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Title: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: EBK on October 01, 2020, 04:12:23 AM
After I won the Gearside caption contest (https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=31593.0), I selected a Slow Loris board as my prize.

Here is my build.  The graphic is my attempt at commemorating this entire year with non-political humor. 

(https://i.imgur.com/49eb7RPl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Y9tI2UDl.jpg)

The glyphs below the toggle can best be explained, perhaps, by breaking them into their components:
SS = pair of Si diodes
LL = pair of LEDs
SSS = asymmetrical Si diodes

Thank you again, Matthew, for your very generous prize!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: cooder on October 01, 2020, 04:59:39 AM
Super sleek and tidy! Perfect drilling for the 9mm pots too, swish.
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: Bio77 on October 01, 2020, 06:19:19 AM
Man, that's awesome!   I love the knob choices and the pallet, it highlights all that precision.

Is that a 1590B or the tall?
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: matmosphere on October 01, 2020, 08:16:03 AM
That is awesome man! So well done. Where did you find white 9mm pots, I've never seen that before
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: EBK on October 01, 2020, 10:07:56 AM
Thanks, guys!  I had a lot of good luck when working on this enclosure.  I kept the drill template taped to it while drilling, which allowed me to continuously adjust the hole position as I widened the holes.  Also, I managed to paint it white without specks of dirt and fuzz ruining it by holding it up while painting instead of setting it down onto a table or the ground.

Quote from: Bio77 on October 01, 2020, 06:19:19 AM
Is that a 1590B or the tall?
It's a 1590B2.  Taller than a 1590B, but not as tall as a 1590BS.

Quote from: Matmosphere on October 01, 2020, 08:16:03 AM
Where did you find white 9mm pots, I've never seen that before
Those are regular 9mm pots with white knob caps added to them.
http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/micro-knobs-colors/

The larger knobs were specifically chosen to match the black dot indices on the smaller knob caps.
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: mauzau on October 02, 2020, 07:14:23 PM
Awesome!!!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: benny_profane on October 02, 2020, 08:08:44 PM
That looks amazing! Very clean work and great design!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: EBK on October 03, 2020, 02:15:01 AM
Thanks!  I'm quite proud of this build.

Tonight, I finally got to test its full range, which very much matches the description in Brian's build doc.  It has a wide range of sounds: searing/edgy/gritty/buzzy/chunky. You can coax a bit of smooth warm and fuzzy sounds out of it if you try hard enough, but it really excels at the opposite end of the spectrum (aggressive and bitey).
Seems quite responsive to picking dynamics too.  Fun circuit!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: benny_profane on October 03, 2020, 02:37:46 AM
Quote from: EBK on October 03, 2020, 02:15:01 AM
Thanks!  I'm quite proud of this build.

Tonight, I finally got to test its full range, which very much matches the description in Brian's build doc.  It has a wide range of sounds: searing/edgy/gritty/buzzy/chunky. You can coax a bit of smooth warm and fuzzy sounds out of it if you try hard enough, but it really excels at the opposite end of the spectrum (aggressive and bitey).
Seems quite responsive to picking dynamics too.  Fun circuit!

Is this your first rat??
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: EBK on October 03, 2020, 02:48:33 AM
Quote from: benny_profane on October 03, 2020, 02:37:46 AM
Is this your first rat??
Yes.  First rat.  It surprised me, as you can tell.   ;D
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: benny_profane on October 03, 2020, 03:05:33 AM
Quote from: EBK on October 03, 2020, 02:48:33 AM
Quote from: benny_profane on October 03, 2020, 02:37:46 AM
Is this your first rat??
Yes.  First rat.  It surprised me, as you can tell.   ;D

I am extremely happy for you. First meeting that monster is truly a wonderful moment.
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: Hexjibber on October 05, 2020, 09:43:12 AM
This is awesome man, great from top to bottom, inside and out! Excellent work!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: EBK on October 06, 2020, 11:33:42 AM
Quote from: Hexjibber on October 05, 2020, 09:43:12 AM
This is awesome man, great from top to bottom, inside and out! Excellent work!
Thank you!
Title: Re: Slow Loris (Gearside caption contest prize build)
Post by: matmosphere on October 06, 2020, 12:10:43 PM
Man this thread is giving me the itch again. I might have to draw up a couple more at some point.