Guitar Pedals

1063 readers

2 users here now

This community is for the discussion and appreciation of Guitar Pedals. Post your pedalboards, ask about pedal order, stomp those boxes!

Rules:

No affiliate links directly in your posts/comments
Linking to your own reviews/demos is allowed
This is not a classified ads forum, no buy/sell/trade posts
- Asking for recommendations about what to buy is fine
- Asking for advice on a listing you've found is fine
- Links to retailers found below

Gear Reviews:

60 Cycle Hum
Andertons
Andy Demos (formerly Pro Guitar Shop Demos)
JHS Pedals
That Pedal Show
The Guitar Geek

Buy pedals (US):

Buy pedals (Intl):

Guitar-related communities:

Guitar pedal icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
Banner from Sweetwater's Largest Pedalboard

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

baronvonj@lemmy.world

baronvonj@lemmy.one

Started making pedals. Here's my first two paint jobs. dod250 on the left and a ts808 on the right. Both from BYOC. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world to c/guitarpedals@lemmy.world

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

top 11 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look into photolithography like etching circuit boards. You can etch anything. You could probably do laser toner transfer too. If you etch down the surface just a little bit, you can then squeegee paint or ink over this and make a really nice looking graphic. It will have a very cool vintage high end look if you do it right.

If you are handy with digital tools, look up patent drawings for text and lettering to vectorize and use. That is a cool source for this kind of application.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Funny you should mention this. My next pedal is a big muff. I was going to try etching the pcb layout on the top of the enclosure.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago

Oooooh. Please share photos. That sounds awesome.

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

I love the style, they look just enough homemade to make me think their sound will be unique, but just clean enough to know they're going to be reliable.

[–] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Love the janky-ness of the lettering!

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. It was my first try with punches. Like, the upside down 8 is literally the first thing I ever stamped. I thought about making it as nice as I could, make a jig or something but then I figured, fuck it, it's my pedal and I want it done right now, not right. Next time I'm going to do all the labels without the vowels (fzz, vlm, tn...) and then stamp all them all on one side in a jumble.

[–] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Surprised people arent 3D printing their knobs (oo-er missus).

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I 3d printed a set of sockets for my nuts. (Oo-er)

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

Sus

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Love the DOD paint job!

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks. That's the first time I tried doing that. The og paint idea was hydro dipping but after 3 super bad fails, I gave up.