Pictures!

[~arph]

I think you've earned some credit here over the past time 

[WhiskeyMadeMeDoIt]

Rob that rack is awesome!  I seriously want to see some of those guts. 

[deadastronaut]

cheers man, but i dont want to open it up again...

take a look here..for info.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=112312.0

[peterg]

Rob. That is beautiful!

[duck_arse]

nice rack, rob, but boy, THESE:

Hi, my first post on here.

My version of the Ultimate Dirt Box:

get my vote for first post/build. the knobs! the colours!

[davent]

Wow! Quite the page (1301), i'm taking my ball and going home.

dave

[midwayfair]

Verified the new Cardinal V2 PCB this weekend.

It's been a long road, but it's finally here! I probably spent more time overall on this design than anything else, and the new project has been improved in pretty much every way from V1. Josh's new layout is pretty killer, too. The new PCB is slightly smaller than V1, so now it will fit with the Optotron for those who want to use optical bypass (which I highly recommend with FET-input effects). The pots and switch are all board-mounted now as well.



Important Note: there was a rendering error due to an incompatible part between my Eagle library and Josh's on the prototype PCBs. The final version of the PCB has the Vactrols rendered properly and they will be installed with the writing up. (If you were wondering about the solder burns on one of my caps and one of the vactrols, that's the explanation ...)

You'll also notice that, klutz that I am, I drilled the blinking LED on the wrong side of the enclosure. Derp. Don't be like me, kids!

Otherwise, it came together very quickly (despite the need to match a couple components, it's way easier to dial in the effect to be perfect now). It's my standard art, which everyone is probably sick of at this point, though I did have some fun with graphic labels on the knobs instead of werds.

There are some extra spots on the PCB for optional components, including a +6dB boost for the first stage and optional miller caps for the second stage, which I leave off on my builds.

Here's the demo:

[stallik]

Rob, awesome as usual.
Sammylee, fantastic look...want one
Playsforfun, damn good idea

Sausage truck en route.....

John, only just been able to listen -  nice!

[davent]

Looks and sounds really good Jon!

Aside... Did your killjoy neighbour move on?

dave

[midwayfair]

Aside... Did your killjoy neighbour move on?

Unfortunately not. They just weren't home.

I've been playing all acoustic, and out a lot, lately anyway, so I figure I've earned a little good will.

[Groovenut]

Oh you guys with your great, over the top, mind bending builds 


F A N T A S T I C    S T U F F  !  !  !  ! 

[Perrow]

Enough of them small builds, now I want to see something big 

[KurbadsLV]

My second and third diy build.

This is a simple buffer built from Musikding kit, only with added footswitch. The kit was named "Der Buffer" on Musikding, this kinda inspired me to give it a rough Kraftwerk-ish look.



And this is the Big Muff clone with some minor component mods and feedback-through-photoresistor-loop mod. The LED on the right is multicolor ultra bright one, looks pretty cool, when the loop is engaged. Reminded me of quasars, hence the name.

PS - Thnx to all the good people on this forum who helped me with this one.

[Ben Lyman]

Great job Kurbads, Lookin' good!
How's the buffer working out? I made one that is supposedly from the Klon, love it but don't have any experience with other buffers.

[pyrotek]

Sharing my recent build, my post after 10 years since my 1st post on this thread. See Page 4 of this thread    http://www.diystompboxes.com/wiki/index.php?title=BSIAB_II


Modified Plexi Drive + SHO boost





Figuring out how to mount the boards with all the wiring.


A Modified EMMA ReezaFRATzitz RF1 http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/10/emma-reezafratzitz-rf1.html boxed with a used and worn look finish.


BSIAB 2 with contour

[KurbadsLV]

Great job Kurbads, Lookin' good!
How's the buffer working out? I made one that is supposedly from the Klon, love it but don't have any experience with other buffers.

My signal chain isn't very long (yet) so the effect of the buffer is barely noticable. I built it to pair wah with my fuzzboxes but the wah is yet to be built

[Blitz Krieg]

And this is the Big Muff clone with some minor component mods and feedback-through-photoresistor-loop mod.

is this a common mod?  i found this: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=84045.0

[KurbadsLV]

And this is the Big Muff clone with some minor component mods and feedback-through-photoresistor-loop mod.

is this a common mod?  i found this: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=84045.0

Yep, this is the mod I used. Connected collectors of Q1 and Q3 through switch and LDR. When the mod is engaged, the weird feedback crazy stuff kicks in when the signal strength drops past a certain level. Noise / drone / post metal enthusiasts may like it

[garcho]

love seeing handwriting, go team paintmarker!

[Granny Gremlin]

That looks like brush work to me (paintmarker is cheating ;p).  All mine above are hand painted....  thinking of trying an etch on my next one though.