Mike's Pedal Thread

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:14 am

Tim (benecol) does the graphic designs and drill guides for me in the digital domain but I do everything in terms of painting and finishing the cases. All the cases I buy are unfinished recycled aluminium Eddystone cases.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:36 pm

Damn nice job, then. It takes some degree of talent to get finishes to come off that evenly.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:51 am

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:41 pm

So purrrrrdy.

I've been meaning to ask you actually Mikey, how feasible would a Big Cheese clone be? I know you've got a huge backlog, but I was just wondering. I'm totally missing having my old Chunky Cheese sometimes.

I'd need less functionality than the original, so would it potentially be a lot easier? Just tone, volume and fuzz controls with a standard toggley to switch between modes 3 and 4 (mid-boosted and gated).

GGG do a premade PCB, and have a schematic available: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ind ... &Itemid=26

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:48 pm

Yeah I think that would be totally doable. What makes those things a pain in in the arse is that big ol switch, but if you're only wanting two of the options it could be done with a 3PDT toggle switch (or footswitch even if you'd prefer)

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:01 pm

Sw-sw-sweeeeeet, I think just a toggle would be brillz, I don't think I'd ever need to switch between 'em during a song; the gating (bias?) only really kicks at the top 1/4 of the fuzz dial anyways.

In fact, the gated mode is indentical to the mid-boost mode but it just uses an internal trimmer to set the level of gating/bias, allowing you to set it low to make the two modes the same; maybe it could just essentially "mode 4", with a 4th pot instead of the trimmer?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:05 pm

Fair play. It doesn't look too bad for me to design a layout for this if needs be but obviously with a PCB it would be pretty daaaamn easy.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:07 pm

I done'd an edit to my post, just in case y'didn't see it.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:11 pm

Aye we could add another knob, but if we remove the switching that'll always be in the circuit. Did it behave such that if you had the pot set to one extreme it sounded the same as Mode3?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:16 pm

Yeahyeah, I'm pretty sure only like, a half or a third of the trimpot's travel made an obvious difference between mode 3 and 4.

I guess you could change the value of the pot used to change the range over which it works? I'd be totally happy with it working exactly like the trimpot does though.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:17 pm

Coolcool. That would make it simpler still.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:21 pm

thefullbrain · Post by **thefullbrain** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:29 pm

How do you put the finishes on these? The images, I mean.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:33 pm

I stare at them really hard.

thefullbrain · Post by **thefullbrain** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:35 pm

Mike wrote:I stare at them really hard.

BLAM, MOTHERFUCKER.

Are they hand painted, printed? Daubed on with a gnat's cock?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:47 pm

I use automotive/car paints depending on your Atlantic persuasion.

All cases are recycled aluminium, and are drilled and sanded using coarse, medium and fine sandpaper. Primed with Grey or White Primer as appropriate and then given 2 coats of colour.

The decals are printed onto clear self adhesive vinyl labels and then I clear coat the pedals twice.

thefullbrain · Post by **thefullbrain** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:13 pm

That's pretty much what I thought. They look almost as beautiful as I do.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:14 pm

Would need photographic evidence to compare, as it is this is an empty claim.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:51 pm

Those pedals look amazing!!!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:46 pm

OF COURSE!