I just received my kit, but I had a very busy weekend and didn't have time to work on it. I am planning to start assembling it this week and I will try to document the build on youtube. I probably won't upload anything until the amp is fully assembled and operational though.
Anyhow, I'm excited! Really looking forward to this!

Hey all,
First post on here. I just swapped out my performance gear and I got to bring my head home with me. This is my favorite amp but I dont really now anything about it and I havent been ble to find out a whole lot about its history or anything of note. I know that its an Excalibur model which means that it was produced in a particular time period and I know it has a 2n3055 power section. Thats about it. Does anyone know anything about this particular model or Crates from the 90's and early 2000's? Im a classic metal player and i can't exactly articulate why but this amp is the sound I like

I was toying with the idea of doing some mods on it since its back at home, but Im a bit of a layman as far as electronics are concerned. I could replace resistors, ICs, or even the output transistors, but Idk if that would improve fidelity or tone or feel or anything. What can one do to improve a solidstate amp?