£4 hand expression controller - no prizes for finish!

markblackmarkblack Frets: 1590
edited October 2021 in FX
I was looking for a small expression controler with a knob for my board - and inspired by this  I thought I'd have a go at a klone.

I wanted to see if I could make one, so off to ebay and £4 later I had a 10k pot, a knob cobbled together with a stereo jack and I have this.

It won't win ANY prizes for soldering, design or finish... but it works, my pedal board is a desktop board so no worry about kicking it, and when I don't want to use it I can just fold it out of the way. 



Ah look at all its uglyness.



bit of a trim of the cover and some heat shrink...



If you want to see what it should look like...


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Comments

  • PetGerbilPetGerbil Frets: 175
    I like it!
    I wish I'd thought of doing that instead of wiring a cable, then putting the pot in a small box. Would have been much neater.
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  • InactiveXInactiveX Frets: 271
    edited October 2021
    V. cool.

    Incidentally, I have a 1/4 inch plug with an on/off switch screwed into the end. I find it surprisingly useful at times.

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