build on”

    — from the reviews

  • “Standout strength is faithfully recreating the vintage Repeat Percussion character from old Valco and Vox amps in pedal form”

    — from the community notes

  • “Choppy, sawtooth-wave tremolo character is distinctly different from smoother sine-wave tremolos, giving it a percussive, almost rhythmic quality”

    — from the reviews

  • “A strong choice for players specifically wanting the Hummingbird's original release”

    — from the reviews

  • tremolo
  • vintage
  • delay
  • same foundational tone
  • release
  • shimmer
  • rock
  • garage

Genres the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird is commonly used in

  • Experimental
  • Alternative Rock
  • Ambient
  • Rock
  • Indie
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

What Fender Deluxe Reverb brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

12% match

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

9% match
$199via Reverb

ZVEX Fuzz Factory's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Univox Super-Fuzz

Univox

9% match
$599via Reverb

What Univox Super-Fuzz brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$219.86via Reverb

Put Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb after EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird in the signal chain, where it won't crowd EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$287.38via Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale's spring voice goes after EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird's own shimmer character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

MXR Tremolo M305

MXR

55% similarity
$179.28via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation

Alexander Pedals

54% similarity
$239.99via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, delay, vintage charm

Catalinbread StarCrash Valcoder

Catalinbread

54% similarity
$103.99via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

Fulltone Supa-Trem ST-1

pedal

53% similarity
$79via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, aggressive playing, vintage charm

Effects Bakery Uguisu Bread Tremolo

Effects Bakery

53% similarity
$51.99via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

Bookworm Effects Laughing Man Optical Tremolo V3

Bookworm Effects

52% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, delay, vintage charm

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

Audiocade

52% similarity

Shared character: original circuit, tremolo, vintage charm

Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection

Catalinbread

49% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

Boss TR-2 Tremolo

Boss

48% similarity
$85via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, aggressive playing, vintage charm

Jackson Audio New Wave

Jackson Audio

47% similarity

Shared character: tremolo

JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo

JHS Pedals

47% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb

Strymon

45% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, vintage charm

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird?+

The closest matches in character are the MXR Tremolo M305, the Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation, the Catalinbread StarCrash Valcoder.

What pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, ZVEX Fuzz Factory — What Fender Deluxe Reverb brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around.

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