This is brilliant

[madbean]

http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/make-weekend-projects-optica.html

But, we could make this better with some internal circuitry!

[icecycle66]

I don't even like or want a trem, but I might make that just because it looks fun. 
I see a gift in some guitarist friend's future.

[jtn191]

awesome! I like the concept so much more than how it actually sounds 

[midwayfair]

Pure insanity.

however, I just want to say, I probably would have used a fan instead of a disc, and pointed it up at me to keep my legs cool while playing.

[JakeFuzz]

Pure insanity.

however, I just want to say, I probably would have used a fan instead of a disc, and pointed it up at me to keep my legs cool while playing.

Haha, or a fan to blow your hair back like Steve Vai on stage!

[night-B]

Really cool idea, I think I'll give it a try!

[culturejam]

That's awesome. Come on, Brian, we need that as a new madbean project.  I think it would rule in a vibe circuit.

Man, that's a way-complicated way to make an LFO.  


Nerdy nit pick: The guy says the LDR gives more resistance with more light, but it's actually the opposite.  

[Micpoc]

Super cool. I wonder just how different the various optical discs sound in use, though.

[madbean]

That's awesome. Come on, Brian, we need that as a new madbean project.  I think it would rule in a vibe circuit.

Man, that's a way-complicated way to make an LFO.  


Nerdy nit pick: The guy says the LDR gives more resistance with more light, but it's actually the opposite.  

That was pretty much where my brain went: phaser or vibe.

I actually should have just the part to do something like this. Gonna check in the shop today.

[culturejam]

The spinning light disc + PT2399 could make for a really cool EchoRec workalike. 

[jimijam]

I like the double sided tape bit to keep the switch from spinning. that will get some use.

[jkokura]

I liked the feature that allowed you to switch the direction of the disc's rotation based on the direction of the switch. On-off-on... cool idea indeed. Too simple of an effect, and not practical for a guitarist's board, but I'd totally be down with help in development.

Jacob

[madbean]

The trick here is to use a small PC fan like midway implied. I know I have one around here somewhere. I have a proper potentiometer to control the fan, leftover from my last PC build. If you are willing to do without the interchangeable discs, and just use the fan blades it could be mounted inside an enclosure on a PCB. It could be badass or suck...I'm kinda jazzed to explore the idea regardless.

[jubal81]

Since it's unlikely to sound great/better than other trems, I'd be tempted to put the "whirligig apparatus" on the outside just for the cool factor.

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

I think it could easily be integrated as a stutter pedal also, unless that could be done with trem..