For those of you who need to wire a speaker cabinet properly I give you this chart.

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SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TUBE AMPS

A point to point built amp is one that uses no circuit boards, or tag boards. A non-point to point amp is one where all the resistors and capacitors are mounted in a uniform manner on a board and the tubes, inputs, volume and tone controls (pots) are connected to these components on the board. This type of construction allows easy replacement of capacitors and resistors but in my opinion looses some of the Tone Mojo of a point to point amp (NOTE: a printed circuit board basically acts as another capacitor). Just like the name implies, a point to point built amp has the tubes, inputs, volume, and tone pots connected directly together with the resistors and capacitors. There is true magic in the wiring of a point to point amp chassis. I have always thought that each amp has it's own "Tone Soul". Believe me there are many variables that control the sound of an amp. I believe each amp can sound a bit different as these are hand built one component at a time and the length of each wire, proximity to other components, etc. can all change the tone slightly as well as the values of resistors and capacitors. Each hand-built, point to point amp is as individual as the person playing it.

* The Shorter the signal path the purer the tone

* Solid State works great for Radios

* In the final product the amp is equally or more important than the guitar

* Tone = quality / volume = quantity

* 9 is Fine but 8 is great

* When in doubt lower the voltage

* Bigger is Not Always Better

* Where would we be without Thomas Edison and Leo Fender