Devil's Hands Tremolo (Twin Peaks/Cherry Pie)

[Timko]

One of the builders of my hardtail Mary Kaye Stratocaster from June asked me if I had a tap tremolo he could borrow.  I had build the v2.1 board of Dave Rolo's Twin Peaks Tremolo, and he loved it so much, he asked if I could build him one.  I was stoked to find that Delyk had traced the v2 circuit, and put it on 1 PCB!

If you've never had the chance to build this particular circuit, and you're a fan of tremolo, you're missing out.  I own a '63 Blond Tremolux as well as a '59 Magnatone 260A, and as an admitted addict to vintage tremolo, I can attest this thing really sounds fantastic.  Add in the tap functionality and wave shape, and this may be the 1 trem to rule them all.

Graphic design was at the request of my friend.  I tried to talk him into pitchforks and the font from Queens of the Stone Age's "Songs For the Deaf," but he liked this, and I think the etching turned our really well.

BIG thanks to Haberdasher for hooking me up with a TAPLFO2 chip; my TAPLFO3 chip showed up from Europe yesterday after ordering it in the middle of July .




The blue tape with a little loop at the top on white boxes with the recipient's name has become somewhat of a signature of mine.

[diablochris6]

Looks great! I wasn't aware that Delyk made this PCB.

[Timko]

Looks great! I wasn't aware that Delyk made this PCB.

https://www.delykpcb.com/product/cherry-pie-tremolo-pcb/

If you happen to buy one and can't source a V2 TAPLFO, the V3 TAPLFO will also work with some changes to the components:
http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2015/10/twin-peaks-tap-tempo-tremolo.html (check the comments)

[Thewintersoldier]

How does the harmonic compare to the cardinal? I'm a tremolo slut but I don't need the stomp and wave forms. Are they different enough sounding to build both? Great build, the etch looks awesome!

[diablochris6]

Looks great! I wasn't aware that Delyk made this PCB.

https://www.delykpcb.com/product/cherry-pie-tremolo-pcb/

If you happen to buy one and can't source a V2 TAPLFO, the V3 TAPLFO will also work with some changes to the components:
http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2015/10/twin-peaks-tap-tempo-tremolo.html (check the comments)

I have one of Drolo's phaser boards, so I need to figure out how to make that V3 TapLFO trick work for that one too!

[Timko]

How does the harmonic compare to the cardinal? I'm a tremolo slut but I don't need the stomp and wave forms. Are they different enough sounding to build both? Great build, the etch looks awesome!

I've only built the v1 Cardinal Trem, but I'd say that the Drolo board is a little more versatile in it's depth control.  I haven't plated with the Cardinal v2 though.