Cobalt Drive
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Synchrony Pedalworks
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Nice job. I want to try out the etching, but not sure I have the patience.
Harry Klippton
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I like the I/O labeling on the jacks. Makes it hard to get em scrambled when the pedal is guts up
jhaneyzz
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It's a real pain in the ass, there are like 10-15 steps that you HAVE to get right or the whole thing is a mess.
And that's just to get the the etching done. I've just figured out some post-etching polishing and finishing processes that make the designs pop much better.
And did I mention it is insanely toxic and dangerous. "Irreversible damage to mucus membranes" was my favorite quote from the Muriatic Acid bottle.
I have since figured out a method for using Ferric Chloride that is much safer, but you still have to watch everything carefully during the etching process.
I've watched lots of YouTube vids and read web pages and have worked out most of the kinks,
Happy to share my war stories.
I have a bunch more that I'll be posting in the next few days.
jhaneyzz
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You have NO IDEA how many F* ups lead to me doing that. If I could buy jacks with I INPUT and OUTPUT pre-inscribe on them I would...
jhaneyzz
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Oh, and "I and O" don't stand for Input and Output, they stand for "Idiot" and "Obstinate"
eh là bas ma
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Just in case you would want to try things :
www.premierguitar.com
The Bass control on Aion's BD2 board is interesting too, it could be a useful addition (to control the amount of bass, according to the level of gain, for exemple) :
Boss BD-2 Mods
The Boss Blues Driver is one of those pedals that everybody has owned or at least played through once. I’d venture to say it’s nearly as popular as the
www.premierguitar.com
The Bass control on Aion's BD2 board is interesting too, it could be a useful addition (to control the amount of bass, according to the level of gain, for exemple) :
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