Pictures!

[Renegadrian]

What a man will do for fuzz  

or for MUFF^?!

[ayayay!]

I'm building this overdrive as a gift for Ian Bairnson, one of the best session players in Europe and mostly known by his work in The Alan Parsons Project.

It is basically a BluesBreaker using -more or less- MarkM's layout on perfboard, and a Rat , usin Gaussmarkov's layout adapted for perfboard. The additional switches are the usual ones for different clipping and input caps.

I have children at home so no chemicals. The top layer is a laminated photo paper print. It is held in place by the pots and switches. The box is a 1590C if I'm not wrong

Oh dude I LOVE that.  I loooooove it!  Great look w/ the white knobs, layout, graphic...  Just looks like it's begging to be played!  Well done.  How does it sound?  Great idea on the photo print.  Couldnt you also do just a shot of spray adhesive on the back too?  Wouldn't be any worse than the glue I'm sure your kids use.   

[Galego]

I'm building this overdrive as a gift for Ian Bairnson, one of the best session players in Europe and mostly known by his work in The Alan Parsons Project.

It is basically a BluesBreaker using -more or less- MarkM's layout on perfboard, and a Rat , usin Gaussmarkov's layout adapted for perfboard. The additional switches are the usual ones for different clipping and input caps.

I have children at home so no chemicals. The top layer is a laminated photo paper print. It is held in place by the pots and switches. The box is a 1590C if I'm not wrong

Oh dude I LOVE that.  I loooooove it!  Great look w/ the white knobs, layout, graphic...  Just looks like it's begging to be played!  Well done.  How does it sound?  Great idea on the photo print.  Couldnt you also do just a shot of spray adhesive on the back too?  Wouldn't be any worse than the glue I'm sure your kids use.   

Or just use self adhesive paper. That's what i use, i have self adhesive photo paper and self adhesive transparent paper, from staples. Laminating it will add durability and prevent the colors from fading.

[azrael]

Madbean, are you making Pearl Octave pedals now?

I would totally buy one from you!

Hi azrael, thanks but I actually don't make any pedals for sale. But, once I get some minor issues ironed out there will be a PCB for it at a very reasonable price. I don't usually plug myself here, but I know that there have been a number of DIYSB members that have been wanting to build this, so hopefully it's okay to mention that.

Oh yes, I meant PCBs, of course. Looking forward to it!

The purple silk screen mask looks so cool.

John, how did you get the bullet casings to stay over the hardware? I have a bunch of them and I've wanting to do something like this for a while.

[John Lyons]

John, how did you get the bullet casings to stay over the hardware?

Epoxy or JB weld will work fine.

[Ronsonic]

Here's my latest. Diamond back rattler skin. .45 shell knobs and switch cap.

Nice to see the primers are all dented. Makes hitting the footswitch a lot safer.   

[deadastronaut]

the creations and craftsmanship on here, never fail to amaze and inspire me.....what an art/pedal porn gallery this has become...

@john, ..love the snake skin, and the bullets, a special cool touch..!.. you should get a bass version of one of them off to lemmy...... he'd   love it!..seriously!.

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wow..page 1 of this thread was in august 2005...

[John Lyons]

Nice to see the primers are all dented. Makes hitting the footswitch a lot safer.   

And banging and grinding them down to get them to fit on the pot shafts and switch
as well. 

[azrael]

John, how did you get the bullet casings to stay over the hardware?

Epoxy or JB weld will work fine.

Haha, I'd best make sure the pedal is finalized before I put them on, then! haha

[JKowalski]

John, how did you get the bullet casings to stay over the hardware?

Epoxy or JB weld will work fine.

Haha, I'd best make sure the pedal is finalized before I put them on, then! haha

I have had some success using epoxy to mold a receptacle for a D-shaft on some gears I had around (for a wah mechanism)

Basically I wrapped some paper around the D-shaft and creased the corners, then took it off, bent the size a tiny bit smaller and taped it shut. Stuck it in the center of the plastic gear and filled the perimeter with epoxy. Hard to get aligned right but it gives a really snug fit.

[ca cat]

something for real bad:asses 

[MarcoMike]

 

[roseblood11]

MXR CAE MC-401 Booster with added Booster/Buffer-Switch.
Circuit is a bit different as well:
-integrated voltage doubler
-R.G. Keen´s Millenium 2 Bypass with input signal shunt to ground
-second half of opamp is used to provide Vref, better filtering
http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/23524/mr_442_booster_-_final.gif

[Greenmachine]

Been a while since I said "wow" out loud roseblood11 ... classy looking pedal. 

[StereoKills]

+1

Love that etched plate!

[John Lyons]

Looks nice! Interesting horizontal line texture in the paint.
Doubled up switch nuts looks neat as well.
Unique.

[roseblood11]

Thx!

That "etched plate" is an ear-ring, I paid 1€ for a pair.
The "texture in the paint" wasn´t planned, I just was too lazy to apply a second coat of laquer.
The double switch nut wasn´t planned as well, I just found out that the one son top had the wrong thread.

[Slade]

Pure art, roseblood, that looks great.

[Pigyboy]

The old guitar knob looks great!

[ayayay!]

something for real bad:asses 

Stupid question:  Is that a Brassmaster?  My other guitarist wants me to build him one.  I'd love any layout/schem you used.    Pretty please?