Jam Pedals Harmonious Monk mk.2 Harmonic Tremolo Pedal

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Jam Pedals Harmonious Monk mk.2 Harmonic Tremolo Pedal

In late 2020, Dan Steinhardt and Mick Taylor, renowned for their work on That Pedal Show, collaborated with Athens-based stompbox experts Jam Pedals to design an exceptional signature harmonic tremolo, the "Harmonious Monk." Their first encounter with this captivating effect occurred when their friend Joey Landreth (cue "name drop" trumpet) showcased the sound of an original '60s Fender Super amp in one of their early YouTube episodes. Captivated by the enchanting pulse of the amp, Dan and Mick sought to recreate that magical effect in a compact pedal form. The result? The original Harmonious Monk, which faithfully captured the unique tone. Now, with even more refinement, the new Harmonious Monk Mk2 elevates their love for harmonic and amplitude tremolo to new heights, offering a truly improved version of this iconic sound.

Features

The headline new feature is 'Tap & Ramp' mode. With this, you can now tap the time of your tremolo using the second switch, but a longer press will ramp to a second speed that can be set anywhere you like. You can also set the rate of the ramp between the two tremolo speeds.

There are now three selectable LFOs (instead of two), providing varying shapes of modulation in both 'Harmonic' and 'Amplitude' modes: sine wave, square wave and reverse sawtooth. This means that you can dial in anything from subtle, vintage-inspired tremolos all the way to otherworldly staccato choppiness!

Mk2 also has a 'Legacy' mode, so everything that you know about Mk1 can remain intact if you prefer it that way... with an additional option on the rate of the second, preset speed.

In addition to the Mk1's's three internal EQ trimmers, the Harmonious Monk Mk2 features a new internal trimmer to adjust input gain control to optimise the pedal for use with guitar, bass, keys, or anything else you might want to throw at it!