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Mr.MojoFX makes really cool Footswitch Toppers with Personality - in Barcelona, Spain, and currently it offers 3 different series - Vintage Tech, Munchies and Masks
I first made contact with Mr.MojoFX right at the end of last month. They are a Barcelona-based collective which make 3D-Printed music accessories in full-colour plastics - including a very fetching and imaginative range of Footswtitch Toppers - in 3 series - Vintage Tech, Munchies, and Masks.
I was given the choice of which Series I liked - and per the cover picture I went for the Vintage Tech Series - which includes a Jukebox, Ghettoblaster, Compact Cassette, Record Deck, and Fake News TV.
Each of those Toppers goes for €6 / $8 / £6 - and each collection of 5 is therefore €30 / $40 / £30.
VINTAGE TECH
Each Topper has a Set Screw - so you can tighten it around the average footswitch. The Poly Effects footswitches have too much girth - those were the only pedals so far that I could not fit these standard aperture Toppers on - no doubt there will be other exception - which I shall advice on as soon as those facts are known!
Oh and they have the most amazing tactile feel - very solid plastics used which feel great under the finger. While these toppers are kind of the opposite of "Barefoot Buttons’ as many of these have slightly sharp edges - within their natural shapes.
More about the manufacturing process later on in the article!
Fake News TV Topper on FuzzBillion
Compact Cassette Topper on ThorpyFX Fat Generl
Vintage Tech Series Recap Overew
Munchies Series Overview
Mask Series Overview
How Mr.MojoFX makes its Toppers
- Ideation team comes up with a new theme
- In-house artist sketches out rough designs
- Prototyping takes place to figure out the ideal shape and size for each Topper - Prototypes printed in single colour
- Series of iterations to perfect the core Raw 3-D Printer Output
- Once format is settled on - Toppers are printed in full colour
- Some of those Toppers may then be further hand-finished as necessary - but mostly just a case of the occasion touch-up!
- Each Topper is prepped and loaded with set screw for tightening purposes
- Toppers are shipped out in Eco-friendly packaging, with included note, sticker, and Allen key - for set screw purposes
Here below we indicate some of those key steps. followed by an 'About' section - that they provided for these purposes - and in their own words.
Original Munchies Sketches
Custom 3D-Printed single colour Prototypes (for Dirty Boy Pedals) - X-shaped Bandaid
Available Colour Palette of 3D-Printed Plastics
Finished X-Shaped Custom Bandaid Topper for Dirty Boy Pedals
Custom POW! Topper - I really like this one!
About Mr.MojoFX - in their own words
In their own words - as "indicated" :
"SLOGAN
- Sonic Crafts Beyond Accessories"
"BRAND DESCRIPTION
- Mr.MojoFx creates bold, small-batch 3D-printed gear in unique collections—turning your music hardware into a work of art and sound."
"DETAILS
- We are a small, family-owned business based in Barcelona, Spain.
- From our workshop, we ideate, design, and manufacture all our products, create our own branding, and handle all photo and video shoots in-house.
- Most ideas start as a quick sketch in our notebook during a train ride. From that 2D drawing, we use various 3D software tools to bring the concept to life.
- We run a small 3D printing farm equipped with top-tier machines and carefully selected, tested materials—allowing us to achieve a 3D printed result that looks and feels like a hand-crafted piece of plasticine.
- Each piece is then finished by hand and fitted with a screw.
- Our packaging follows the same philosophy: we use craft paper envelopes and include a note, each one individually hand-stamped (and yes, we make the stamps ourselves).
- Since we own 100% of our process and equipment, we’re able to offer custom work—collaborating with other makers and artists.
- We’ve got a lot of exciting projects rolling in the background that we can’t talk about just yet, but we can reveal that they include a collaboration series with an incredible 2D artist, a few custom pieces for musicians, and even a new product line that goes beyond the pedalboard crowd."
WEBSITE - mrmojofx.com
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