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I hardly remember my first amp. It was black and green with linear equalizer pots but I totally forgot the brand. It was good enough to learn how to play guitar on my first Aria Pro II (red and black Strat-like) but I ended up selling both because they didn’t pass the gigs test. I replaced the guitar with another Aria Pro II, the TA-60 and later on with the Samick SCM-1B when things got serious. Regarding the amp, I set my sights on the Marshall Valvestate 8240 Stereo Chorus which was working very well with my “pedalboard” (CryBaby and Korg A4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were in 1993. Since then, you can imagine the amp aged a lot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t count the times I carried this amp from smoky rehearsal rooms to my place, friends places, bars, shows and festivals stages. To finish with, my cat puked on it (several times) and so did he on my PODxt live years later… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why I decided to give this amp a “little” refresh and why not start a complete makeover with on my todo-list:
\u2022 Ivory tolex
\u2022 Brushed silver face plate
\u2022 Silver pot buttons
\u2022 Black power switch
\u2022 Grey grill cloth
\u2022 Side handles<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here is an idea of what I aimed at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I received the Marshall silver buttons (from the Jubilee series):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I started the disassembly of the beast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also started drawing the new plate with respect to the old one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the meantime, the side handles arrived:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Handles set!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I finished the design of the new plate and printed it out 1:1 to verify everything matches fine on the amp face:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the paper-faceplate simulation went fine, I was able to send the file to the custom shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I removed the grill cloth and the staples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I removed the 25+ years accumulated dust with a light paintbrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also received the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n