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Title: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: mshuptar on June 12, 2013, 04:30:21 PM
Hey everybody! Here's my Cupcake compressor. I had a botched enclosure (the drilling is about 1/4" off center) and was like, "well, I should put something in there." Everything is stock. This definitely adds some "oomph" to my Tele. I also recorded a short demo. Enjoy!

Outside:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img822/9482/imagegph.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/imagegph.jpg/)

Inside:  
(http://imageshack.us/a/img855/7180/imagelmno.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/imagelmno.jpg/)

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FblmCf66goI

Sorry for the blurry pics - they didn't look so bad when I took them with my phone.
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: Parra on June 12, 2013, 06:46:35 PM
nice paint job. i like it a lot.
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: jimilee on June 12, 2013, 06:52:46 PM
That is very cool. Is it really that noisy, or was something else going on there?
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: mshuptar on June 12, 2013, 08:24:37 PM
Quote from: Parra on June 12, 2013, 06:46:35 PM
nice paint job. i like it a lot.

Thanks! My sister drew it with a Sharpie. However, I should have clear-coated it because it smeared a little as I was dry-fitting the off-board components. 


Quote from: jimilee on June 12, 2013, 06:52:46 PM
That is very cool. Is it really that noisy, or was something else going on there?

I assume that the hum is a combination of my cheap adaptor (Visual Sound 1-Spot) and that particular outlet in my house (my amp sometimes picks up radio signals when it's plugged into that outlet). Any suggestions for reducing that hum?
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: jimilee on June 12, 2013, 10:30:55 PM
Quote from: jimilee on June 12, 2013, 06:52:46 PM
That is very cool. Is it really that noisy, or was something else going on there?

I assume that the hum is a combination of my cheap adaptor (Visual Sound 1-Spot) and that particular outlet in my house (my amp sometimes picks up radio signals when it's plugged into that outlet). Any suggestions for reducing that hum?
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Better adapter and a different outlet?  :P     But seriously I'd try that first before you go building a decimator,although those are cool too!
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: Stomptown on June 12, 2013, 11:51:19 PM
Very cool graphics man!  :o
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: lincolnic on June 13, 2013, 03:14:49 AM
That is one rad finish.
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: jprizz on June 13, 2013, 03:46:10 AM
Your sister's artwork is fantastic! I really like the look of this a lot.
Title: Re: Cupcake Compressor
Post by: slimtriggers on June 14, 2013, 12:01:42 AM
Really love that graphic!  8)