GA-40t recap started-?'s

[rafe]

I have a lot of known good 6v6 tubes, so I swapped in two to rule them out. I did find and swap out a noisy pre-amp tube. I am going to try to button up this amp today. I will put in the speaker (10watt you were correct, I wish I had checked. ) after I do and run it low if at all until I get the original one re-done. Then it's on to the GA-50T

[rafe]

Just ran it at wall voltage , very slight hum and have to chase down a crackle in the two connections I reflowed ........Overall *Holy Shit*, 0n 3" it's pretty loud and clean after that it's too loud for bedroom use, still clean and bright (full treble) I can dial that way back to (bassy) Tele has a detent where it's by passing the guitar tonestack. I mostly use it there. This amp breaks up superbly and is a lot louder than I expected I am going to sort it out and put it back in its cabinet. I am going to put a speaker jack on it and run it through an 8 ohm cabinet I have until I decide wht speaker I am going to use. This amp appears to be an effen treasure!

[bmccowan]

Congratulations! I'm sure you will get the minor bugs worked out. I chuckle on the louder than expected comment, as I always have that same experience. I was just playing my Little Wing Mini Bassman - nothing mini about that amp. I think those early Gibsons have some of the sweetest tones. In addition to my early GA-40 I have a GA-25 from the same era. Like your GA-50 it has two different size speakers. Cabinet is beat to Hell, but damn it sounds good.

[rafe]

No more questions .....Put the ES-335 through it, No hum, no crackle or sizzle ....Just tone ......Tele too. Makes Me wish I still had my late 50's P-90 les paul ....I may have to get a re-issue because, I'm sure this amp and  P-90's would be "The Holy Grail."

[bmccowan]

Nice I do not have a P90 Les Paul, but I have a weird Squire Tele Custom with P90s and a Guild hollow body Capri with P90s. Both sound great with my old Gibson amps.

[rafe]

I'm going to put the chassis back in and hook it to the p12n and use it at low volume . I'm shipping the P12Q off to millersound for a re-cone. I have been studying            (looking over) the GA-50T schematic and it appears to be a strange bird in some respects, that I can't quite get my neurons onI'll post when I get this one buttoned up and get the chassis out of the GA-50T...........