Since there appeared to be nothing physically wrong with the amplifier, I plugged it in and turned it on. No blue smoke. I plugged in the speaker and turned it on again. A "vorp" emanated from the speaker, and fiddling with the knobs caused crackles and pops. I grabbed a bass guitar I had gotten at a flea market and plugged it in...
And sound came out. It actually worked! The pots were undeniably filthy and the input jack intermittent, but ultimately the amp was functional.
The power switch and LED were glued into the chassis, and the wires between the board and the transformer through the hole in the chassis soldered in place, so I unbolted everything I could and pulled it out of the way.
Here's what the chassis looked like before:
With the chassis clean, I replaced the thermal paste on the power amp heat sink.
Next I'll set about repairing the speaker, which has a small tear in the cone.
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