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http://s1289.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... 0/library/Here's some pix of my 2nd attempt at reviving a classic amp. From what I can tell it is similar to an old Champ. I got it about 15 yrs ago with a busted chassis and speaker. My stepdad and I created the monsterously heavy MDF black cab pictured in the album and I put a Jensen C10r ceramic speaker in it. Well it sounded like crap and I was gonna get rid of it, then he passed away & I had to keep it for sentimental reasons. It sat in the closet and moved with me around the country, all this time, never being played until this past summer. I decided if I'm keeping it forever, I should make it playable! Thank goodness for the fine folks sharing info in forums like this or part 2 would have been a disaster as well. So I replaced the filter cap w/ Spragues, removed the death cap, added a Mercury Magnetic output transformer, built a lighter birch plywood cab, finished it and added a grounded jack for removable 3 prong cord. Somehow I managed to tear the speaker (Im guessing one of my kids helped). This turned out to be a blessing because I believe the Weber Alnico I then had to buy was the single most helpful addition. Now it sounds fantastic- even better than it did in 67 if I had to guess. I also experimented w/ different tubes- big shocker, the original RCAs sound best, with the EH a close 2nd, & JJs not bad either.