runt build

[aballen]

Well my little one really loves his crapy acoustic, he has been toting it around for a year now.  He can't play it yet, but he can strum it, and insists on using a pick, not bad for three right?  He really loves Dave Grohl too.  He likes playing "Where is Dave Grohl?" to the Learning to Fly video, and he loves it when Dave whips out his "Big Hand" to protect his woman in the Everlong video.  The acoustic he loves(that POS), but his search for great tone has begun...

Daddy, I want to plug it in... ok Gibson Pee Wee on the way....

Daddy, I need an "Everlong pedal".  What color?  "Silver and scratchy".   How could I say no?

Anyway, enough of the doting Dad crap, and on with the build thread.

I soldered the whole thing up pots and all to the board.


Put some right angle headers on the pot board.  Love the pot board by the way.


Started packing it in




Oh yeah, Silver and scratchy.


Pretty sure he cant ruin that finish.  Family, Music, and pedal building, I just hit the trifecta.

[wgc]

Lucky boy, lucky dad!

[alanp]

The mechanics of that layout is genius Good stuff, aballen!

[jkokura]

I think the sappy story's bout your son are the best part. Makes this pedal super awesome, because it's awesome on it's own.

Jacob

[aballen]

The right angle headers worked really well.  No wires at all for the pots.

[Leevibe]

Really cool story! awesome pedal too! He'll love it more and more as he grows. Nice job!

[Vallhagen]

Cute. Story and box:)

[jubal81]

Great pedal and great build report. Stories like this make me think it'd be cool to have kids - for about 12 seconds. Hope he has a blast with it!

[LaceSensor]

thats bad ass

[hoodoo]

Yeah, nice build and story mate, kids are great. We need someone, to leave the boxes and boxes of pedals to someday 

[Kinki fuzz]

Sharp build, makes me wanna try 1590A

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[rullywowr]

Looks excellent!  That pot board is pretty trick too.

[Roctopus]

this is amazing! great job

[pickdropper]

Very nice. 

Enclosed jacks, a 1590a man after my own heart.

[jalmonsalmon]

Awesome!
I have an original big box RAT from the early 80s and a Runt... both sound the same to me LOL
Great pedal
I like the Runt better because I can fit it on my crowded pedal board with the 1590A    (plus it has the Ruetz mod)