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Originally Posted by XKnight
Jim Frenzel makes awesome amps at a great price. I've had my 5E3 Super Deluxe for over 6 months and it sounds wonderful. I also use an AB/Y box and keep the Fender side for cleans and the Marshall side for dirt.
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I've been fascinated by the ability to tailor my sound with blending the Fender and Marshall Inputs when I'm feeding my signal into both of them. Careful manipulation of the relative gain levels gives access to many different sounds.
The
Super Deluxe is the 40 watt version, right? Have you tried any different output tubes? I've got a set of EL-34's I'm going to try in it this week. I have another small amp that I bought in Phoenix a few yuears ago, and it can also run on about any octal power tube. It sounds best with EL-34's, so I am curious about the Frenzel.
I've experimented at home with running
that amp
along with the Frenzel with encouraging results. With the A-B-Y I can add even more footswtichable tonal options, but it will also allow me to add a little more clean headroom, if 25 watts prove insufficient.