Why here? Left turn at Albuquerque

[Pauleo1214]

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Here is a pedal that has been 15 months in the making. The wiring was completed 15 months ago, and it's another quad-arachnid build. The EEPROMs feature patches from MAS-Effects.

Before I started building this, @Feral Feline suggested the name "Left Turn at Albuquerque." I loved the name because it perfectly captures the pedal's unique and strange capabilities. However, I struggled with the concept art.

Fortunately, @jjjimi84 offered to paint it for me, and he did not disappoint! He hydro-dipped the pedal and knobs in a striking orange, red, and white color scheme that beautifully depicts the hellscape of a hot desert. To enhance the sense of strangeness, there's an alien wandering through the desert, having crash-landed and wondering why, of all places, he ended up in Albuquerque.

Even the inside of the pedal is painted in a hammered black finish to highlight the boards and wiring. I can't recall the exact patches that were programmed into it, but I'll return later with a demo. In the meantime, enjoy the view!

 

[jwin615]

That @jjjimi84 artwork is AWESOME!
Are the arachnid all in series? Any goal in the patches and their placement in the chain? And most importantly, demo?
Great work to all involved!

 

[tegendemuur]

 

[fontoponto]

Sweet bejesus this is so cool!

 

[jjjimi84]

I have much to add to this post, along with a video.



Here are the pictures of the patches before I stripped that enclosure.

This painting took way too long to complete but I learned so much and the results are really great. Later tonight I will post some pictures and the multiple revisions this went through.

Thank you @Pauleo1214 for your patience and support.

 

[Pauleo1214]

Thank you for the photo of the patches! I lost the excel file!

 

[Pauleo1214]

I have much to add to this post, along with a video.

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Here are the pictures of the patches before I stripped that enclosure.

This painting took way too long to complete but I learned so much and the results are really great. Later tonight I will post some pictures and the multiple revisions this went through.

Thank you @Pauleo1214 for your patience and support.

It was a great journey and I enjoyed being part of the process! My patience was never tested let alone an issue.

 

[chris.knudson]

The artwork is killer!

 

[Pauleo1214]

That @jjjimi84 artwork is AWESOME!
Are the arachnid all in series? Any goal in the patches and their placement in the chain? And most importantly, demo?
Great work to all involved!

This pedal features two pairs of stacked arachnids in parallel with one another. No goal in terms of signal chain placement, I wanted to do a bonkers delay/ reverb pedal.

 

[jjjimi84]

Okay here is a very pic heavy look at this monster pedal. I will have a long video coming out about the entire process and revisions but in the meantime here we go.


This started like most of my pedals, I tape off the sides and spray the primer coats. Once the primer dries, this got a hydro dip (with a kit from amazon) and a thick gloss coat. Then once the digital design ideas were concluded, I sketched the design and painted the desert in flat tan as a base coat.

Then using various flat colors, the desert was colored in and the road was started. Again using flat blacks and grays to create an old road effect. Using flat colors against the glossy background has a neat effect. The space ship is also glossy along with the monster. The ooze effect onto the logo was a late addition but i was feeling it.


With the thick gloss coat the bubbles are almost in the sky with a 3d ish effect.




Each knob was taped off and dipped individually and then clear coated. With the tape off, I painted the ring around the bottom. This was another way to have the poison bubbles.


Okay, I should have said this first…

The idea was the alien crashed and its air is like poison to our atmosphere. The knobs and little bubbles are bringing this poison to our atmosphere!!!! Cover your mouths! Okay back to editing….

 

[Feral Feline]

I am gob-smaacked...

 

[Fuzzonaut]

Damn, this is mind blowing on all levels and then some more.

 

[DeadAirMD]

@jjjimi84 first you got me started on the hydro dipping kit, which has saved SO much time from all the hand painting I did. Can't believe I never thought to dip the knobs?!?!

Just amazing work you guys!

@Pauleo1214 if you need to go out even deeper into the universe (4 Archnids to 8!!!!), I have a few pcbs left to split the EEPROM into two using a dpdt.........

 

[Pauleo1214]

@jjjimi84 first you got me started on the hydro dipping kit, which has saved SO much time from all the hand painting I did. Can't believe I never thought to dip the knobs?!?!

Just amazing work you guys!

@Pauleo1214 if you need to go out even deeper into the universe (4 Archnids to 8!!!!), I have a few pcbs left to split the EEPROM into two using a dpdt.........

I tried making a six-in-series arachnid build that worked outside the enclosure. Once I boxed it, everything went wrong. A couple boards started to toast regulators completely and I could never get it to work again. That build was part of the reason why I took a pedal sabbatical.

I am at the point where I am kinda/sorta back into it.i made three singular pedals in 1590a enclosures with top jacks. I am planning a country themed combo build that will have a dumble style circuit into a compressor into a boost next.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

 

[jjjimi84]

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I cannot confirm or disconfirm that drugs may or may not have been involved in the concept. That would never not maybe ever happen.

 

[VanWhy]

Awesome. This is what DIY is about

 

[jjjimi84]

Awesome. This is what DIY is about

I am editing the footage and it is more about a personal descent into madness.

The DIY effort was high and I learned so much that it has taken my abilities to the next level. From like a 1 to a 1.4.

 

[JamieJ]

Holy fuck! This is amazing!