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Soooooo... It all started with an obsession for effects... Therefore it was decided that a pedal board would be needed!! And so Proto 1 was born...(The two pedals are bolted on, hence they stayed on for the photoshoot...)

Front:


Back:


Left:


Right:


All cabling and power supplies run under the 2nd tier that is hinged for easy access. In time Proto 2 will be born in the form of a proper case so that all my pedals are properly protected!!

Now...some pedals...There a good couple of bought one's, however those wont appear in this thread. I make many of my own pedals (as i did study electronic engineering) and I am very specific when it comes to TONE!!

Here, follow the first two builds that are fully complete:

1: Of course the legendary TS-808:


2: The insanely cool Fulldrive 2:


The knobs will get labels in time I'm sure...but for now I know which controls are which...

The following are currently Under Construction and should appear shortly:

3: MXR Script Dynacomp (ciruit and case are both finished but need to be assembled)
4: Arbiter Fuzz Face (Si version 1st as its most stable and then I'll experiment with the germanium cct in time)
5: MXR Script Phase 90 (circuit is etched and awaits drilling)
6: MXR Micro boost (circuit is etched and awaits drilling)
7: EH Pulsar Tremolo (circuit is etched and awaits drilling)

In time I will probably construct a couple more, but for now these should suffice ?

Jeremy out...
    Gearhead calling Jeremy... could you tell us what caps you are using, over?
      Nice - where did you get the letterwork done?
        Gearhead wrote: Gearhead calling Jeremy... could you tell us what caps you are using, over?
        Hi Gearhead... At this stage I have not been to specific cap wise. I bought what I could locally as I wanted to just get the pedals working. However after I finished the TS-808, I did A/B it with an original Fulldrive II and after setting the pedals up in a manner where they sounded the same (and tested with a gibson, US std tele and an AC30), if I had of closed my eyes, I would not have been able to tell which pedal was which. Tonally they were both insane!! I'll get a pic of the internals in time and pop it in here to.
        nicovlogg wrote: Nice - where did you get the letterwork done?
        Nico...I did all the lettering myself. I have a mate that owns a sticker/vinyl cutter, so i did some designs in photoshop and then used his cutter.

          I have a good idea... you make pedals and sell and we buy!!! Looks neat dude!!
            Pretty similar board design to mine (http://www.guitarforum.co.za/your-gear/kaydub's-board/), even have the same neutrik jacks! Yours looks bigger tho ?
            A while ago I downloaded a Fulldrive schematic to try, wanted to build it and then compare with the "real" thing, but lets just say my pedal building is on a go-slow at the moment!
            Your builds look great, well done!
              Jacquesg4j wrote: I have a good idea... you make pedals and sell and we buy!!! Looks neat dude!!
              Ha Ha...Making the pedals is actually quite easy once you got the correct techniques for etching the PCB's. It is great fun though. I do think it would be a great idea to put together a little guide though on how to do it from start to finish...some people might find it quite handy. As for selling the pedals...Unfortunatelly I dont have time to do all that right now. I barely have time to finish all mine. But hey...maybe one day I will.
              kayDUB wrote: Pretty similar board design to mine (http://www.guitarforum.co.za/your-gear/kaydub's-board/), even have the same neutrik jacks! Yours looks bigger tho ?
              A while ago I downloaded a Fulldrive schematic to try, wanted to build it and then compare with the "real" thing, but lets just say my pedal building is on a go-slow at the moment!
              Your builds look great, well done!
              Wow it is pretty similar, but then again its a great design and makes stomping all over the pedals nice and easy...so im sure lots of them exist...but the I really need a lid for it!!! Yours looks great to! I cant wait to really put the FD2 through its paces, should get a good chance this coming weekend...woohoo! I know the feeling of pedal builds taking their time...when i built my dynacomp it took a year to finish...ha ha. but the rest should be much quicker now!
                Cool. I also really need a lid!
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