First one out of the gate in trapezoidland!

[Mark Hammer]

I was wondering which pedal maker would be first out of the gate to use the recently released trapezoidal cast aluminum boxes from Hammond.

And the winner is.....

[Govmnt_Lacky]

I don't think those are "Hammond" enclosures.

They don't have the right proportions to be Hammonds.

[John Lyons]

They don't look like any Hammond traps I've seen either.

[R O Tiree]

Google "Hammond Trapezoid"... lots of hits @ mouser, etc

[.Mike]

Those aren't the new Hammond trapezoid enclosures. They're too narrow at the end. The Hammonds are 2.42" at the narrow end. These look to be a lot less than that.

Anyone else think trapezoid enclosures with the jacks on the side are a bad idea? The plugs are angled towards the user, and with the input so close to the front, they look more likely to be kicked.

I think the trapezoid enclosures need to have their jacks mounted on the top.

Mike

[R O Tiree]

You're right - different shape... my bad.

[DougH]

How transparent do they sound?

[runmikeyrun]

what happens when you complete the circle and have nowhere to plug in your cables from the guitar and to the amp?

[reverberation66]

   I've been using those hammond trapezoid enclosures for months, they've actually been out for quite a while.  I'm kind of bored with them at this point and have found some other enclosures that better suit my purposes but I still think they look pretty cool.  Sort of in the same vein as those old astrotone boxes or other oddball stuff.  These are definitely not hammonds.

[Skreddy]

Not sure if I like the look of those silver plastic knobs...

[joegagan]

How transparent do they sound?

totally. just don't plug them in 

[Keppy]

How transparent do they sound?

totally. just don't plug them in 

Huh. That sounds pretty opaque to me.