Let's see your finished DIY projects!

[Achtane]

Oh god time to wire the offboard shit.
NOW THE REAL FRUSTRATION BEGINS

[skullservant]

ZIPTIES

[excane]

Double Gloom Drive with feedback knob and toggle switch into a SHO

HAWWTTT

[skullservant]

I've been having so much fun building this week. It's been such a long time since I've gotten to build this much because of school

[excane]

Ok, question for you builders.....

When tightening footswitches and jacks, do you use a socket wrench that has a little rubber gasket on the end to prevent scratching the enclosure?

What do you use to hold the other side of the part to keep from turning?

[Officer Bukowski]

The washers on the foot switches and jacks keep my socket wrench from scratching the finish.

I just hold the jacks and switches from the back with one hand while I wrench with my other.

[excane]

Gotcha.

I guess I was curious about the pedals that don't have the thick washers to protect it?

I know when I visited the Fodera shop, they had special socket wrenches with little felt pads on the end to keep from the scratching the 10K basses

[skullservant]

I've just used pliers and tried to be really careful. I commend those special tools of the gods. I should probably get one of those wrenches

[Achtane]

ZIPTIES

holy FUCK IM USING ZIPTIES BUT REALLY I SHOULD HAVE MADE THE WIRES LONGER SO I COULD JUST ZIPTIE AND STUFF EVERYTHING IN THERE WHEN ITS DONE
WHY DID I TRY TO BE TIDY AND MAKE THE WIRES SHORT ITS STILL UGLY
NO TURNING BACK NOW
IM NOT REMOVING ALL THAT SHIT AND CUTTING NEW SHIT

[Achtane]

I'm going to take it all apart and redo the wiring 'cause the messiness is driving me crazy, but I wanted to get a couple pics while it was in one piece. Echo base:

Has two effects loops (going to be trimmed down to one) and all the mods from the documentation. Momentary oscillation, on/off and LFO toggle switches. Also a magical slow color changing LED.

[excane]

That finish is so badass.

How/what did you do to achieve it?

[theavondon]

Don't break it apart!

[skullservant]

Here are two more shots. Realized I seriously need a master volume on the Gloom Drive side because it is impossible to NOT feel like its going to blow up my amp with how loud it is.

[excane]

Your board broke

[excane]

and that finish is HOT DAMN.