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It’s pretty cool, but I don’t know if it’s worth $100. I’m wanting to make a close-to-original TB, so this is pretty much the best looking option I’ve come across.
I bought a bunch of the gapco rotosound-style enclosures a couple years ago. Still haven't used one though. They ended up being like $11 each or something which doesn't seem like a big deal now
 
I bought a bunch of the gapco rotosound-style enclosures a couple years ago. Still haven't used one though. They ended up being like $11 each or something which doesn't seem like a big deal now
Are those the pressed metal type? They looked pretty nice. Here’s the link to this one:

 
Are those the pressed metal type? They looked pretty nice. Here’s the link to this one:

Yeah they're the one you're thinking of
 
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Fuck ya! Thanks man. According to Spotify, last year I listened to the song “willin’” more times than 99.999% of the people who listened that song. Also I listened to more At The Gates than 99.999%.
 
Are those the pressed metal type? They looked pretty nice. Here’s the link to this one:

I dug one out just for ref 1000000858.jpg
 
What's the deal with the colored LEDs and GPCB builds? How do they work?

1st, and absolutely 1st, make sure your bi-colored LEDs are common ANODE. The V6 doc is old and has better info about those than Barry's newer build docs. The LEDs are Red in Bypass and Green when effects is on (or whatever color combo bi-colored LED you have). I have always just used regular LEDs for his builds. Just make sure you pick the right cathode because if you choose the wrong one, your LED will be on during bypass and off when effects is engaged........not like I would know or anything.

COLOUR-COMBOs:
There are a number of different colour-options to bi-colour LEDs, beyond just red & green.

I've got some

- Blue and green

- White and (I forget what other colour)

- Amber & red...

- A few other colour-combos — I'd have to look through my stash.


I have both common-anode AND common-cathode, just-in-case and indeed came across a build that required common cathode.
In fact, I find common-cathode more common than common-anode, once you step outside of the GPCB-realm.


USAGE:
At first I liked the idea of having red for bypass (shows the pedal is powered on your board) and green/blue/amber/whatever for showing the pedal is engaged. However, since most every LED-equipped pedal on the planet just lights up when it's engaged (and most often a red LED at that), it could get confusing when mixing commercial-pedals with bi-colour-LED-equipped DIY-builds. So I've abandoned this concept for...



...Where the GPCB Bi-Colour LED switcheroonikis come in handy is for builds with dual channels or dual features...

For instance:
- you build a tremolo pedal and want fast and slow repeats, so you rig up a 2knobjob for fast (green) and slow (amber) speeds.
- you rig up a 2-gain-level distortion and have blue (low-gain) and red (high-gain)
- An order-switcher that lights up green for normal order, and blue for when the second effect comes first (sometimes you can't see a toggle position at your feet on a dark stage or if you have bad eyesight...)
- ETC... use your imagination





I've still yet to find an amber/pink bicolour common-anode super-bright...
 
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