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Title: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: LateCentury on June 16, 2016, 03:25:12 PM
Here is my first attempt at squeeeeeezing a build into a 1590a box. Man, every millimeter counts. I'm not even going to post a pic of how messy the insides are. The enclosure design transfer was done using the color laser printout/acrylic polyurethane method.

It sounds pretty good, except I'm getting kind of a subtle choppy decay when I let the strings ring out. No idea what that could be, but since I have this crammed in there so tightly and it being my first ever pcb etching I'm surprised it works at all!

(https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/13398517_233006177085300_1918259296_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: stringsthings on June 16, 2016, 03:28:51 PM
Looks great.  Nice colors and little pink whale.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: beneharris on June 16, 2016, 04:01:24 PM
Ah come on, post gut shots. Nobody is going to give you a hard time for it! The graphics look really cool.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: LateCentury on June 16, 2016, 04:55:55 PM
Quote from: beneharris on June 16, 2016, 04:01:24 PM
Ah come on, post gut shots. Nobody is going to give you a hard time for it! The graphics look really cool.

LOL you asked for it...

(https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7486/27711317125_5008615434_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: stringsthings on June 16, 2016, 05:09:36 PM
The PCB turned out very well.  By coincidence, I also started out my PCB etching with Madbean boards.
They're etch friendly with large ground areas so they etch faster.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: nzCdog on June 16, 2016, 08:36:13 PM
Cute! ♥♥♥ ;D
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: matmosphere on June 16, 2016, 10:02:50 PM
That's excellent! Colors are perfect, and the knobs look great on there. It doesn't look too bad in there.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: Mojo Fandangle on June 17, 2016, 02:47:24 AM
Looks great. Who cares about the guts.

That choppy decay that you're worried about is the exact sound I love about fuzz/dirt pedals that don't "sustain for days".
It's the radness factor. I love it when notes die a messy death. Just go with it, be one with the messiness.
I especially love that sound when double string bends die out.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: pickdropper on June 17, 2016, 03:53:32 AM
That's adorable.  I'd rock that mini.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: LateCentury on June 17, 2016, 01:06:42 PM
Quote from: Mojo Fandangle on June 17, 2016, 02:47:24 AM
Looks great. Who cares about the guts.

That choppy decay that you're worried about is the exact sound I love about fuzz/dirt pedals that don't "sustain for days".
It's the radness factor. I love it when notes die a messy death. Just go with it, be one with the messiness.
I especially love that sound when double string bends die out.

Oh, thats good to hear... I was thinking the choppy decay meant there was something wrong with build, like wrong capacitor or something not making a strong connection. And yes, its more noticeable on double string rings.
Title: Re: Pink Whale - Snarkdoodle etching
Post by: Orbis_Ignis on June 18, 2016, 03:20:00 AM
That came out super nice