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That's not the socket which has melted, it's some sort of hot glue by the look of it. The valve socket may also have melted though, if it's still got the plastic ones they fitted around this time. Even if it's just some hot glue that's run down into the socket you'll probably have to replace the socket, it's very difficult to clean them well enough to make a reliable electrical contact.
As timmysoft says these amps are extremely poorly built. Just think yourself lucky it isn't a Trident .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The Mk2 'Tramp Tube' series weren't quite as bad for reliability but sounded worse… probably one of the only cases where transistors sounded better than valves in basically the same amp design.
This whole era of Trace was really poorly designed and built though, right up to the V8 valve bass amp, which I had one of briefly. Supposedly a high-power professional-quality amp, but couldn't be toured - the chassis was so flimsy that one bounce and the transformers would flex the whole thing and crack solder joints everywhere because the PCB was bolted to it rigidly, as were the PCB-mounted pots (at right angles to the PCB).
"Trace Failalot" as someone here said...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein