Here is a Tone Bender MKII I've been working on for my nephews birthday. He told me he wanted a pedal that would make him sound like Jimmy Page. I told him it would take a lot more than a pedal to sound like Page but I would see what I could do. ;)
I created this layout in eagle and had the boards fabbed at Osh Park. I'm pretty excited that I was able to fit PCB mounted pots and an led inside a 1590A. I used the right angle 9mm alpha's and they work great. The circuit is an MKII with added noise filtering and a voltage inverted. All credit goes to Brian for the voltage inverter (road rage) and Fuzz Central for the MKII schematic.
For the etch I intentionally pulled some of the toner off using blue painters tape. I thought that it would look cool with extra pitting. I was initially going to sand off the black paint and leave only the text/images black, but I fell in love with the black on black look. I actually wet sanded the surface with a 600 to give the raised part a matte finish. It really makes the graphics pop. If I could go back I would call the pedal Black Magic!
I have more of these boards coming soon if anyone is interested in picking one up.
Cheers,
Jon
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Wow. Outstanding work as always, but this seriously looks like it SHOULD to be a production pedal (instead of just "wow, that looks very professional"). Your nephew better love it. :)
Thanks Jon! I also verified my layout for the Blue Warbler! It sounds fantastic as I expected. I am planning a pretty cool build with it coming up soon. Thanks again for helping me out with that...
Quote from: midwayfair on June 16, 2013, 07:19:18 PM
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Wow. Outstanding work as always, but this seriously looks like it SHOULD to be a production pedal (instead of just "wow, that looks very professional"). Your nephew better love it. :)
True that! :o
Impressive!
Super clean layout and wiring, and the etch is great, too! Are those to-1 sized germaniums?? I'm definitely in for a board when you get more of them, can't build enough mkii's ;D
Very cool.
Black on black FTW.
Really attractive board layout.
Very nice...the pics make the pedal look stunning :)
Great job!!
Mike
You have gotten really good in a really short time! This pedal is freakin awesome!
That layout is sexy.
I love how even the power connector at the top is kinda PCB mounted, if you look carefully :)
...Jon, i was going to ask you if you sanded the surface because i did not read the txt...i was sooo stunned when i saw the pic...i'm gonna copy what you did on my next enclosure...love that LedZepp logo!
Almost looks like a padded sticker on top of the box!
Impressive sir!
Definitely interested if you have a board available
Wow mate, love this one, first time i've seen black on black, great idea, all the best, Matt.
Great looking pedal! I'd also be interested in a board.
I know what I'm voting for in the June contest. (You're entering this, right?)
Thanks for all the kind words guys! I will let those who are interested know when the boards arrive...
Quote from: lincolnic on June 17, 2013, 03:07:39 AM
I know what I'm voting for in the June contest. (You're entering this, right?)
I will definitely try to get it in the build off. Jon's got some great prizes up for grabs!
Looks absolutely amazing!
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Very inspirational, I love how you designed your board, and the enclosure etch is superb too.
What transistors did you use?
Now *that* is impressive. :o
I really like the layout of the board. Perfect geometric alignment. And a very clean build on top!
Quote from: Thomas_H on June 18, 2013, 06:14:33 PM
I really like the layout of the board. Perfect geometric alignment. And a very clean build on top!
That's exactly what I noticed. Fantastic build.
Quote from: pickdropper on June 18, 2013, 07:38:51 PM
Quote from: Thomas_H on June 18, 2013, 06:14:33 PM
I really like the layout of the board. Perfect geometric alignment. And a very clean build on top!
That's exactly what I noticed. Fantastic build.
Thanks guys! I could have done without one of the filter caps and one of the diodes but I kept them to keep it symmetrical! OCD is not a pedal, it's a condition! ;D
That is pretty slick. Gonna have to grab a few of those boards when they come in.
@Stomptown
Any idea what the asking price per board is gonna be?
damn! this one is a little sexy beast of a fuzz!
Will you be my Uncle? :D
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on June 19, 2013, 12:24:02 PM
@Stomptown
Any idea what the asking price per board is gonna be?
I was thinking $8 shipping included. Unfortunately, I didn't know how much interest there would be so I may run out. I'm also using a new fab so I want to make sure I'm satisfied with the quality before I make a large order. I will PM people when I get them based on who inquired about them first in this thread and a prior thread. I will definitely order more though so I can get one for anyone who wants one. I'll keep you posted!
great build man! really nice
Quote from: Stomptown on June 21, 2013, 03:55:26 AM
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on June 19, 2013, 12:24:02 PM
@Stomptown
Any idea what the asking price per board is gonna be?
I was thinking $8 shipping included. Unfortunately, I didn't know how much interest there would be so I may run out. I'm also using a new fab so I want to make sure I'm satisfied with the quality before I make a large order. I will PM people when I get them based on who inquired about them first in this thread and a prior thread. I will definitely order more though so I can get one for anyone who wants one. I'll keep you posted!
Fingers crossed I'm high enough on the list ;D