The JHS Pedals Kodiak tremolo is the newest addition to our tap-tempo
series featuring all the bells-and-whistles you need to create the
biggest tremolo growl you’ve ever heard! Based around classic Vox and
Black Face tremolo sounds, the Kodiak brings vintage tremolo into the
modern era with four different wave patterns, Mix, onboard tap-tempo,
and sub-divisions to give you total control as well as plenty of
inspiration to bring your sound out of hibernation. Let’s take a look
at all the features this brown beast bears...
controls & features
The
Kodiak has five simple controls: Volume, Speed, Mix, Ratio, and Wave.
The Volume control enables you to set the overall volume however you
like it, either dialed back, at unity, or boosted. A great feature of
the Kodiak is that you can turn the Mix knob all the way down and use
the Volume to boost your amp or other pedals, acting as a preamp or
slightly driven boost. The Speed knob is a manual control for the speed
of the tremolo, which you can also set with the on-board tap-tempo
switch. The Mix knob controls how deep the tremolo is perceived, from
fully clean to fully wet. The Ratio control gives you the ability to
dial in faster speeds that are perfectly sync'd with the BPM of your
tap. You can choose from quarter notes, eighth notes, "triplets," or
sixteenth notes. The Wave control gives you four different wave
variations to choose from: Sine, Rhythmic, Square, and Ramp. The Sine
wave is a classic amp-like tremolo sound, the Rhythmic wave gives you an
interesting rhythmic pattern that can be used in many different
time-signatures for different effect, the Square wave gives you a more
choppy trem sound, and the Ramp wave gives you a warbly type of sound.
With all these options, sit down, grab a jar of honey, and spend lots of
time with your new bear-friend to really get to know what he has to
offer.
TAP / EXPRESSION jack
The Kodiak also features a
Tap/Expression jack on the right side of the pedal. Plug in an external
tap tempo or an expression pedal to control the speed of the tremolo.
Select either TAP or EXP via the switch on the left side of the Kodiak.
THIS PEDAL REQUIRES STANDARD 9V DC NEGATIVE POWER, CONSUMES 10MA, AND MEASURES 2.6"X4.8"X1.6"