Marshall Style 1987 Build, Which Choke?

I prefer the arm bar choke--- gives you more control-- and leverage-- I mean if you MUST use your hands try and LOCK your fingers----or use gloves with rubber palms to aid in gription (my own word--coined in the 80's) -- and it describes the amount of GRIP applied by a force----

also of course the gloves hide finger prints -------be sure to burn them -- well-- WATCH the fire-- dpont wander off and ASSUME the fibers will all be consumed those damned forensic asshats are getting VERY picky for govt. employees..............

just FYI
 
Which would you rather?
An SV or an SC? And why do you think one or the other is better?
You know, this is honestly my first experience with a 4 holer. It seems to be cleaner and more articulate than my 2203 build. Having the master volume is nice for having adjustable overdrive without using pedals and it has its own sound. The 4 holer just sounds awesome clean (I am going to have to take it to the cabin to open it up) and I like the tone variety when jumping channels. Plus I have a Mojo Mojo, RAT and Soul Food to add overdrive.
 
The general consensus seems to be that with a lower value choke the amp will feel looser, maybe sound a bit more rude. With a higher value choke the amp will feel tighter, maybe sound a bit smoother. If your after the classic four hole Marshall sound & feel Id say stay with the stock 3Hy. Cheers

Could you explain the function of the choke???
 
Could you explain the function of the choke???

Seems like a good explanation to me. It was identical on a few different sites.

“A choke is an iron core inductor used in the power supply of a guitar amp as a filtering element. Looking a lot like a transformer a choke only has two leads coming from the housing. They are designed to block AC while passing DC. Their purpose in guitar amp filter supplies is to smooth out the ripple in the rectified DC.”
 
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