Ever wondered what's involved in one of our custom builds? See the five step process below, to see how your custom built pedal could be brought into fruition with Boost Switch Pedals.
Step 1 You contact us. This customer asked for a amp simulator to mimic an old vintage Marshall; Mesa Boogie and Fender Deluxe. We took rough details from the customer, relayed them back to them as an outline specification and provided a quote for price and delivery timescale, 15 working days for this pedal.
Step 2 You want to proceed, so we will send a paypal quote for the build plus £2.55 p&p (Oversees varies).
Step 3 Once we receive payment we send you the design to approve and comment on. For the amp simulator we sent through the design after three working days with a full specification. The customer was invited to comment on the design as changes to the design; artwork or specification can be easily accomodated at this stage. Once agreed the build progresses and changes are less likely to be made without additional cost. We then confirm delivery time.
Step 4 We begin the build by drilling out the enclsoure; loading the pedal with its major components and board. The picture below shows the pedal coming together, everything is designed with the assistance of comuputer aided design so everything should just fit in!
This second picture shows the pedal with all internal wiring complete, ready for the cover to go on. 
Step 5 We complete the build and then test it thoroughly to make sure it is working as designed. For the techies amongst us the following two oscilloscope pictures give an indication why this pedal will have that silky smooth distortion of a classic valve amp. The first trace shows a 1KHz sine wave (top trace) which is fed into the input of the pedal. The second trace shows the output, and the even harmonics (the peeks at the beginning of each square wave). This will give a distortion that is very easy on the ear.
The next snapshot shows the 1KHz trace into the input and this time the pedal is on the 'hot' setting, with the pedal's treble eq adjucted to boost harmonics. Note the asymetrical distortion which you may have heard pedal manufacturers rave about, i.e. the bottom peaks are clipping and are now 'flat'. This is what asymetrical clipping looks like in real life! When you play through this setting the guitar will have masses of attack; rich harmonics and loads of sustain. The second trace is at 1Volt/Div indicating 25 dB of boost, so ... THIS PEDAL IS LOUD!
The customer commented "Many thanks for the pedal. Sounds great - tried it last night straight into PA - sounds great! Also excellent for recording without having to mic up the amp!"
Finally, we photograph the finished product before advising of its dispatch. The pedal will then reach you within the next 3 working days. Here it is then, the finished pedal, the Boost Switch Amp Simulator.
So there you have it, from concept to finished article in less than three working weeks. Another custom built Boost Switch Pedal ready to provide years of service for its owner.
