chillerthanmost wrote:Are you following a schematic? (Hope that's not a dumb question to ask at this point).
Sorry to hear. I know how frustrating working on amps can be. But on that note, I just plugged in my Sound City and worked and sounded excellent. I don't get it. Last night when we finished playing the entire room smelled really strong of this amp. It puts out a scent that I can distinguish in a heartbeat since I've been working on it a ton. And it's usually only me that noticed it but the entire band and even the dj noticed it. It basically hot boxed the room. I didn't know if it was working or not though since we use it on guitar. But, like I said, just plugged in and it sounds and works fine
The only thing I'm getting is a low scent of its heat. I'm guessing the room got overly hot last night and it made it worse? The bias on the tubes is dead on at 70%, so I know it's not over biased, however they get really hot in temperature. Much more than before when it was biasing at 90% (original problem I had). So, I gotta look into that

Yeah, I am, but I'm schematic illiterate. I thought I had it figured before, turns out I didn't.
To be honest I'm a dope, 'cause I thought it'd be as easy as mapping out where the existing stuff was and replacing it. Which for the most part it was, and that's the stuff I can handle, but I didn't have the foresight to account for the changeover between the new and old caps, and what happens to the stuff that's hooked up to that extra pole.
Total steep learning curve for me, who is not too science-like (beyond a VERY basic understanding of hard/physical sciences or of outside of human sciences).
That thing with your amp sounds very strange indeed.