LukeFRC

This is one of the most beautiful looking pedals out there to my mind. if I were loaded I wouldn’t be messing around DIY building things I couldn’t afford otherwise - but would have a pedal board with everything they make

That was what @jimbobothy was saying too - I’m a graphic designer by trade so if I put the time in and wanted professional level design and lettering - that would be easy! what I love about metal stamping and Fairfield circuitry’s aesthetic that I’m aping is that it’s not perfect or trying to be. There’s a certain organic imperfection. In the design world for somethings I’ve sometimes taken a headline and taken it out of the programs defined kerning and baseline deliberately messed it up so it doesn’t feel so machine made. however getting the letter sideways… had me swearing

Share a gut shot on here.

It’s alright @jimbobothy (who just reacted to the post) - you’re more bothered by it than me!!

Couple of flubs with the stamping

Shame about the white washers! 🤣

The common denominator is the pedal board!

Didn’t their previous bigger compressor pedal get a thumbs up for guitar, but there was something that meant it didn’t work as well for bass?

I've a DIY pedal that does the same and I need to sort... I think it's a cap across the input that solves it

Have you got the schematic to hand? I was looking for it the other day and some of the hosting of files has gone so hard to follow what was verified and not!

compared to your professional life @AndyTravis it must be a breeze!

That sounds wonderful. There is a chance it’s the player as much as the bass, but it sounds great!

Ie on another thread…

That is very cool. Actually prompts me to ask another question…

Because without it they can use any neck on the line, any black body and just fit black hardwear and the specific plate… easy.

unless you're going for a mirror finish getting all the sanding in one direction works well

Only wee 2mm letters mind

Well that photo tells you not a lot!

How come the polishing wheel didn’t work? Here’s my end result - not perfect but not aiming for that!

I played with the back of an enclosure as a test piece - I've found that the wood block behind wasn't hard enough - steel jewellers bench anvil and a lump of steel that a mate found had better results. I still need to work out the best way to set up a stamping process so I can align to a baseline.... I think that S is upside down too!

You’ve played with the editor for the Nemisis? None of the options get you closer to what you want?

Pedal hack... both of the above images are the Musikding standard pedal enclosures - while they are cheaper than a Hammond... erm you can tell they are cheaper than a hammond... The Vong has had me do A LOT of sanding to it - and it still isn't a great finish compared to Hammond - and the L4 preamp is how it comes and you can see it looks a bit unrefined. Well for this preamp I'm trying stamped enclosure a la Fairfield Circuitry. I love the Fairfield aesthetic - if I suddenly had a massive bass pedal fund I might very go and buy everything they make and make some beautiful and crazy noises- I really really would like to try the accountant... and the meet Maud.... and... yeah you get the idea. Anyway - how to get a rough enclosure nicer and with less effort - I tried a bit of steel wool and found if you took a bit of time and only wiped in one direction you could get quite good unfinished-finish .... then I got a 14cm bolt. Wrapped steel wool around it. Stuck it in a drill press.... and I had some wierd pedal sanding machine! And, unusually for me. IT WORKED! Before anyone thinks I'm showing off - my finger still hurts from the metal-stamp-test-mishap