Those looks great! AmplifyFun does those faceplates in several colors as well. I highly recommend reaching out to him.
That dremeling looks like a ton of work but it’s definitely given you unique branding and stands out. Maybe sometime soon we could get together and chat. Would be interested...
Oh shit, Blackhawk! Love your stuff. Matt Oien and I are pals. AmplifyFun is in Portland btw and I’m across the river in Vancouver doing SpookyVibesFX.
I have @amplifyfun do all of my printing and drilling now and have never looked back. INFINITELY easier and better for me. You can search out posts I’ve made about it on here I think or reach out to Spencer directly via instagram @amplifyfun or his website https://amplifyfun.com/.
I'm a big Walrus Audio guy and I just LOVE the Julia. I like being able to get a slight lo-fi warble kind of feel from my chorus, and it does it beautifully.
For some reason, I really enjoy going through iterations while getting my own work stuff setup. It sucks that it never feels complete, but it's nice to learn and adapt and continue to grow in a tangible way.
There are some DIY IR loader products out there like this one: https://amt-sales.com/cabsim/amt-pangaea-cp16a/
More info: https://amtelectronics.com/new/manuals/AMT-Pangaea-CP-16A-06F22-ENG.pdf
Or this one: https://www.st-rock.com/ampir/ (I've reached out to this company before and received no...
I have built one and they are pretty neat. I have yet to find a cab simulator that functions as well as an IR (especially for high gain), but they the UniCab is the best otherwise.
I'd say having levels would be great. Like a beginner level could cover something like the Ionizer, intermediate could be something like a Rat (Muroidea), then advanced could be something more complex like the Plumes or something.