Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[beans-on-toast]

Charlie Passinwind on your badge might get you some laughs and open doors in the process.

 

[SoulReflection]

Charlie Passinwind on your badge might get you some laughs and open doors in the process.

Might get some windows opened as well .

 

[Passinwind]

Charlie Passinwind on your badge might get you some laughs and open doors in the process.

This is serious business Bro!

 

[BassmanPaul]

Ya need some of that fuzz on yer chin moved to the top of yer head!! LOL

I’ve never been to NAMM!

 

[SoulReflection]

Ya need some of that fuzz on yer chin moved to the top of yer head!! LOL

I’ve never been to NAMM!

Darn gravity...

 

[Passinwind]

Ya need some of that fuzz on yer chin moved to the top of yer head!! LOL

Sure Fabio, sure. But getting old beats the crap outta the alternative as far as I'm concerned!

I’ve never been to NAMM!

All slap bass all the time. Heaven or Hell, you make the call.

 

[BassmanPaul]

All slap bass all the time. Heaven or Hell, you make the call. View attachment 3228633

It would drive me nuts all that slap bass. It’s a useful tool but continuously? No thank you!!!

 

[beans-on-toast]

This is serious business Bro!

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I like your box. Was it produced in-house? Does frontpanelexpress do that sort of work on small enclosures? I find that these things are an expensive undertaking when you are doing prototypes and only want one or two.

I recently received a panel made by Metalphoto - Photosensitive Anodized Aluminum. The resolution is outstanding.

 

[Passinwind]

I like your box. Was it produced in-house? Does frontpanelexpress do that sort of work on small enclosures? I find that these things are an expensive undertaking when you are doing prototypes and only want one or two.

I recently received a panel made by Metalphoto - Photosensitive Anodized Aluminum. The resolution is outstanding.

These boxes came from Pedal Parts Plus: Invalid Link Removed

They were only around 30 bucks each IIRC. The key is to buy more than one to spread out the setup cost. The owner and his daughter came and found me at NAMM, took pics for social media, and asked for a wish list. I told them that rack panel printing would be useful and they told me that their UV printer is big enough and they are game. Really nice people too. They do powdercoating in-house, have a ton of cool finishes, and getting two different colors didn't cost extra. @BadExample is rocking one of those boxes now.

I grabbed a few samples from the Metalphoto booth. Very high quality, for sure. Front Panel Express now have UV printing capability to go along with their well established etching and infilling process, which I've used quite a few times very happily. Not cheap, but fair in my book. They are usually exceptionally fast for me (typically less than a week delivered), since they are semi-local and even the cheapest shipping method gets to me in a day or two. Their software is pretty user friendly as well.

 

[Passinwind]

It would drive me nuts all that slap bass. It’s a useful tool but continuously? No thank you!!!

There's always the drum hall for sonic relief. Oh, wait...

You also get the Russian Roulette aspect of contracting NAMMthrax. 'Nuff said!

 

[beans-on-toast]

These boxes came from Pedal Parts Plus: Invalid Link Removed

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They were only around 30 bucks each IIRC. The key is to buy more than one to spread out the setup cost. The owner and his daughter came and found me at NAMM, took pics for social media, and asked for a wish list. I told them that rack panel printing would be useful and they told me that their UV printer is big enough and they are game. really nice people too. They do powdercoating in-house, have a ton of cool finishes, and getting two different colors didn't cost extra. @BadExample is rocking one of those boxes now.

I grabbed a few samples from the Metalphoto booth. Very high quality, for sure. Front Panel Express now have UV printing capability to go along with their well established etching and infilling process, which I've used quite a few times very happily. Not cheap, but fair in my book. They are usually exceptionally fast for me (typically less than a week delivered), since they are semi-local and even the cheapest shipping method gets to me in a day or two. Their software is pretty user friendly as well.

I recognized your font.

I've dealt with padal parts plus and have seen their setup. Somehow, I've always thought that they were more expensive. Good to know that they are a good option. I like that they can do hammond boxes.

For panels, another good place is Laser cutting and etching service - Specializes in customized products, including control panels, nameplates, and logo tags - Precision Design - welcome in Indiana.

I've given up on paint, powdercoating is the only way to go as far as I'm concerned. They can even do powdercoat hammertone. I have a case done this way incoming from Germany. Anxious to see how it looks.

 

[BadExample]

I like your box. Was it produced in-house? Does frontpanelexpress do that sort of work on small enclosures? I find that these things are an expensive undertaking when you are doing prototypes and only want one or two.

I recently received a panel made by Metalphoto - Photosensitive Anodized Aluminum. The resolution is outstanding.

Pretty sure ya gotta do a lot of sucking up to get a hold of one of those!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Pretty sure ya gotta do a lot of sucking up to get a hold of one of those!
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Which do you like more, the pork loin or the russian pickle? Do you use them with guitar or bass? The pork loin must be fatter. As I recall, the swollen pickle has a scoop control whereas the russian pickle has a fixed scoop.

 

[BadExample]

I use them with bass. I like them both about the same, I guess, but if the amp does good OD, the Porky isn't quite as useful. It's a mild overdrive on it's own, and as a clean blend built in to stay in phase. It as enough output to hit an integrated preamp hard enough to overdrive the input. I did the John_K mod to it, just swap a ceramic cap and it gets better with bass. That can be dialed back to sound like stock by one of the internal (user) adjustments. The Pickle is a great fuzz. Was going for a Way Huge Swollen Pickle, then this came out... after reading about it I deferred to it. A lot of these are coming out in a smaller format now. Way Huge can be an addiction. The only not Way Huge pedals I have is a DOD Gonkulator, pretty nice, but only came my way on Black Frida 2017 for $30 or $35 delivered from sweetwata', then there is the Purple PW pedal that's so bling, if it caught on fire and the case was unharmed, and all I could manage was an LED to run off 9VDC, it would be worth it... just for the bling effect.

 

[Jeff Scott]

...Leo ..... called his company G&L. In an act of humility, putting his initial last.

He could have called it LG, but there might have been some confusion, if he did.

 

[beans-on-toast]

No question that pedals are fun. They can inspire you when you are playing with them. Like you said, there are some great bargains out there. Especially clones of some products that are not longer available.

The digital ones are getting crazy expensive. You get a lot of interesting sounds though. I like the EHX products.

Some are also pretty complex. I have one that has wifi so that algorithms can be selected from an ipad or laptop. You can also connect a midi controller. Wifi from a pedal sounds nuts but it works well.

 

[beans-on-toast]

He could have called it LG, but there might have been some confusion, if he did.

Leo used to sign the neck pocket of early G&L instruments. How nice was that. He put a little of himself into each one.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Leo used to sign the neck pocket of early G&L instruments. How nice was that. He put a little of himself into each one.

That reminds me of a story: Ansel Adams knew full well that his signature made stuff of his worth more on the open market. Sometimes, he would go into a bookstore, go the the photography section, find one of his books on the shelf, pull it off the shelf, pull out his pen and sign the inside of the book and put it back on the shelf.

 

[MJ5150]

That reminds me of a story: Ansel Adams knew full well that his signature made stuff of his worth more on the open market. Sometimes, he would go into a bookstore, go the the photography section, find one of his books on the shelf, pull it off the shelf, pull out his pen and sign the inside of the book and put it back on the shelf.

Jim Gaffigan is known to do that as well when he sees his books for sale in airport newsstands.

-Mike

 

[Passinwind]

Pretty sure ya gotta do a lot of sucking up to get a hold of one of those!

Heh, not really. I very rarely sell off builds like that, even to close friends. Right place, right time, I do consider you a good friend, and I really didn't need two. The other one has come in handy quite a few times, which is saying a lot considering how little I use pedals.