G'day all,

I was having a look at some of the cool hand-painted Zvex pedals, and it's becoming a bit inspiring.

As it turns out my buddys girlfriend is a really talented artist. Would it be possible to pull off the knobs of my drab-looking OCD and let her go to town on it? Would oil-based paint work on a surface such as this, and stick? What type of paint might be required for a project such as this?

I know, I know - warranty and resale value. Well quite frankly, this is a pedal that isn't going anwhere. And if it have to look at it every day, it might as well be more than 3 goofy elephant-sized letters over a white box.

Let me know what you all think. Thank you!

I've never painted a pedal,But I have un-painted one.

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i wouldnt deface a pedal that expensive.
find a junker just incase, or buy a case and swap the ocd into it and let her paint the new one.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Just buy a blank case, trace the hole locations, drill it and paint it however you want.

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Think they look pretty cool the way they are. If you paint them when they get scuffed up they'll look like someones junk. If you leave them be, when they get older they will look "Rode Worn".
----Danny,

My BYOC pedals have nothing on them. I know what they do. Anyone who plays my rig is totally lost for a few minutes.

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Hey 63supro, you're saying it would be possible to transfer the contents of the pedal into a new case, with holes drilled to precise dimensions?

exactly.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Well then it's settled. One day my pedalboard is going to be very difficult to understand

post pics when done.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Ha! Will do!

By the way, do you suppose one of the generic enclosures from BYOC would suffice?

it should. just make your measurments good. measure twice drill once.
i know 63supro get his goodies from there too. he swears by building his own.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

The only thing is you have to be pretty accurate. Use a drill press if you have access to one. I'm not sure about the OCD but many pedals have the pots mounted to the PCB. Measure the enclosure and get one the same size. Here's another source for parts too.
http://www.pedalpartsplus.com/

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Screamin' Armadillos
Texas Roadhouse Music
Guitar/Slide Guitar/Harp/Vocals

Good stuff, Screamin'! It's actually kind of nice how it's possible to take part in guitar-based activities, without even actually playing! Guitar really is an amazing hobby.