Custom Orders - Making Your Piece of Functional Art August 04 2014

All of our pedals have an option for requesting custom artwork. We look at custom pedal requests as a collaborative effort. Here's a breakdown of how the process works...

First, you choose the pedal that you'd like to customize. Next, choose one of the customization options. There is a $40 charge for custom artwork with no text and $55 for custom artwork and custom text. IMPORTANT: even if the pedal shows as being "Out of Stock", feel free to place your order and we will let you know an estimated turnaround time on your request. Finish placing your order, and during checkout you will see an area to upload your image file to use for the pedal.

Some basic rules for selecting an image

• Only submit images that you own or are public domain.
• Make sure your file is .jpg or .gif format.
• No overly offensive images. I've got my company's logo on the pedal, after all.

Types of artwork that works well for etched artwork...line drawings, high contrast graphic art, high contrast photographs with low amounts of shading and grey area. Remember, this has to be transformed into an etching, so lines need to be clean, and the resolution needs to be high enough to avoid pixelation in the image. Colors don't matter since they will be discarded, but remember that the picture needs to look good in black and white (thus, why high contrast is so important).

Here's some examples of good images...

That last one is my little girl, and I used that image for my "33" distortion pedal, which I over etched to give it an industrial look...

If you are ordering from a mobile device, you may not see the upload page, but not to worry, you will get a link to the upload page in your order confirmation. Once we receive your order, we will review the order and image and contact you within 1-2 business days to offer a consultation (if there's any issue with the image, talk through details of text, etc.) and time frame on completion of the pedal. At this point we will ask you for confirmation that you want us to start on the pedal. If not, we'll give you a full refund. After this point, the custom charge ($40 or $55) is non-refundable, so we want to make sure that you want the pedal. Next, we'll start working on the proof for the pedal. As soon as that is finished, we'll send it to you for approval. This is an example of the typical format we'll send...

After you have given the go ahead that you like the artwork and / or text, we'll start on the pedal circuit and enclosure. After this point, the pedal is non-refundable. Once completed, we'll send you a pic of the finished product and let you know your pedal is on it's way. We get so excited about custom orders; it's like Christmas every day!

If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to me at andy.greene@escapeplanpedals.com