First 1590A Build! Madbean Fritter

[Invertiguy]

So I actually got this board way back in 2019 as a giveaway with one of my orders but, being intimidated by such a small enclosure, it ended up sitting in my 'to-do' pile until just recently when a friend of mine mentioned that he was interested in a Hotcake clone. This, along with a sense of shame for letting the board sit around untouched for so long (although it certainly had plenty of company), inspired me to fire up my soldering iron and get to work! All in all, it wasn't actually too bad. There's a real 'ship in a bottle' quality to 1590A builds that, while occasionally frustrating, is also highly enjoyable. Sure, getting of the wires cut perfectly to length and routed was a bit of a pain and occasionally required the use of tweezers, but overall everything wound up fitting together very nicely. Overall I'm very happy with the way it turned out, and look forward to building more mini-pedals in the future!

[harryklippton]

Nice, looks great! I was intimidated by 1590a builds too. This looks very tidy

[thomasha]

Well done!
The potentiometer board is a nice touch.
Very tidy indeed, you should see my builds, there are wires everywhere.

Now wait until you try the 1590LB...

[Invertiguy]

Well done!
The potentiometer board is a nice touch.
Very tidy indeed, you should see my builds, there are wires everywhere.

Now wait until you try the 1590LB...

Yeah the potentiometer board really made assembly a breeze. No need to try and wrangle the individual pots and their leads into the holes! Brian really did a great job with his 1590A boards, as long as you pay attention to the build docs everything fits together perfectly.

As for the 1590LB, I don't think I'll ever try to cram more than a footswitch or a volume pot into one. I'm just not enough of a masochist (or in the case of your builds, a wizard) to attempt more than that!

[dan.schumaker]

Good job with that!  It's time to head down the rabbit hole with other 1590A builds 

[Invertiguy]

Good job with that!  It's time to head down the rabbit hole with other 1590A builds 

Oh, I'm way ahead of you. I've got several other Madbean 1590A builds in the works, some of which I may even end up finishing! I just hope I use them effectively with my big booted feet.

[dan.schumaker]

Good job with that!  It's time to head down the rabbit hole with other 1590A builds 

Oh, I'm way ahead of you. I've got several other Madbean 1590A builds in the works, some of which I may even end up finishing! I just hope I use them effectively with my big booted feet.

If you run into any troubles with 1590A builds, I know a guy who has a few under his belt 

[Invertiguy]

If you run into any troubles with 1590A builds, I know a guy who has a few under his belt 

Lol I'll be sure to let you know. I'll be tickled pink if my builds turn out half as nice as yours 

[Aleph Null]

Looks great for your first 1590A! My first looked like a tiny bowl of spaghetti.

[Bio77]

Strong work!