As promised...

...a picture of the crap on my desk! Actually, it's a smattering of capacitors, resistors, knobs and tube sockets that will form my replica Champ Amp (5F1 for those wondering).



See schematics here.

The goal is to make it look nice as well as sound nice. That way if it is the only one I ever build, it won't be an eyesore. I'm thinking a really dark stain on the wood with either polished aluminum or perforated stainless steel (that stuff can be spendy, though). Check this out for an idea on the look I'm going for.