The JHS Pedals Kodiak Tremolo is the newest addition to our tap-tempo series with all the bells and whistles you need to create the biggest tremolo rumble you've ever heard! Based on classic Vox and Black Face tremolo sounds, the Kodiak brings vintage tremolo into the modern era with four different wave patterns, mixing, built-in tap-tempo, and sub-divisions to give you control total as well as plenty of inspiration to bring your sound out of hibernation. Let's take a look at all the features of this brown beast...
CONTROLS AND FEATURES
The Kodiak has five simple controls: Volume, Speed, Mix, Ratio and Wave. The volume control lets you set the overall volume just the way you like it, whether it's dialed back, all the way up, or turned up. 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 like a lightly driven preamp or boost. The Speed knob is a manual control of the tremolo speed, which you can also adjust with the built-in tap-tempo switch. The Mix knob controls the depth of tremolo perception, from completely clean to completely wet. The Ratio control gives you the ability to dial in faster speeds that are perfectly in sync 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: Sine, Rhythmic, Square and Ramp. The sine wave is a classic amp-type tremolo sound, the rhythm wave gives you an interesting rhythm pattern that can be used in many different time signatures for different effects, the square wave gives you a choppier trem sound, and The Ramp wave gives you a shrill type of sound. With all of these options, sit down, grab a jar of honey, and spend plenty of time with your new bear friend to really get to know what he has to offer.
TAP / EXPRESSION SOCKET
The Kodiak also has a Tap/Expression jack on the right side of the pedal. Connect an external tap tempo or expression pedal to control the speed of the tremolo. Select TAP or EXP via the switch on the left side of the Kodiak.
THIS PEDAL REQUIRES A STANDARD 9V DC NEGATIVE POWER SUPPLY, CONSUMES 10MA AND MEASURES 2.6"X4.8"X1.6"
CONTROLS
VOLUME - Controls the output volume. Can be set to unity or slightly boosted. SPEED - Controls the speed of the tremolo. Left is slower, right is faster.
RATIO - Controls the tapping speed ratio for faster speeds with fewer taps. Select the divisions of quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, eighth notes, or triplets.
MIX - Controls the mix/tremolo depth. Left is less, right is more.
WAVE - Choose between four different wave types: Sine, Rhythmic, Square or Ramp.
TAP/EXP SWITCH - Switch on the left side of the pedal to select either Tap in/out or expression out for the Tap/Exp jack.
JACKS
INPUT - 6.35mm jack socket on the upper right side of the pedal. OUTPUT - 6.35mm jack socket on the upper left side of the pedal.
TAP/EXP - 6.35mm jack socket on the right side of the pedal. Select either tap or expression with the switch on the left side of the pedal. Control the speed with an expression pedal, an external tap tempo pedal, or slave another tap tempo pedal with the Kodiak.
POWER - Uses center negative 9V DC. Do not use more than 9V DC. Your warranty will be voided. Consumption 10mA.