Oh, that'd be an OK way to get a signal in and I've done it. I did build up that ENGLish one. It's somewhere in my boxes of things. It's still not a proper signal chain and leaves me wanting on some level. There's also some weird grounding issues in the house I'm in right now. I can't seem to shake it no matter what I do or plug into. ground lifts, filter capacitor banks, turn off every appliance in the house except for an amp... nothing. It's this intermittent spike in the 2K range with about a 24db slope either side. Annoying to say the least. It's not so noticeable if all the gain is digital. But, boomy room and wall shared with the neighbors kind of trumps everything else. I kinda put those little mini boards to rest. I do still have some trannies for some kind of KT88 build, but can't really decide what to pull the trigger on/busy with life. There's no time like the present. Except later. Later's good, too. ;)
Sucks those projects are leaving though. I knew you were especially proud of the Mesa build. Hope they fetch a good price and land in good environments like they should.