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Title: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: DutchMF on September 02, 2013, 04:54:21 PM
When Stomptown put up his boards for the TB MkII, I jumped on the chance to get one, as I had a nice set of transistors for a MkII, kindly donated by JakeFuzz, and hadn't gotten around to build one on vero......
Guts:
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1984/st06.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/st06.jpg/)
And now for the 'spotty' bit:
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1064/fk2d.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/fk2d.jpg/)

(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2386/u280.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/u280.jpg/)

(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1695/dby4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/dby4.jpg/)

(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6282/fjxs.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/197/fjxs.jpg/)

I know the board is meant for a 1590A build, but I can't get to grips with using those little f*ckers with my size 12's (plus, I've built one, and that's enough masochism for me in the 'boxing up' department.....).

Transistors are a GET113, a GT108V and an AC125, handpicked by the man himself. Sounds pretty cool with these. Thanks Paul!!

As for the art: I wanted to do something I hadn't seen before, both in layout and finish. So I went with a non-standard component placement, mounted everything and started putting on the dots, loads and loads of dots........ I'm quite scared to put a clear coat on it, so we'll see how it holds up with use.

Probably the last one before going on holiday, hope you like it!!

Paul

Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: pickdropper on September 02, 2013, 04:58:09 PM
Wow, that enclosure is insane!

Looks great.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: alanp on September 02, 2013, 05:11:43 PM
Very aboriginal :)
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: billstein on September 02, 2013, 05:11:56 PM
Nice one Paul. Very creative!
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: stevie1556 on September 02, 2013, 05:53:42 PM
That is a beautiful enclosure!

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Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: jkokura on September 02, 2013, 06:04:52 PM
Oh, my. I can't even imagine the time and patience that took. It looks blemish free, so congrats on how well you did on setting those spots up.

Jacob
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: das234 on September 02, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
Ha! Spotty.  I get it.   That's a nice, different look.  What is that, paint pen?
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: culturejam on September 02, 2013, 06:07:36 PM
Great looking build, Dutch!
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: wolfingsworth on September 02, 2013, 06:08:15 PM
That looks freaking awesome! I can't imagine how long it took to make those dots. I also appreciate the asymmetrical layout. A+
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: midwayfair on September 02, 2013, 10:37:52 PM
This is awesome.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: bcalla on September 02, 2013, 10:41:53 PM
Holy crap!  That could induce seizures!  How did you do it?
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: spaceboss on September 02, 2013, 11:25:01 PM
Great job, on a badass fuzz!  8)

A coat of Modge Podge before the clear coat might protect the dots from any adverse clear coat effects if you eventually decide to go that route.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: davent on September 02, 2013, 11:56:45 PM
That is incredible... puts a big smile on my face!

dave
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: jimilee on September 03, 2013, 12:14:36 AM
One of a kind for sure. When I saw the inside first, I thought wtf is that all about? The outside makes it make sense. Nicely executed.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: lincolnic on September 03, 2013, 03:17:29 AM
That must've taken forever! What a fantastic result.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: JakeFuzz on September 03, 2013, 05:28:21 AM
That looks excellent. Very trippy! Glad to see those transistors being put to good use.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: selfdestroyer on September 03, 2013, 07:32:01 AM
My OCD approves.
Title: Re: Tone Bender MkII: A bit of a spotty build.....
Post by: DutchMF on September 03, 2013, 09:30:14 AM
Thanks guys! When I laid out the components I wanted to do something for the finish that would connect them all together, so I started with the black dots around the knobs/switch/jacks. It kinda evolved from there in what it is now. It's done by paintpen, and when it got really complex I kept a Q-tip with some solvent ready to correct any mistakes/f*ckups. Took about 2 hours in 3 separate session to get it done, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.


Oh, the thing sounds pretty cool too!!  ;)