That's very kind of you, Les. I agree. Lyle is an excellent teacher and conveys his knowledge clearly.

Thank you so much. I love Skip! He is the first to say that he is not that technical, but he is a walking encyclopedia of vintage amps. I need to send him more voicemails.

Thanks Neville. An hours north of me (Kogarah, Sydney)? With Sydney traffic that means you're still in Sydney! LOL!

@@theguitaramptech Oh right! Yeah of course, if you're on the southern end of Sydney! No surprise there. Ya funny bugger! Let's just say I'm north of the Hawkesbury then! Tryin not to be too specific in a kind of paranoidish way. - Unlike yourself! I had a pommy friend years ago from Kogarah that I've lost contact with. He's probly gone 'home'. But yeah as they say - "I wouldn't be paranoid if everyone would stop looking at me!"

@@nevillegoddard4966 haha! You have a great Tech up your way in Ivan Richards.

Thanks, mate. I do like the WGS speakers in 12s, but I've never tried a 10. I have used heaps of Weber 12s, 10s even a 15. I don't think Weber could make a bad speaker if they tried. I don't like gambling with client's money, and I don't own a 10" amp so I will have to patiently wait till one comes in, or a client requests a WGS. I appreciate the suggestion, Brad.

Thank you, Mike. Thank you for allowing me the privilege to work on your Princeton and for trusting my judgment. I am looking forward to you hearing it "in the flesh".

Thank you, Phil. I always enjoy hearing from you. I see on the news that NYC has copped a bit of weather recently.

Thank you so much, Dazz. I accept responsibility and blame it on being OCD. It helps with amp repairs but I get bogged down with editing so my production quantity is too low to rank highly. Still, I am very grateful to those who are patient enough to stay with me between videos. Thank you for being one of those people, Dazz.

It’s great to hear from you, Bruce. What started out as the worst year in my life is rounding off very happy. My daughter was declared clear of cancer three months ago. Nothing could be better! Thank you Bruce

Ha! yes, I saw that you also get ribbed about the "shazzies", too. I have tried to say "CHassiss" but it makes me sound like I have a speech impediment. I should have a closer listen to Lyle's ( @psionicaudio ) pronunciation.

Hi Russell, Thank you for taking the time to make an intelligent comment. I agree 100% that it is the most important safety connection in the amp, and yes I have seen almost as many soldered connections break off as nuts and bolts. Here’s why I don’t recommend the nut’n’bolt method, which you have already improved on. 1. Usually, the wire is only crimped and not soldered to the connector. 2. Corrosion and “gunk” WILL build up between the nut, washer, connector star washer and the chassis. When I use this method I follow your method after having cleaned all of the surfaces and then coat the whole connection system with nail polish to keep out moisture and gunk. Here’s why I prefer my solder method: 1. I grind any corrosion-inhibiting coating off the chassis where I will solder. 2. I tin that cleaned surface with flux and use a 120w soldering iron. The weak point of most chassis solder methods is using underpowered soldering irons. 3. I tin the earth wire and then solder to my chassis “blob”. 4. Is there any chance of moisture and gunk getting under that? Not if you look at Fender amps from the 50s and 60s. Even so, I coat it with my clear nail polish. Your method is certainly better than the mainstream. I have seen SO MANY loose connections, or with gunk between the layers. If everyone used your method, I wouldn’t need to do my method. I can’t recall if I showed all the steps in this video. If not I should do a video exclusively on this topic showing why your method and mine are superior to virtually every factory method

Thanks so much for the detailed reply Chris, I appreciate your time and effort. When considering both our opinions the common theme is that both methods need to be done correctly. Sadly this is not always the case. I do wonder if beginning amp builders, who may have limited soldering skills, might have more success with the nut and bolt method? It would be great to see you present this method- if you have time that is. Regards, Russell

@@russellorourke2242 yes, I agree, Russell. If a repair or builder does not have a powerful enough soldering iron, then a nut and bolt it’s more likely to give a trustworthy ground. Thank you for your intelligent comments.

It's always great to hear from you Ed. I think I would slip into depression if you stopped saying HI!

​​@@theguitaramptech...Hi, never..! You're such a breath of fresh air Chris, and your expertise is second to none,. Just so informative..Stay safe and keep teaching us cretins...😄 So pleased by the way Your daughter is ok..😇