Z. Vex Super Seek Trem
The name Z. Vex is practically synonymous
with innovation at this point, so when a new
Z. Vex pedal is released it’s safe to assume
that it’s going to do something surprising and
make sounds that have never been heard
before. The Super Seek Trem isn’t exactly like
that, because it’s really just a highly expanded
version of Z. Vex’s groundbreaking original
Seek Trem (which was totally like that). The
original featured an eight-step sequencer
that generated a wide range of alien tremolo
tones, as well as some other, less easy-toclassify tones, such as long volume swells
and echo-like sounds. The Super Seek Trem
kicks this formula up a few notches, adding
another eight steps to the sequencer, for 16
total. You can select any number of steps for
the sequence, allowing the player to tailor
the rhythm to the time signature, even if it’s a
wacky one. It also adds a metric ton of control
options, from expression and tap controls,
to MIDI sync, a hold function, glissando
control, and eight user programmable presets.
The Z. Vex Super Seek Trem is a complex,
multi-faceted tremolo playground for the
budding trem scientist, but it also can do
some surprisingly mellow, throbby, and classic
sounding tremolo tones, so less adventurous
knob-twisters should not be put off by its
futuristic appearance and multitudinous
knobs. It’s available in a Vexter Series version,
or the hifalutin hand-painted model.
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TONE TALK //
Tremolo Laboratories for Mad Tone Scientists