"mick"


There are certainly one or two circuits on the web for cheap guitar amps
that are live chassis.
Kay 703: http://www.freeinfosociety.com/elect...ematics/audio/
kay703.pdf
Harmony H400: http://www.angelfire.com/vt/audio/harmonyh400sch.jpg

** Neither of the above are really *live* chassis - notice there is a RC
network in series with the chassis that has an impedance of well over
50kohms at 60Hz.

I know of NO guitar amp that ever was live chassis - cos it would be a
killer.


I doubt if either of these would have been sold in the UK though.

** Also they can only work with 117V mains unless a step-down tranny is
fitted inside.

All such amps were very low powered, mainly used as practise amps by
beginners.


..... Phil