Wood can be conductive depending upon its water content.
Even better, don't poke around in an amp unless you have at least a basic knowledge of electronics. The voltages in there are in the range of 500V, and electricity doesn't respond like you're used to at that level (DC switches, for example, need to be much bigger to resist the arcing at those voltages).
And, while its cool to see someone hack, the amount of damage EVH did to perfectly good guitars (some of them beyond that) is legendary. Learning even a little about what you are hacking goes a long way.
Interesting WRT water content; but now you mention it, I remember as a kid touching blades of grass on an electric fence and still feeling a shock.
My inside-an-amp tinkering only goes as far as pulling 2 of the el84s from a Classic 50 to half the output. It was still stupidly loud for home use though!
Wood can be conductive depending upon its water content.
Even better, don't poke around in an amp unless you have at least a basic knowledge of electronics. The voltages in there are in the range of 500V, and electricity doesn't respond like you're used to at that level (DC switches, for example, need to be much bigger to resist the arcing at those voltages).
And, while its cool to see someone hack, the amount of damage EVH did to perfectly good guitars (some of them beyond that) is legendary. Learning even a little about what you are hacking goes a long way.