On Fri, 09 Jun 2017 08:00:30 -0400, bitrex wrote:

Probably because they got a bunch of large value weird-ass caps cheap
and that's what they use in everything. Like a guy who asked me why they
used a 1N4002 in this one mass-produced rack effects box when a 1N4001
would've been fine from a ratings perspective and it's cuz "that's what
they use in everything"

That, unlike most everything else you post, makes sense.