So, stompboxes. I have finished 2 (of the same) but I have realised that I need an oven to bake the paint on. It scratches too easily and takes ages to dry anyway. They sound great, I will post some audio clips when I set everything up to record it.

So now you can add stompbox making to my list of interests! Tonight I had the joy of making my first stompbox. I used a design from Run Off Groove called “Professor Tweed”. I’m in to crunchy guitar tones rather than heavily distorted ones so I really liked the sound sample of this and thought I’d give it a go.

And here’s the result:


So ok, it’s not in a pretty box yet, but I have the box I just need to drill it, paint it and assemble it. I really like the idea of “boutique” guitar pedals but I don’t like the price. It’s the idea of having equipment that most other people don’t have, yes other people can go build it but you can’t go to your local music store and buy one off the shelf.

I’ll be sure to post a picture of the final box when it’s done.