How it's made: Microtubes B3K (Video)

[Darkglass]

Hey guys! I wanted to share with you a video we did a few weeks ago in our shop in Helsinki, showing how we build our Microtubes B3K.

Would be nice to see what you guys think!

YouTube - ‪How it's made: Boutique Pedal Microtubes B3K [HD]‬‏

Best Regards

Doug.

[Eric!]

THAT'S SUPER INTERESTING! =D

[alexa.]

love your music taste.

also, I want that pedal. bad. =_=

[gastric]

Should've had the music include the Microtubes against a simple drum-n-bass line with the bass line getting more and more effected by the Microtubes as the build progressed.

[Rickett Customs]

I would have burnt myself 500 times at that speed

[Darkglass]

Originally Posted by alexa.

love your music taste.

also, I want that pedal. bad. =_=

Thanks mate! AAL is the best! Their label was amazingly helpful and kind when I asked them permission for using the song in the video... lot's of respect for Prosthetic Records (and they also sign pretty bad ass bands!)

Originally Posted by gastric

Should've had the music include the Microtubes against a simple drum-n-bass line with the bass line getting more and more effected by the Microtubes as the build progressed.

Holy crap, that's a brilliant idea! I'll keep it in mind for the next one! Thanks!

Originally Posted by Rickett Customs

I would have burnt myself 500 times at that speed

LOL! Soldering at super human speed takes loads of practice! hehe

Thanks everyone for commenting and watching, I hope you enjoyed the video!

Regards

Doug.

[Jared Lash]

Great video Douglas.

My B3K is the perfect overdrive for me and watching the vid just makes me appreciate it that much more. Thanks for such a well designed and well built pedal and keep up the good work.

[Darkglass]

Thanks everyone for commenting!

Regards

Doug.

[dogofgod]

Awesome video! Not a moment of life wasted.

[attackbass]

awesome video. Always interesting to see how stuff gets made and how much work such a small pedal build is!

Glad I'm just a bass player!

[insomniac2295]

I'm in shock. All that soldering would have taken me like 4-5 hours!

[Darkglass]

Thanks everyone for commenting!

Originally Posted by insomniac2295

I'm in shock. All that soldering would have taken me like 4-5 hours!

Well, I guess it use to take me something like that when I just started building pedals... give it time .

Originally Posted by dogofgod

Awesome video! Not a moment of life wasted.

Thanks mate! I try to make every instant count hehe.

Cheers! -Doug.

[Prostheta]

Videos like this make me very nostalgic. I loved the pick n' place machine I worked with back in the early 90s, and watching boards go through the solder bath. Amazing. Working with such a dense component count is no small job.

[Darkglass]

Originally Posted by Prostheta

Videos like this make me very nostalgic. I loved the pick n' place machine I worked with back in the early 90s, and watching boards go through the solder bath. Amazing. Working with such a dense component count is no small job.

Thanks for your words! It is hard work actually... but a lot of fun anyways!

Thanks for commenting!

Cheers!

Doug.

[rratajski]

Slowest solderer ever.
Kidding!
GREAT video! I would've never thought to do that!

[Darkglass]

Originally Posted by rratajski

Slowest solderer ever.
Kidding!
GREAT video! I would've never thought to do that!

Thanks! I am not the fastest guy out there, that's for sure hehe.

[rratajski]

What gave you the idea to make the video? I would love to do something like that!

[Darkglass]

I don't know... ideas just come! Though it'd be cool and original, since as far as I know, no one on the industry has done something like that... so just called my video guy, and we did it!

[rratajski]

Inspired! Once I get my workbench upgraded I'd love to do something similar! So cool!

[Darkglass]

Cool! Keeping the bench tighty is such a hard task...