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I recently built the 5-knob compressor, and am happy with the kit, instructions, quality of components (other than some very slight inaccuracies in the enclosure drilling alignments), and delivery time. Oh yeah, and the SOUND. I love the sound and enhancements over the basic Ross circuit.

That said -- I find the kits to be a bit pricey. I say this after spending a non-trivial amount of time trying to find a 3rd party that can supply a painted enclosure that is drilled to fit your kits, but if they included a painted enclosure, I'd be more willing to buy a couple more. If there is someone that provides painted boxes that fit your kits lemme know, but I know that Mammoth doesn't have any that fit your stuff and I can't seem to find anyone else either.

I researched the process of painting the stock enclosure, and... I like to solder and build stuff, but it seems I can't be bothered to go through the process of painting/sanding/painting/etc. Esp. with the smell of paint, thinner, etc.

Finally: I guess it will never happen, but I wish you made a kit that emulates a certain well-known clean boost that has a mythological creature painted on the top .

cheers,

Dave B.
San Jose, CA

I hear ya; I hate painting too. The DIY world seems to have a long legacy of making you do up your own enclosure and I don't think BYOC has any plans to offer powder coating (although that would be sweet!).

One thing you can do, that I've done with great success, is send your BYOC drilled enclosure to Pedal Parts Plus (banner at the top/bottom of this page). They will powder coat it in a color of your choice for something like $5 - $10 (I think they charge a $5 prep fee on top of their normal painting fee so it's like $7.75 to powder coat a typical BYOC 125B enclosure in a standard color; which is quite a deal for 1-off powder coating). But you have to ship it there and pay for return shipping. So, it adds a good $15 - $20 to the price of the kit, but the finish will last a lifetime and it looks great.

I did not know about that option -- thanks man I will definitely look into it.

cheese,


Dave.

Yep, goto Pedal Parts Plus.

I just started building about a month ago...tried painting...hated it...so I just buy the pre-painted enclosures from PPP. They're like 10 bucks with the premium paint (lots of colors/finishes to choose from - don't overlook the NEXT button on the bottom of those pages like I did when I first ordered)

Their checkout system is kinda strange (pick a pedal, pick a type of paint, pick an actual color), but I live in San Jose too and I can tell you that you get your perfectly painted (hammertone finishes are sweet too) pedal in less than 1 week. Then you just need to drill it out. If you know someone with a drill press, you can have that part done in no time. (I make a template of the hole pattern using the case that came with the kit...put a few layers of painters tape on it and cut the holes out with a razorblade...then center it on the painted pedal (with a layer of tape on it already to protect the paint) and drill through the holes in the template.



The one thing I haven't done yet is put lettering on them. Not sure that I need it since I built them and know what the knobs do, but it would take it to the next level.

Custom knobs are a must too...I like mammoth for those, but they have em everywhere.

Good luck!

There IS an ontion to have the byoc boxes painted. but i think it means that they are pre built too.


http://www.axeandyoushallreceive.com/BYOC_KITS.htm

What I have also done is purchase a powder coated enclosure from Mammoth and then drilled it out myself. Once again it adds to the cost of the kit and you have to drill the enclosure.

Sure would be nice if Blake could offer up drilling patterns to match the BYOC layouts ( hint hint !!!! )

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I have gone this route (no pun intended ) for my BYOC kits. In fact, I use the BYOC enclosure as a template. Here are my steps:

1. Cover the front of the powder coated enclosure with blue painters tape
2. Place the BYOC on top of the Mammoth (or PPP, etc.) so the enclosures are face to face, tape it up so it's not wiggling around on you, and mark your holes with the appropriate size drill bit (I just hold the bit in my hand and give it a few turns to score the tape)
2a. You pros are thinking, "But wait, you've reversed the layout". I use this method for symmetrical layouts, or instances (like the Phase Royal) where the center of the hole on each side is the same, regardless of the size of the hole. That's why, in step 2, we're only marking the holes. Which brings us to...
3. Use a punch to transfer the tape mark to the enclosure and drill each hole to the appropriate size. I like to keep my BYOC template enclosure right next to me to confirm or dismiss my paranoia. Frequently.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each side that needs drilling
5. Clean up all the shavings before the wife gets angry. Well, angrier.