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Title: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: Jakes Dad on December 09, 2016, 12:49:31 AM
Finished up this one last night a little too late to do a full volume check (past my Grandson's bed time) but the first very low volume check was pretty nice.  Just did a full volume noodle after I got home from work - the smile will not go away! This is the 7th or 8th BMP variant I've built (3rd on the Halo board) and it now reigns as my favorite.  Used an aion Halo built to Red Army specs with the presence/mid range control.  Found the box (non-Hammond 1590B-ish) in the drawer; Halo and 3PDT from aion (duh); green wire from Guitar PCB; knobs (love those Vintage Cup Cakes), pots, jacks and switch from Small Bear; electronic fiddly bits from Mouser. 

The box:
(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/49/13/104961349/photos/undefined/IMG_0797.jpg)

And the guts:
(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/49/13/104961349/photos/undefined/IMG_0798.jpg)

Chuck
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: jimilee on December 09, 2016, 12:55:48 AM
Looks really great. Is it an overdrive or a muff?
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: Jakes Dad on December 09, 2016, 01:49:24 AM
Most definitely a Muff - a year or two later it was the Civil War BMP.

Chuck
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: jimilee on December 09, 2016, 03:17:18 AM
I thought so, the overdrive part confused me (I'm a bass player). It does look really great.


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Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: fredwreck on December 09, 2016, 05:27:52 AM
Looks great!
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Post by: diablochris6 on December 09, 2016, 06:42:33 AM
Love the offset star. Great job.
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Post by: stringsthings on December 09, 2016, 10:40:40 AM
Very nice.  Most excellent.
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Post by: jonnygreentrees on December 09, 2016, 11:23:50 AM
Looks great! Is the star a stencil?
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Post by: bcalla on December 09, 2016, 01:21:00 PM
Very cool!
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: Jakes Dad on December 09, 2016, 02:01:10 PM
Quote from: jonnygreentrees on December 09, 2016, 11:23:50 AM
Looks great! Is the star a stencil?

Close.  When I drill I cover the box with painter's tape and peel it off after all the holes are there.  After staring at photos of original forever the obvious star layout jumped out at me so I grabbed a small triangle, marked the star and trimmed the tape with an exacto knife.  A few squirts of flat red paint and there it is.

Chuck
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: storyboardist on December 09, 2016, 02:26:03 PM
Really like the looks of that one. Well done
Title: Re: Red Army Overdrive
Post by: selfdestroyer on December 09, 2016, 04:42:31 PM
That came together really nice. I like the simplicity of the artwork. And who doesn't like a BMP variant?... I don't know any one of the sorts. lol

Great job!

Cody