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LOVE the paint job on this!

Thanks for all the kind words everybody!

Finally, a Lone Wolf Audio Bulldozer fuzz with switchable caps to adjust low end response. The board was so tiny I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to squeeze this into a 1590A (I think the production pedals are 1590B). Well, it certainly was a challenge to my building skills, and my first attempt was a complete failure: I drilled the holes a little too tight and couldn't get everything in without introducing shorts. So I ordered a new enclosure and some of those tiny Lumberg jacks, and was also careful to get the 3PDT as far out the way as possible. Hoping it'll be a good option if I need to make more room on my board.

Next up is a Parasit Studio Theremin Fuzz, in the one knob configuration. This one had been a real struggle: on my original build I had some kind of short or something that I just couldn't track down, and it fried at least two ICs in the process. freppo was unbelievably kind and ended up sending me a replacement board, which worked first time. Such a relief, and such a fun little pedal!

Had a nice little streak of getting pedals finished this week—mainly because just about every one of them had at least one component I'd forgotten to order, and so I had/have a bunch sitting around at 90% completion. First up is a Triton delay in an etched enclosure. I've been having really inconsistent results, but Dminner has been really kind about sharing some tips so I'm hoping future boxes will come out cleaner. This build fired up first time, although the LED by Time1 was dud and I had to replace it with a mismatched color (red when the other two are blue). Time will tell if it bothers me enough to unbox everything and replace it. Still haven't had much time to really play with the knobs and explore all the sounds its capable of, but it seems like a lot of fun!

This is amazing! OUVAVU! IRANU!

Looks great! Very professional. I like the aluminum knobs you have, but I see how white would compliment the color scheme.

You've probably already noted this, but to my eye the "Fuzz" label is in a smaller font size than "Volume." (just trying to be helpful—it still looks great!)

Dang! Super clean, looks great.

Am I the only one who prefers both the work of wiring the 3PDT traditionally and the way it looks after? Your wiring is what I hope mine will look like one day!

I have a few around also, the adventures of ordering from Mouser. You miss read one number in the datasheet and next thing you know you are ankles deep in huge parts.

Cody

I looked back through my email, and I bought the diodes from ebay. I think I saw the brand (Motorola) and just assumed they'd be good quality, with no idea how big they were! Still, making good on these mistakes is part of what makes this hobby interesting!

I have also Mouser'd without due respect to all the specs, and have a small drawer full of humongous electros as a result.

That swirl is incredible. Nice build!

Haha—oh man, that giant diode. I don't recall where I got those, but getting that to fit was an adventure! I still have 9 more on a reel that I don't know I'll ever find a use for.

Thanks for the kind words!

Great build! I love/hate having to get creative to squeeze things into the box. It can be a real headache, but makes me feel like I contributed something to the build

Wow! That's beautiful.

This is mind-boggling. Great work!

Thanks, all!

Me too, stringsthings! I socketed the cap and the two resistors that warriorpoet recommended to you back in the group buy thread—had actually forgotten about it until you mentioned tweaking it...