My ToneBender MKII Professional...Reborn

[phillip]

Here's my newest ToneBender MKII Professional...built into a Keeley-styled Hammond B box



I never realized just how small the Hammond B is since I've always used the BB.  It took some time to figure out how to cram it all in there, but it all fit!  I have to suspend the circuit board in the box by the wires like Boss does with all it's "compact effects."  

Next up...a Ross Compressor maybe?

Phillip

[Marcos - Munky]

Hey Phillip, this looks cool!!!

[Mark Hammer]

Nice and clean.  I like it.  Now you know why what, on the surface, seem like small differences in stompswitch footprint can be so important.  By the same token, small differences in the height of the hole for the phone jacks can also make a difference.  Being able to move the switch over a 1/4" and tilt the jack lugs this way or that without accidentally grounding them can amount to another square inch or more of PCB "real estate" inside one of those boxes.  That "real estate", in turn, can make a world of difference in terms of board layout, being able to locate things where they can make the most convenient layout, or make board-populating less troublesome (e.g., being able to have 2 holes in a pad for your-choice-of-cap).

If I ever had a "Made in..." label, I think it would read "Made slowly, finished in a hurry".   :wink:

On a side note, our 8-year-old provided me with my epitaph the other day.  "Frankly, I was expecting more cheese."

[phillip]

You're not kidding!  I had to line the inside of the back plate with foamy plastic stuff to keep the copper side of the circuit board (which is facing out) to keep it from grounding against the back plate.  

Amazing how all those mean, nasty MKII super fuzz sounds can come out of such a small, tiny box

Phillip

[RedHouse]

I was thinking of working out a template for PCB's and using the Neutrik/Cliff type jacks, like the way Dulop is doing in the newer wah pedals.

The jacks support the board inside the box, but then of course, the trick is to drill acurately to line-up the jack holes each time but it would asve a lot of assembly/layout hasle and in the end save a lot of time.