Whiskey River: STM800

[jubal81]

Looong time in the planning/making, but a huge payoff. Sounds fantastic and gives you the saucer-plate eyes when you goose it with a booster. Wowser.


Followed the build doc and everything went together really smoothly except for a couple minor wiring goofs. (There's a lotta wiring). My main tip is to use the DMM to check each connection isn't grounding out as you solder it just to be sure some little shielding hair isn't touching something it shouldn't.


The light-up toobs are a bit tricky. I took the sockets completely apart to get the center pin out and all pins flew everywhere. Got them back together and epoxied. Stuck LEDs in the sockets and wired them to the heater supply and to the Optoshield and voila - light show!

[pryde]

Just wow 

Lets hear it!

[chordball]

Damn dude! That's a beauty.

[GrindCustoms]

Most impressive man! That etch is a beauty. 

Glad you're digging it, you got into the devellopement of that project without even knowing what it would really be like... ...in the hope that it's beyond your expectations

Rej

[cooder]

That's siiiiiiiiiiiiick Jason!

[bcalla]

That is over the top!  Amazing etch.

[Leevibe]

Phenomenal, Jason. There's nothing I don't like about this! I believe you about he planning this would have taken.

[rullywowr]

That is all kinds of bad ass. Nicely done

[morganp]

Oh man!  It looks like it was worth all the planning and hard work.  Very cool, really digging that etch.

[jubal81]

Thanks, guys!
One thing I forgot to mention is how quiet this thing is. No hum, buzz or hiss at all.

[selfdestroyer]

wow... just wow... This is an insane build Jason. I hope this is a center piece on your board.. if not, hang that sucker on the wall since its a piece of art.

Cody

[Stomptown]

Wow!  What a beauty you've got there.  I love the artwork and the tube protectors are killer!  I'm hopeful I will get to build one of these!

[hoodoo]

Fantastic looking build 

[TGP39]

I have a whole flock of goosebumps right now!  This is stunning!

Steve.

[Hangingmonkey]

Looks awesome Jason.  I've got mine populated, just need to find the time to build it.
Where did you get those tube protectors.  I've seen some on eBay but they come from China and I have doubts about the quality and finish of those...