thanks for all your help Dave.
I feel if this idea for a resolution comes good then ill be super happy, and cos of all the trouble i feel ill keep that amp forever and have a super good bond with it. Soldano where so cool. I spoke about getting EL34's, Orange tolex, and even about what to do with supporting the warranty. we come do an arrangement that wouldnt involve sounds great, as a one-off deal due to my experiences with them. so i really hope it all works from this point on.
but, thanks for your help with giving me some direction and places to go to find stuff out.
im actually going to ask if i can buy an attenuator from sounds great when i go to pick it up... you know... if the plan works out... knock on wood.
haha, no problem. i'm not an expert by a longshot, just don't like seeing people getting ripped off, and just was giving a little advice which worked for me in the past when stuff went wrong. :)
You should do a print screen of this thread and send it to this Gary character and then tell him how many people use this forum, or better still send it to his boss! :) Then apply for his job when the schmuck gets fired!
i'd just be careful about that- i'm not entirely sure what the law says about stuff like that, but we have ridiculously draconian libel laws here, so it's worth being careful. :)