DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 07:59:18 AM
Title: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 07:59:18 AM
Been working on something new for a few days. Wanted to try a tube-based pedal...
So ended up going with a 2 stage Valve-Caster (VC 2.) with the extra "boost" mod.
Everything except the power jack is PCB mounted. Laid out for a 1590XX.
I am to the point of doing the labeling, and cleanup... and I just have not been very "inspired" to come up with a name..
Ideas come to mind--
The tube/toob/Twob thing.. similarly the boob thing. 2 stages... like a rocket maybe? and just found this thought funny.. Arnold Schwarzenegger saying something like "It's not a TOOBER!!"... OK. whatever.
Suggestions welcome please! I need something to inspire the artwork.
MC
PS, thanks to the peeps on here that have helped me along with this process with ideas/advice and tech support!
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: EBK on August 23, 2019, 08:28:37 AM
Tube Steak
Free Sausages
London Underground
Tuberculosis
TuBe or not TuBe
In Case of Emergency Break Glass
Fairy Bottle
Bottle Rocket
Mentos and Diet Coke
Titties (can I say that here?)
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Post by: bluebunny on August 23, 2019, 08:31:06 AM
Scallop. It's a bivalve.
(I'll get my coat... :icon_rolleyes:)
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Post by: EBK on August 23, 2019, 08:39:55 AM
The Internet
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Post by: Ripthorn on August 23, 2019, 08:56:19 AM
- Twob Step - Spectacles (pair of glass...es?) - Double Barrel - Two Stage - Bottle Hoppin' - Sausage Fest - Mind the Gap (playing on the London Underground thing above)
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Post by: deadastronaut on August 23, 2019, 09:04:30 AM
Schnitzengruben :icon_mrgreen:
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Post by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 09:12:09 AM
I like several... keep going.
Double London Underground Double Bubble Double Trouble Tube Snake Twin Peaks Super Double Secret
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: bool on August 23, 2019, 09:29:24 AM
"YOUR POCKET TOOB' ROCKET"
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Post by: EBK on August 23, 2019, 09:31:06 AM
Tempest Teapot
Statler and Waldorf
Jar Jar
Vacuum Uncleaner
Dopplegainer
Swedish-made Guitar Enlarger Pump
Bulbus pedalis
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: Fancy Lime on August 23, 2019, 09:41:33 AM
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Post by: amptramp on August 23, 2019, 10:52:44 AM
Cathode Crunch Gridlock Looking Glass Nickel Pickle (most tube electrodes are nickel) Hot Spot Glass Class Double Trouble String Strength Loud Pedal Gramp's Amps Space Case Vacuum Vitality Space Charge Heater Beater Plate State Electron Bomb Glow Stick Battle Bottle Noise Boys Voltage Joltage Cascade Brigade
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Post by: duck_arse on August 23, 2019, 10:55:23 AM
- can't hear you scream-er
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Post by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 11:12:48 AM
Those are really good ones Ron!
Lemme go through these and I will post a "short list"-- and get feedback (Ha!)
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 11:26:55 AM
Narrow it down...
And, I am thinking of possible artwork/clipart as well.. since I only acid etch... I keep that in mind.
It's Not a Toober! In Case of Emergency Break Glass Bottle Rocket Bottle Hoppin' Schnitzengruben -- although I like it... it is probably too obscure of a joke for younger folks. Double London Underground Double Trouble -- I'm a huge SRV fan, I like this one a lot. Super Double Secret Dopple Gainer Heater Beater Electron F-Bomb Battle Bottles
Thanks guys.. I kind of had writers block on names... these are great.
Votes? MC
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Post by: digi2t on August 23, 2019, 12:01:46 PM
Tubticular Nodule.
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Post by: Mark Hammer on August 23, 2019, 12:36:32 PM
Let Jeff Spicoli be your guide: Totally Tubular
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Post by: italianguy63 on August 23, 2019, 12:45:59 PM
Now I have to sit down and walk thru the traces and make sure I got everything right.
Come up with a name, and finalize the labeling...
MC (https://i.postimg.cc/MXqLnrqP/VC2-Top.png) (https://postimg.cc/MXqLnrqP)
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: Fancy Lime on August 24, 2019, 11:40:44 AM
So Tubey McTubeface is not an option, then?
Most of the suggestions seem to be a bit far on the double entendre side. Almost like a Tuble Entendre :icon_mrgreen:
Apart from that, if I were building stuff with tubes, I would have long ago called something Harriet Tubeman. Or after one of the heart valves, like Pulmonary Valve or Coronary Sinus Valve or, even better, Semilunar Valve. Or just plain Heart Valve but I would imagine that that already exists, though I did not check.
Andy
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Post by: 287m on August 24, 2019, 11:59:42 AM
tubelicious
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Post by: EBK on August 24, 2019, 12:20:49 PM
Idea: Paint the pedal all white. Label it in unexciting black letters: "GUITAR PEDAL". Add a UPC to it.
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on August 25, 2019, 06:20:37 AM
Thanks guys for all the wonderful inspiration!! I'm going to bookmark this thread for future reference!
Since we didn't seem to really zero in on a particular single name.... I chose "Double Trouble" as my choice.. it got 3 votes. Great because I am a huge SRV fan, and my sweetie is a Texan. It works. Everybody gets a sausage!!
I made the order to fabrication this morning.. started ordering parts. I should be ready to build out the prototype in a couple of weeks, and I will check back in on this project then!
Cheers! Thanks again!! You guys are great.
MC (https://i.postimg.cc/qNYy7GrG/Double-Trouble-TOP.png) (https://postimg.cc/qNYy7GrG)
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: EBK on August 25, 2019, 07:24:29 AM
I like this idea for a pedal I am making for someone! Maybe something like this?
I love it. For bonus points, use the UPC of an actual product. If it is a clone of a commercial pedal, find the UPC of that pedal. Or, pick an unusual or funny product. :icon_wink:
Oh, and use all capital letters. Looks more authentically generic.
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on August 25, 2019, 08:22:50 AM
Eric
https://youtu.be/nf31FYg_iD4
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: EBK on August 25, 2019, 09:55:38 AM
Been working on something new for a few days. Wanted to try a tube-based pedal...
So ended up going with a 2 stage Valve-Caster (VC 2.) with the extra "boost" mod.
Everything except the power jack is PCB mounted. Laid out for a 1590XX.
I am to the point of doing the labeling, and cleanup... and I just have not been very "inspired" to come up with a name..
Ideas come to mind--
The tube/toob/Twob thing.. similarly the boob thing. 2 stages... like a rocket maybe? and just found this thought funny.. Arnold Schwarzenegger saying something like "It's not a TOOBER!!"... OK. whatever.
Suggestions welcome please! I need something to inspire the artwork.
MC
PS, thanks to the peeps on here that have helped me along with this process with ideas/advice and tech support!
That's just a circled dot character from the Unicode Mathematical Operators block. U+2299. Most reasonably complete fonts should have it. It is used to represent the logical XNOR operation. U+2609 is similar (solar symbol or generic circled dot, maybe).
There is also this gem, if you prefer: ⨃ :icon_lol: That's an "n-ary union operator with dot." "n-" presumably can be "mamm-". :icon_razz:
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on September 01, 2019, 09:33:00 AM
Got it! Hard to do in Win10. :)
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Post by: EBK on September 01, 2019, 09:37:12 AM
That's just a circled dot character from the Unicode Mathematical Operators block. U+2299. Most reasonably complete fonts should have it. It is used to represent the logical XNOR operation. U+2609 is similar (solar symbol or generic circled dot, maybe).
There is also this gem, if you prefer: ⨃ :icon_lol: That's an "n-ary union operator with dot." "n-" presumably can be "mamm-". :icon_razz:
U+0298 is another similar one called "Latin Letter Bilabial Click" - I think it is slightly taller - looks kind of like an uppercse version of the above: Tʘʘbies Depending on the font, this might match the uppercase alphabetical characters better.
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: EBK on September 01, 2019, 10:26:01 AM
U+0298 is another similar one called "Latin Letter Bilabial Click" - I think it is slightly taller - looks kind of like an uppercse version of the above: Tʘʘbies Depending on the font, this might match the uppercase alphabetical characters better.
"Bilabial Click", eh? Those cunning linguists. :icon_wink:
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: duck_arse on September 01, 2019, 11:05:36 AM
perhaps slightly off-topic, but those little glass points on top of valves, where they get sealed after evacuation - would could they be called getter nipples?
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: italianguy63 on September 01, 2019, 11:20:58 AM
perhaps slightly off-topic, but those little glass points on top of valves, where they get sealed after evacuation - would could they be called getter nipples?
Yes.. I just sold a couple used tubes, and they had "innies"
Title: Re: Name This Pedal Contest - Free Sausages....
Post by: EBK on September 02, 2019, 11:19:39 AM
Easy-Bake Ovendrive
Underwire Overdrive
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Post by: Steben on September 02, 2019, 11:55:14 AM
Rookie valve mistake. I have the valve pinouts mirrored. And I swear I checked it 3 times.
I have to flip the device, retrace everything, and reorder proto-PCBs. Big delay. Sorry!
I'll update again eventually. I want to get this going, it is a really fun project.
MC
triple wreck is already taken, can you call yours "double wreck"?
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Post by: EBK on September 14, 2019, 03:30:03 PM
Just call the new one @realDoubleTrouble.
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Post by: italianguy63 on September 15, 2019, 06:16:06 AM
Any thoughts on the white PCB? I kind of like it.
Other than it requires you to clean the flux off after assembly or it does not look so nice... But, it makes for a really clean looking build I think.
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Post by: EBK on September 15, 2019, 06:57:18 AM
Cleaning flux to make a white PCB look good is a pain. I suppose if I bought some real flux cleaner, it would be easier. I typically clean with a toothbrush and alcohol (isopropanol for the board and ethanol for me).
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Post by: italianguy63 on September 15, 2019, 07:10:01 AM
Cleaning flux to make a white PCB look good is a pain. I suppose if I bought some real flux cleaner, it would be easier. I typically clean with a toothbrush and alcohol (isopropanol for the board and ethanol for me).
I use lacquer thinner and a toothbrush.. works real well. You just have to be careful not to scrub the bands off the resistors!