Tremolo pedal that nails Pink Floyd's "Money"

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Tremolo pedal that nails Pink Floyd's "Money"

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Hi guys,
Does anyone know of a pedal that can get that strong choppy tremolo sound that Gilmour got on "Money"? I think he may have used an EMS Synthi Hi-Fly or a Kempex tremelo. None of my amps with tremolo get even close. I'd like to find a pedal that has that cool strong choppiness.
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maybe a Goatkeeper
Has a square wave but you can experiment and create your own. Square with rounded corners for instance.
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Re: Tremolo pedal that nails Pink Floyd's "Money"

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I had a Nobels? tremolo pedal that got it. That was back in 90's though and my memory may not be that good.
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Thanks Gents. I'll look into those two.

Any other recommendations?
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I think the swamp thang I’ve got is probably to... swampy
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Ok, thanks. None of my amps can do it either.

I'm looking into the Dr.Scientist Tremolessance pedal as another possible option. I've emailed them to get their opinion..
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According to the GIlmourish page, the Tremolo was done with the EMS Synth. I also read about the use of a Kepex Processor (which is not a tremolo)

I was going to suggest the Goatkeeper too. I played one for a long time it has endless possibilities. I am not sure how close it will get you but it is highly tweakable.
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What about something like the Suhr jack rabbit?
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Thanks again guys.

I'm leaning towards the Goatkeeper so far. I emailed Malleko and they said it can do that sound easily.

Ryan at Dr Scientist suggested either some sort of FET or a digital square wave trem. His old trem was an Optical type and not as strong in the square wave choppiness...
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The tremolo pedal I recommend to everyone is the Source Audio Vertigo. Great control over wave shapes and the sounds are awesome.
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