Violet Ram's Head Mudbunny

[mgwhit]

I just went to check my voltages on this for a Tech Help post and realized that I had never posted a build thread, so here goes.

Here I'm preparing to drill out the top of the enclosure.  I'm not really going to start with that unibit -- must've been left on the drill press from a previous outing.  I only use that one for the power jack.  I usually start with a punch for the center of each hole and then a 1/8" starter hole.  I've printed out a paper copy of what will eventually be my waterslide and affixed it with double-sided tape.




And here are the waterslides themselves.  Two in case of an emergency (although I tend to be less conservative these days).



I wish I hadn't used so many carbon film resistors.  Big Muffs are noisy enough as it is.  I also wish I would've gone back and tweaked the mids like I wanted to, but sloth prevailed.  Lotta space in that 1590BB, but it's still more pedalboard friendly than a real Big Muff.



The finished product,  The silver sparkle (pedalpartsplus) shows through the purple lettering a little bit, which looks great in real life.



Even got a violet LED for it just to complete the look.



Around the time I was working on this I had posted a Tech Help thread because the gain was through the roof, the tone knob didn't have much useable play and the volume was instantly on.  I set the board aside for a while and when I came back to box it up I noticed that I had mixed up the pots.   

I think this pedal sounds phenomenal, but because of the mids situation it can get lost in a band context.  My solution: tell everyone else to back off.

[sgmezei]

Silver and Purple is a great combo. Sweet build!

I have to build another because a Bass player managed to get it out of my hands.

Love it! I am definetly going to have to get some silver boxes from PPP.

[Mike B.]

Very nice professional build MG!

I like the idea of doing the drill template and graphics at the same time too. I've been doing two separate steps - no idea why I never thought of that.

[gtr2]

This build is CLASSY looking!  I too like purple and sparkly grey.

Josh

[nzCdog]

That is just gorgeous!
Very nice work

[mgwhit]

Thanks, guys!  I wish I were more artsy, but I do love the simplicity of that one.

The funny thing about using the same graphic for your drill template and your waterslide decal is that you get to see what a crappy job of drilling you did when the holes on your decal don't line up perfectly with the ones on your enclosure.  Luckily the knobs cover up the imperfections.

[pickdropper]

I don't know why you'd wish for something more artsy.  That looks simple and classy.  I think with the sparkle enclosure, a bit less on the label works well.

[whitebread47]

I think it looks great the way it is, personally.  Though I dig a good piece of artwork on an enclosure, the ones I'm most visually drawn to are minimalist.  That violet LED sets it off!

[bigmufffuzzwizz]

I really like the look of this. That's something I would love to have on my board...your pretty pro at the decals!