Cool! Looking good.
Cool! Looking good.
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Thanks. The green one is for the barber.
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Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
Decals (again).
Clear coat tomorrow, then a lengthy wait, some polishing and I can finally reassemble the pedal.
Rebuild finished:
Not 100% happy with the visible decal edges, but I only seem to notice them in photos. In normal lighting from a pedalboard distance they can't be seen.
Had some stuffing around last night trying to desolder the 3mm clipping LEDs (right-most position on the clip switch) and getting clean contacts. But I got it done and fitted sockets instead. Socket is currently empty but I can now experiment with different diode combinations (LED, schottky etc) to explore different clipping effects.
I was also happy that the pedal still works
Rough composite to show start and finish points:
Well that's a whole lot better!
I use the "2 metre rule".In normal lighting from a pedalboard distance they can't be seen.
If you can't pick it from 2 metres... it's all good!
The 2 metre rule is an improvement over my old "blind man on a galloping horse in the dead of night" rule!
So there's hope for me yet!
With pedals, if they sound good, that's what matters most.
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Thanks! I am happy with how it turned out, but things still leap out at me. Like I wish I used a larger font on the footswitch labels. But it is nice to have finished one of my current pedal projects. Still have another 2 in progress, and two more in planning.Originally Posted by McCreed
And not only does this pedal sound good (to my ears at least), I modded it to have socketed clipping diodes. I am looking forward to that experiment as well.
Nice job. I;ve never had much luck with painting enclosures but that looks great.
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Thanks Andy. One of the pedals I am planning is a stripboard build of a Red Llama, based on your recommendation. I am going to call it the Cranky Camel. I was going to go with Grumpy Gnu, but for some reason settled on Camel instead. I don't quite get the tone zone of the Red Llama yet though. Is it a fuzz? Overdrive? Distortion? A little bit of all three? But I like the fact that it's not another op amp based variation of a tube screamer.
It only gets worse as you older mate, believe me!Like I wish I used a larger font on the footswitch labels.
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