Pictures!

[any]

And an other Ruby finished! It was my first build after moving to New Zealand.
(Had all my pedal building stuff in storage for a year)
It's a Bassman modded Ruby with Gain, Volume and a Headphone output.
Still working on it as it sounds a bit "muddy".
It was a pain to get it all shoe horned in there, but very satisfying to pull it off!
I also utilized the switching to power on if you plug in the instrument and
speaker disconnects when the headphone's inserted


Gutshots: (it's really tight!)
http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts1.JPG
http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts2.JPG

[The Iron Chef]

This is the Noisy Cricket that I built for my son. I have since installed nice grill cloth from MOJOTONE. The combo has a nice Jensen MOD 8" speaker. He likes it.




THanks

-Keith

[Barcode80]

my latest build, another KOT clone. Guts:



little messy in the switch area because i i've gone through 5 millenniums and can't all of a sudden make them work. tried my own board (which has worked many times before) tried the vero layout in the gallery, nothing. my be a switch wiring problem i guess. i gave in and ordered 2 3pdt switches just to get the thing going. sounds AMAZING though.

[jonathansuhr]

And an other Ruby finished! It was my first build after moving to New Zealand.
(Had all my pedal building stuff in storage for a year)
It's a Bassman modded Ruby with Gain, Volume and a Headphone output.
Still working on it as it sounds a bit "muddy".
It was a pain to get it all shoe horned in there, but very satisfying to pull it off!
I also utilized the switching to power on if you plug in the instrument and
speaker disconnects when the headphone's inserted
Gutshots: (it's really tight!)
http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts1.JPG
http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts2.JPG

Wow, that is some neat perf-ing.. I only wish my perf projects could turn out that nice..

[ambulancevoice]

And an other Ruby finished! It was my first build after moving to New Zealand.
(Had all my pedal building stuff in storage for a year)
It's a Bassman modded Ruby with Gain, Volume and a Headphone output.
Still working on it as it sounds a bit "muddy".
It was a pain to get it all shoe horned in there, but very satisfying to pull it off!

try using a 1k gain pot instead of 5k
might work for the muddy ness

[any]

try using a 1k gain pot instead of 5k
might work for the muddyness

yeah, the feel on the gain pot isn't great either, had no smaller value :^)... and I will replace it later on.
I also thought it might be the cap from the buffer stage output to the 386 input. It's .47uF on the standard Ruby
and 1.0uF on the Bassman version. Might be better with the standard value.

Never imagined it would be so loud through my Fender Deluxe Reverb Speaker.

[Timebutt]

A Tonebender Mk. II Professional I built a week ago.
Uses selected AC128's from Banzai, very pleased with the end result!
First build that I got my clearcoat to look slick







Will be selling this one to raise cash to build another two of these, very fun builds

[ACS]

Heh! Awesome graphics

And if anyone out there doesn't like them, then they can kiss my shiny metal ar$e

Gotta love Futurama...

[greigoroth]

Heh! Awesome graphics

And if anyone out there doesn't like them, then they can kiss my shiny metal ar$e

Gotta love Futurama...

[birt]

a little fuzzy..

[carrejans]

Why did you use a metal plate on top of the box?

[birt]

that's not metal. it's dance vinyl.

[cpnyc23]

dance vinyl? please elaborate....

-chris

[Orpheus]

I'm amazed at all the wonderful creativity and talent in so many of these designs!  Incredible work.

[ambulancevoice]

try using a 1k gain pot instead of 5k
might work for the muddyness

yeah, the feel on the gain pot isn't great either, had no smaller value :^)... and I will replace it later on.
I also thought it might be the cap from the buffer stage output to the 386 input. It's .47uF on the standard Ruby
and 1.0uF on the Bassman version. Might be better with the standard value.

Never imagined it would be so loud through my Fender Deluxe Reverb Speaker.

ummm actually, the ruby input cap (and rc filter cap too) are .047uf, and the bass man mod is 0.1uf
if you used a .47uf (which is higher than both the stock and bassman mod values) that will probably explain the muddiness

[any]

try using a 1k gain pot instead of 5k
might work for the muddyness

yeah, the feel on the gain pot isn't great either, had no smaller value :^)... and I will replace it later on.
I also thought it might be the cap from the buffer stage output to the 386 input. It's .47uF on the standard Ruby
and 1.0uF on the Bassman version. Might be better with the standard value.

Never imagined it would be so loud through my Fender Deluxe Reverb Speaker.

ummm actually, the ruby input cap (and rc filter cap too) are .047uf, and the bass man mod is 0.1uf
if you used a .47uf (which is higher than both the stock and bassman mod values) that will probably explain the muddiness

Ummm, my bad... yeah I've used 0.1uF not 1uF.
I've been playing with it last night and decided not to change it as it sounds absolutely amazing through the headphones!
Weird huh? I've only heard complaints about the headphone sound but this one is Big, fat and lush with good sustain.
It still sounds a little muddy through my 65 Deluxe Reverb's 12" Jensen but I'm afraid fixing that will alter the headphone
tone as well.

[birt]

dance vinyl? please elaborate....

-chris

that's the stuff on the floor in theatres and other stages where actors and dancers perform. i'm a theatre technician so i have some leftover pieces (it's expensive material). i used carpet tape to stick it to the pedal but it's not that good. if i use it again i need some other kind of adhesive.

[andrew_k]

Nice build Keith! Great looking cabinet 

[frequencycentral]

My first attempt at waterslide decal - I posted an image of this Valvecaster before - now it has the decal!

I'm really pleased with how it turned out! waterslide was easier than I thought it would be. You can't really see it in the photos but the green lettering has an oscilloscope background - just like my Frequency Central logo. My friends started calling me 'Doctor Analogue' when I started building my modular synth!

I also just applied the decal to my newly built MXR Distortion+, I have to wait 24 hours for the spray varnish to dry before I can fit the guts inside the enclosure - I hate waiting! I will post photos of how that turned out tomorrow.

A big thank you to everyone on this forum - it's an inspiring thing to be part of - and I am learning so much. This is just the start, now I have waterslide cracked I can get really creative with my finishes.

[dano12]

Smokey amp with increased gain, voltage sag and a cheap chinese meter: