[Hot Rod]

Yes, the bass circuit may be working but something is not right.  It sounds terrible.  The only way I can describe it is that it sounds like the diaphragm is torn, which it is not.  You get that very distorted rattling sound at higher bass levels.  From mid-range frequencies on up, it's very clean.  But like I said, overall volume level is low.  And one thing that was confusing me is that the bass control increases bass CW.  The treble decreases CW.  

So I checked the woofer VC at the ouput trans (with it still connected) and I'm getting maybe 1 ohm.  I'm not finding VC resistance on the schematic.  Also my muli-meter is starting to act flaky at near zero.  I know the VC may only be a few ohms but I'll check again.  Any chance it's shorted?  I didn't think it would work at all.  The output trans resistance is right on (checking at the connector side).

And just for the heck of it I pulled the 6J5 and tested it again.  It checks fine on my tester.  It's been replaced with a GT.