Pedal builder types - where're you getting your bits?

IanSavage · September 2014

Trying to locate a one-stop-shop for enclosures, switches and jacks (only looking at knocking up a couple of switcher pedals at the minute, but might start making 'em in volume if all goes well) - Farnell have most but not all (and their website's a ballache), Maplins have hardly anything and their website's even more of a ballache; where're you guys going for bits?

frankus · September 2014

I use Rapid for 1590a enclosures, switches and the like I get from langtronics on ebay.

juansolo · September 2014

Look on my site for parts links. But I get my bits from...

CPC
Farnell
Rapid
Dr Tweek
Tayda (mainly only pots these days, most of their other stuff is a bit suspect)

Boxes I use Camden Boss for 1590B and 125B sizes (they're actually a little different), I prefer them to Hammond when I can get them. I get those from CPC. All the others are Hammonds and I get them from either CPC or Rapid depending on which is cheapest for the ones I want.

Indeed, here's my little common parts list as I can never remember what we get from where when ordering:

Enclosures
CamdenBoss RTM5003/13-NAT (1590B) / white - RTM5003/13-WH - CPC
CamdenBoss RTM5004/14-NAT (125B) / white - RTM5004/14-WH - CPC
Hammond 1590A - Rapid
Hammond 1590BB - CPC
Hammond 1590BBLG - Rapid
Hammond 1590XX - Farnell
Hammond 1590XXLG - Rapid
Hammond 1590DD - CPC
Hammond 1590D - Rapid
Hammond 1550G - Rapid
Hammond 1590LB - CPC

Jacks
Enclosed Jack NYS234 - Rapid
Small Jack Stereo MJ-161M - CPC
Small Jack Mono MJ-159M - CPC
Open jack mono NYS229 - CPC
Open jack stereo NYS230 - CPC
Power Jack 8mm CN14799 - CPC
Power Jack switched MJ-10 - CPC

Switches
DPDT Stomp 780744 - Rapid
DPDT switch 750087 - Rapid
SPDT switch 750083 - Rapid

IanSavage · September 2014

Ver', ver' helpful, thanks gents!

mike257 · September 2014

I've just priced some bits on musikding.de, seems pretty reasonably priced and well stocked. Decent choice of pre-drilled enclosures in various configurations too, handy if you don't have a drill press etc to do a tidy job yourself.

crunchman · September 2014

mike257 said:

I've just priced some bits on musikding.de, seems pretty reasonably priced and well stocked. Decent choice of pre-drilled enclosures in various configurations too, handy if you don't have a drill press etc to do a tidy job yourself.

Musikding are the nearest thing to one stop shop I've found where you can get everything. You won't need them at the moment (unless you want to put LEDs on your switchers) but you can get resistors and other components as singles without paying a massive premium. Somewhere like RS is cheap but the minimum order quantities they have don't work for one off builds.

Gassage · September 2014

I asked one of my mates and he said he gets them all from BBE.

He's a good builder, is Mason.

equalsql · September 2014

Bitsbox are great: http://www.bitsbox.co.uk/

TheCount · September 2014

http://www.banzaimusic.com/

crunchman · September 2014

Just remembered this thread.

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/310/building-your-own-stompboxes

Would be nice if it's stickied. It is linked in the useful resources sticky in the Making and Modding section.

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