How do you feel about 1590A builds?

[Nostradoomus]

@jessenator, I guess I'm in a similar place with 125B (or 1590N1). I've standardized my designs around that enclosure because it's big enough for almost all my designs. There's plenty of space, even for more complex circuits, and it's not so big that I hate playing "pedal board Tetris" once they're built.

Both 1590B and 125B are at the lower limit of the human interface: 1590A is fun, but my foot limits how closely I can place them together. 125B is marginally larger than a 1590B, but it's much more forgiving to build in and the extra space at the back means I don't have to be as particular about jacks when plugging in.

As I said in a previous post, if I were building professionally, or in bulk, the calculus would be different, but I'm making for me and the broader pedal building public. I also think this thread may not be representative of pedal builders as a whole...that may need to be a different thread.

I hope we can still be friends, even though we'll never build in the same size enclosures.

I have size 14EEEE feet, I am with you. 2 125B sized boxes I want to run at the same time is easy enough

 

[OD is Glorious]

I love 1590a builds. They are only a minor challenge and I love the problem solving. Wish more boards were slim enough to fit. I love side jacks which are on most professionally manufactured pedals.

 

[Guardians of the analog]

1590a makes no sense to me. With side jacks they save no space. The board size limits the circuit (unless you're Dan Schumacher) and they never feel stable under the foot when stomping.

 

[Aleph Null]

1590a makes no sense to me. With side jacks they have no space. The board size limits the circuit (unless you're Dan Schumacher) and they never feel stable under the foot when stomping.

The instability on a pedalboard is ultimately what turned me off on them.

 

[hamerfan]

I am mainly with 1590B, but lately I had some BART circuits with sockets. They need a higher enclosure like a 125B.