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Originally Posted by muchxs
A lot of guys build a 5E3/5E5 mutant they call a ProLux. It's a Deluxe with 6L6 tubes. 25 watts cathode biased rather than 12. build a Deluxe with a stouter power supply. Plug 6L6s straight in... that's a ProLux.
My take on it would be to use a 5E3 chassis and something like Dave Allen's oversized PT. It will run anything and stay cool. It's a simple matter of drilling an extra hole in the circuit board and adding an extra eyelet to make it fixed bias. I'd go fixed bias with the higher power amp, it tightens up the attack. Other than that there's no reason to deviate substantially from the 5E3 circuit. Lots of guys go with the Paul C mod and chase their tails trying to tighten the amp up. I suspect the same guys mod it before listening to the stock setup.
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What I have now is a bastardized version of a 5E3. It has a 5E7 OT and is running in a 3x10 5E7 cabinet. So it's a bit louder than a stock 5E3. I imagine that I am close to 5E5 pro camp now. I am not sure that the Prolux will give me an increase in volume over what I have. No sense building something twice.
I think I am leaning towards the low power Twin. I like the idea Flashback has...pull the volume to cascade the channels for extra 5E3-esque grind. The volume increase should be noticeable. I bet is would sound good in a 4X10 cab.