good...real good

morroben · February 4th, 2008, 08:30 PM

Well I just heard my new 5E3 for the first time. It's a Mission kit assembled by my good buddy, Allen, who is coronablue here on the forum. It sounds incredible.
The first channel is very Fender-y...warm, round, bluesy. The second channel has more of an AC15/18watt type sound...much more brittle and punchy. Exactly what I was hoping for and Allen tweaked things just right to get me the sounds I wanted.
There is still some more tweaking to do. I'll build a cabinet for it this week and hopefully have some sound clips up this weekend.
I'm so excited I can't stand it.

jh45gun · February 4th, 2008, 09:07 PM

I am liking my 5e3 build too mine is standard not tweeked but I sure like the tones coming out of it!

morroben · February 10th, 2008, 04:11 PM

Well...I was hoping to have some time to spend making a really nice cabinet for this project, but I'm so busy at work that I don't have much spare time.
This will have to do for now. About $20 and 1.5 hours invested...the chassis and speaker will be loaded later this afternoon. More than likely I'll be a little loaded this afternoon as well.
It's not pretty but I think it will serve it's purpose.

Trimmed&Burnin · February 10th, 2008, 04:12 PM

I like the cab!!

morroben · February 10th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Thanks Shannon, it turned out decent for a quick, cheap, hack job. I never got around to buying a finger joint jig so I put this thing together with dowel pins. Worked out pretty nice, actually. The only screws are the ones holding the baffle board in and the ones holding the handle...that's a gate handle from Home Depot by the way.
You can kind of see the blemish on the grill cloth...I did that about 30 seconds after I finished stretching the cloth. I have more fabric but don't feel like fixing it right now.

morroben · February 10th, 2008, 09:43 PM

It's all put together and sounding incredible. I'm using my buddy's old P12Q until my speaker shows up. We played it with my guitar and all of his guitars and it sounds great. Takes pedals well, too. It's amazing how different the two channels sound. It's like two completely different amps.
I can't convey how happy I am...this by far the best sounding piece of gear I've ever had.
Here are some more pics...

a bit better pic of the chassis

a pic from the top showing off the horrible cabinet job

a pic of Allen breaking in the new amp with my '72 Custom RI

zeeman · February 10th, 2008, 09:50 PM

I like it too. Congrats!

4 Strings · February 11th, 2008, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morroben

It's not pretty but I think it will serve it's purpose.

She ain't pretty but she sure can sing!
Mine sits in a makeshift plywood cab since more than a year now, and I just can't wait to get the Mojo cab that I have ordered home.

February 4th, 2008, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
morroben Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 1,774 18 Photos	5E3 in progress Well I just heard my new 5E3 for the first time. It's a Mission kit assembled by my good buddy, Allen, who is coronablue here on the forum. It sounds incredible. The first channel is very Fender-y...warm, round, bluesy. The second channel has more of an AC15/18watt type sound...much more brittle and punchy. Exactly what I was hoping for and Allen tweaked things just right to get me the sounds I wanted. There is still some more tweaking to do. I'll build a cabinet for it this week and hopefully have some sound clips up this weekend. I'm so excited I can't stand it. Last edited by morroben; February 10th, 2008 at 04:06 PM.

February 10th, 2008, 04:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	I like the cab!! __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

February 4th, 2008, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
jh45gun Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 981	I am liking my 5e3 build too mine is standard not tweeked but I sure like the tones coming out of it!

February 10th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
morroben Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 1,774 18 Photos	Well...I was hoping to have some time to spend making a really nice cabinet for this project, but I'm so busy at work that I don't have much spare time. This will have to do for now. About $20 and 1.5 hours invested...the chassis and speaker will be loaded later this afternoon. More than likely I'll be a little loaded this afternoon as well. It's not pretty but I think it will serve it's purpose.

February 10th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
morroben Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 1,774 18 Photos	Thanks Shannon, it turned out decent for a quick, cheap, hack job. I never got around to buying a finger joint jig so I put this thing together with dowel pins. Worked out pretty nice, actually. The only screws are the ones holding the baffle board in and the ones holding the handle...that's a gate handle from Home Depot by the way. You can kind of see the blemish on the grill cloth...I did that about 30 seconds after I finished stretching the cloth. I have more fabric but don't feel like fixing it right now.

February 10th, 2008, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
morroben Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 1,774 18 Photos	It's all put together and sounding incredible. I'm using my buddy's old P12Q until my speaker shows up. We played it with my guitar and all of his guitars and it sounds great. Takes pedals well, too. It's amazing how different the two channels sound. It's like two completely different amps. I can't convey how happy I am...this by far the best sounding piece of gear I've ever had. Here are some more pics... a bit better pic of the chassis a pic from the top showing off the horrible cabinet job a pic of Allen breaking in the new amp with my '72 Custom RI

February 10th, 2008, 09:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
zeeman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 316 5 Photos	I like it too. Congrats!