Magnetron Build and opinions requested

[The Gator]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

Finally boxing up the magnetron that I've been using for a while. Decided to go with a simple industrial look and I really like the name magnetron so I stuck with it. I kind of followed suit with the pendulum that I did using an aluminum name plate look. This time I went a little further and did the whole top of the box. It was not much fun to get this to look good and line up.
Anyway, I really like the circuit. It's pretty good sounding delay in my opinion.

I would like some opinions on the knobs. I'm trying to decide to go with either all white, all black, or a combination of the two. So I'm going to show these pictures labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4. Please tell me which one you like best.
1.


2.


3.


4.

 

[cwsquared]

#3 is probably my favorite, but #1 if sticking to one color.

 

[spi]

#1

 

[rwl]

I like #3, #1 and #2 are a little plain. The white knobs look better to me with this print.

The white knobs in the box look a little like cassette tape.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

3

 

[Erik S]

Faceplate came out great.

Definitely 3 on the knobs.

 

[VanWhy]

I like #2

 

[The Gator]

This is fun! Thank you very much for everybody's opinions. I like it when people tell me why they chose a particular one as well. Right now I'm using it in the configuration a picture number four. And I'm going to try 3 and see how I feel about that. When I first started out I was just going to go all black knobs and then I went and grabbed the white knobs and I was like oh buddy all white looks pretty cool. The Gatordrive was the first pedal I did with multicolored knobs and I felt like it looked good and I had fun with that. So that's why I tried it here.

 

[owlexifry]

3

 

[Nic]

#3 or #4

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

#3

 

[Feral Feline]

I had to see them side-by-side...




#3

It makes sense to differentiate the main and flutter control-sections, so 1 & 2 (though there's a box around the Flutter) are out.

Light comes forward, I would say the most used controls (likely the main section) should be white, easy to spot the settings BUT!


#3 just looks more cohesive as a whole while delineating the different sections.

 

[The Gator]

Damn!
I like what ya did there. With the pics and your explanation.
It looks like configuration three wins hands down. I've got set up as configuration 4 right now I'm going to have to swap it and see how I feel about it. Thank you everyone, for participating!

 

[GazM]

I like #3 the most, great work looks awesome! Out of interest, I just built the magnetron too, have you played with the trim pot yet? I just left it in the middle and sounds great, but not sure what the trim pot is doing, have you tweaked with it and where did you set yours?

 

[Robert]

#3, Keeley agrees.

 

[BuddytheReow]

 

[The Gator]

Oh wow. I had no idea that version of the magnetic echo existed to be honest with you...lol.
Well I like the words I used better LOL.

 

[The Gator]

I built a circuit awhile back but if I remember right the trim pot is setting the level or volume of the echoes, or the repeats. I don't know where it's physically set but I said it by ear to have the first repeat approx the same volume as the original signal when the level knob is cranked up.

 

[MattG]

I also like #3, but: where's the gut shot?

 

[Robert]

Wasn't my intention to roast, lol! I just remembered liking that color arrangement on the original as well.

Well I like the words I used better LOL.

I like yours better overall.