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4 Strings · May 5th, 2008, 09:55 AM

I have a 5E3 with standard OT, 5Y3GT recto and 6V6’s. It is rather bass heavy and it does not get ice picky Albert Collins style. But it can definitely get trebly if I turn the tone up on both my amp and my guitar.
I ain’t tried any of Jim’s amps so I don’t know about them, but it sounds strange that you shouldn’t be able to make it sound brighter than what you describe. Have you e-mailed Jim back?

May 5th, 2008, 09:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
4 Strings Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gossip County Posts: 233	I have a 5E3 with standard OT, 5Y3GT recto and 6V6’s. It is rather bass heavy and it does not get ice picky Albert Collins style. But it can definitely get trebly if I turn the tone up on both my amp and my guitar. I ain’t tried any of Jim’s amps so I don’t know about them, but it sounds strange that you shouldn’t be able to make it sound brighter than what you describe. Have you e-mailed Jim back? __________________ We shall not cease from modifying our amps. And the end of all our modifying will be to arrive where we started and know the circuit for the first time.