First build report. The fatpants.

[Stig]

Hey guys, first build report here.

My first madbean project was the fatpants and its really something.
I have used a lot of money on a really, really nice amp and a good guitar. They do sound good together, but the fatpants make them sound even better and does something good for my od's.
I never thought I would have an always on effect, but I never turn off the fatpants.
Anyways pics:

[sirbergersworth]

Great build dude. I like how you braided the pot leads. Looks cool and the colors look cool.
Makes the gut look Rasta themed.

I love my fatpants!!!

[hammerheadmusicman]

Is that laser etching? It looks slick as ****!

I have a fat pants v2, which sounds amazing! I think the charge pump doesn't work properly so it's running on 9v, yet it still sounds amazing!

Good first build report dude

George

[nzCdog]

Very tidy!  nice graphics and guts

[angrykoko]

That looks awesome! Love the etched(?) graphic.
I have Stage 3 from Guitar PCB that I need to box up but I also want to try FatPants and either a SHO or an AMZ Mini booster.  I think I have a bit of OCD, I just cant seem to build "1" of any type of thing.

Really nice looking build.

Koko

[jimilee]

Nice job!

[jtn191]

really dig that logo, was gonna use that on mine!
what kind of guitar/amp are you using?

[Stig]

Thanks you guys 

It´s not etched, i live on 4 floor and have a daughter. Not a good combination with acids/fumes and what have you. It´s just printed on a label and clear coated afterwards. Easy peasy. For the graphics i looked at the original echoplex design and some at the badgerplex.

I also have an OD2 with an SHO build in. I don´t like it so much. I like the fatpants for the slight saturation it gives my pickups. The SHO is not really my flavour.

I have an AVRI Jazzmaster that has been my main shovel for the last ten years or so. My amp is an T-Rex Big Tone amp, which is out of production now. But i tried different amps at the time and when i plugged into the big tone, the sound just opened up. And i could´t leave without it. The other amps sounded like cardboard compared to it.

The wires i have come from a local electronics shop. I bought them when i was out of wire and needed some. They were really expensive, but they are total and utterly crap. The wires inside break really easily. I used the same ones in my kingslayer build and there´s some noise in the top end of the sound that rings out with the od´ed signal. Really think it´s from the crappy wires. I have some new ones coming that hopefully fixes this problem.

[eldanko]

Geez, I would have sworn that was etched.  Looks killer.

[ch1naski]

That's a label? Like a sticker?

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[Rip57]

You nailed that one! Great look.

Is that sticker or decal on front? Does it cover entire face or just the circular area? Pardon my ignorance but I'm pretty new to this - not new to electronics, but new to the whole enclosure process.

[Stig]

Thanks guys.
Its a sticker I cut out and put on the bare pedal. It's only the circle that's a sticker.  Then I applied some clear coats afterwards.

I think I got the enclosure from mammoth, as I usually do. It's sort of a textured finish, meaning that the surface is sort of lumped.

But thanks for the compliments.

[Stomptown]

WoW! Great design and knobs choice!