The Wagtail Trem is a USB rechargeable vintage Tremolo, based on an analog optical circuit that recreates the sound of the legendary Fender Super Reverb amplifiers of the sixties. The two legendary Youtube guitarists Gearmanndude and Mike Hermans tested in on their videos. Check it out!
We have great news for you! Thanks to our new adaptor cable you can now also power our pedals with a standard 9V DC power supply. From now on the adaptor cable is included with every order of a USB rechargeable pedal @ www.songbirdfx.com
Our new opto tremolo pedal, the Wagtail Trem, is going to be released on June 19th. Pre-order now and get it at a massively reduced price: Product Page Wagtail Trem
After countless modifications and testing more than a dozen of different resistive optoisolators I am finally at a point, where my new Vactrol-based opto tremolo circuit sounds just awesome. I already sent a first prototype to Styrian guitar player “Sir” Oliver Mally, who confirmed my assessment: this is something big. I’m really looking forward to bringing this little sound monster to market in the next weeks!
Mike Hermans, who also demoed the Bluebird Drive Germanium, now demoed the Silicon version of the USB rechargeable Overdrive pedal.
The product videos of the rechargeable overdrive pedals ‘Bluebird Drive Si’ (silicon clipping diodes) and ‘Bluebird Drive Ge’ (germanium clipping diodes) are now online. Which do you like best?
They will be uploaded next week 🙂
Today the sale of the ‘Bluebird Drive’ guitar overdrive pedal started. You can purchase it directly from us via https://songbirdfx.com/products.
The Bluebird Drive is a simple but effective overdrive that keeps the original timbre of the guitar and takes it one step further – no tone knob needed. It is the world’s first analog guitar effect, that is rechargeable via the included Micro-USB cable. Just plug it into your Smartphone wall charger or your computer and in less than two hours it will be fully charged. The integrated Li-Ion battery lasts for more than 100 hours of playing time. Highest build quality makes the Bluebird Drive the perfect choice for professional and semi-professional musicians as well as demanding hobby guitarists.
‘Bluebird Drive Si’ (silicon clipping stage) and ‘Bluebird Drive Ge’ (germanium clipping stage)
Legendary 1N4148 silicon clipping diodes deliver a great range of sounds, going from clean boost to singing leads.
Rare soviet D9D germanium clipping diodes (NOS) give you a sound that goes from warm overdrive to fuzzy leads. The asymmetrical clipping stage combines the characteristical low clipping threshold of germanium diodes on the positive half wave with higher output level on the negative half wave (achieved by connecting a silicon 1N4148 in series to the D9D).
Last week the Alpha Potentiometers I ordered arrived.
Now that all components are available the series production of the revolutionary Bluebird Drive pedals has begun. The Bluebird Drive is the world’s first analog guitar effect, that is rechargeable via Micro-USB.
Soon the first pedals will be available for purchase, so stay tuned!
