"Joe, the plates arrived today and they look great. Very neat and precisely on spec. Thanks again for providing a terrific service." —Tom

"Joe, I just got the nameplate and faceplate today. They look great! Thanks so much. Can't wait to go home and attach them to the amp." —Mason

"Just got the order – everything looks great!  I’ll be ordering again soon."—Dave

"Got the faceplates today. They are BEAUTIFUL. Thanks!" —Tracy


Faceplates

Your amp's faceplate is the first thing people examine when they are determining the professionalism of your build. Don't spend hundreds of dollars on caps and NOS tubes only to have a fellow builder, player, or potential customer dismiss your amp as junk due to a shoddy faceplate.

Amplates will work with you every step of the way through the design process to help you craft a professional looking faceplate that will reflect the thought and care you put into every phase of building your amp.

To see examples of our work in action check out the guitar amp faceplate gallery here.

All you have to give us to get started are the dimensions of the plates and the hole placement and sizes. We'll take it from there and begin the design process. You'll receive pdfs of your plates to approve, and only after you are 100 percent satisfied with the design will the plates be engraved. We don't charge by the hour for design, so you can take all the time you need to really get the amplate perfect.

Please note: We do not make exact replica or replacement faceplates that use registered trademarks owned by other companies. This means we cannot make a faceplate that says "Mesa Boogie," "Marshall," "Fender," "Dumble," etc.

How to measure your chassis for a faceplate:

Measure your chassis holes from the left and bottom of the plate to the center of the holes. Do not use fractions (e.g. 3/4 for .75), and do not measure from hole to hole. We can accept measurements in decimal Imperial notation or Metric. For an example of how to do it, check out the easy to follow diagram below:



And speaking of cost, here's how we price our products:

All design work is completed free of charge.

Every order processed is subject to a flat $25 setup fee. Note that this charge is PER ORDER, not per plate.

Shipping/handling is a flat $12 for U.S. addresses, and $38 for foreign. Again, this is a PER ORDER charge. (Maximum 4 faceplate designs and one logo plate design per order.)

The price of the plates themselves depends on the size and material used. You can calculate your plate price by using the following formula:

Plate length (inches) X Plate height (inches) X Material cost (see chart below) = Plate cost
For example, a 16" X 2" black/white plastic faceplate would cost the following amount:

Setup: $25
Plate engraving: 16" X 2" X $1.00 = $32
Shipping: $12
TOTAL FOR THIS ORDER: $69

If you wanted to add a backplate to the above order, you'd simply add the cost of another plate to the total. The design and shipping fees would not be any more.

Here is the chart of stocked materials. We can do other materials, too, but there is a $25 special order fee for those. (Call us at 202-492-3237 for more information on non-stocked materials.) Please note that we can only accept payment via PayPal (PayPal account or credit card).

PLASTIC ($1.00/sq. inch)

Max. size: 24" long

METALS ($1.25/sq. inch)

Max. size: 24" long

Alumamark max. size: 20" long

Finish/Engraves to Finish/Engraves to
White/black Matte black anodized alum./silver
Black/white Gloss black anodized alum./silver
Yellow/black Gloss black alum./brass
Green/white Satin gold alumamark/black*
Red/white Satin silver alumamark/black*
Matte black/silver (grey) *Alumamark is $1.35/square inch
Brushed silver/black
Brushed gold/black
Matte brown/white
PLEXI-STYLE REVERSE ENGRAVED
(SMOOTH FRONT) ($1.15/square inch)

Max. size: 24" long

Finish/Engraves to
Gloss black/clear
Matte black/clear
Matte smooth gold/clear
Gloss smooth gold/clear
Matte smooth silver/clear
Plastic and plexi materials are .0625" thick; anodized aluminum is .040" thick; gloss aluminum and alumamark materials are .020" thick
NOTE: Sized holes in metals are $0.35/hole; pilot holes are free; all holes in plastic, sized or not, are free.