Meet the "Phony Klony" ;D I finally built a pcb from my Apis PCB run (https://sites.google.com/a/beejivepedals.com/beejive/home/projects/apis)
The name and idea is inspired by midwayfair. I was thinking of things that rhymed with Klony like midwayfair's "Klony" series. Phony rhymes :) like fake, I know corny but I like it.
How does it sound...like a klon :) I used dual concentric knobs for the clean/gain and vol/tone. It worked out really well. I don't think that splitting the gain pot is very useful but i couldn't find a matching knob as a single so they both ended up dual for aesthetics. The finish is powder coat black texture.
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Centaur phone klon! Nice to see you using your own board. ;)
Wow that is nice dude. I haven't seen many around with the dual pots. Looks wicked!
I am glad you finally got to build one of your PCB's ;D
Love the concentric pots. A Klone must be the perfect project for them.
Very nice build dude!
I like the concentric pots too; I have't seen many of them on pedal builds.
The concentric pots are just great !!!
I have to consider using some for my next builds. It can help saving some space !!!
How did you do the white or silver lettering and graphics ?
I dig this build. The concentric knobs are a great idea and I like the white on black graphic.
Besides all the obvious win in this build, I really like the black texture powdercoat. I could see an etched aluminum faceplate looking great on that. Is the lettering/image on this etched?
WOW! I love this build dude!! Everything about it is killer...the finish, the graphics and the knobs!! Really cool bro...
-K
Quote from: Liustucru on October 18, 2012, 02:17:23 AM
How did you do the white or silver lettering and graphics ?
+1 On this...it looks really nice!
-K
Thanks for all of the great comments guys.
The graphics are "pulsar decal pro" you can get some great results with them. Check out okeefs and fastcockers stuff for examples. The only issue is its a huge pain in the ass and there is a steep learning curve, of course ymmv. It's by far the hardest process I do, but I also get the best results of of everything I do as well.
Quote from: jimmybjj on October 19, 2012, 01:50:00 PM
Thanks for all of the great comments guys.
The graphics are "pulsar decal pro" you can get some great results with them. Check out okeefs and fastcockers stuff for examples. The only issue is its a huge pain in the ass and there is a steep learning curve, of course ymmv. It's by far the hardest process I do, but I also get the best results of of everything I do as well.
Cool! Thanks dude!
-K
Love the dual concentric pots. Any lead on part numbers?
nice looking build! i have to admit, i'm curious about the pots too.
Thanks guys. The pots and knobs came from smallbear.
Hey Jim,
Thinking about getting the Pulsar kit, do you put clear powder over it? Can it withstand the curing?
Quote from: irmcdermott on October 27, 2012, 09:41:08 AM
Hey Jim,
Thinking about getting the Pulsar kit, do you put clear powder over it? Can it withstand the curing?
yes and no. The product can withstand powder curing with careful eye. In my experience the white will turn a off white(pink), the few colors i did try turned darker. And if left in the oven to long it will shrink (check out my grapevine build) if you have small fonts will look like voids, but it still looks pretty good.