Pictures!

[niektb]

This was my very first DIY pedal attempt: a TubeScreamer clone with a couple popular mods along with a bridged-T low-mid control. Drew the pcb myself also

[rankot]

This was my very first DIY pedal attempt: a TubeScreamer clone with a couple popular mods along with a bridged-T low-mid control. Drew the pcb myself also

Nice! Welcome to the club!

[niektb]

This was my very first DIY pedal attempt: a TubeScreamer clone with a couple popular mods along with a bridged-T low-mid control. Drew the pcb myself also

Nice! Welcome to the club!

Thanks! 

[rankot]

One more, now with knobs:

[niektb]

What a mess lol
Never was I ever so ashamed of myself 

I didn't want to drill enclosures myself anymore so I went for pre-drilled with top-mounted jacks and assumed it would fit fine (with pcb-mounted pots) but I was wrong 
Had to saw the corners (and resolder the components fitted there) but still not enough room
So I went to solder the pcb to the footswitch instead, but the footprint was wrong so I had to desolder 9 lugs simultaneously (but I managed to and the pcb even survived )
But I succeeded to make it work and it sounds absolutely killer!! it's a Friedman BE-OD with an added mid-control (from the Friedman Dirty Shirley)





Just close the lid and nobody knows (it's just for personal use anyways haha)

(the duc tape is to prevent the caps' top from touching the case)

[patrick398]

Lock down Blues Driver. Didn't need it, didn't really want it, but certainly had enough time to do some PCB layouts. Made with surface mount j201s, sounds pretty good

[rankot]

Lock down Blues Driver. Didn't need it, didn't really want it, but certainly had enough time to do some PCB layouts. Made with surface mount j201s, sounds pretty good

Nice graphics!

[bluebunny]

Lock down Blues Driver.

BTW, gut shot.  Plz.

[patrick398]

Lock down Blues Driver.

BTW, gut shot.  Plz.

Certainly. Anything for Jazz Club!

I actually snipped out D9 and D10, i think i preferred it but now i can't remember. Also that cap is burnt on purpose...for tonal reasons...honest.

[vigilante397]

Also that cap is burnt on purpose...for tonal reasons...honest.

Pretty sure the originals all featured a slightly melted 47nF cap, that was part of the mojo. Looks great, inside and out

[Fender3D]

Also that cap is burnt on purpose...for tonal reasons...honest.

Asymmetrical burnt???

[garcho]

some fruit flavored candy condiment color pedals from the last month, graphics to be done by a friend:

ROG Tri-Vibe (great sounding pedal, highly recommended) and generic "transparent" overdrive, LED pot lights up green


some FSU aliaser bit crusher nyquisty pedals that don't need labels for controls:

went for that "relic" look


diskoteka!

[temol]

Something new from me - Colorsound Power Boost. There's onboard charge pump (it's possible to jumper between 9/18V) and master vol.




T.

[slowpogo]

Lock down Blues Driver. Didn't need it, didn't really want it, but certainly had enough time to do some PCB layouts. Made with surface mount j201s, sounds pretty good

What is the method for those graphics? Looks nice and clean.

[Marcos - Munky]

diskoteka!

I used one of these leds once, they look very cool. But mine had a audible ticking noise each time the led blinks. Did you had this issue?

[rankot]

What is the method for those graphics? Looks nice and clean.

I believe that's a PCB with a black solder mask and white silkscreen.

[davent]

Lock down Blues Driver. Didn't need it, didn't really want it, but certainly had enough time to do some PCB layouts. Made with surface mount j201s, sounds pretty good

What is the method for those graphics? Looks nice and clean.

Nice one, Patrick.  Love the design.  Is that a sticker?

No it's a PCB actually. I make them in illustrator before doing to actual PCB layout then have them manufactured at the same time as the PCBs

[slowpogo]

Wow, using a PCB as a graphics plate wasn't even on my radar. Is the price reasonable for a one-off? Where do people have this done?

[patrick398]

Whether it's economically viable for one offs depends on how much you're willing to spend making a single pedal really. Minimum order from fab houses is 5 pieces so it's more expensive than a lot of finishing options.. The whole process took me a while to perfect, it means designing the faceplate before you design the pcb, which creates some part placement limitations on the pcb. Usually takes a few redesigns to get things where you want them on the faceplate but also nearish where they need to be on the pcb.
I use illustrator and Kicad and the process is a little fiddly, requires a bit of back and forth.

[ElectricDruid]

Interesting. If you are doing the front panels in Illustrator, how do you get gerber files to send to a PCB house? Does Illustrator output some format that's useful?