The Menatone Pleasure Trem Mini is a compact, fully analog tremolo pedal, described by the maker as "just a cool fully analog tremolo"1. It carries the same circuit as the original Pleasure Trem from 2001, in a smaller form, and adds a preamp based on a fully clean version of the Red Snapper1. Menatone lists it at $169 as of October 2026, with a build time of approximately 2 to 4 weeks1.
What it does
The Pleasure Trem Mini modulates volume in the classic tremolo manner. Menatone describes its speed range as vast, running "from ultra slow to almost ring mod at its fastest"1. That top end reaches into ring-modulator territory, well beyond a slow pulse.
The pedal's waveform control shapes the character of the modulation. Menatone describes it as a triangle/square control that "goes from soft to choppy or anything in between"1. In practice that means a smooth, rounded swell at one end and a hard, percussive chop at the other, with the full range of shapes between them. For more on how tremolo works and how other designs approach it, see Tremolo Pedals.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Speed | Sets the rate of the volume modulation, from ultra slow to almost ring mod at its fastest1 |
| Triangle/square | Shapes the waveform from soft to choppy or anything in between1 |
The preamp
Unlike a tremolo that simply passes the guitar through to the modulating stage, the Pleasure Trem Mini includes a preamp based on a fully clean version of the Red Snapper, Menatone's overdrive circuit1. Set fully clean, it acts as a clean stage in front of the tremolo. Players comparing it with other drive-based circuits can read about Overdrive Pedals and Preamp Pedals.
Availability and build
The Pleasure Trem Mini is sold directly by Menatone as a built-to-order pedal. The maker states: "Build time is approx. 2-4 weeks"1. The list price is $1691.
The Pleasure Trem Mini is built to order, not stocked: Menatone gives an approximate build time of 2 to 4 weeks1.
Menatone's demo
Menatone's product page includes a demo recorded under the following conditions1:
- All controls at noon
- A Stratocaster neck pickup
- A Princeton-style 5-watt head
- An Ox Amp Top Box, with the amp set very clean so as not to hide the sound of the pedal
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Pleasure Trem Mini, Menatone (www.menatone.com)
