I started a new job recently with quite a bit of travelling so have had no time for hobbies. I finally had a few hours to myself this morning so finished off some builds I started months ago which just needed boxing up.
First up is my first bucket brigade device a Way Huge Aqua Puss built on a Madbean board using the Xvive mn3005 and it sounds awesome just a really great analogue delay - the self oscillation is fantastic. Unfortunately I had to use a 3pdt because I couldn't fit optical switching in there. Mrs_MD decided on a theme for this one I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
The other pedal I finished this morning is a Function(fx) Clusterfuzz on Vero a fantastic sounding original fuzz circuit. This is definitely going onto my pedalboard.
Gratuitous black sparkle enclosure shot
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Very pleased you're back to it
Juan Solo has an epic guide to envirotex on his website. It's much better than trying to clearcoat over water slide decals.
Actually I kind of know why, it's because I squeeze them into small spaces. You have plenty of room inside that fuzz.
Apologies if it's already in the FAQ/pinned posts etc.
Next one is another klone. I've used this graphic before and was very happy with the klone I already had but my OCD being a fickle bitch really didn't like it so built this on another fuzzdog pcb with a switch to turn the buffer on and off. This seems to have solved the problem with my ocd.
How do you think the envirotex would work out on a guitar body? have you had any nasty reactions/crows feeting with your base paints/finishes?
You'd also never be able to coat an entire body it would just run off the sides and back before it set. I just cover the tops of pedals as per Juan and Cleggys guide.
I havent had any reactions to anything I've poured it on.
Thanks for the reply i'll throw a pack on my shopping list
I asked because I fancy doing a playing card topped super strat (much like greg howe's on the cover of his Ascend album) so i need a pore on finish for the front that will self level and fill the gaps between each cards corner edge,the rest of the body will be sprayed white/clear coated ect ,i did a test with RPC but it reacts nastily when it comes into contact with the rattle can finish.
Cheers
Gizmo
I've never had a harmonic tremolo before I like it a lot it also sounds really nice in the standard tremolo mode too. One awesome bonus if you turn down the rate and depth and turn up the volume it's also a fantastic boost. I can't see this coming off my board anytime soon.
While it sounds great i'm not as happy with the envirotex I ended up with some really really small bubbles in the finish which you only notice up close under really bright light and can't see when it's on the board but it's still irritating. Here's some obligatory pics.
This is how it originally looked I was super pleased with this back in Aug 2015
I don't actually have a gutshot for this I think I was too excited to get it working and just shoved all the wires in wherever I could get them to fit
And after
I had to move the dc socket because I put the extra clipping in and didn't have as much clearance as I thought I did. I'll grab a 12mm rubber bung/gasket from a hardware store to fill the hole
The guts are a bit messier than usual but it’s quiet and as it’s just for me to check circuits out it’ll work fine.
Vic & Bob work quite well on here I think.