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Here are a couple quick and dirty demos.  Both use the same boring guitar loop.  No other effects used, just changing settings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8XOpzO9xno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElEsVBZ6XUk

Amazing build man. Whats the trick to converting the arcade switches?

No real trick, just me not understanding things yet.  The stock ones just had a cap and a resistor for "debouncing" and other things I don't understand yet. The arcades are 2 pin momentary switches but the stock momentary switches used three connections for the added cap and resistor stuff.

how, how are you this awesome Dan???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Haha, thanks dude.  Your pedals are some of my favorites so that makes me feel good.  ALSO, thanks to Mike (flanagan on here) I have all the components I need for the drone hog.  Building that next

That is unbelievably awesome. No idea what it even does and I want one.


Really hope to see this in the BOTY contest!

Thanks man! I thought about it...but thought it might be frowned upon since it is not a scratch build.

I will post a couple short demos of it later.  it does a little of everything: chorus, flanger, detuning/pitch shifting, ring mod, throbby tremolo, random noise.  It is for those that like to get weird and make noise

Well...still not a build in the sense that I started with an unpopulated pcb...But, my most ambitious pedal modding to date, and something I am proud enough to post.  Lots of experimentation, lots of wiring, and lots of work went into it.

This is a Christmas present for someone and I wanted to make a tabletop style unit.  So I found this thing:



It looks a bit too much like office supplies to I tried to give it a faux, pitted metal, looking finish:



PCB test fit:





Faceplate fab and test fit:



Onto wiring:







The wiring an array of mods and figuring out how to convert to the arcade button switches, I had some help for the switch conversion



Finished product:

I LOVE the way that thing looks!

Pm-Ed Greg. Sorry, was in vacation.

cool stuff. How did you do the white lettering?

So, it is not white lettering. I applied an etching mask, added aluminum dye, distressed the dye, removed the mask with acetone (so the letters are undyed aluminum), and clearcoated.

Never mind. Found it

The one described here: http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/newsarchive/danecho.html

The clock speed mod also sounds cool. But I would really like to do the hold mod.

Greg modded my xp100 into an xp all. Just got it back and thought I would share. He did and awesome job! I gave the enclosure a weird refinish and he did the magic




I have only had about an hour to lay with it (while the kids were napping today), but it so much fun. So much weird in one box

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=em-upload_owner&v=_YP-zCc1xCc

And that is only exploring one of the modes

I like that you color matched the inside of the wormhole to the outside

It's a learning experience. That's what I tell myself on my many, many oversights and screw-ups.

Dminner, awesome work as usual. I'm not sure that it's yours, though -- I can't see any wires going to the pots and switches!

Haha, he wired that part. But off board wasn't nessecary. As long as there is room for at least one oversized knob I'm happy

Actually I recently bought a new pedalboard and I starting to realize my love of huge things doesn't always work out so well haha.

I am actually loving this 125b size since it is small and allows for top mounted stuff

I went though this same thing when I first started building. I love HUGE pedals but when you start stacking them and wanting to travel with them it becomes cumbersome quickly. This pedal came out great!

Cody

yeah, that is exactly it...travel.  I bought the board so I could easily travel to a buddies how to play...I have 2 two knob pedals in 1590dds!  Haha, they look cool though.

It's a learning experience. That's what I tell myself on my many, many oversights and screw-ups.

Dminner, awesome work as usual. I'm not sure that it's yours, though -- I can't see any wires going to the pots and switches!

Haha, he wired that part. But off board wasn't nessecary. As long as there is room for at least one oversized knob I'm happy

Actually I recently bought a new pedalboard and I starting to realize my love of huge things doesn't always work out so well haha.

I am actually loving this 125b size since it is small and allows for top mounted stuff

WOW.  That sounds incredible man

great work as per usual Dan. I hope the day never comes that you figure out electronics. This would mean a stop to awesome enclosures for the rest of us

I am going to try my first solo build in a couple of weeks.  Ordering components is a bit overwhelming, but a buddy on here is helping by putting me a component kit together

What do you need? Just a board etched? Etched an populated?

I normally do labor trade with people. I make two enclosures and they make two circuits

I was getting ready to buy a mini the other day and noticed you had a schematic