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Hey everyone

I was looking at Swart Amps today, and their heads are relentlessly cool. The tubes are moved up just above the control dials so that you can see them glow through a hole. This must mean that the tube lead wires and control pot wires are all together. Do you see this causing potential buzz or oscillation problems? I'd love to do something similar.



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There's things about that layout I'd avoid if it was me.
First he tubes are really close to the controls and would be very sensistive to hum (heater wires are right there).
Second, the trannies are lined up parallel that could induce hum as well.
3, it has to be a b@tch to work on, the controls overlapping like that
Fourth - Space, speed, depth? - Reverb?? and tremolo?

Kinda kinky amp. Probably kinky to work on too!

I did one amp with the tubes in front like that, and it did work out though.

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