Thanks Chris for the support. I'm fully expecting to screw up then throw the parts in the bin, then pick them back out again.
I ordered everything on the parts list and all the extra bits I could think of (enclosure, led, bezel, jacks, nuts for the jacks, switch etc) so I feel pretty confident I won't have anything missing but you never know until crunch time I guess.
I'm at the complete bottom of the learning curve. I went online to learn how to read a schematic and got confused. It'd be nice if someone had a schematic, then had the circuit next to it to display how they interact but whatever, I'll be going to the library to pick up a book on the absolute basics of current and circuitry in the hopes my retardation is short lived.
Anyway, I'm baffling. Thanks for the words man and for taking the time to write them. I kinda felt like I was the annoying kid asking a million questions that I would know if i'd 'paid my dues' or some other such thing, but rest assured I'll be a thorn in your side in the future.
I look forward to tripping up in your company.