Easy way to keep flying leads from wiggling around when soldering.
Board is mostly populated. I tested each component as it went in, to verify the right value and to make sure it was a good part. Saves a lot of grief later if something is wrong.
Those caps are Jupiters, and are built to the same spec as the old Astrons that were used in the vintage amps. They're also marked for the outside foil end, which saves me a few minutes. One thing I've learned is that the orientation of caps affects the noise floor of the amp. Connect them the right way, and outside noise gets sent to ground instead of being amplified.
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