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Title: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: Hexjibber on May 28, 2020, 01:42:36 AM
Hellooo out there, hope everyone is staying well!

Latest project is the Grimafuzz from Dead End FX. I recently built the PedalPCB Super Heterodyne Receiver and really liked the fuzz section of it, a Madbean forum member was kind enough to point me in the direction of a DeadEndFx board of just that section of the PLL so got on it straight away! It's a thick, nasty, somewhat gated fuzz thing and I dig it! The board also has some cool features such as a blend pot so it can be used on bass.

Reverse etched and then painted, also tried some splatter painting for something a bit different, I really like how it came out.

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/dc1c28f49d68a99b6e6bd356b3819b0e/27bb4c0ccec5b1af-13/s500x750/efb5c472eb531c3a92ed55374a4ab6eae2d74225.jpg)

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/b60b9d68831761956e845f6651cbbf52/27bb4c0ccec5b1af-8a/s500x750/434f0af068105e352667b658af4406b4a67c089b.jpg)

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/d05e5e354b7d6cb6edfc507e7f91c5dd/27bb4c0ccec5b1af-af/s500x750/e5d10adda2adcdeb505a5add3217f5b7ac8c0bf7.jpg)

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/1b0cf3803da45d83690a0add8cb67951/27bb4c0ccec5b1af-73/s500x750/ea51890c9a00cb6a8b17de8fbf4689a7c9f34d77.jpg)
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: cooder on May 28, 2020, 01:46:52 AM
Sweetyness and that etch came out great! Very tidy! 8)
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: somnif on May 28, 2020, 01:48:07 AM
The color scheme makes me think of Welcome to Night Vale, I dig it.

(https://i.imgur.com/i8C5iia.jpg)
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: mjg on May 28, 2020, 04:10:56 AM
That's an etch?  Holy crap.  Nicely done!
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: Hexjibber on May 28, 2020, 06:08:43 AM
Thanks guys!  8)
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: Betty Wont on May 28, 2020, 07:46:21 AM
There it is! nice work. I really dig this circuit.
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: nzCdog on May 30, 2020, 03:20:29 AM
Beautiful work, congrats
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: lars on May 31, 2020, 08:55:18 PM
That etch looks like a silkscreen. Impressive. I can't decide which of your two recent build posts I like better. This one or the Aztec Factory:  https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=31350.0 (https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=31350.0)
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: matmosphere on May 31, 2020, 10:10:55 PM
Damn, that is a thing of beauty!! Nice work
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: Hexjibber on June 01, 2020, 01:10:59 AM
Thanks guys, had more of a sit down session with this pedal over the weekend, I'm really into it now!
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: m-Kresol on June 01, 2020, 12:03:40 PM
impressive build as I have come to expect from you. I really dig the colour blend and the dark area at the trigger pot is the icing on the cake. this surely isn't easy to really get that smooth.
kudos!
Title: Re: Dead End FX Grimafuzz
Post by: BricksnBeatles on January 27, 2023, 11:05:50 AM
Was just digging around to see if there were any builds of the Grimafuzz online, and found this build report. Really fantastic looking build!