Alright here is the first build report that I've ever posted here!!! Its the foxx tone machine but I've tried to make modifications similar to what I've seen from Laowiz. I've made the fuzz/octave modes foot-switchable with the filters switching as well. The next part I'm working on is the diode clipping in the tone section. I'm still trying to figure out which combination sounds good. I goofed and made the artwork before I knew I could make the pedal work. So it says Ge/Si but I'm not sure what it'll end up being.
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Gutshot trying to work out the clipping options...
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This has been fun thus far. I've learned some more things about screen printing along the way. Even as messy as the insides are, I think I've come a long way from the ridiculous rat's nests that I used to have.
If you're interested in more, I've put more of the process on my craft blog http://www.blackskycraft.blogspot.com (http://www.blackskycraft.blogspot.com)
This is phenomenal!!!
Steve.
It looks fantastic mate!
Those led bezels are f-in slick bruh
Ya ya cool looks great stuff! 8)
Impressive 8)
Love the graphics! And the led bezels have a cool look. Do you have washers under standard LED bezels?
Looks great! Nice work.
Great enclosure work!
Yeah, this is great! It certainly has that glops/Laowiz look to it. I love the Tone Machine as well. I've thought about re-boxing it due to my ugly wiring, but I do like having the octave footswitch-able as it currently is. I'll be curious to hear what options you like for the clipping.
The enclosure looks great!
IMO, Ge/Si is a good choice. You could always go to a rotary switch and have even more choices.
Beautiful enclosure! At first I thought it was an etch.
I really like your knob choice as they compliment the artwork well. Like others have said, the LED bezels are a nice touch also. Looking forward to seeing more of your builds.
Cody
Love the artwork on this. Very tasty.
The artwork is amazing!
Fantastic enclosure.
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Great design and knobage there!
Excellent graphics; that gain knob is a turner.
Thanks everyone for the kind words of support!!!
Right now I have the pedal in ~90% working order. It plays through and all, but there is some radio frequency interference. I've looked up some options
(1) RC circuit from the input jack to the input of the circuit
(2) shielded wire from the input jack
The former seems like an easy enough approach for me to check out, but i'm not sure about how to use shielded wire for the latter approach. I picked some up from small bear but I haven't seen any tutorials. It's probably really straightforward but I just need to find time to mess with it.
I'm using 2n3904 transistors instead of the 2n3565s; I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the radio hiss either.
Another thing I'm noticing is that there is a slight lag for the octave effect when I switch it on. Has anyone else experienced this with their foxx tone machine builds? It only seems to lag when I go from fuzz to octave, but not octave to fuzz...
best,
Lubdar