Nick Glover

Having finished my pedalboard, I got a little antsy for a new project and decided on another guitar pedal. This time I decided I was going to paint it and make it look good. My original idea was to just paint it bright orange, but I tried labeling it with permanent marker and messed up, so I had to sand it down. It looked cool partially sanded, so I repainted it and went with the “distressed” look. I still have to paint the bottom, but I think it came out pretty well. I used a waterslide decal for the top to make sure I didn’t mess up the labelling again. The decal is a little crooked, but you’d never know by looking at it now.

This is a shot of the enclosure after beign painted and sanded down. I believe there is a layer of clear finish on it, too.

After painting, the next step was to build the inside. I made it a lot harder than it had to be by buying all the parts separately instead of just ordering a kit, so I kept getting the wrong ones and having to make new orders. Putting it all in the enclosure is a pain, too, because you have to keep putting it in and taking it out to solder things on. But now it’s done.

And here is the finished pedal (except for painting the bottom). It looks pretty spiffy, if I do say so myself. If you want to hear how it sounds (hint: awesome), check out “Now That We’re Home” on my band’s web site. The distorted guitars (which are most noticeable during the chorus) are all using this pedal going through my Fender amp.