A recent tremolo pedal build

[simonallaway]

Hey folks. I've just completed a fun build of a tremolo pedal. I went for a build of the "Tremulus Lune" which is a very versatile design, with all kinds of knobs to give you traditional trem sounds as well as more crazy chopped sounds.

There's a sound demo (from someone else) early on in my blog post, and one from me at the end:

http://hotbottles.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/building-a-tremulus-lune-on-vero-board/

[jjasilli]

Loved the Cooder-like demo cut.  Wonder how it would sound with an acoustic guitar?  Great pedal!

[simonallaway]

Thanks JJasilli.

I'd love to try it with a Dobro one of these days. That's the only guitar I'd go out of my way to buy these days.

[jjasilli]

Tried acoustic slide w/tremolo > 1970's Lawrence soundhole PU > Fender Champ.  Like it.  Guess I'll have to build a pedal for non-tremolo amps or sound boards!   

[alerich]

Nice work. I love the graphics and that is some great tremolo tone in the sound sample. I have to hand it to guys like you and Geezer who build these things from scratch. I built the MKC1 kit from Mammoth Electronics this weekend. Great little Klon Centaur inspired pedal. I just don't have enough patience to work in those tight spaces pedal after pedal. It was a fun build but not something I could do over and over. Well done!

[simonallaway]

These kind of projects are extremely satisfying to build for a number of reasons. I'm learning lots of basics, such as good soldering practices, layout strategies, how the circuits work, approaches to debugging. And of course I end up with a new addition to the signal path.

I know all these apply to building amps too, but I can fiddle with pedals in a much smaller amount of space, which is handy for me.

The indulgent part is the graphics...which is just icing on the cake, and just a bit of fun really.

Now I'm tinkering with power supplies, which is much more interesting than I thought it would be.