1974 Marshall Lead& Bass 50 problem, help please.

[Gtr_tech]

Either will work fine. The 2w is a bit overkill tho....half watt is the norm here. The only thing I'd be worried about with a 2w is the weight of them hanging off the socket, but if you secure the wire to something (not a plate wire) it should keep it from wiggling around enough to break the solder connection.

[jmaf]

Hi JMAF, GTR_TECH, PDF64:
Thank you all for the help. The amp is now working!!!! YAY!!! Here is what I did. JMAF, when you asked about grid stoppers................I should have put them on right then. I was going by the factory wiring schematic. I'm rebuilding/restoring this amp. I didn't want to modify it. Then GTR_TECH said to put them on. I luckily found some kicking around. I put them on. What a difference. I've never heard this amp before, it's really clean, not much gain. So again, thank you everyone. Regarding the 5.6k resistors. I have two watt metal oxide resistors there now. Do you have any recommendations? I want to replace them with new ones. Right now I have two different brands installed. Would 5.9k resistors work without changing the sound much? You guys saved the day.

Glad you got it working. Rock on!

PS. 5K9 is ok.