The Gates Diplomat was one of the most famous boards in radio history. Perhaps it was the physical design or the massive size with the huge knobs. It sounded great for the time and was one of the first transistorized boards from Gates. Every jock who ever sat behind one of these will always remember the look and feel.
Watch those meters bounce!
Gates Diplomat - 10 channel console
Diplomat
Diplomat 2
Diplomat 3
Diplomat 4
Console cover
Audio installations
After cleaning and painting
The front cleaned and painted
Starting to reassemble
Done
Steve Thomas at WAIL with a Diplomat in 1972
Stereo Executive, 1974
