[Teledriver]

I've had my Tuna Melt for a few years and for the price I certainly can't complain! However one thing has always kinda bugged me and that is an occasional drop-out during fast-and-loud playing. I have a BD-1 in front of it, and when the BD is activated and if I strum a bit too hard I lose the 'point' of the attack. I've tried it after the TM but it just isn't the same sound I'm going for, so I wanna keep it in front.
Anyone else have this issue?? Is it just a case of 'bad timing' with the start of the effect cycle??

[MatchlessMan]

I used to use a Tuna Melt, but replaced it with the Cool Cat Tremolo (same basic opto circuit I believe, but true bypass, and much more positive footswitch operation). I have never noticed the problem you mention, but (1) I always use quite a fast rate, and (2) I rarely if ever use drive at the same time (but if I did, the drives are all before the trem).

If you are using a slower trem rate, then occasionally the attack of your note will coincide with the 'trough' of the trem, and you will get a slow-attack thing going on. I guess this will be more noticeable if you are expecting your sound to cut through because you have stomped on the drive pedal.

[Teledriver]

Often wondered about the Cool Cat Trem after my good experience with the Tuna Melt. Small size is a good thing though sometimes. It fits pretty good on my board, but I got room for expansion. Thinking of a Merkin Fuzz, for example.
My rate is set pretty much at the rate (give or take) as toward the end of Rumble (Link Wray, at around the 2:00 mark), and I usually play it clean. Surfy kinda I guess. Sometimes I want a little grit (who doesn't?? Especially on a friday night with a few beers in ya) so is there a 'better way'? A dirty guitar cleanly into a trem, not a clean guitar into a trem then dirty- my Tuna Melt makes it muddied, IMO. Want the clarity and the attack. I guess Rumble is the best example I can think of off hand, but there's others for sure.