Guitar Tremolo Unit


Posted on Nov 27, 2012

The unit is simple to build, and does not need really low noise opamps, since they only act as a modulator oscillator. I used 1458 dual types in the prototype, and they are more than good enough. The transistors can be any low noise NPN type, and they are simply buffers, ensuring a high input impedance and low output impedance. If the unit is to built into an amplifier, it may well be possible to leave out the input transistor, since a low impedance drive circuit is probably already available from an existing opamp. It may also be possible to leave out the second transistor if a high impedance input is available at the insertion point. This is somewhat unlikely, since the most common place to have the modulator is before the tone controls.


Guitar Tremolo Unit
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The oscillator is a simple opamp feedback type, and produces a triangle wave from the capacitor (C3). This is amplified and buffered, and fed to the LED in the opto-coupler. If you are unable to obtain this device (made by Vactrol), use a high quality Lig




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