GAPCO: Vintage Pressed Steel Enclosure

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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

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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