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Gibson GA-CB
Started this discussion. Last reply by Terry Dobbs Dec 16, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Checking to see if anyone has the Jensen frequency control circuit info for the Gibson GA-CB, or Custom Built. For seemingly proprietary reasons, this part of the schematic is shown as a rectangle;…Continue
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Terry Dobbs replied to David Jones's discussion Gibson GA-CB"Hi David and sorry I can't help out much on this one....Best of luck, Terry"
David Jones posted a status"I didn't post this Gibson query to offend the lovely Valco quality of this awesome website!"
David Jones posted a discussionGibson GA-CB
Checking to see if anyone has the Jensen frequency control circuit info for the Gibson GA-CB, or Custom Built. For seemingly proprietary reasons, this part of the schematic is shown as a rectangle; all details of this simple 4-way rotary switch are hidden. If this info can be found, a GA-CB can be restored by Rob at Buffalo Amps. Thanks all. See More
David Jones left a comment for Terry Dobbs"Terry,
Thank you so much for your help! I will employ all suggestions. I'm blessed to be able to ask you for help, and I learn something from you every time I get in a jam. In the end, I hope I can tell you the one thing…"
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frt Tim's Hook
"Dan,
There are a few live videos by Tad Robinson on YouTube that feature him playing harp through the amp I built for him. There are probably even more now than I realize, but I haven't posted any of my own yet. Maybe The Complete Unknowns have…"
David Jones commented on David Jones's photofrt Tim's Hook
"Thanks, Art. My customer decided on the look he wanted and even bought the materials. I just had to figure out how to make it work! I guess it did..."
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- Do you own a Valco amp? If so, what model(s)?
- Terry Dobb's old '58 Supro (1624T?), Gretsch 6152 Compact (probably Terry's!), Harmony H-410A ( Terry's?), 1955 Supro (like TV Princeton)
- What is your favorite guitar?
- whichever Les Paul I'm holding
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- At 12:49pm on May 3, 2011,
Dan Burke said… - Welcome to the site! Hey man, did you make these amps?!!
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History of Valco
The Valco company has its roots in the National String Instrument Corporation, which was founded in 1927. The company is famous as the first manufacturer of resonator guitars, which were hugely popular in blues and (a bit later) bluegrass music. National merged with the Dobro company, another maker of resonator guitars, around 1932 to form the National Dobro Corporation. The company began producing electric instruments in the 1930s that included electric guitars, lap steels, mandolins and amplifiers. These pre-war electric instruments are fairly rare today, though the lap steels pop up with some regularity. The archtop bodies for the guitars were sourced from Regal and then from Kay, but the electronics were developed and manufactured by National-Dobro. The Supro brand name was introduced in the mid-‘30s for cheaper electric instruments. Read More >
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