What was Ampeg Thinking with This Board Design?

In this video, we'll service a 1970s Ampeg GU12 guitar tube amp combo. This one features one of those GE Compactron 6U10 tubes and a 7591 push-pull output. They got some stuff right with these 70s amps and got some stuff stupid. Let's discuss.
PART 1: • What was Ampeg Thinkin...
PART 2: • Amp Wars - The Ampeg S...
PART 3: • He Heard a POP...Then ...
PART 4: • Has God Finally Forsak...
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