Backstar head has a new life

[okguitarman]

Gutted chassis built AX84 P1 and give head a facelift!
I'm addicted next change the old auction amp to a 5E3

[sluckey]

Very tidy. Gorgeous quilt!

[okguitarman]

Thank you it is my first board build now I need info on Labeling.

[kagliostro]

WOW, very nice

Franco

[DummyLoad]

for front and/or rear panels, these guys exceed expectations.

http://www.cam-expert.com/

--pete

[okguitarman]

What would it cost to have one made? Ballpark
Thanks for the link

[pompeiisneaks]

Pete,

i'd like to know too, as I've got to create one for this Vox I'm building.

~Phil

[DummyLoad]

around $45 to $60 per side. depends on the plate size, color/plating, thickness, material, hole quantity, and the number of characters.

ex. the front panel on a custom single channel amp 19" wide x 2.5" .5mm thick was $45 for black anodized with white lettering. for the rear plate i used natural aluminum with alodine plating with black lettering was $61. they were $30.00 less than front-panel express and used the fonts i wanted, not some canned, ugly font. i submitted dxf format generated from visio. if your measurements are dead on, the plates are dead on. the chassis i used was CNC machined. 

submit a drawing and they'll quote usually in less than 24hrs.

--pete

[okguitarman]

Thank you again!

[Paul1453]

I know that it is not up to Boutique Style quality that many here strive for but,

There are a number of Youtube videos showing how to use your laser printer and Avery sheets to make Fender and other style stick on labels.

It's not the same as nicely engraved pot labels, but for us tightwads it looks a whole lot better than a Sharpie marker scribble.   

[okguitarman]

Thank you Ill look at every thing offered I'm not rich ether Might hand paint it on.
45 bucks isn't that bad.

[eleventeen]

Just a suggestion originating in cheapness: Maybe you could get a local signshop to engrave your legends on black-white-white plastic (or some other surface color) the type you see with peoples' names on office doors. The trick would be selecting a font where the legends ended up nicely centered under the knobs. Such a strip could either be a very narrow, say 5/8" wide thing, or, it could cover the entire visible part of the chassis and you would have to move the chassis mounting towards the rear of the amp by 3/32" and drill the thing out for every jack and pot mount. Kind of a PITA. Just an idea.