Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The cost of a build. And waiting...

...for parts. According to USPS, I have two packages set for delivery today and tomorrow. Lots of goodies for this (and upcoming) builds. I also found a drilled Red 1590B enclosure on eBay that will be a perfect match, but that won't be here until next week.

Tony (the guitarist I am building this for) - asked if I could get graphics onto the enclosure - like a decal or lettering. I've worked with waterslide decals before, so I need to order some inkjet decal paper and get to Photoshopping. I also pestered him for his choice in knobs so I can get those ordered (hopefully from the same place...), but those are the last bits I need for the build.

So, until everything I need arrives (AND I have time to solder and assemble...) - no build progress yesterday. However - I did add up the running cost of parts and stuff for this build so far.

Taking into effect bulk parts pricing, average shipping costs (including multiple shipments from multiple retailers)  - the total cost in components SO FAR comes to...(drum roll please)...$25.70!!! Tack on another 3-5 bucks for knobs and the waterslide decal paper, and we'll bump it to an even $30.

Compare that to the cost of what a used Lovepedal Fuzzmaster is going for on Reverb...

Unfortunately, mine won't come with the awesome cardboard box....





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