Stephen, thanks again for your quick replies to everyone's questions. Added it with standard hookup wire, and it's still very quiet. If anyone else is curious about this mod on the different 18 watt styles, I can add input to this one. I've got the TMB, standard layout as designed with this cascade added. It sounds great and really gets the JCM level of saturation. However, the normal volume control is only usable up to a certain point (around 5 is the most you can crank) before it gets this nasty high pitched squeal and oscillation, and I only attribute that to the TMB already being a hot rod as is, so no complaints at all! I did the mod because I wanted to experiment before building a JCM or Jubilee clone, and this satisfied my need for big metal tone...which is good because I've got other amps on my short list as well! That being said, not to open a whole different can of worms, but I'm looking now for some steering towards my next project, the Triwatt or the OSD. I'm not even sure what question to ask where to begin other than the pros and cons of both. Maybe the Triwatt is a more versatile platform? Just looking for some input!
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