Tuesday, July 21, 2015

DIY: Free Sewing Pattern for Marshall DSL40C Padded Amp Cover

It's finished! Available to download free of charge.


There will be a permalink for this pattern found in the menu under "Culver Design Patterns".





Link to Entire Amp Cover Drive Folder (Includes additional photos)

It was a genuine pain in the ass, but it's done! You can now sew your own custom padded cover for the Marshall DSL40C Valve Amp, for just the cost of supplies (and your time). I've created a downloadable pattern .pdf, along with sewing and printing instructions for the enterprising guitarist. This project would be suitable for a novice with some basic sewing experience, or you can hire a seamstress to create it for you (or ask a generous friend). I created this with my fellow cash-strapped guitarists in mind, so I hope it helps someone.

The one shown here is pretty plain, though you could easily make it personal through fabric choice, piping, or fabric painting. It's up to you. This pattern includes a handle opening, so the amp can be moved while still covered. It has ease in back to permit power and adapters to remain in their jacks with the cover on.

Note: Cover Sewing Pattern is about .5" longer than my prototype version here, so it almost touches table surface and hides the feet.

Here's the printing instruction copy:
To print full sized pattern using a .pdf file:

-Download copy of file onto your computer (don't print directly from Google Drive)
-Open in Acrobat/.pdf viewer
-select "Print"
-Very Important! Under "Page Sizing and Handling", select "ACTUAL SIZE" (no scaling)
-Under "Page Sizing and Handling", select "POSTER"
-Make sure you have a good amount of paper loaded into printer.
-Before proceeding, print the page with the 1" test square alone on to ensure it will print the correct size.
-Now select "PRINT"

To Assemble Printed Pattern

*You will need: Scotch tape, scissors
-Line up pages one by one, tape them until you have a row. Work one row at a time, being careful to line up pattern's outlines.
-Tape your rows together one at a time until a complete pattern is created.
-Cut out your pattern and pin to fabric. You're now ready to cut out your fabric.

If you get stuck, you have the option to send me questions via twitter @Culver_Design. Wish I could leave comments open but the amount of spam is absurd.

The Legal stuff:
Free to share with credit given to original author. Restricted to personal use.
Not for commercial use or commercial fabrication.
Culver Design patterns are copyright of Jeanette Culver and have Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons License. For definition of this license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Maddy hairin' up my gear.



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