From that point on, I wondered if there were more. Turns out, no, this was just a one-off. Any of you who has seen the ones from Audio Parasites (different company) or the long discontinued one from Dick Malibu knows that this one is neither of those.
Anyhow, I nudged him a few times over the years and finally straight up asked him if he’d be willing to do another run for a group buy. Even though he no longer owns this unit, he kept his design files and was open to it!
So he got back to me with a quote. Here are the details:
-Approximately $180 AUD (he’s in Australia)
-CNC cut black anodized aluminum faceplate, the holes will match up perfectly
-The holes will not be countersunk. He has some “lovely black machine screws for the purpose.”
And to be clear this is NOT going to come with:
-the custom knobs pictured above (the level, volume, and p-lock knobs in the picture are Dave Smith knobs and he is unable to do the big E main sound encoder wheel again)
-the white screen which is not easily DIY’d and is apparently a real “prick of a job” that takes a long time to unsolder. Only for an electronics person!
If you are interested, please DM me! We’re a ways off from the group buy actually happening so I’m just gathering interest for now.
Correct! This faceplate is by neither. The maker and I are in an IG DM conversation right now. I offered to him to be the go-between so he doesn’t get bogged down with the group buy logistics until things are actually moving (people are interested, committing to buy, working out shipping). Feel free to ask any questions, I’ll forward them along!
not for me specifically, but something yourself or others might want to know is if the thickness or gauge of the sheet used is the same as the factory faceplate. also whether or not the color is primer then paint and silk screen lettering, or powder coat then silk screen, some combination of them. nice looking design.
also some of the mkI folks might wonder if he only drafted plans for mkII’s or if there’s also a file for the 3 LED mkI with the slightly different spacing.
“Anodised aluminium, 3mm thick, laser etched. This is a very durable finish and the etching is as tough as it gets because it is essentially burnt into the faceplate.”
I suppose it’s possible (and that would look sick) but I think he’s trying to keep this as simple as possible as I was the one who kept pestering until I got him to even consider it. Let’s say no to any one-off variations or substitutions for now, even though that would be an easy one. I’ll update you if he would be willing to do that one.
Sorry I don’t understand. I didn’t make something particular with screews.
This is an MKII faceplate on an MKI. I wanted to modify Classic/Extented button but I fucked it with glue. Replaced with scale button. I’ll see if I can replace or repair it later…
Would you be open to making another one of these faceplates?
Shortly after this thread, after seeing that this group buy never quite got off the ground, I DM’ed my guy on IG and told him it was off and thanked him for the time. Too bad it didn’t work out, but then again, that makes that one-off all the more rare and special.
