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The advantage is more money in the pocket of your tube supplier. Everything else in the power amp would have to be "balanced" as well to make a difference. This means precision components, perfectly matched power tubes, AND (least likely to happen) equal number of turns and same length of wire...

Another method I've seen is bike chain links. They're small oval/figure8 plates with two holes. You mount them to the pedal through one hole using the pedals chassis for feet screws. The other hole clears the side of the pedal and becomes a mounting tab. Screw it directly to your board...

Its not just for breakfast anymore! Creme and Wheat Loaded Mesa Mark IIC Simul-class Reverb Graphic EQ Serial # 120XX Blond Tolex, Wheat Grille SUS-4, Cooling Fan Black Shadow/Celestion Custom 90 Excellent Condition, second owner Includes original manual and literature in envelope...

My Boogie service manual gives this in for the D-180 production: July, 1982 - Dec, 1985; serials D001 - D681 Mine had black switches as well, but I don't remember the serial number.

Leave the Master at 10, and use Volume 2 to contol output level. Mine would always sound "odd" if I tried to lower the Master. Input 1/Volume 1 feed into Input 2/Volume 2 for cascading gain. As such, Input 1 was designed for guitar and preamp distortion. It uses a Fender tone stack, which...