Problem: I play guitar in church as well as in a rock band and I was taking up too much space in church with my large pedal board.
Solution: Build the 4 circuit's I use in church into a single enclosure.
Here goes:
drilled and sanded.
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/59BBFEEE-7275-4068-A0D0-F6252716B199-29545-000026E43D88BB0C.jpg)
The finished guts: It's a Klone into a double flush tremolo, into a P90 phaser (with added depth control) into a sea urchin. An awesome collection of circuits. I added in a loop (out and then back in) between the Klone and the modulation effects so that if i need to I can add extra drive/crunch etc. This is simply jumper-ed if i'm using it stand alone.
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/B4C2B22A-CA8B-4C32-91C3-CA57392D4DFA-29545-000026E461E0DE2B.jpg)
and finished:
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/EE123D44-1C57-43D7-8286-777D2833ABCB-29545-000026E44EBB96C2.jpg)
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/80A5B121-2D07-42C8-8BD6-8E3DFB89DEFD-29545-000026E5A0783D59.jpg)
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/1325DA08-0148-4AFF-8AF3-C33A8D8E419C-29545-000026E459E7B327.jpg)
The LEDs are ultra violet purple but for some reason they photograph red.
My new homemade mini pedal board:
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/DBAED97C-BC16-485F-8161-4990B31CAC86-29545-000026E469EF8B75.jpg)
And all ready to go:
(http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m577/tagwap/A4FDBCAB-F17C-404C-9F93-02D406133183-29545-000026E48768B60E.jpg)
I have a wah into the 4 in 1 and then a boneyard into a TS808 in the loop and then back into the big box for the mod and delay. A whole gigready gig rig on a board less than 2 A4 pieces of paper in size! Before someone notices and comments I know there are no patch cables attached yet in the last pic, I know! I just dropped everything on there quickly for the photo. I reckon this project has taken me over 24 hours! (mostly due to a non working sea urchin circuit that would work occasionally when it wanted to. In the end I gutted another sea urchin from it's small enclosure and dropped in it here. Problem solved!)
Very satisfied with this build :-D
Nice work there. I've had a large enclosure for over a year for the same purpose. I need to get on it!
By the way, was the sea urchin passing signal but no delay?
Josh
Yep it was. Occasionally I could get it to work by 'tickling' the ground section of the board but I have no idea why. The delay would start to work but once the power supply was cut off the next time I powered up the delay wouldn't work again. Do you know what causes this problem?
Hey this is my 100th post. Wooooo!
Fantastic build mate.
The beauty of DIY; building something to your exact requirements.
Quote from: raulduke on November 23, 2012, 02:59:36 PM
Fantastic build mate.
The beauty of DIY; building something to your exact requirements.
My thoughts exactly. I've been meaning to do something like this as well. Very very cool.
Connect the analog ground and digital ground pin on the pt2399 together and you'll fix the issue.
Josh
Wow thanks for that! Can you tell/show me which those 2 pins are so I know which ones to join please. Thanks for your help on this.
I believe it's pins 3 and 4. Don't quote me on that though.... :P
You'll have to have Josh confirm. He's the pro with these things.
Yes join pins 3 and 4. You can just solder a jumper right on the PT2399. :)
Josh
Thank you very much. I thought that circuit wasa lost cause. I'll stick it in a 1590b now :-)
Nice work on that enclosure, looks so tidy and well laid out.
sexy build and board to boot
That is an awesome setup! Is the Klone out of the chain when the loop is engaged, then?
Quote from: gtr2 on November 23, 2012, 09:33:35 PM
Yes join pins 3 and 4. You can just solder a jumper right on the PT2399. :)
Josh
You're a genius. I've been having the same problem and just chalked it up to a bad switch. Glad I saw this before I pulled the switch and soldered in a new one!
Excellent work!
Really nice build! The result looks great! I absolutely love the colour of the enclosure! ;)
Nice little pedalboard you got there.. This is what I want to do too. A small pedalboard with so many effects can be really comfortable for gigging! :)
BTW, what is the size of the enclosure?
Hector
That has to be the neatest pedal board I've ever seen! Very nice job on the multi as well. I play at church as well, but it's a bit of a running gag that I have a 5' swath taped out at the front of the stage with "Gordo" written in it. My battleship sized board has marked it's territory. I'd like a smaller board but I love building too much...
Very cool build... inspiring me perhaps to try something similar methinks... hmmm... (strokes imaginary beard)
sweet and smart :)
Been looking at this for a couple of days.... Looks: A+, Originality: A+, Functionality: A+.... This rocks! Props to you, sir! And don't be offended when I steal an idea or two....
Paul
Many thanks for all the kind words of encouragement. Feel free to copy any ideas you like. I'll only be flattered!
As for the size of the enclosure, I can't remember I'm afraid. I could measure the dimensions. I got it from maplins which is an electronics shop in the uk.
Is that enclosure a 1790NS?
Cant remember the box code. Its from maplin. It measures 188x120x53.
Just on a side note, I'm pretty certain it would be possible to wire up switching jacks so that you don't need to patch the loop when it's not in use. Great build though.