After reading alanp's "because it's there" post and watching the video Gledison posted about the Radio Shack Optical Moneypit er uh I mean Tremolo I thought it would be cool to start a thread where we could post our most impractical/challenging/crazy builds. Really any build that you done and asked "did I really build that?" Anything goes really so pics and videos are welcome!
Here is mine. It is a Shoot the Moon tremolo in a 1590A designed so the 1590A takes up about the same amount of space as a 1590BB! :P I cannot imagine using it on my board (takes up too much space) or selling it (I put a lot of time into it). Not really sure why I built this thing other than for the challenge! I guess I will just hoard it for the time being!
(http://imageshack.us/a/img10/7960/photo31mu.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/photo31mu.jpg/)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img526/3792/photo21zo.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/photo21zo.jpg/)
That'd be good for putting at the top of the board -- most pedalboards have 30mm or so of border at the top.
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/mrfutsbox_zpsd81a8094.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/mrfutsbox_zpsd81a8094.jpg.html)
Hands down winner from my collection. The string ringer, AKA Lovetone Ring Stinger ring modulator clone.
The only really usable part, for most tunes normal people'd want to hear, is the octave fuzz, which makes it the world's most elaborate Octavia.
are you nucking futs? 8)
Quote from: Stomptown on November 27, 2013, 06:12:38 AM
After reading alanp's "because it's there" post and watching the video Gledison posted about the Radio Shack Optical Moneypit er uh I mean Tremolo I thought it would be cool to start a thread where we could post our most impractical builds. Anything goes really so pics and videos are welcome!
Here is mine. It is a Shoot the Moon tremolo in a 1590A designed so the 1590A takes up about the same amount of space as a 1590BB! :P I cannot imagine using it on my board (takes up too much space) or selling it (I put a lot of time into it). Not really sure why I built this thing other than for the challenge! I guess I will just hoard it for the time being!
(http://imageshack.us/a/img10/7960/photo31mu.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/photo31mu.jpg/)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img526/3792/photo21zo.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/photo21zo.jpg/)
I still dont have one! Just at my 3rd build! Yout tiny box looks great! I really like, and u manged to put all components inside neatlY! Thumbs up!!
Quote from: alanp on November 27, 2013, 06:40:19 AM
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/mrfutsbox_zpsd81a8094.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/mrfutsbox_zpsd81a8094.jpg.html)
Hands down winner from my collection. The string ringer, AKA Lovetone Ring Stinger ring modulator clone.
The only really usable part, for most tunes normal people'd want to hear, is the octave fuzz, which makes it the world's most elaborate Octavia.
Oh I dunno it has loads of amazing sounds.
With ring mod it's more about getting the right blend, and tuning.
I love it with clean sounds on about a 10% blend adds loads of texture.
Having said that the octave fuzz is amazing. I wish I could make just that part of the circuit on its own, it's killer.
If I found any photos of it, maybe I'll post a Beavis FuzzLab Jr. that I built a couple years ago, when I was still a noob! A huge build (10 knobs and 2 switches, excluding the footswitch) and a huge overkill, but you can get some awesome tones from it. Like really awesome! :)
Hector
This one was definitely done solely for the challenge:
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/peanuts-to-space.jpg?w=182&h=300)
I don't use reverb pedals on my board, and fitting a belton brick on perf inside the 1590A was just way too much work.
I don't know if it was impractical as much as unnecessary. But it definitely was done for the challenge.
My 1590a 2-in-1 build with a Shoot the Moon trem and Little Angel chorus. It was bad enough fitting the 6 pots in there, but the full-sized 3PDT toggle was what made it really challenging. Just a ton of wiring, and the wire had to be long enough that it could be maneuvered a bit and stuffed.
Upon completion, I swore I'd never do another one. I've softened on that a little, but not much.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg.html)
Impractical is a little limiting so I updated the post to include mist challenging and just crazy builds!
Quote from: pickdropper on November 27, 2013, 01:55:48 PM
I don't know if it was impractical as much as unnecessary. But it definitely was done for the challenge.
My 1590a 2-in-1 build with a Shoot the Moon trem and Little Angel chorus. It was bad enough fitting the 6 pots in there, but the full-sized 3PDT toggle was what made it really challenging. Just a ton of wiring, and the wire had to be long enough that it could be maneuvered a bit and stuffed.
Upon completion, I swore I'd never do another one. I've softened on that a little, but not much.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg.html)
Wow! This is just great! Maybe would fit only with SMd right?! ;)
Yeah, I used both sides of the board, so SMT made a lot more sense. There are a few through-hole parts on there and I had to be careful they didn't poke through the other circuit.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 27, 2013, 01:55:48 PM
I don't know if it was impractical as much as unnecessary. But it definitely was done for the challenge.
My 1590a 2-in-1 build with a Shoot the Moon trem and Little Angel chorus. It was bad enough fitting the 6 pots in there, but the full-sized 3PDT toggle was what made it really challenging. Just a ton of wiring, and the wire had to be long enough that it could be maneuvered a bit and stuffed.
Upon completion, I swore I'd never do another one. I've softened on that a little, but not much.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel1.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg.html)
That's just f'n bonkers, in a good way!
I would have to say that my most challenging... rewarding... and most underused build is a two way tie....
Either my Ludwig Phase 2 clone or my Lovetone ??Flanger. Havent used either in a LONG time :-[
Both were an S.O.B. to build but, the most rewarding when completed! 8)
I've got causality that is completed and still doesn't sound right. It's huge with about knobs. The phasing is more v like than a smooth arch. Beast of a build.
4 in 1 muff....morphed 4 mud bunnies into one giant board. Not at all practical but a ton of fun! I'm pretty sure I sold it to someone from Madbean....I wish I had kept it :)
(http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w466/pmurray47/IMG_3271_zpsde92fd15.jpg) (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/pmurray47/media/IMG_3271_zpsde92fd15.jpg.html)
(http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w466/pmurray47/IMG_3268_zps3fea606e.jpg) (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/pmurray47/media/IMG_3268_zps3fea606e.jpg.html)
^sweet build. It took me a little bit to realize those pots are dual ganged?
3 in 1 1590A
Green Ringer/OKF/JFet Clean Boost....just because i got challenged to do it by some BYOC members a year or so ago...
All standard parts! :)
(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/603546_346537562088207_681256031_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/534627_346537602088203_446767509_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/523671_346537642088199_320903157_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/534525_346537695421527_1344722411_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/548018_346537712088192_1969911815_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/208987_346537742088189_1854366018_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/578920_346537845421512_1527577275_n.jpg)
You people are all insane.
I see your 1590A and I raise a slant cut 1590A ;D
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC08547_zps7741deb2.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC08546_zps7910a341.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/guts_zps20fa504c.jpg)
Such a tight fit I had to make a stomp switch.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa those knobs are ridonculous :DDD
this is what has been used for some time on squares, big stages, over my country. I still can't believe it lasted more than a gig. I made it as a joke for myself, while trying out some different Si FF variants, my friend liked it and took it with him. It's just the worst pedal I ever made, still it was fun while it lasted :D [now there's a rangemaster in that box, but of course, without the battery]
It had a hole on the side for bias adjustments haha and a switch for the output cap.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-D9oBmfoR1V4/T4Xb2IRSYWI/AAAAAAAAATY/q0IKDwqG5vo/w680-h906-no/IMG283.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kPzkb4yz-FY/T4Xb_WIVyvI/AAAAAAAAATg/DPZh8AVt31s/w1208-h906-no/IMG274.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Rni4mJKIsUg/T4XbVgJp7II/AAAAAAAAASw/BnsSwh_OCMU/w680-h906-no/IMG278.jpg)
This is mine, I guess it sort of fits the subject. It's a vero DBD+Clarinot+Clarinot in a 1790NS.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2H437aw7zbs/UVp8cOKJk3I/AAAAAAAAAr0/BuQoO-l35Ak/w958-h719-no/IMG_1957.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KVF8R4iww5M/UWKuM1L_XkI/AAAAAAAAAto/MkkVbH84F8s/w958-h719-no/IMG_2054.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jRrLR7E18vg/UXDuWiamv0I/AAAAAAAAAv4/ibbzLwNEtp4/w958-h719-no/IMG_2033.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oOHjipMLNgg/UWKvm2K9k9I/AAAAAAAAAuA/Tse7XmosyRI/w958-h719-no/IMG_2037.JPG)
What makes this even remotely interesting is the fact that this was my second ever pedal, also built on a dare and handdrilled... ::)
the things we do for love...
:D
Quote from: Cortexturizer on November 29, 2013, 09:51:42 AM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa those knobs are ridonculous :DDD
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-D9oBmfoR1V4/T4Xb2IRSYWI/AAAAAAAAATY/q0IKDwqG5vo/w680-h906-no/IMG283.jpg)
Loved the way the caps were smashed in there..;) nice girl in the design too!:)
It's funny when you're starting out, you try so hard to overcome problems that occur every single second. Like, if it's touching the enclosure let's just tape that spot right there... If the wires are too long let's just stuck it in there somewhere until you can't even close the enclosure. If it "works" it's okay. Boy was I wrong...
Here's mine:
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=7727.msg66721#msg66721 (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=7727.msg66721#msg66721)
I really don't know why I actually started this, as I'm not really hip on wiring and boxing stuff, and this is nothing but! But, it works well and makes it really easy to manage my effects. All the switching was fun to plan, though! I really like doing that kind of stuff.....
Paul
Quote from: jtn191 on November 29, 2013, 02:37:57 AM
^sweet build. It took me a little bit to realize those pots are dual ganged?
Yep!
Challenging-
(http://imageshack.us/a/img32/4341/e18.JPG)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img443/2277/pct8.jpg)
(multi dirt)
Impractical-
(http://imageshack.us/a/img29/2781/dsc0242bn.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img13/2079/dsc0248jl.jpg)
(desktop noise box with echo base, gristlizer, christine, uglyface boards)
Crazy-
(http://imageshack.us/a/img13/1535/droneout.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img850/7456/dronein.jpg)
(twin weird sound generator)