Hey folks - This is my second Madbean build and I like it a lot. I went for the basic clean K_on copy look. It's tough to take pics of the polished enclosure. Anyway, I used the 1n270's, everything else is per the build doc. I really have to thank a forum memeber, mjcyates, who helped with ordering the parts for this and my first build and giving a newbie some good pointers early on, thanks Marvin! Even though I'm a total newb the build docs and this forum made this build fire up the first time, I rocked it before I boxed it!
This was also my first etch. It's not perfect but I like the way it turned out. I think I have been bitten by the etching bug, I'll be doing more of these.
Nick
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That is a great looking pedal! Glad I was able to help!
Wow nice finish... did you buff the enclosure to get it looking that smooth?
I did buff it, by hand. After all the sanding I used some stuff my dad gave me while I was back home on vacation. It was some kind of automotive polish. Worked good, there's no "finish" on the pedal so I am expecting it to get beat up pretty quick. Oh well, that's why I built it, to use it, right?
Thanks Marvin!
Quote from: mjcyates on April 01, 2011, 02:16:53 AM
That is a great looking pedal! Glad I was able to help!
so clean!!
well done, i really like it!
Very nice indeed.
Jacob
Everything's neat
I never get tired of a nicely polished enclosure! Nice work!
Josh
Dude. Fantastic build, killer job. Very impressed! Love the etch job on the enclosure, and I'm also mega impressed with your wiring job!! Clean, clean, clean!
Looks incredible!! Love it man, you nailed it!
-Kaleb
Wow! Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words.
nice! If I ever build a sunking i'm doing the same thing to my enclosure
Sweet! I'm sure there's tutorials on etching hiding in other forums, but I'd read it if ya wrote one!
I'll tell you that I have read all the tutorials available and I still had a heck of a time. I will be trying a new paper that I think Brian and some others are using for their boards. It's a digital paper(not sure what that means). I hope it works better on enclosures because I love the polished look of the pedals I've seen but this was a bear to get right.
Quote from: jtn191 on April 04, 2011, 12:57:06 PM
Sweet! I'm sure there's tutorials on etching hiding in other forums, but I'd read it if ya wrote one!
It looks so awesome! I am just in awe.
Looks really clean! Gotta try buffing some pedals!!
I have to have a set of these knobs for my Sagittary! Please post a link? I couldn't find any and had to settle for brown face fenders!
By the way, I forgot to mention the finish on this is great! I did something similar with an old Dunlop Fuzz Face enclosure. I used a Black & Decker Mouse Sander with steel wool stuck to the bottom of it and used Flitz for the polish compound. After about 20 minutes, I got a mirror finish. Sanded to 800 by hand, then polished with the B&D Mouse!! HEHE!! Still looks nice. Something about sanding with polish seems to impregnate the metal, if the temperature gets somewhat warm. Probably have no idea what I am talking about, but the Fuzz Face box was done 3 months ago and it still shines bright!
Great looking Klone!!
Love the finish/polish on the enclosure, and very neat wiring too... Also, love the name (my name is Luke) :)
The knobs are just black davies copies...I think I got them from PPP. Since oxblood knobs are nowhere to be found I just bought a can of maroon/burgandy spray paint from Walmart. I did three thin coats of paint and then three thin coats of a clear matte finish. So thin in fact you can just barely see the black showing through on the pointer. I held the knob with a dowel rod while painting, then let air dry. When the final coat of clear was dry, I baked them in an oven for a short time. So far they have held up good.
Good luck!
Quote from: tubeman on May 11, 2011, 05:22:15 AM
I have to have a set of these knobs for my Sagittary! Please post a link? I couldn't find any and had to settle for brown face fenders!
Thanks Luke. I named it after my son. After we named him, friends and family were relentless with the Star
Wars stuff. So I decided to call my Sunking the Master Luke.
Quote from: bangerang101 on May 11, 2011, 03:54:12 PM
Love the finish/polish on the enclosure, and very neat wiring too... Also, love the name (my name is Luke) :)