Muck Monkey (2in1 TeslaCannon/Muff variant)

[raulduke]

Howdy guys.

Been a while since I posted a build!

The weather is glorious in the UK at the moment (high 20's to 30C), so I am trying to make the most of it while it lasts; it will start p*ssing it down with rain again soon no doubt  

This is another custom build that I recently completed.

It's a 2 in 1 pedal, with two Tesla Cannon circuits running with Master + A/B switching.

I used  BC184 transistors for the lower gain rhythm channel, and 2N5088 transistors for the higher gain lead channel. I also used larger coupling caps in a few positions on the rhythm channel to get a little bit more bass going on.

The pedal was hand painted at the request of the customer. I have not done this for a while (I usually use decals/labels), but I was pretty happy with the end results. I should get the old paint brush out more often!

It sounded great when testing, and the Master + A/B switching that the customer requested was a good idea as it allows you to go from clean, to rhythm to lead very easily.

Hope you like the pic, but no gut-shot for this one unfortunately (I know; lame right  ), as I was so eager to ship the pedal I forgot to take any!

[Petrucci]

Pretty Sweet. Wish you did take a gut shot!
Enjoy the weather in the UK!

[Cortexturizer]

great looking thing! and of course those bc184s rock!

[midwayfair]

Awesome lettering. Was that done with a brush, or something else? It looks ... gloopy.

[raulduke]

Cheers dude!

It was done with a brush and.... black hammerite (hence the gloopiness).

The guy wanted the look to fit the name (he is a plasterer by trade hence 'muck monkey'  ) so I went with the most gloopy of gloopy paints I could find; me'old favourite hammerite 

[twin1965]

Really like the look of that  The lettering looks fantastic!

True about the weather. Haven't built anything in days! Don't know when it will turn into our normal British summer! i.e rain