Just in case any of you guys really thought you had made the ugliest piece of gear, I want to set the record straight. This was one of my early unsuccessful experiments.
This is the 417A spud amp I showed at the 2001 NY Noise show. More here: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/nynoise2001/firstgroup.htm
In the NY area we call this the Slagle style - here's the master: http://www.arduman.com/aa/sayfalar/slagle/slagle.htm