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Ok so Rome wasn’t built in a day right?! We have now got a complete verse for you - and we need your feedback…

First a reminder of what we had last time:

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Ok I have to admit that Marcus and I were a little stunned when were finshed with the ballad “Soul to the World“. I was stunned because I had never sung a ballad before, and Marcus because it actually sounded pretty cool (we agreed it did! :O ) . My first instinct was to start working on another heavy rocking tune, like the first one (Historical Failure) - there’s usually only one or two ballads per album, right?

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I had some time this weekend and have started making a few minor modifications now that the basic amp is working, I also worked on some cosmetic touches.

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My previous words were prophetic - as it happened I got both sound and fizzing noises - let me explain …

After a few final solder joints, and a quick check over of the layout and components, I launched into Paul Ruby’s excellent Amp Power on Procedure. Paul is a man who has built many amps, and came up with this checklist and step by step process to powering up a tube amp for the first time without destroying all of your expensive parts. I took it by the book.

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