Let's see your finished DIY projects!

[bodyisajerk]

man that demo comes out swinging, killer stuff!

[intothegroove]

Thanks so much man really cool fuzzface build you did, love the funky knobs

[mysteriousj]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Feeling like this!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXwGVXD7qEQ[/youtube]

Approaching 9 months to get this delay finally going properly! NE570 I hate you Now I have the problem that it's 1mm too big for it's case .

[ThePastRecedes]

Can we still call that diy That looks amazing!! anymore info on it?

[culturejam]

Couple recent builds of mine. Been on an alcohol inks finish craze lately. It's pretty and oh so easy.

First up is a vibe that I cooked up from a few basic existing building blocks (or circuit snippets, if you prefer). Not ready to release a schematic yet, but it will be forthcoming. Started working on the design back in February but just now got around to testing the proto boards. Everything works as is and it is dead quiet (no ticking whatsoever). The downside is that the physical layout of the hardware was pretty bad on my part. So I had to manually wire some stuff that should have been board mounted. And of course, one of the pots was wired backward. I do that every damn time.

Okay, so it's a two-stage vibe-phaser thing using LDRs as the variable resistance element. You may recall that I've played around with this general concept quite a bit. So far, this one is my favorite, as it hits the perfect mix between complexity and functionality.There is a phase mode and a vibe mode. The phase mode sound like the vibe mode with with no pitch shift at all (just filter-like oscillations) and a bit sharper vowel sound. It actually sounds good both slow and fast. Backing off the depth a bit smooths out the triangle LFO into more like a sine wave, which helps on slow speeds. It doesn't do sea-sick pitch bends, but you can definitely hear it in the vibe mode.

Finish is alcohol inks sealed up with Mod Podge, which also adds a nice texture.


DEMO:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/effdub/duovibe-demo[/soundcloud]
It's a little quiet, so you may want to turn up your speakers a bit. Goofed up on the recording level setting.








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Next is my slight tweak on the classic Tonebender MKII. I switched to NPN silicon trannies (with smoothing caps to make it softer like germanium) for negative ground operation, and I added two trimmers (Q2 and Q3) to really get a hold of the bias. This might just be my favorite fuzz/distortion build ever. And that's a bold statement coming from me. This thing absolutely RIPS wide open, yet retains a ton of note clarity even with full chords.

Finish is my third try at alcohol inks + Mod Podge. I tried some new stuff this time around. Came out pretty neat. I didn't even bother finishing the sides or the back, because let's face it: nobody gives a shit about the sides.

The drilling is quite atrocious. I used one larger knob to offset to visual appearance of the pot shafts not be properly centered. But not even the fun finish takes your eye away from how far off the LED/bezel hole is.

I don't normally do the jacks on top, but I figured what the hell.

[amnesiac305]

Wow those finishes look fantastic/unique. I need to learn more about this alcohol ink you speak of. Never heard of it before.

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

CJ those finishes are

[culturejam]

CJ those finishes are

Thanks, bro. Means a lot coming from you.

The technique is really not hard at all. There are some good youtube tutorials on getting started with alcohol inks. You can get the inks and related sundries at most craft stores or you can save a few bucks and order online (or ebay).

Three or four coats of Mod Podge is a very good seal for the inks (they will scratch off easily if not protected), but I recommend at least a light coat of clear acrylyic over top for max logevity. Here's another one I did with the same basic technique and two pretty thick clear coats over the inks and Mod Podge:

[kosta]

Those look killer, CJ!

[intothegroove]

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Love the gear washer around the footswitch the finishes remind me of old NIN album artwork, awesome stuff man

[LaoWiz]

CJ those finishes are

Thanks, bro. Means a lot coming from you.

The technique is really not hard at all. There are some good youtube tutorials on getting started with alcohol inks. You can get the inks and related sundries at most craft stores or you can save a few bucks and order online (or ebay).

Three or four coats of Mod Podge is a very good seal for the inks (they will scratch off easily if not protected), but I recommend at least a light coat of clear acrylyic over top for max logevity. Here's another one I did with the same basic technique and two pretty thick clear coats over the inks and Mod Podge:

Fucking excellent! Like being on acid lookin at hammerite. Amazing colors...

[skullservant]

Finished up some random builds the past few weeks, mostly out of spare parts.

This is a Devi Aenima that I put together out of parts laying around. Has two oscillation switches, power starve, and a feedback loop knob in addition to the standard volume and texture.
It's going out to kbithecrowing.



This is a Devi Soda Meiser that I put together today out of a Radioshack enclosure and spare parts. Still debating finding bend points on it for maximum chaos.

[zRobertez]

That vibe sounds amazing! Seriously, I've like listened to it like 3 times in a row. What are the knobs on it?

[culturejam]

That vibe sounds amazing! Seriously, I've like listened to it like 3 times in a row. What are the knobs on it?

Thanks for the kind words!

The two obvious pots are Speed and Depth. The third I call "Wave", and it controls the wave shape of the LFO. It goes from triangle on one end to almost square on the other. Square wave sounds cool on higher speeds, but not as useful on lower speeds (at least to me). I actually already did a V2 of the circuit, and I changed the Wave pot to a switch, because the real differences in tone really happen at the extreme settings of the pot.

Still trying to figure out what I want to do with this project.

[zRobertez]

Oops, meant to put this in a pm