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Modified Pawn shop SOB
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Above my pay grade. No idea what I'm looking at. Wish I knew more 
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The amp sounds good, but yeah I see it doesnt have the board anymore. would that affect the tone/functionality at all?
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I'd just like to know what was done to it and why. especially why the reverb knob pot isnt connected to anything.
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Only the modder knows for sure. But, they wouldn't be the first person who removed the reverb function and used the tube for something else (if there was a tube for the reverb).
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A response from a tech who has worked on a bunch of these:
"The pcb's are also not the best layout, so you're most likely better off with the point to point wiring in place of it."
"The pcb's are also not the best layout, so you're most likely better off with the point to point wiring in place of it."
mark1406
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You are going to have to post more detailed pictures where I can see the components, the colour code and cap values for me to trace out a circuit diagram.
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mark1406
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The circuit board is fine, point to point isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. The components hanging in mid air can vibrate and cause dry joints in the solder.
Circuit boards have come a long way since the old Bakelite boards that would crack.
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I think it’s probably no longer an SOB or a Mark 1 style amp. If you’re happy with the sound of it, that’s great, but if you’re after the SOB sound not so good.
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In this case, they not only removed the reverb function, they also removed the reverb tube, reverb tube socket, reverb transformer, and reverb RCA jacks.
Here's my stock 60 watt SOB with reverb for comparison-
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I play Gothic rock, so I'd love to have reverb back on it
mark1406
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How technical are you and can you used a soldering iron effectively?
It was a dumb idea to remove the PCB. You could buy a piece of fibreglass and build a new board or you can go with tag strips.
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