guitargeek

The last pedal I made that really pissed me off was a tremolo pedal, and a very cool one. Fairly simple, really, but gave you tons of control, five knobs for rate, spacing, etc. But it sounds muddy. I can't get it so that turning it on doesn't cut the volume or change the tone. And it's just an op-amp circuit driven by a light-dependent resistor, nothing complicated. I need to try different LDR and/or optocouplers, I guess.

In fact I have built a Univibe clone, and it kicks major ass. So cool. I totally love that sound, I crank up and put on my germanium fuzz and plink out the openign to Machine Gun or Bridge of Sighs and it sounds so killer. I built an Easy Vibe, rather than a semi-exact clone, which needs a complicated power supply. Worthwhile pedal.

happy birthday!

side note: that is not me