I purchased a sheet of ¼ oak plywood, a pack of blades for my scroll saw, and some brass hardware for the amp build. I liberated some brown grill cloth from a pair of speakers sitting in the basement. I’ve started the layout to reinforce the radio case and mount the speaker. I also ebayed a set of jewel lamps, unfortunately I couldn’t find the vintage purple pilot light I had in the archives. I’m sure it will turn up as soon as the new ones arrive.

I’m very excited about creating the control plate for the amp. I posted on the telecaster.com forums and shared a site showing how to etch brass. I think a tarnished brass control plate will a custom etched graphic will be a perfect fit for the amp! Links here and here

I’m on my second can of krylon on the tele body and I’m getting ready to apply the headstock decal and start shooting clear coat on the neck.

Here’s a 10 minute 3D model of the amp mod: