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Amp. front panel design.

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Hi all.

I've recently finished building a Fender Champ clone, and need to have someone design and manufacture a front panel for me. Is there anybody here who does this sort of thing please, or point me in the direction of somebody who does ? Thank you.

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I know a few people have got them made thru Sandy at https://www.emblems.co.nz/ I think he's even a forum member???
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Thanks for that info. Jeremy.

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https://www.ponoko.com

I have used these guys fro perspex stencils, but they could do panels and pickguards also
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Fender Chomp :lol:

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And it's $110 without NZ shipping.

No thanks.

The design part of the faceplate is easy. It's the manufacture you'll need to look into. I wonder if the guys linked above can supply a template or any word of on a file type, colour space etc.

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Snarblinge wrote:https://www.ponoko.com

I have used these guys fro perspex stencils, but they could do panels and pickguards also
Thanks Snarblinge. It didn't look all that easy to do.

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Thanks for the heads-up Mike. My chassis dimensions are quite different to the real article.

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Dr. DeSoto wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up Mike. My chassis dimensions are quite different to the real article.
Can you post a pic of your amp, especially the control plate. I sell a range of Blackface Decals including a "Vibro Champ-Amp" - these are lettering decals that go on the "no-logo" Mojo face-plates that come in many kits. Might work on your face-plate to at least "name" the amp. Here's a PR I built with one of my decals attached :)
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Thank you to all who have responded to my post.

I have in mind something like this, which I did years ago ............... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMrWR6UQY_Q

I want somebody to design something similar for me. I know that it can be done on a computer but I have neither the skills nor software necessary.

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Dr. DeSoto wrote:Thank you to all who have responded to my post.

I have in mind something like this, which I did years ago ............... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMrWR6UQY_Q

I want somebody to design something similar for me. I know that it can be done on a computer but I have neither the skills nor software necessary.
I have recently done just that for a small head, see page 5: https://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtop ... 7&start=60

There is free software around that you can use (ie, Inkscape) but, yes , there is a bit of a learning curve. Even if you know how to use the software, the process of creating the front panel layout is quite time consuming.

Do a sketch first with pencil so you can show how you see the panel layout.
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