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That really came out great, and the Green Russians are one of the best flavors! Reminds me I have a sparkle version of these knobs I need to actually do something cool with.

Small Bear was probably the first place I ever ordered from, like 12 years ago. They will be missed. :-/

I would just wait and keep checking back until Small Bear has them available again. It might take a few weeks since they have to hand test but you'll know exactly what you're getting. I used one of their Flying Dutchman PNP sets in a tonebender and it sounds great, well worth it.

that is slick. I saw this thread over on Insta but it's much easier to look at over here. Would be cool to get a little audio demo vid of your setup 

thanks Matthew! The Calcifer design is from someone's tattoo work that came up on Pinterest. I re-created it as near as I could with vector shapes in Photoshop. I was actually planning on using some steel wool to matte the finish on the Stone Grey anyway so I guess it saved me the trouble. Still not sure why it did that tho.

Nice! I dig that little fire guy. I actually like the matte finish on the stone grey.

Hi Folks,
We've been on kind of a Brian May excursion around the house so I tried out a Glam on vero (large knobs), which I liked a lot except for the slight slapback delay from the 2399. And that led to the Porkbarrel (small knobs) which was a pretty tight fit and nearly a disaster when I drilled for a full sized 9v jack (fixed with a couple washers).




I'm not sure what happened with the clearcoat on the Stone Grey Distortion, it's gloss on every other pedal except for this one. I used some Micro Sol on the decal hoping to get fewer air bubbles around the drill holes so maybe that did something to the clearcoat, or I just didn't shake the can enough. I was getting oscillation in the upper range of the distortion so I added a small buffer which took care of it. I'm not really a high-gain guy but this one it pretty nice.  And, pink LEDs are trending!

was it this one?
Alloy: Sn / Ag / Cu: 99% / 0.3% / 0.7%; Flux: 2%
Lead Free Alloy;
Diameter: 0.8 mm (0.032 In)
Weight of Solder Wire: 100g (0.22lb)
Melting point range: 215°C - 220°C (419°F – 428°F), recommended point: 217°C(422.6°F)
https://www.amazon.com/AUSTOR-0-8mm-Lead-Solder-Rosin/dp/B01M071WEE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=austor+lead+free+solder&qid=1620853319&sr=8-5

I made the DAM Solasound MKII Si/Ge hybrid from a layout on Dirtbox Layouts and it sounds really good, there's actually a good range of dirt in there. I used a GT404 in mine. http://dirtboxlayouts.blogspot.com/2019/10/damsolasound-tonebender-mk-ii-hybrid.html

There's also a layout over there for a SolidgoldFX Rosie silicon MKII, which is a pretty good sounding variant. http://dirtboxlayouts.blogspot.com/2020/09/solid-gold-fx-rosie.html

Those look great. You got a lot of wire going on in there.

It is a lot of wire, I need to stop cutting extra just in case and start planning it out better. Next time. . . . .

I like the color. Very nice. Gotta say its the first time I've seen a squid in a build. 

it needed a little place to live

Continuing with 2021's theme of Poorly Planned/Poorly Executed Builds, here's my Lucky 13 and 808. The 13 is a Basic Audio Lucky Number that is now on my board because it sounds excellent and responds surprisingly well to picking dynamics. Tried to disguise the offboard spaghetti with zip ties.



The 808 is two TS variants, a Hudson Sidecar and Nucleon's Son Of Screamer that includes a focus control like a Zen Drive. Also features the Cludge of the Month: 2 chunks of hot melt glue stick to keep the Sidecar board away from the cable tip. I used a generic OC44-type PNP from a failed attempt at a Rangemaster for the Sidecar which is held in place with a comfy piece of foam. Currently on my board as well, they sound great! And, clear knobs are currently trending in Austin, TX!

yeah that kind of sounds like a microphonic tube. Have you taken the covers off and tapped around on any of them yet?

that's very cool, would love to hear an audio demo with your rig.

Nice job!

Here's the layout I built from, and I did use BC239s like the stock units. Also wired the Fuzz pot backwards but it works fine 
https://dirtboxlayouts.blogspot.com/2020/09/solid-gold-fx-rosie.html
Here's a craptastic demo vid for comparison. The Rosie's Bias control's range is more apparent through my headphone amp, not so much with the Bandmaster.

2020 was the Year of the Tonebender around my desk. From left to right: DAM/Solasound MKII Hybrid, Solidgold Fx Rosie, and Effects Layout Earthbender (EQD Black Ash). The DAM design sounds characteristically sludgey but cleans up surprisingly well by rolling the guitar volume down. They're all great but the Rosie is probably my favorite, just a great overall sound with a very useful external bias.





Vying for most poorly planned build of 2020 is my Tube Bender. A great sounding circuit that I realized was too wide for a 1590b only after making the decal. Some things never change. Not an actual Tonebender but including it here because sound-wise it's sort of related?