MXR backing plates

I was BSing with my fiend's dad while doing some work on her lawnmower. Her dad used to play for a few bands back in the day (Dolly Parton, Dr, Hook, etc) and of course, I had to curve the conversation at some point to music. He showed me his Mk IIc+ short head (originally a MkIIb, but he sent it back complaining about the FX loop and it came back a MkIIc+) and his worn but sweet Les Paul with mini HBs.

Alright, to the point..a few days later he said he was cleaning the basement and wanted me to have a few pedals he wasn't using any more. He hands me original script MXR Dynacomp and Phase 90 pedals and an original grey DOD 250. Freekin' sweet! He even said the compressor was used when he laid tracks on some of Dolly's albums.

Anybody know where I can find some MXR back plates? These are original without velcro on the back, no LEDs to let my dumb-*** know they are on and the MXRs don't have power supply ports. I'd like to find some back plates I could stick velcro to and notch for 9v adapter leads without feeling I just defaced a piece of history. That way I can always swap plates back around and make them exactly as I found them.

That's amazing! Some classic pedals for free with a great story behind them.

I would (being lazy and a cheapskate) just make my own backplates out of 1 or 2mm aluminium or something that's easy to drill/ file. I'd guess you could get some 'proper' Dunlop/ MXR backplates but they're probably needlessly expensive and quite hard to work as they're die-cast, thick alloy.

Have fun with your ace 'new' pedals!

These might fit. Send them an email and ask before ordering to be sure.

http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=1066

Dom

MXR (and some other pedals) are housed in a standard box that you can get at many electronic supply stores. It's sold as a "project enclosure", and I have used many of them over the years.

This looks similar:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/376015826/DIY_Guitar_Effects_Pedal_die_case.html

elvis said:

MXR (and some other pedals) are housed in a standard box that you can get at many electronic supply stores. It's sold as a "project enclosure", and I have used many of them over the years.

This looks similar:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/376015826/DIY_Guitar_Effects_Pedal_die_case.html

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I believe the early MXR pedals used the Hammond 1590B enclosure (approx 2-3/8W X 4-3/8L X 1-1/4H).

Dom

@ Fear,

If your friends father's initials are PS I may have one of his late 70s Boogies. Could you get back to me?
I've been trying to get a good history on it.

Thx