The Evel Genius now has an evil twin!
When I finished the first Evel Genius, I showed it to a buddy who immediately commissioned me to build one for him. So, here it is. Not much difference between this and the first one. Different DC jack and I moved the stomp down a little since I knew he wouldn't be using a battery with it.
This one fought me a little bit. I had a resin waterfall going down the side for a while, but I was able to babysit it until in firmed up and that edge came out perfect. Then the stomp gave me grief. There was some kind of oxidation or crud on the contacts making it impossible to get the solder to whet without overheating the lugs. I foolishly pressed on and wound up with a non-functioning switch. Thankfully, I was able to replace it with zero trauma to the wiring. The melted insulation in the pic is testament to how much heat I dumped into this thing. The switch in the pic is actually the bad one. The wiring with the new switch looks identical and the insulation didn't even suffer any further distress.
Enjoy.
(http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/leevibe1/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4083_zpsf2af6878.jpg) (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/leevibe1/media/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4083_zpsf2af6878.jpg.html)
(http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/leevibe1/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4084_zpsadf3cf02.jpg) (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/leevibe1/media/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4084_zpsadf3cf02.jpg.html)
(http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/leevibe1/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4081_zpscbe0783d.jpg) (http://s746.photobucket.com/user/leevibe1/media/pedal%20builds/Evel%20Genius%20II/IMG_4081_zpscbe0783d.jpg.html)
Once again, daaayyyymmnnn! :o :o :o
Love the wiring!
Quote from: muddyfox on September 12, 2014, 05:04:06 PM
Love the wiring!
Yeah, that's some killer attention to detail -- looks really good.
The drop shadow on the "1" works really well. Is that in the graphic?
Thats really a good looking pedal!
Such attention to detail. Looks great inside and out.
Cody
Red white and blue wiring makes it to me. Too bad it doesn't have a glass bottom for viewing:)
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dat wiring
It was amazingly clean the last time and it is again! very impressive.
Sweet Genius! That looks amazing. The buyer is a lucky guy!
Wow, just wow. That looks amazing, inside and out!
Thanks guys. I really appreciate it.
Quote from: RobA on September 12, 2014, 05:25:33 PM
The drop shadow on the "1" works really well. Is that in the graphic?
Yep. It's in the graphic.
I really rarely see a pedal and think about buying one because I can always make something similar or a clone, but this hits my "Buy Buy BUY!!!" button pretty hard. Maybe because Evel was a starring character in my youthful imagination alongside Andre the Giant, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Charles Bronson... Anyhow, these pedals are really nice all around!
Sooo cool. That wiring is the shizz.
By far my favorite wiring job in any pedal I've seen.
Quote from: lincolnic on September 13, 2014, 10:05:37 PM
By far my favorite wiring job in any pedal I've seen.
+1 ..both hilarious and superb. 8)
Magnifique!
Those knobs looks great, where can they be found?
Thanks again guys!
Quote from: GrindCustoms on September 14, 2014, 08:59:24 AM
Magnifique!
Those knobs looks great, where can they be found?
They are the old Boss "middle" knobs. I like the way they give a pedal a certain '70s shabbiness in a cool way. I get them at smallbear. I can't remember if I've bought them elsewhere. They are these (http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=762).
A tip on this type of knob: I always peel the clear plastic covering off of the metal disc. It makes them susceptible to scratching for sure, but the brightness of the metal really pops when it's off and that plastic can yellow over time. I just scrape at it with my fingernail until the edge pops up and then I peel it.
The friend I built the pedal for loves it! He paid me for it and then gave me a Presonus Comp16 just because. Cool! An outboard compressor. I don't know how good it is but it's like new and the price was right.
Quote from: Leevibe on September 14, 2014, 01:18:17 PM
Thanks again guys!
Quote from: GrindCustoms on September 14, 2014, 08:59:24 AM
Magnifique!
Those knobs looks great, where can they be found?
They are the old Boss "middle" knobs. I like the way they give a pedal a certain '70s shabbiness in a cool way. I get them at smallbear. I can't remember if I've bought them elsewhere. They are these (http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=762).
A tip on this type of knob: I always peel the clear plastic covering off of the metal disc. It makes them susceptible to scratching for sure, but the brightness of the metal really pops when it's off and that plastic can yellow over time. I just scrape at it with my fingernail until the edge pops up and then I peel it.
These knobs are great! Last time I placed a small bear order I accidentally ordered a different knob that looks very similar but is nowhere near as cool. :'( Hopefully I can find a good use for them...
Quote from: Stomptown on September 15, 2014, 03:47:43 AM
These knobs are great! Last time I placed a small bear order I accidentally ordered a different knob that looks very similar but is nowhere near as cool. :'( Hopefully I can find a good use for them...
Yeah, I've done the same thing. IIRC they offer a very similar knob in a range of colors. I bought the black ones one time and they just aren't quite as cool for some reason.