Jimothey

Thanks, No I’m probably going to leave them natural........😀

That’s just all kinds of wrong but I suppose It could work if you have a boost pedal in front of it called ‘FingerBang’

Now your just being silly you can’t call an Overdrive pedal Barry.........Everyone knows that the name of a octave pedal!!......🙄(tsk)

Not everything I do is yellow I might just keep them all brushed Alu with black writing but you never know what terrible colour combo I might choose!?!.....😄

I did think of Screaming Blue Murder but when I did a mock up it was a bit too big to fit on the pedal........👍

I was kinda joking but because pedals have such random names now I’m surprised someone hasn’t called one that before!!.........😀

I think there are too many sub genres of Rock to be able to clearly say that’s “Blah Blah Rock” It’s like everything it is very subjective I might think something belongs in a certain category but other people might think it belongs in a different one IMHO I couldn’t give a flying F*** what it’s classed as if I like it and it fits into a set and the punters like it then that is more important than its label!!.........😀

I like your thinking!! I think we’ve got a winner!!

I agree some of the names are just over the top especially Metasonix pedals are named things like Butt Probe, Foreskin Soup and Scrotum Smasher and some are just plain weird and have nothing to do with the pedal at all like Swollen Pickle, Fat Sandwich, Aqua-Puss, Pork Loin and Pork and Pickle?? I just want a quite normal sounding name but I can’t come up with anything that sounds good?? And preferably something that hasn’t been used before just incase I decide sell it down the line (no copyright infringement)??.........🙁

I’ve just built a DIY pedal which sounds a bit like a cross between a Tube Screamer and an Overdrive pedal (very Blues sounding) and all the names I’ve come up with are a bit pony........Blues Overdrive, Blues Screamer, Dirty Blues Driver, Dirty Blues Box See what I mean!! Please post any ideas for names that you don’t mind if I use............👍

The box is all drilled out now The top of the pedal will look a bit like this except I might change the name on it to Blues Screamer instead but I haven’t decided as yet......... Where it’s white will actually be bare Alu with chrome knobs I’m going to try and do an image transfer again then spray a clear coat over the top...........😀

And here’s ‘Ole Smokey’.............😀 The seller I bought the P90 pickups from sent out the wrong item he sent 4 sets of silver block inlay decals (The pickups are on their way now) so I’m tempted to see how they would look on this build............🤔

Back at work now so these builds can continue, Here’s a quick mock up of how ‘The Bulleit’ might look............ I’m not sure if I’m going to relic the hardware now because I kinda like the look of fresh chrome against old wood??...........😀

I agree black with gold saddles and with gold knobs........👍

I got started on the pedal this afternoon..........😬 I didn’t have anything to hold the pcb so I nicked a photo holder off my daughter!! I finished doing the board, tested it and bugger me it worked first time just got to do the switch now and get it in the enclosure I’ve decided against the wooden and gone with Alu instead.........👍

My 2 necks turned up today and I’m really impressed by the quality of them especially as they only cost £20 each! there’s no sharp fret ends and I checked it for high/low frets but I couldn’t find any!.............😀

I got this......... And the missus paid for one of the tele style necks for my builds which should be here next week......🤞

Mine are: 1. Practice, Practice, Practice 2. Try and build my confidence and hopefully try out for a band 3. Practice some more after being laughed at and turned down by the band in number 2...............😬

Thanks mate it came out better than I thought it would! it’s amazing what you can do with a bit of watered down PVA and a laser jet printout!?! Ole Smoky and the Bass are definitely not going to have pickguards but the jury is still out on the Bulleit??..............🤔

That should work if you paint the sides and the top edge then sand the paint off the top just make sure you keep the sander flat then it should keep a sharp edge on the paint well that’s what I did anyway...........👍

Work is winding down a bit now so I had some time to get on with the Barncasters Heres ‘Ole Smokey’ And here’s ‘The Bulleit’ I can’t decide if it looks better with or without a pick guard And finally the Barncaster bass I’m having the same dilemma about the pickguard I'm leaning more towards no pickguard on the Barncaster bass..............😀

Very nice mate I do like the sunburst ones!! I’ve got 2 Rock Basses, I’ve never played a made in Germany Warwick so I don’t know how they compare but I really rate them for the price I think they are great!!! The 4 string Trans Blue one is a 2002 and the 5 string Black one is a 2015 Both mine have the s/n etched on the back of the headstock just follow the link in the previous post and it should give you all the info your looking for.............👍

The barncaster bass has been started today! (My phone is knackered at the mo so I can’t take any photos hopefully it will be repaired in the next few days) Its going to be a reclaimed wood body ‘51 style control plate with an all black neck I’ve got laying about that I’ll probably relic a little bit? Relict Chrome hardware with just a split p in the standard place and it will probably have fake branding on it which might be the ‘Gentleman Jack’ or ‘Jameson’ logo which I’m going to try and do tomorrow .........👍

I feel the same when I see the quality of bass building that come out of your workshop!!! 😁

There will be a barncaster bass being built soon!! I did put the thread on Guitarchat but no one seems to frequent it and the people who are on are all from this forum anyway..........😜 ow long has the mortar been on?if it’s only a few days then you could just use a stiff broom/brush but any longer I would use a brass wire brush which should remove it fine..........👍