WOW Thanks man that was way more than i ever thought i would get in a reply. I think im gonna try one of those pedaly kits first, do a few of those then maybe try the cricket amp. Thanks again.

I'm a newbee of course and I just need to be pointed in the right direction on amp building. Where do I start?

I've got a problem with my marshall solid state combo. I can't get any sort of sound unless the levels are all the way up. At first it was just the overdrive channel, but after letting the amp sit for a year or two, because i had no idea how to fix it, i come to find its doing the same thing on the clean channel. The amp is in perfect condition aside from the volume problem and i would like to have it working. Anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks for your input.