POLICE DISTORTION - BOSS OS-2 MODIFICATION (DIY) - with YouTube Samples

[Kniferius]

Hey Girls and Guys,
I was using this forum only for development of myself, learning, helping myself bulding DIY stompboxes, but now I would like to show you something (maybe) interesting.
And I am counting on really interesting tips and comments in this Thread!!
I would like to present you one of my DIY mods of effect pedals. This time it came to totally broken Boss OS-2 which got a second life and turned into POLICE DISTORTION.



Why POLICE DISTORTION???

- because I have painted it darkblue (like old European Police Cars)
- because it has blue and red light on the top of it (which are glowing whenewer you play)
- because if it stops you - It really stops you for days.

Here are some photos:


I also need to say that it has not only lightning LED DIODES but also a 1cm hill which is glowing as well.
Why?? Because for this modification it was neccessary to make an additional layer of PCB! (Double layered electronic).
Which I made "of course" by myself (with a small help from my colleagues)



The hill looks like that and it glows whenever the Stompbox is ON, so that you can find it in any circumstances in darkness or at the rehersals.
The hill is done from glass fibre reinforced polymer (the only material I had in this time).


As you can see it is a bit higher than real BOSS Stompbox (but it has also much bigger Transistor 2n2219 and more diodes).

Here some other photos of this Stompbox:


If you are more interested about how it sounds, please, visit this ling to my First YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMj5R_1zGyY

I am always happy to receive some tips, tricks, or comments, so that I can do next film better.

If you need an additional information about this modification (schematic, additional samples, simulations) just write me a message on my facebook fanpage.
You can also ask about modification of other pedals, guitar wiring, stombox building, etc. I am always ready to answer an interesting question!
Maybe You can - like always - learn me how to build your own Pedal and help me with my problems... - than let's do this together!!!
I will be glad to receive some feedback from You.

Here is my Facebook Fanpage adres:
https://www.facebook.com/RazemRock

Hope You will Enjoy It.

thanks,
Peter

[Kniferius]

No tips for the future?
maybe some Ideas what new I can modify?

[mth5044]

Looks cool! You would get more feedback (probably) if you posted the schematics, samples, and sims here rather than requesting them on Facebook. Also, your 'some other photos' photos aren't showing up.

[Kniferius]

OK I will try to do this
Regards,
Peter

[Steben]

cute. Remind sof those old LEGO city series with red and blue leds.

[Ice-9]

Why the stupid large font, I had to keep scrolling to read your post. Nice guitar and amp by the way but I think a lot of the sound might have been lost in the recording.

[Kniferius]

Sure Ice!!

A lot of his character is lost by not only recording but more even by exporting the video.
I had done a lot of mestakes also... still lerning how to mix a proper music, and make a proper movie.

PS: thanks for every good words about my lovely blue AMP and Guitar

Steben:
Yea I love those boxes - doesn't matter if they sound good or terrible

Regards,
Peter