Month: February 2024
VOX: Vox AC4 C1-12 Guitar Amplifier
I picked up a Vox AC4C1with a 12″ speaker recently, as it was selling really cheap second-hand, and it looked like it was straight out of the box. I have a sneaking suspicion that the previous owner hated it – he seemed glad to be rid of it. Note: comments below relate to the stock … Read more
GAPCO: Vintage Pressed Steel Enclosure
I’m sure we’re all familiar with these enclosures from GapCo, just jotting down some notes for myself, as I found a drawing with dimensions (sorry Reverb seller). GAPCO VINTAGE ENCLOSURE Plain unfinished steel, arrives lightly oiled, may have light rust (will need a very good clean) Holes for pots are 6mm, which suits 16mm … Read more
Dharma Sound / Colorsound Distorter
Here is a forgotten oldie that has been requested ever since Colorsound released a small run of replicas in the fall of 2023. Dharma Sound was a small operation builder from Kent, OK, active in the 70s. The circuit design is pretty interesting; first a BJT input buffer. Then the signal is split into two … Read more
Free the Tone IF-1D Iron Forest Distortion
Schematic is aviable HERE. As with String Slinger, a true bypass mod has been made for this layout.
Free the Tone SS-V1 String Slinger
Schematic is aviable HERE. Modified for true bypass since most people in here seem to prefer it over buffered bypass.