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Thanks for the additional info. I can't remember what I was thinking there with the foils, and seems to have gone overboard likely based on something I read somewhere. Appreciate the advice - I'll keep it in mind for next time, or if I get bored.

Thank you! It has been a while since making that decision, but from memory I started out wanting to build the 2nd gen amp as per the circuit/layout diagrams on this site (with the Bassman style iron and lower gain PI), but wanted the tone stack and gain stages from the 124. I don't know nearly enoug...

I finally finished this build and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. Thanks very much for the comments above that helped finalise the circuit for this build. Here s a video showing the overall build and is filled with sounds from the amp:

agreed done that a few times - now I'm up to the tweaking stage

Thanks for the replies - very much appreciated. "If 2nd gen is what you like: search for 2nd gen hybrid. Is some of the features you listed, and is a great sounding amp." I thought I did take a look a couple of these, but somehow missed the 2nd gen hybrid - yep, that is almost exactly what I'm after...

It's a good question though. I started by wanting to build from the 2nd gen layout but then also wanted one or two features of the #124 layout then ended up with this design and thought I'd try a few mods along the way. I've built amps before but definitely a beginner when it comes to design.

I'm thinking worse case scenario is I'll need to remove my mods. I can tweak it.

OK - Thanks for the feedback! I'll research what that means in detail (beginner) and see if I can make it work as hoped.

EDIT 30 Nov 2022: BTW: the schematic in this post was put together by me (fairly new to amp building and tweaking) and this journey could go anywhere - if you happen to be looking for a proven 2nd gen hybrid a bit like this, your best bet might be here: https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&...