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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: miter53 on February 16, 2014, 08:22:07 AM

Title: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: miter53 on February 16, 2014, 08:22:07 AM
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/836/wxii.jpg)

Built to Soulbender specs with two NOS 2SA322 + a 2SB89A in Q3

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/844/97k9.jpg)
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: selfdestroyer on February 16, 2014, 08:06:53 PM
The labeling looks awesome and adds great aesthetics to the pedal. The color choices are great. Very clean build.

Cody
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: jimilee on February 17, 2014, 03:37:38 AM
I love everything about it, Nicely executed.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: miter53 on February 18, 2014, 02:11:16 AM
Thanks!

A question: I have no experience with this circuit before, and there is still a fair amount of grind even when the gain is dialed all the way down. Turning down the guitar volume cleans it up pretty well though. Is this typical? Q1 is about 54 hfe, Q2 is 59 and Q3 is 83, all with pretty low leakage.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: billstein on February 18, 2014, 02:39:31 AM
That's awesome! Had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't actually stamped out by a label maker. Great idea.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: pickdropper on February 18, 2014, 03:14:00 AM
Quote from: billstein on February 18, 2014, 02:39:31 AM
That's awesome! Had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't actually stamped out by a label maker. Great idea.

If he used a real label maker, he'd have to charge $600 for it.   ;D

Really nice looking pedal.  Solid on the inside and outside.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: alanp on February 18, 2014, 04:17:04 AM
I can tell you right now that using Dymo labels doesn't automatically make a $600USD pricetag work. I can't even flog my Dymo'ed builds for $100NZD.

Very nice work, I'm always envious of those who can do photoshop magic and trickery :D
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: miter53 on February 18, 2014, 04:32:51 AM
Did the label with AutoCAD. Font is here http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Impact-Label?filter%5Btags%5D%5B%5D=retro&filter%5Bfamily_size%5D=1&filter%5Bdownload%5D=all&sort=a2z (http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Impact-Label?filter%5Btags%5D%5B%5D=retro&filter%5Bfamily_size%5D=1&filter%5Bdownload%5D=all&sort=a2z)
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: bcalla on February 18, 2014, 04:47:16 AM
That's a great look!  And thanks for sharing the font site, I'm always looking for new ones.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: miter53 on February 18, 2014, 04:52:04 AM
Font Squirrel is great. Fonts w/o BS added.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: Kinki fuzz on February 18, 2014, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: miter53 on February 18, 2014, 02:11:16 AM
A question: I have no experience with this circuit before, and there is still a fair amount of grind even when the gain is dialed all the way down. Turning down the guitar volume cleans it up pretty well though. Is this typical? Q1 is about 54 hfe, Q2 is 59 and Q3 is 83, all with pretty low leakage.
Yeah, mine is pretty much the same, you need the guitar vol if you want to smooth things out
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: alanp on February 18, 2014, 08:45:41 PM
That's the nature of fuzz in general, in my experience.
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: Bret608 on February 19, 2014, 03:39:03 PM
It is indeed. Especially Tonebender variants. A MkII sounds like a pretty heavy OD or distortion still when the gain is at 0. I love the look of your build!
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: Gledison on February 19, 2014, 03:43:55 PM
Great build! very nice and clean design.
what about the baby 3pdt board, did you make yourself or did you buy it? i´ve got a etching layout of one that is very similar...
cheers
Title: Re: Bone Tender/Pastyface
Post by: miter53 on February 19, 2014, 04:52:18 PM
Stinger (or Felix A) at DIYSB. They are the Mr G layout.