Thanks for asking. The shoulder is about as recovered as i expect it to ever be. I'd say it's about 95% of what a good shoulder is supposed to feel like. It should be 100% at some point. (so they say.)
Re: Here's another reissue 45 with KT66s and a Mercury transformer.
I thought this marshall clone looked pretty nice. I don't know what the expensive capacitors would have done for the tone, but I will tell you that Jensen paper in oils cos a lot of money (~$15-$20 a piece).