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Permalink Reply by Ryan Rose on January 22, 2012 at 3:45pm

Never built an amp, but on my guitars I use brass door pulls. They also come in at least two different colors besides plain brass.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/cbg-010-3?context=user
I've never taken the time to look at a headphone jack, so I don't know how they are secured.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 22, 2012 at 5:49pm

Joe,

 

How thick is your box side? Normally, if the box is a bit thick, people just gouge or drill out enough wood, or use a spade bit, to thin the box, normally on the inside where it won't show, at the points you want to install the jacks. This admittedly can be tough to do a small box. There are also long shank 1/4" jacks available (I assume they exist for 1/8" headphone jacks, too); pretty sure C.B. Gitty carries them.

 

I've also seen people using Gibson circular, and oval recessed Fender mounting plates for the 1/4" input jack. Check eBay, or your local (expensive) Guitar Center, if you have one, for these.

 

Simple Google search revealed these:

 

http://www.bestguitarparts.com/guitar-category/Jack_Plates

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/jackplates_aftgibson.htm

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/parts___hardware.jack___c...

 

 And the grandaddy source (they supply GC with parts):

http://www.allparts.com/Jack-Plates-s/84.htm

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Permalink Reply by bizzaro guitaro on January 22, 2012 at 11:52pm

try drilling a hole big enough for the whole jack it fit through all the way through the box. then add a thinner plate (aluminum,brass, wood etc.) over the big hole you just drilled.drill a hole in the thinner plate for the jack as well as the head phone jack. this is how I do it. try it on a scrap first. see how you like it..

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on January 23, 2012 at 12:39am

I usually use these metal jack plates(mentioned above) , they come in gold, chrome or black, easy to fit, solid as a rock and look great!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-electric-guitar-input-jack-plat...

 

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Permalink Reply by Joe Flaherty - www.cigaramps.com on January 28, 2012 at 7:30am

Thanks everyone- very helpful!

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