All user reviews for the Boss TR-2 Tremolo

I’d like to start out by saying that this pedal is worth it if you buy it at a discount or second hand because it’s a Boss pedal and they will work just fine even if they’re from the 80s. This is generally a good pedal, but unless you need tremolo effect constantly in your setup, there’s no need to invest quite this much money in my opinion.
Because I own another tremolo effect pedal, Behringer’s UT100 which costs 5 or more times less than the TR-2 I will try to compare both of them to give you a better idea on the value you get for what you invest. I don’t use tremolo effects frequently in my setups but I started out with the cheap UT100 and when the opportunity arrived I upgraded to the Boss pedal; I will explain later why.

Features

Following Boss’s simple design, this pedal has only three knobs to play with. The knob called “Rate” controls the speed of the effect, “depth” is the volume control and “wave” controls the type of effect which can go from a smooth tremolo to a more rough and choppy type of effect. It’s a straightforward pedal, very easy to get all kinds of settings and the much cheaper UT 100 follows the exact same design. Both can run on 9V batteries, though the Boss pedal seems to drain the battery faster, or you can use a standard power supply.

Sound

I usually run this pedal through my Bugera V5 tube amp when practicing and I must say, the effects you can set up are quite accurate and beautiful in sound. There are few songs I need this pedal for, but it’s great to use for Green Day’s ‘Boulevard of broken dreams’ or any Tom Morello type of riff.
The TR-2 is clear in sound, it emits no humming or any extra noise and you can take the effect from playing rapidly to being slow and choppy. It depends on your play style but you can get any kind of tremolo effect from this pedal, it will do its job.
Now to mention the one massive problem I found with this pedal. While the TR-2 is reliable and gets the job done when it comes to effect quality, it has one major flaw…at least in my experience with it. If I play song without this effect and then I engage it for one specific part, it will suck out the volume coming from my amp. It will literally lower the volume at which I am playing and that is quite a disappointment. If you plan to play a whole song with this effect on, there is no issue, but for some reason, if you engage it mid-song it will suck out your signal.
The UT-100 by comparison is very similar. Even though the difference in price is quite big, the quality of sound and versatility is similar to that which Boss offers. There is no extra noise or humming and this pedal does not bleed out your amp’s volume once you switch it on during a song.

Reliability

The boss is invincible in this area. This pedal will withstand anything you throw at it and that is the only reason I upgraded from UT100 to the TR-2. A Boss pedal will work even after being stomped on for 30 years. You will never have to worry about crushing it under your boot if you step on it hard while you practice or play with your band and this is the reason I chose it, especially when I found it at a great second hand price.
The UT100 is quite bad in this case and this is why it’s so cheap, I assume. Boss is pure metal (pun unintended) while the Behringer pedal is plastic. Even at home I managed to step on the UT100 a bit too hard and I managed to get spring inside the pedal stuck and almost broke the thing. Boss is highly resilient and you can use it without the fear of breaking it or jamming it.

Overall Impressions

Both pedals are decent in their own area. The UT100 should be bought because it offers a great sound for the cost of 3 sets of basic guitar strings, but only if you plan to use it at home in a safe environment. It is too sensitive to physical abuse to be used for band practice or live gigs.
On the other hand the Boss TR-2 is perfect for live play, but only if you use it for the full duration of a song. Suddenly decreasing the volume mid-song can be problematic, unless maybe you use some kind of signal booster together with it. They both offer a quality tremolo effect and if the TR-2 wouldn’t bleed out the amp signal, it would be perfect. Bottom line is, do not buy the Boss TR-2 at full price because of its issue, unless you use it a lot in your setup.

Tremolo effect, two jacks 6.35, a 9V power supply socket housing for square pile, three adjustment knob and a switch so boss.

UTILIZATION

Ultra easy to configure. (Or speed) rate defines the frequency of the waves, Depth depth effect and wave, or wave in English, aptly named, that is square or simple and easy so sinusoidal.Utilisation, it'll be his best.

SOUND QUALITY

Yow! AC is gate. It's just a very molo tremolo. Not deep at all, the pedal a little food and the sound is not tru-bypass when setting wave ... it's very light vague.Un tremolo to do as it had a fender amp, but no. Well it's not terrible but it may help for a slight modulation of sound.

OVERALL OPINION

It'll be a year quizaine that it drags on my pedals and it is consistently throw. Well done quickly to repeat as it had a tremolo, but for real after his need to find another chose.Je not rachèterais this pedal, I prefer the analog hardcore way Roger Mayer, or otherwise with a tremolo Tap Tempo and store Strymon way split tiles. The TR-2 is really an entry-level, not to say down gamme.Investissez € 100 more in another model.

Analog tremolo guitar pedal, boss standard size, three knobs which we discuss below, a 9v power supply, a jack in jack and roll out a youth!

UTILIZATION

This is a boss pedal, it will not get lost! a spleen, a depth, for calibrating the effect in terms of speed and depth, and a knob that selects the last waveform between sine or square. The result may be more or less sweet. Missing volume in my opinion, this type of effect giving the impression of a loss of momentum, a little boost is not unwelcome.

SOUND QUALITY

I find it very straight, compared to having a EHX pulsar example. This is not necessarily a disadvantage. Touching with the settings you can find a sweet vintage character and therefore (in most minds, at least), but it is very straight, cold. It is perfect for playing the kind of intros great songs known green day. After this is an effect that I use sparingly, and generally to make noise, so its modern style suits me well! Still lacks a volume in my opinion.

OVERALL OPINION

I tried his colleague at behringer, even if the price is not the same, the sound is close. His strength is his strength. And it does the job. This is a very good tremolo stage we'll say. In the studio I prefer it a vintage tremolo and sweet (although it depends on the style). It is expensive for what it is anyway (I mean in nine), but it is a kind of reference!

The BOSS TR-2 Tremolo is designed to provide guitarists with classic tremolo effects in an easy-to-use compact pedal. Dedicated "Wave," "Rate," and "Depth" knobs provide a multitude of effect possibilities.

Provides guitarists with high-quality vintage tremolo effects in an easy-to-use compact pedal
Dedicated "Wave," "Rate" and "Depth" knobs allow for precise effect tailoring
"Rate" control allows for higher speed adjustment than classic PN-2
"Wave" control alters LFO waveform from triangle to square
"Depth" control determines the strength of the effect
BOSS 5-year warranty



UTILIZATION

I love boss pedals they're always plainly laid out and thus simple to use. No tricks or gimmicks, it's exactly how you see it and nothing else.

SOUND QUALITY

The tremolo effect itself is good. The rate and depth are very useful and can go from extremely fast to extremely slow like it's supposed to. The depth is sort of like a mix knob where the intensity of the tremolo can slam your guitar signal making it a very strong effect or not.

The pedal itself isn't true bypass so there's some tonal change when hooked up so for the tone purists you may need to mod it or get a true bypass looper etc. Otherwise the effect itself is quite simple and you can do nearly anything with it. I use it out in front with a distortion pedal however so the signal is still quite clear, but you might want to experiment with it in the loop and such if you're using amp distortion. Again this is completely subjective on how you use it, there is no right or wrong way. It's whatever you think sounds good.

Tremolo for me is hard to judge because it's literally taking the original guitar signal and kinda 'panning' almost back and forth. Not so much adding to the sound or taking away from anything. But I have definitely seen the TR-2 on a lot of pedal boards so there must be something good about these, they must definitely do the trick!

OVERALL OPINION

I love the simplicity of a boss pedal like this one. It's labelled as a tremolo and has 3 knobs, and it does exactly that. There's no fuss, no muss. No extra switches to do extra stuff or mini toggles that add whatever to whatever etc etc. It's a simple plug and play effect and it sounds great. Of course you have to bend down to adjust it, which is a bit of a pain for live use. Nowadays there are many other tremolo pedals out there with loads of different features, you just have to figure out what you want in a tremolo pedal. If you just want the simplest out there,at a good price, this is the one to look for.

The TR-2 is a tremolo pedal from Boss. It has a typical three knob design; one knob controls the rate of the tremolo pulsing, one knob adjusts the depth of the tremolo waveform, and the last knob adjusts the shape of the waveform from triangular to square. The pedal can be powered by 9 volt batter or external AC adapter. Dimensions of the pedal are Boss’s typical 2.4" x 5.1" x 2.9" and it weighs about a pound. This pedal has a mono input and output.

UTILIZATION

Boss is known to be a quality company when it comes to the durability of their pedals. The TR-2 is no exception. The housing and jacks are metal and will deal with life on the road. It is a very reliable pedal and I’ve never heard any complaints in the build of the pedal or quality control. It would have been nice to have stereo outs on this pedal and been able to pan between two outputs along with the tremolo, but it’s features are good enough for a basic trem pedal.

SOUND QUALITY

The quality of the tremolo is just average in my opinion. There is a very digital feel to it, and it feels a little choppy even when set to the smoothest settings. This uses different technology than the tremolo on old tube amps though, so I guess it is to be expected. There is some tone loss with the pedal, but it’s not that noticeable when bypassed. This thing definitely has a volume drop when engaged and kills the pedal for me. This pedal does not sound as warm as the Cool Cat Tremolo and the Fulltone Supatrem.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall this is your basic Boss pedal, not overly inspiring but it will last forever. The tone/volume drop when engaged is a big downfall with this pedal, though there are mods out there to fix that. Honestly if I were looking for a tremolo I’d just pick up the Cool Cat Tremolo from Danelectro. It’s about half the price and it is true bypass. For a little more coin and options I’d go with the SupaTrem from Fulltone. Having owned all three I’d put the Fulltone in first place obviously, second to the Cool Cat, and last place to the Boss. Honestly you can do better for the money.

Tremolo effect.
I Utille this home for two months. So I could put it everywhere on my board for a general view and search the optimal position.
Analog technology.

UTILIZATION

An easy to use pedals with three button: wave intensity and mode (I think).

SOUND QUALITY

The main complaint is the small change in sound. Indeed has less to put back the sound is almost trs few modules, even the background is not trs tremolo depth. Level speed for a good tremolo simple. A PDAL simpas to dig a little his sound; maintenat in a register of rock thrust effect (such as garbage or radiohead) the pedals is insufficient.

OVERALL OPINION

I pay 100 euros occasion, I do not know the original price.
Good quality price if this is part of the register PDAL DSIR (see above).

Effects pedal type tremolo with three possible settings:
- Tremolo intensity (rate)
- Depth of the effect (depth)
- Desired type of wave: waves delta waves into slots ...

an input, output, power supply by 9V battery or transformer from industry.

nothing too surprising coming from home boss.

UTILIZATION

Simplified Deployment.

beyond an effective connection (!!), found quickly, instinctively, the type of wave searched, as well as its intensity.

and it sounds good, because there is not to say, a tremolo, it sounds good-en-en-en-en-en

SOUND QUALITY

The effect is exactly what is expected.
the sonic palette is broad, and the variations are endless!

to have a good idea of ​​what comes out of this pedal, just listen to the song 'Bones' Radiohead. voila, in this piece, an excellent demonstration by Mr. Jonny Greenwood.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 1998.
I never tire of it all.

I bought 60 pounds in London.
excellent quality / price ratio, urged to expand its field of play

Is what I would do the same choice?
Well, why I separate them?

Analog tremolo pedals.
SETTING THE speed, depth and waveform.
External power supply or 9V battery. In / out jack 6.35
Casing in classic Boss. Indestructible.

UTILIZATION

Not need a tray to draw qquechose +. Having bought used 3 years ago, I did not have the manual but again you can do without.

SOUND QUALITY

I use it for my guitars and the sound is honnte trs. However, two points should be:
1 * your exact varies the signal that passes through the effects loop of the amp or is that branch of Manir classic "guitar / effect / amp" (the effect is so + INTERESTED pronounced if you are fan of tremolos "ax")
2 * lgre a noticeable drop in volume when the effect is activated. Changes are to be remdier but for some reason I do not undertake it ...

OVERALL OPINION

3 years, this has never lch pedals like any other Boss elsewhere.
For the price, I can hardly complain. If a replacement was needed, given the little space available on my board, I plunged back in Boss or other mark whose dimensions are virtually the same.

Analog Tremolo
PSU: 9V battery or mains

UTILIZATION

Usual settings for this type of effect: rate (speed), depth (depth) and wave (setting allows precise enough in terms of the waveform).

It could not be simpler. The knobs are effective, your ears do the rest.

SOUND QUALITY

A tremolo is a simple fact.

I do not see how one could create a "bad" tremolo ... unless the pots are hyper rotten, the signal color, the background noise and the big plastic box ... This is absolutely not the case for the Boss TR-2.

The sound it produces is soft and will do to give a report to your vintage chords and arpeggios.

I read that the pedal did not sound the same as it is plugged into the effect loop or between the guitar and the amp. I took the test and I have nothing found. I have an effect on my balance effect loop and if one puts his dry up the effect is exactly the same as if the pedal between the guitar and the amp. If you do not have this setting, perhaps by default as the balance is not up, in which case you will always have your dry signal at the same time, thereby reducing the dynamics of the Tremolo.

I also saw that some were talking about a drop in volume when the effect started. This is to verify, but it seems normal that the effect gives the impression of a lower volume since the wave is softened, and with a high rate, I assume that an average ear .

OVERALL OPINION

+ Tremolo a simple and effective
+ Quality and robustness Boss
+ Vintage charm

- A tap tempo is always welcome with this kind of effect
- No output for stereo panner effect

tremolo effect I would say "the con" I made two mods on it: I removed the component that lost the level.
And I made the Monte Allum mod. less breath, loss of power forgotten. you can even move (knob additional level to be installed on the side), add the level and use the clean boost pedal like (early in the race knob and light overdrive by turning the volume pot to zero depth.

For the rest, in agreement with the previous Opinion

UTILIZATION

For the rest, in agreement with the previous Opinion

SOUND QUALITY

For the rest, in agreement with the previous opinion

OVERALL OPINION

For the rest, in agreement with the previous Opinion

The Boss TR-2 Tremolo pedal is an analog effect pedal. It has a 1/4 inch input and a 1/4 inch output and is powered by either a nine volt battery or a nine volt power supply. It is not rackable as it is a foot pedal.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration of the the TR-2 couldn't be any easier. It has three knobs - one for rate, one for choosing the wave type, either square wave or sawtooth, and one for depth. It is easy to get a quick tremolo sound that is both realistic and effective. The manual has all you would need to know about this pedal, but you shouldn't need it too much as the pedal is easy to operate.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound quality of the Boss TR-2 is quite good. It is realistic and the difference parameters makes for a versatile pedal. I have only used this pedal with guitar - usually a Fender Stratocaster and a Fender Hot Rod Deville. I also have a Fender Twin Reverb that has vibrato on it that is pretty similar to the sound this makes, and while I prefer the Twin Reverb tremolo, this comes pretty close. The tone is full and is overall a great emulation of a tremolo effect.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using the Boss TR-2 Tremolo for about two years. I have found it to be a great tool when I want a tremolo effect, which is pretty often. I also have a Boss PN-2 and I switch off between the two as they have different tones. The TR-2 is a bit cleaner, but the PN-2 has more personality. The TR-2 has a very reasonable price tag and viable for guitar players on all levels. If you are interested in using tremolo either on stage or in the studio, the Boss TR-2 is a great all around choice.