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Title: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: blooze_man on December 27, 2010, 04:53:40 AM
What I want is basically to be able to turn on a pedal and have it stutter very fast like a killswitch. I figure I might as well make a tremolo and be able to do other things with it. The main thing though is the ability to do a very choppy and fast tremolo. Suggestions? Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: markeebee on December 27, 2010, 07:28:13 AM
Oh it's too obvious, but I'll go for it.

Kinda like a circuit box with burst switch?

Sorry.
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: MmmPedals on December 27, 2010, 08:32:09 AM
Pulsar and schaller tremelo both are choppy. the schaller is more versatile.
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: Renegadrian on December 27, 2010, 10:10:20 AM
kay tremolo!!!
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: Derringer on December 27, 2010, 12:23:57 PM
the Gristleizer gives ridiculous chop
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: oldschoolanalog on December 27, 2010, 01:43:31 PM
+1 on the Gristleizer.
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: tubelectron on December 27, 2010, 02:22:40 PM
Hi blooze_man,

My double tremolo is derived from the Colorsound Tremolo and sounds from subtle to chop, with no volume loss, no throb noise nor hiss, and "à la vintage", not like a Carl Martin Surf-trem. Sorry, I don't have sound samples means to get you to hear it. I use it in my R&B band with a DOD250 in the chop mode, on the treble PU, for some psychelelic leads... A killer effect, indeed...

(http://img8.hostingpics.net/pics/245320IMG_4358.jpg)
(http://img8.hostingpics.net/pics/18992IMG_4371.jpg)
(http://img8.hostingpics.net/pics/82275164_Double_Tremolo_schem_28_09_2009.jpg)

A+!
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: smallbearelec on December 27, 2010, 11:30:03 PM
My Tremulous Bear will do that, and the PC Board is $15.00.

http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=1008

If you only want chop, you can simplify it by leaving out the triangle wave function.

Regards
SD
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: quackenbush on December 28, 2010, 12:44:39 AM
Hi Tubelectron,
Your design looks interesting, but I don't quite understand what the 3pDT switch does. Is it a speed doubler?

EDIT:
O duh, should have looked a little closer. I get it now, it's two trems in one box and that switches between them, yes? Very cool idea. I may build this.
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: blooze_man on December 28, 2010, 01:01:25 AM
I looked up the Gristleizer. It does exactly what I want. I will look up layouts for it
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: tubelectron on December 28, 2010, 11:29:38 AM
Quote from: quackenbush on December 28, 2010, 12:44:39 AM
Hi Tubelectron,
Your design looks interesting, but I don't quite understand what the 3pDT switch does. Is it a speed doubler?

EDIT:
O duh, should have looked a little closer. I get it now, it's two trems in one box and that switches between them, yes? Very cool idea. I may build this.

That's nearly it : one trem with 2 switchable sets of controls... If you listen to the tremolo guitar on Pink Floyd's "Money" (The Dark Side of the Moon), you'll get a very good idea of the effect it gives when maxed and preceeded by a DOD 250.

A+!
Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: Dragonfly on January 02, 2011, 12:00:15 PM
Quote from: blooze_man on December 27, 2010, 04:53:40 AM
What I want is basically to be able to turn on a pedal and have it stutter very fast like a killswitch. I figure I might as well make a tremolo and be able to do other things with it. The main thing though is the ability to do a very choppy and fast tremolo. Suggestions? Thanks in advance


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Title: Re: Good Choppy Tremolo?
Post by: zombiwoof on January 02, 2011, 07:11:05 PM
I have an old Boss Tremolo/Pan pedal, and it does exactly what you're talking about.  In the square wave setting, it sounds like a sequencer.  I used to play around for hours just doing stuff with that setting.  I'm not sure if there is a schematic around for it, and you wouldn't need the pan part of the circuit, but it's a great choppy trem in that setting.

Al