DIY "POD GX Studio"

by ranger_steve in Living > Music

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DIY "POD GX Studio"

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In this instructable i'll show you how to make a POD from a 10$ rockband mic.  sorry for the crappy pics but all i had was my phone. Also i finished the actual device before i made the 'ible.

Materials and Tools

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Materials:
1 rockband microphone
1 enclosure (i used an old power supply)
wire
LED's of your choice (resistors too)
1 1/4" female jack
1 mini toggle switch
plexdiglass

Tools:
hot glue gun
soldering iron
solder
flat head screwdriver
pliers
drill
knife
"helping hands"

Cut/sand Plexi and Sand LED's

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the title says it all!!  after your done sanding the leds wash them off to get a better finish.  the plexiglass is just for an end cap because my enclosure didnt have one end.

Drill Hole for the Switch

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as the title says drill a hole slightly bigger than your switch in the side of the enclosure.

Schematic/diagram

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in the picture below it shows how to wire everything

Finished!

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back of amp.jpg
back view.jpg
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side with switch.jpg
congrats you are now done, also this is surprisingly good quality for a cheap device.  Note the recording attached is recorded with this device hooked up to the line out of my marshall vs100h valvestate amp. if you have questions please email me. i will try to get my dad to take better pictures so it is clearer (he has a good camera).

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