Ugly Gear Porn

My introduction to the DIY world was a result of finding an advertisement in Craig's List Toronto.

I was aware of gyraf audio at the time....and this listing was for a 'GSSL 4000 clone compressor'. it was a couple hundred dollars. I figured it was a good deal and a good intro to DIY, as the gyraf site is well documented.

here is the custom enclosure it came in.  I didn't half expect a hamster to pop out!

Is there anything uglier out there.  paper or metal?

Yey!
We gots to have a UGLIEST BUILD competition!
Enough already, them big city folks building pritty gears every day!

you win, I think.  But we need more proof. 

That is so beautifully, perfectly crappy that I'm not sure anyone else stands a chance!

Aww, mann, this brings up memories!

When I was in the high school (back in 80's), I built a "mini studio" that was all placed in a couple of carton shoe-boxes and similar stuff.

The irony: it worked!

That's so god awfully beautifully crappy it's art and no one will have a chance to do worse (or better? depending on where you aim).

But I'll post this anyway.

It's a real "my first diy". NYD two bottle from around 2005-2006 when I started. Went straight p2p. If you were to ask "but where is ground?" you would get several incoherent and misunderstood ramblings. But dammit it worked and sounded brilliant! Front panel actually looked clean and industrial and as such does not belong to this thread. The table that was used to work on this does, but unfortunately I have no picture of it.

Hell, I managed to burn my hair with the soldering iron pretty bad. don't ask.

The picture features many classic mistakes and generally dangerous ideas. I think extra points should be awarded to the fact I am using heavy duty customisable turret board, but thought better to wire everything as two balls of caps and resistors.

Many years ago, while out on tour, we found ourselves at a gig desperate for a DI box.  1 emergency trip to Rat Shack later and I built a DI box into a Marlboro cigarette pack.  We had that damn thang for ages.  When it'd fall apart, a new enclosure was never far away.  You're not really trying unless you've built something into a cigar box.

I knew a tech who had a toolbox full of tin bandaid boxes. One was an oscillator, a headphone amp, a DI, a TT cable tester.

I love how the SSL is written on masking tape as $$L. 

Thats funny!

I'd check the chassis ground. 

It does not count unless it not only passes signal but actually walks what it talks.  Anyone can stick some knobs on a wig and call it a Hairchild compressor.
Mike
PS: wheres that pic of the plexi-compressi from ebay?

HERE http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-Clear-Case-SSL-Buss-Compressor-Clone-Handwired-/320555357499?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

Funny! I put my first DIY unit (also a GSSL) into a cardboard box, too, until I got a proper case. Didn't keep the box though. It was only marginally better looking but a lot smaller.

Haha I love this thread.

I have so much ugly gear porn its not even funny.... !

I got an A for this VCR tape case mixer in audio school.  Never made anything like this mess again. . .
Mike

While you guys might have the best down in the whole case or internal wiring, I have these controls on my LA2A:



So, there are pots, with a random collection of knobs, pressed on a wooden handle that physicians use to investigate your mouth. The gluing action is kindly provided by patafix, a putty for temporarily mounting posters on walls. LOL

I like how the top of the case is ventilated. So many nice touches on that.

My old case to my 1176.
Painted with permanentmarker

This :
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/Instruments/Guitar-bass/Electric-guitars/auction-316654832.htm
must deserve special mention in the ugly instruments hall of fame
M

yeah..