I just went to check my voltages on this for a Tech Help post and realized that I had never posted a build thread, so here goes.
Here I'm preparing to drill out the top of the enclosure. I'm not really going to start with that unibit -- must've been left on the drill press from a previous outing. I only use that one for the power jack. I usually start with a punch for the center of each hole and then a 1/8" starter hole. I've printed out a paper copy of what will eventually be my waterslide and affixed it with double-sided tape.
(http://matthewwhitworth.com/fxbox2011/vrh-drill-template.jpg)
And here are the waterslides themselves. Two in case of an emergency (although I tend to be less conservative these days).
(http://matthewwhitworth.com/fxbox2011/vrh-waterslides.jpg)
I wish I hadn't used so many carbon film resistors. Big Muffs are noisy enough as it is. I also wish I would've gone back and tweaked the mids like I wanted to, but sloth prevailed. Lotta space in that 1590BB, but it's still more pedalboard friendly than a real Big Muff.
(http://matthewwhitworth.com/fxbox2011/vrh-guts.jpg)
The finished product, The silver sparkle (pedalpartsplus) shows through the purple lettering a little bit, which looks great in real life.
(http://matthewwhitworth.com/fxbox2011/vrh-face.jpg)
Even got a violet LED for it just to complete the look.
(http://matthewwhitworth.com/fxbox2011/vrh-led.jpg)
Around the time I was working on this I had posted a Tech Help thread because the gain was through the roof, the tone knob didn't have much useable play and the volume was instantly on. I set the board aside for a while and when I came back to box it up I noticed that I had mixed up the pots. :P
I think this pedal sounds phenomenal, but because of the mids situation it can get lost in a band context. My solution: tell everyone else to back off.
Silver and Purple is a great combo. Sweet build!
I have to build another because a Bass player managed to get it out of my hands.
Love it! I am definetly going to have to get some silver boxes from PPP.
Very nice professional build MG!
I like the idea of doing the drill template and graphics at the same time too. I've been doing two separate steps - no idea why I never thought of that.
This build is CLASSY looking! I too like purple and sparkly grey.
Josh
That is just gorgeous!
Very nice work
Thanks, guys! I wish I were more artsy, but I do love the simplicity of that one.
The funny thing about using the same graphic for your drill template and your waterslide decal is that you get to see what a crappy job of drilling you did when the holes on your decal don't line up perfectly with the ones on your enclosure. Luckily the knobs cover up the imperfections.
I don't know why you'd wish for something more artsy. That looks simple and classy. I think with the sparkle enclosure, a bit less on the label works well.
I think it looks great the way it is, personally. Though I dig a good piece of artwork on an enclosure, the ones I'm most visually drawn to are minimalist. That violet LED sets it off!
I really like the look of this. That's something I would love to have on my board...your pretty pro at the decals!