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@rooster you nailed it. Thank you. I assumed this resistor was a screen grid. It's just a dropping resistor in the DC power supply filtering network. There are no dedicated screen grid resistors and the layout will make it difficult to add. My conclusion is the resistor is supposed to be 10K and has...

@rooster maybe I'm misunderstanding but looking at Rob Robinette's schematic for a a tweed 5E3, I don't see any screen grid resistors: https://robrobinette.com/How_The_5E3_Deluxe_Works.htm. Correct me if I'm wrong (sincerely not trying to be a PITA) but he seems to say as much: Although the 5E3 does...

Still haven't heard from Savage. For reference, here's the resistor. Discoloration isn't too bad but the image doesn't pick up the brownish tint on the component that well.

Thanks for the thoughts! I was surprised by the 10K as well but seems unlikely to have drifted to that very specific 10K value. I don't think a 470Ω will hurt anything so I'll try it and see how it sounds.
If I hear back from Savage, I'll let y'all know.

I have a Savage Macht 12 (parallel SE 6V6s) that needed a new lamp holder. When replacing the lamp I noticed what I thought was one discolored 100 ohm screen grid resistor to both output tubes. After pulling the resistor out, I measured it at 10.01K, which seems high (I would think 470R or 1K for 6V...