Starting off with the ODS 101 schem there were some minor problems/adjustments that I felt were not right and wrote in to the board for help which again I thank you for.
The most drastic change was changing the plate load resistors over to RN65 spec. I know it has been repeated numerous times on this board but some how I could not bring myself to acknowledge that the plate load resistors could play such a major change in the tone and feel of the amp. Well, boy was I wrong. When I played the amp for the first time after swapping out the plate loads,,, all I could say is holy sh%t. Wow, what a difference. So for any newbies out there, take it seriously, they do make a difference.
The problem with "tubbiness" and mush on the lower strings using the neck humbucker was only controllable by swapping out out cl2 bipass cap for 2.2uf. I did try Dogears suggestion to replace the .047 coupling cap with .033 and .022. I found it did not remove the problem and changed the tone of the amp too much. so back went the .047. While there may be other cures I have not tried yet, this change makes it usable.
I have read suggestions here on the board and I think actually have seen some schems with >270pf snubbers. I tried 330, 360, 390. To my ear even going to 330pf was to compressed. The 270pf snubbers stay.
The 270 pf bright cap on the clean channel seems to harsh in high gain mode. While it might actually be a good thing in a band situation to bring the guitar riffs out front with some bite, playing alone at home it is too harsh. I am going to try 250 and 220 when I get a chance and report back. It is possible however that a darker speaker might be in order.
I was pretty amazed that I could get good tones even with the tone pots dimed. I then tried diming the tone pots and the presence control. It still sounded good. There are so many great tones to be had in one amp.
The presence control really makes the tone "husky" (a good thing) at around 7 on the dial. I mention this because alot of presence controls tend to be overbearing when you crank them.
Up there in importance with the change in plate loads I would say changing the 220k resistor before the 100k overdrive trimmer to 180k allowed me to tune in the 235k magic between .047 coupling cap and the grid of OD1. With a 220k in place I could not come any closer than 249k. With the 180k in place I had no trouble dialing the 235k goal and immediately noticed a major change in "sing" and clarity.
These are just some of my observations and humble opinions.
Again all, thanks for the help
Once you have the architecture laid out, that's it. You may go up and down in values to match what your ears want to hear, but to me it's like siggesting you have designed a new tire because you only inflate it to 30 psi instead of the recommended 35 psi.