The Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe is a Smokin Amp Co tremolo pedal. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices THE Depths V2 and the Lovepedal Pickle Vibe. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head.

Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe

Smokin Amp Co · pedal

The Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe is a boutique-built version of the True Vibrato circuit originally documented by RunoffGroove, a respected source within the DIY pedal-building community. It delivers Uni-Vibe-style swirling modulation with a genuine vibrato mode (pitch modulation) alongside chorus-like textures, offering players a professionally-built alternative to assembling the circuit themselves.

What stands out

  • “True vibrato mode delivers genuine pitch modulation, a meaningful distinction from chorus-only modulation pedals that only vary delay time”

    — from the reviews

  • “Primary use case is psychedelic, funk, and blues-rock players wanting swirling, Uni-Vibe-adjacent modulation with genuine vibrato capability”

    — from the community notes

  • “tri-vibe is a boutique-built version of the true vibrato circuit originally documented by runoffgroove”

    — from the listing

  • “It delivers Uni-Vibe-style swirling modulation with a genuine vibrato mode (pitch modulation) alongside chorus-like textures, offering players a professionally-built alternative to assembling the circuit themselves”

    — from the listing

  • “Valued for making the well-regarded RunoffGroove True Vibrato circuit available as a professionally built pedal, appealing to players wanting authentic vibe-style modulation”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “'s practice of professionally building respected DIY-community circuit designs”

    — from the community notes

  • pitch
  • uni vibe
  • vibrato
  • chorus
  • modulation
  • blues rock
  • musical
  • psychedelic

Genres the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe is commonly used in

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

Amps that pair well with the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

amplifier

12% match

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$155via Reverb

MXR Distortion+ leans toward gritty, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

9% match

What Fulltone OCD brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Dunlop

6% match
$302.03via Reverb

Put Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem

Empress

6% match
$494via Reverb

Put Empress Echosystem after Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

EarthQuaker Devices THE Depths V2

EarthQuaker Devices

71% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Lovepedal Pickle Vibe

Lovepedal

69% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Wylde Audio Rotovibe Chorus Vibrato

Wylde Audio

68% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, delay

JAM Pedals RetroVibe MKIII

Jam Pedals

67% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

JAM Pedals RetroVibe mk.2

Jam Pedals

67% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus

JAM Pedals Retrovibe mk3

Jam Pedals

65% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus

Dunlop JHMS3 Hendrix68 Univibe

Dunlop

65% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, alternative

Strymon Ultraviolet

Strymon

64% similarity
$259via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus

Dunlop JHM7 Jimi Hendrix Univibe Chorus/Vibrato

Dunlop

63% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Dunlop JHMS3 Hendrix Shrine Series Uni-Vibe

Dunlop

62% similarity
$169.59via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe 2024

Roger Mayer

61% similarity
$558.12via Reverb

Shared character: chorus, modulation

JHS Unicorn

JHS Pedals

61% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

See all alternatives to the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe?+

The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices THE Depths V2, the Lovepedal Pickle Vibe, the Wylde Audio Rotovibe Chorus Vibrato.

What pairs well with the Smokin' Amp Co. Tri-Vibe?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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