Recapping Vintage Guitar Amps - When is "Killing the Mojo" OK? (1959 Epiphone Century EA-25T)

In this video we will take an extraordinarily clean, rare, and mostly original 1959 Epiphone EA25T Century guitar amplifier and SHOTGUN all of its magical yellow Astron and Sprague Bumblebee capacitors with Sozo Next Gen and Orange Drop Polyester. We will discuss the pros and cons of doing this and other controversial moves such as modifying the layout and adding shielding. Technically it's a better amp, but does it "kill the mojo"? Let me know in the comments. ABOUT THE AMP: The EA-25T Century is the Epiphone counterpart of the Gibson GA-20T Ranger, made from 1959-1961. It featured two channels - one based on a 12AY7 triode input stage, and the other based on a 5879 pentode - into a 12AX7 phase inverter and cathode biased 6V6 push-pull output. This line of Epiphones was the first produced by Gibson after taking over the beleaguered and embattled Epiphone brand in 1957. Most, if not all, Epiphone amp designs from that point on had an identical Gibson coutnerpart. The EA25 Century from this era is rarely seen, but the slightly more plentiful (but still rare) Gibson GA20T Ranger is a sought-after tweed era tone machine capable of some serious hard rock tones, dynamic clean tones, and one of the best, most hypnotic tremolo circuits ever, utilizing a 6SQ7 octal tube oscillator. CAPACITORS USED: Sozo Next Gen .022 http://amzn.to/2iVbeZp Sozo Next Gen .01 http://amzn.to/2vZ9Ztm Orange Drop Polyester .005 http://amzn.to/2x4wFNQ Orange Drop Polyester .05 http://amzn.to/2ey5nV2 Orange Drop Polypropylene http://amzn.to/2wyhkno