Another Les Paul Jr build- bypass cap question

[yorgle]

This is my second LP Jr build and first time building a cabinet from scratch.  Here's the progress so far.

I inadvertently didn't install a the bypass cap on the 6v6, but the amp sounds great nonetheless.  So the question is, do I need it? 

[shooter]

use gator clips and add one, start at 25uF, maybe up to 100uf, play enough to decide.  I land happy at 47uF most of the time

[yorgle]

Wow, adding in the bypass cap really does make a difference-- much louder and brighter!  The only caps I have left after this build are 10uf, 22uf and 100uf and of the those, the 100uf sounds the best, so I'll stick with that until I have an excuse to order some more parts.  Unfortunately, the boost also amplified what was previously a barely noticeable 60hz buzz to a level that is now annoying, so I've got some buzz hunting to do before getting back to the cabinet work. 

[SILVERGUN]

So the question is, do I need it?

Only if you need the amp to be louder and brighter

[shooter]

does make a difference-- much louder

the "louder" part for me seems "fuller" more so than louder, but I'm old and can't hear 

[SILVERGUN]

does make a difference-- much louder

the "louder" part for me seems "fuller" more so than louder, but I'm old and can't hear 

Well, there would be increased dbees, which in turn pushes the speaker harder, which in turn could be interpreted as "fuller"


And all of this does rely on those holes in the sides of your head, sooooooo 

[shooter]

yes, wasabi there are more DB's, but they "appear" to cover a fuller frequency spectrum - un-confirmed by scope or science   

[SILVERGUN]

un-confirmed by scope or science   

I agree

[yorgle]

Well, "louder" in this case has been scientifically measured because my nearly-deaf old dog now sleeps further away from the amp-- a full 2 feet or so further away than with my previous LP build-- but that's nowhere near the distance he clears when I crank up the GA-20.