Kleissonic Tremulant Lee

The Kleissonic Tremulant Lee is a tremolo pedal with a drive stage after the modulation, meaning the signal is chopped by the tremolo first and then pushed through an overdrive circuit. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as a "TREMOLO OVERDRIVE," and it was designed for Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth¹. It sits alongside the related Kleissonic Tremulant, and players comparing drive stages may also find the Overdrive Pedals and Tremolo Pedals pages useful.

What it does

The signal order is the defining feature: tremolo first, overdrive second. That arrangement means the drive stage responds to the already-modulated signal, an approach RockBoard's PedalPedia describes as "A Tremolo pedal with a drive stage after modulation"¹. The circuit is analog throughout¹.

Power

The Tremulant Lee runs on 9V DC, center negative, and draws 12.5mA¹.

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