I built my Duocast using a 1590BBS enclosure printed by Tayda. It took some ingenuity to fit in the smaller enclosure. I used Panasonic FC electrolytics like Hudson uses. They're a little big so some were turned on their side, one was put on the bottom of the board. This worked out actually because it acts as a standoff, which was necessary because I trimmed the pot terminals way down, leaving the board low enough to flop against the enclosure. BTW if you do this, no need to use a Dremel. Just use nail clippers or flush cutters and trim the terminals down to little vampire teeth about 1/8" long.
I wanted to use the same classic Neve knobs as Hudson, but they require a longer shaft than the usual alpha pots. So I also used the same pots that Hudson uses, BI Technologies brand. I think this was ultimately more trouble than it was worth, it looks cool but the pots and knobs are pretty expensive. If I did it again I'd just use more conventional parts. I mounted the voltage switch externally on the back, there's plenty of room for it.
I used the same typefaces used by Stanley Kubrick in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. At first I kept them solid white but that was pretty oppressive, visually, so I added a "distressed" effect in Photoshop and made some of the art gray. I was worried the distressed effect might be too fine a resolution but Tayda's printer handled it beautifully.
Otherwise it was pretty straightforward, looks better than many commercial pedals I've owned and sounds like a dream.
I wanted to use the same classic Neve knobs as Hudson, but they require a longer shaft than the usual alpha pots. So I also used the same pots that Hudson uses, BI Technologies brand. I think this was ultimately more trouble than it was worth, it looks cool but the pots and knobs are pretty expensive. If I did it again I'd just use more conventional parts. I mounted the voltage switch externally on the back, there's plenty of room for it.
I used the same typefaces used by Stanley Kubrick in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. At first I kept them solid white but that was pretty oppressive, visually, so I added a "distressed" effect in Photoshop and made some of the art gray. I was worried the distressed effect might be too fine a resolution but Tayda's printer handled it beautifully.
Otherwise it was pretty straightforward, looks better than many commercial pedals I've owned and sounds like a dream.
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