GK 1001RB 2 - Problem passing self check

[DrGonz78]

Thank you for your suggestions there, Steven. Unfortunately this amp may have been a terrible choice for my first solid state (normally only dealing with tube).. I have now decided to throw in the towel on this one and accept defeat. I learned a lot from the troubleshooting and will be better prepared for the next hunt. I appreciate all the responses and support. Maybe the tranny can be used for another amp project.

I had a terrible time with a GK amp early on my journey to learn amp repair. Mine had two blown speakers and I could barely remove the heat sink on the power amp. I gave up on that amp since it was a pita to replace transistors. I broke even selling the nightmare amp for parts. But the thought of working on GK amps will always invoke a headache at some point.