Charlie's P1-Extreme Build

A first build project.

The parts arrive and I sort them based on the layout and schematic. I ordered the P1-Extreme kit with the chassis pre-punch option and the eyelet board.

The parts have arrived from Doberman

and are sorted.

High quality Kit

Parts are sorted and labeled

Next I test fit everything on the eyelet board. I used the current P1-Extreme layout and schematic from ax84.com.

I "dry mount" the components on the eyelet board.

Then I solder the components and leads to the eyelet board

Now I mount the board and solder all the chassis connections.

Here is the bottom of the finished chassis

And the front.

After tracing the schematic and layout a couple of times to make sure I tested the amp with a home stereo speaker. This worked and I hadn't recieved my "Copperhead" yet so I sat the amp on top of my Fender Frontman 25R and jumped the speaker. WOW what a beautiful sound!

Is this what they mean by "Hybrid" amp?

Now my poor woodworking skills come into play

Here is the empty cabinet front and back.

And here is the speaker and chassis installed. Notice that the knobs and switches are wrong side up. Because I built a combo I should have put them the other way but did not realize this till I mounted the chassis. The speaker is 10 inch but I made the combo big enough to hold bigger speakers later.

Here is the front and back with mounted components

Here is the new amp next to my Frontman 25R

Now on to the Tolex

I ordered tolex and hardware from Ampwares at a very reasonable price.
Here the tolex is applied to the outside of the cabinet using Weldwood non-flammable formula.

Here is how I got the corners cut.

Here I have the hardware installed.

Next comes the grill cloth.

Then I mount the chassis.

And here is two views of the back.

All I have left to do is a faceplate. I work with some graphics artist and have access to a Roland plotter which can cut sign vinyl. I am going to get it reverse printed on vinyl then stick it to the back of some thin lexan. Then I'll paint the back of the lexan and have custom face plate on the cheap.

Ok now the simple faceplate.

I have a brother label making machine. I used a clear tape and printed it in mirror and stuck it to the back of some acrylic plastic. Turning it over shows the print correctly.

And then I painted it from the back.

I know it's not as nice as a lot of the face plates I've seen but the plastic cost $3.98 and the paint was $3.99. Plus the camera flash brings out the edges of the tape. They are not so noticeable just looking at it. Next I install my reverb and the face plate and I have a completed amp!