smudge

I think sometimes you just have to have a go.... It can always be removed and another finish put on if it all goes wrong. The trick to this is burying the "glitter" deep enough under the clear finish.

Ended up doing my own finish for the same reason as yourself.... cant get the job done by a pro locally.

Tried to get a replacement front plate for my 80s AH350x Trace Elliot amp as mine was trashed. I have found one for the GP7 and 12 (GB Audio) but non for GP11. Tried a few print shops to make one on a vinyl background, no one wanted to know... so, self help seemed the only option. I have re-created a template that can be used. You need the original metal backing plate, clear acetate, double sided tape and self adhesive printable white vinyl (i used matte)... and a shed load of patience! The acetate replaces the gray plastic template which is on top of the metal backing plate... if yours is good and just the graphics are damaged then that can be used... it is held in place with double sided tape. Mine was tattered and pretty much useless. If you replace the plastic template, use a fine soldering iron tip to cut the holes required and graphic slider slots once affixed to the back plate(don't cut out where the Increase gain/Decrease gain/OK and the two IN windows for the graphic and pre-shape buttons are, also the window for the main Trace Elliot logo (this is back lit, and also the over heat warning symbol). Open the .svg file in Inkscape.. a free program or compatible software. I have left the file unlocked so if you need to, you can select the image, ungroup and tweak if you want to. The .PNG images are for reference and will not print at the correct size... you need to print from the .SVG which is scaled correctly. Print out the template using photo paper and high settings on your printer onto the vinyl sheets (some printers will produce different results with different paper types, make sure you choose the correct side of the paper, unlike dumb donkey here)... i also used a DPI of 350, but i have set the .svg to 600dpi if you want to use that. I have included two options, A4 or , if you have access to a bigger format printer you can choose the whole graphic. The real challenge comes when lining the print up with the holes... i used a magnifying light turned upside down so i could match them up.. the vinyl can be moved several times, after 24 hours the adhesive starts to cure. Trying to join the two pieces together at the seam is difficult... however, patience and bad language will get you there. Once on... and bubble free, cut the holes again through the printed vinyl using the soldering iron, i then sealed the graphic with varnish/lacquer, you can do this before applying, but depending on what you seal it with depends on how it can be handled. I have tweaked the position of the "stage output" volume indicator on the .svg so that it lines up with the hole better, you can see it is slightly off on try number 1. Sorry about the bad photos... the streaks are the varnish drying in one picture, and i have used my original fittings to show how it should look one completed. I hope this helps someone who may need to refurbish a GP11. trace elliot gp11.svg

Hi Do you have any of these left at all?.... been a while since you posted this topic. Thanks.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1433930762' post='2795112'] Love that blue one Smudge---is it a custom paintjob? [/quote] Thank you!... not to everyone's taste i'm sure. Both are... i had always promised myself that i would have one or two custom painted basses, these were done by a guy in Plymouth called "the Big Nosed Dragon"... Chris when he isn't at work :-) I like them...

[attachment=193990:DSCF0960.JPG] [attachment=193991:DSCF0939.JPG] Hundreds of gigs done with these... all have flat wounds and give me any tone i want, consistently... i have tried everything from Alembic, Wal and Ric to every Fender you can buy and most things inbetween... my Yamahas just feel and sound great....... the right tool for the right job as far as i am concerned. For me, Yamaha put as much into their cheaper (money wise) basses as they do their higher priced ones. I don't need anything else....

The bass whisperer did something along those lines quite a few years ago... with very surprising results. Take into account the strings on his own basses compared to the stock ones on the others. I would certainly be interested in hearing about the results you find. Do you intend to record them then put the sound clips up for us to guess? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U

There is... underneath the Trace Elliot logo there is a blank space... this is where the thermal overload indicator shows... if you look carefully you may just be able to see the graphic, i can't remember what it looks like though. It only happened to my AH350X once in about 1989, the fan was filthy, after a clean it never happened again. The amp is designed to stop when it gets to hot... once it cools down, as you say it carries on.

Thanks very much... your help is much appreciated. i have now just ordered one.

The bearings seem to have gone in my Peavey T-Max fan.... Can someone suggest a replacement part as the original has been discontinued. 2 wire connection. Thanks [attachment=126623:T-Max Fan 1.jpg]

No hesitation in dealing with Matt again in the future.... a genuine nice guy.