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Title: Com-Plex (Update! Pictures added)
Post by: jkokura on December 27, 2010, 05:05:46 AM
Hey guys,

I finished this a while back, and just managed to get the Demo Video done. I built two of these, one for a customer and one for me (for now). Here's some pics of mine:

(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6830/imagevyd.jpg) (http://img832.imageshack.us/i/imagevyd.jpg/)

And the Guts.

(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8225/imageylo.jpg) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/imageylo.jpg/)

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XODCArxe2PU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XODCArxe2PU)

For some more info, it's a Ross Compressor going into a Fatpants (Echo Plex Preamp). It's a Compressor, and an Echo Plex preamp. It's a Comp, and a Plex. It's a Complex.

Obviously, I did the gain knob mod. Actually, it's not obvious, but this board is from the original Fatpants project that featured only a level knob. Took some debugging and help (from the might Bean), but I made it work.

Jacob
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: nzCdog on December 27, 2010, 06:13:31 AM
i liked it jkokura... you build some cool stuff.  what do you use to label your pedals? looks and sounds cool
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: mjcyates on December 27, 2010, 08:28:44 PM
Very cool! I had actually considered doing the same thing. I built a Fat Pants and a Ross Compressor and the combination of those with a Strat into a clean tube amp is very nice.
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: jkokura on December 27, 2010, 08:54:53 PM
Thanks guys!

The graphics are done through a local sign making shop. They print using foil on Clear Vinyl Decal stock, cutting them out with a laser cutter. I mount them on the enclosures that are pre powder coated and machined, then clear coat the whole thing. They can print in any colour of foil available, but I just get them to use white and black. The reason I did it in the first place was to get white graphics without the mess of doing full face printed decals, and I don't even have a printer to begin with.

jacob
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: nzCdog on December 28, 2010, 08:18:53 PM
awesome thanks... and sorry i spelt your name wrong :-[
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: gtr2 on December 29, 2010, 12:11:12 PM
Nice work.  I like the name!

Josh
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: aziltz on January 05, 2011, 07:01:24 PM
great idea! and nice MAC-made demo!   ;)
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: rowland1 on January 06, 2011, 01:16:42 PM
Nice combination. I have both separately and am going to immediately plug them in and play. Thanks for posting the demo!!
Title: Re: Com-Plex (Update! Pictures added)
Post by: jkokura on January 13, 2011, 07:25:06 PM
Added pictures!
Title: Re: Com-Plex (Update! Pictures added)
Post by: B_of_H on January 13, 2011, 07:33:33 PM
that is a great idea.  I built a rebote 2.5 a while back and added the fatpants circuit in there as a boost as well.  I like it but I had to scrap it for parts and took the delay circuit out so it's sitting in my shop in pieces.

:'(

I really like this idea though, keep up the great work!
Title: Re: Com-Plex
Post by: Beerdog80 on February 26, 2011, 02:09:12 PM
Quote from: jkokura on December 27, 2010, 08:54:53 PM
Thanks guys!

The graphics are done through a local sign making shop. They print using foil on Clear Vinyl Decal stock, cutting them out with a laser cutter. I mount them on the enclosures that are pre powder coated and machined, then clear coat the whole thing. They can print in any colour of foil available, but I just get them to use white and black. The reason I did it in the first place was to get white graphics without the mess of doing full face printed decals, and I don't even have a printer to begin with.

jacob

If you don't mind me asking, how much do they charge for that?
Title: Re: Com-Plex (Update! Pictures added)
Post by: jkokura on February 26, 2011, 07:18:58 PM
I don't mind saying, I've said it elsewhere.

The shop has a flat fee of 30 bucks to even start work. I usually get them to print out a sheet of several pedal graphics and some of my logos so I can use them as stickers. The printing price is as little as 30 plus tax, but I've paid 35 plus tax for larger printing orders. Usually I get 8 or so pedal graphics done, so it's about 4 bucks a pedal.

Jacob