Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
I think it’s fair to say that you should not attempt this unless you are pretty confident with your builds. The Earthquaker Devices The Depths, is their take on the Uni-Vibe. The schematic can be found here, on PedalPCB in the build doc. EARTHQUAKER DEVICES THE DEPTHS – VERO LAYOUT THE DEPTHS VIDEO … Read more
I don’t know much about the origins of this one, as PedalPCB don’t seem to have listed any information on it (at least that I can find anyway). The Pendulum is a Harmonic Tremolo, meaning the signal is split in two paths, each with either a high or low pass filter; they’re modulated separately and then summed back together for … Read more
An excellent optical tremolo from Forrest Whitesides, AKA Culturejam, based on the Tremulous Lune. Project files can be found here https://forrestwhitesides.com/shoot-the-moon-tremolo/ be sure to check out the rest of his blog. CULTRUREJAM SHOOT THE MOON TREMOLO – VERO LAYOUT VIDEO DEMO
The Bigfoot FX Magnavibe is something different in a world of tremolos; it’s a Magnatone guitar amp style vibrato style effect. Slow and subtle works best for me, as it adds interest to the sound without being over the top. You can get a lovely shimmer happening. Plenty of discussion in the usual forums on what LDR and … Read more
I was looking at the Diamond Compressor schematic the other day and thought it looked interesting and possibly something that could be simplified – it turns out it can be simplified. Of course, someone had already done this. Jump over to the La Revolution Deux for details, AKA Fred Briggs’ blog. I used a TL074 instead … Read more
Another day, another compressor layout… This is a Dan Coggins design, the Dinosaural OCT-201 Opticompressor, and the predecessor to the Thorpy Fat General, which was also designed by Dan. Not many of these are around, as it was only made in a short run. Schematic and tracing journal on Aion FX. DINOSAURAL OCT-201 OPTICOMPRESSOR – VERO … Read more
While on a run of compressors, I thought this one looked interesting. ThorpyFX Fat General is an optical compressor with a treble control and a blend function. Schematic can be found on PedalPcb here. It’s said to be a progression of the Dan Coggins designed Lovetone OCT-201 – based on the trace at Aion FX, … Read more
Another compressor for the day – have not built this one yet, but I have tried the Baja LA2A that’s heavily based on this, and it sounds pretty good. Suggest testing the DIY vactrol off-board first to find something that works with the available parts. 5mm yellow LED worked well for me with the Baja version. … Read more