Outrageous Enclosure Alert!

[Coriolis]

Hi folks

Me and a friend built a buzzbox as a gift for another friend:

http://www.christiancoriolis.dk/images/diy/shell2.jpg

http://www.christiancoriolis.dk/images/diy/mixalot1.jpg

No shielding whatsoever, but fine fuzz in a ... not a kitchen sink, but close!  :shock:

C

[littlegreiger]

That looks sweet. Does it have a lot of extra noise?

[soggybag]

Is that a Fender Blender?

[Eirik]

Great! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Peter Snowberg]

I love it!

[petemoore]

Excellent. Good eye !!!
 I go looking a few times for enclosures, enclosure ideas like hub caps, other electrical box 'n stuff like that discarded.
 Too Cool. Love the LoGo, The knob has adequate protection IMO.

[Coriolis]

Thanks people!
Heheh, yes it should have been a FenderBlender, I see that now!
It's a pretty "stock" version of the Buzz Box as seen on www.home-wrecker.com. The noise is not so bad, but I have only heard it on a small practice amp at low volume. But with the front pickup on a strat it does pick up static. Would have used shielding paint, but can only find it in spray form here, and it would be a pain to have to spray that thing without ruining it.

But we had a lot of fun making it, and almost couldn't give it away  :lol:

C

[birt]

you could've shielded it like you would with the electronics cavity of a guitar

cool enclosure!

[Coriolis]

Hi birt, you mean with shielding foil? I wonder, could you use ordinary tin foil and just glue it on? Anybody tried it? Difficult/messy?

C

[birt]

Hi birt, you mean with shielding foil? I wonder, could you use ordinary tin foil and just glue it on? Anybody tried it? Difficult/messy?

C

you can use ordinary tin foil but you can't solder it so you need to make sure you use 1 piece and you have to make the connection to ground with a little screw or something

[petemoore]

Noise...why worry about it. If it's bothersome then it's a worry...
 You could always 'do the dano' and throw a ground plane under the board.
 I did that on an Obsidian with an LPB sharing the unshielded room, and yupp, made a remarkable difference.