Hi guys. I'm new to pedal building. I started with BYOC for simplicity sake, and I've got a bunch of Madbean boards now backed up that I plan to build.
I'm learning a ton on this forum and just wanted to thank everyone for their amazing help with their information, tips and tricks. In terms of finishes, I always wanted to make my pedals look cool (or at least give it a shot as opposed to using an unfinished enclosure with labels on it! ;D
I just wanted to share the finishes I've done. I'm very happy with my first attempts at building and finishing.
The first is the BYOC Chorus. I had a very talented lady named Christel Chan do the painting for me. Christel does Graphic Design/Illustration and other artwork. She came up with the design after we discussed the basic ideas I wanted. She did a great job! :)
I wish I could have done a better job on the Envirotex finish, but this was my first attempt so I did what I could. It's a little wobbly and uneven in some parts, but the paint job is nice and protected.
(http://i.imgur.com/bmMPNWk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/U3q1QS2.jpg)
The second pedal is the BYOC FET (AWESOME pedal!)
For this one I wanted to try a decal. I found this Godzilla movie poster and thought it would work well.
The sun at the top was nicely positioned so that the LED would be in the center. I changed out the red LED and used a yellow instead. I bought a bunch of knobs and these ones seem to work well, but I may end up getting green ones later.
(http://i.imgur.com/44F1y4F.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ihVTYTA.jpg)
Both great looking builds, you are lucky to know someone that can paint so well too.
BYOC is where I started with this whole thing too, can you show us inside the pedal ?
it's taken me a while to mine as neat as I like, I am always in a rush to finish them.
Nice work
Hi Jules. Thanks for the kind words. Here are the inside shots.
(http://i.imgur.com/o0JGZ3Z.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8TQUelb.jpg)
Great artwork and the insides look neat. Nice job!
Nice work! That chorus pedal looks sweet.
Looks great! Keep up the good work.
They came out great. I look forward to seeing your builds to come.
Cody
seriously great work. I wish my first builds would have looked like these. keep them coming
Both look really nice. The design on the chorus pedal is awesome.
Fantastic job on both! The gut shots look very clean. The artwork on the chorus is amazing. Really. I hope you have your friend do more painting for you. I really love that look.
Wow, thanks to all the kind compliments! :)
I am very excited to get on with the Madbean boards I've purchased.
Nice job! I especially love the artwork on the chorus. Can't wait to see more!
Quote from: Apocalypto on May 23, 2016, 01:53:19 AM
...In terms of finishes, I always wanted to make my pedals look cool
You definitely succeeded!
Great looking first builds. Great looking builds, period.
Those look way better than anyone's first builds. Those are truly great!
Thanks very much guys for the positive feedback.
The support and positive communication in this forum is amazingly inspiring.
First builds? Man they look nicer than my current builds :-)
Nicely done. I really like the chorus. It's cool in that it's so good looking but also can't really be duplicated.