5E3 Deluxe Owners Club

[bluesjuke]

I play a Vicky 20112 and it's always right every time.
What a joy the 5E3 is!

I don't bother jumpering as the two channels are so interactive without doing so already.
That is a good description Ricky.
Volume does drop slightly above 10 on the Vicky and doescompress more as you go even higher.

I use it with Tele's, Strat, LP's and 335's and they all do equally well in it.
I especially like P-90's through it.

[cowboytwang]

Hey a Club that I can be in!
I have two 1956 5E3's (also have a '49 5A3), one 5E3 from June and one from July.

[stagefright]

I'm a 3 time loser/winner? Narrow panel retweed,Clark Beaufort Special,59 Gibson GA-6 Lancer. Some think my Lancer is the best.

Hey, where can I get a tweed Deluxe logo tag?

[bluesjuke]

Cool!
Got a picture of the Lancer?

I'd love to have at least one Gibson amp.

[stagefright]

If I ever get my camera fixed I'll put up a pic of the trio.

[Scott S]

Originally Posted by cowboytwang

Hey a Club that I can be in!
I have two 1956 5E3's (also have a '49 5A3), one 5E3 from June and one from July.

Nice! Do you have any pictures of the 5A3? (I'm sure it would be welcome here. )

[cowboytwang]

Originally Posted by Scott S

Nice! Do you have any pictures of the 5A3? (I'm sure it would be welcome here. )

I'm not at home right now, and the only picture I can find online is one of my ShoBud and the 5A3 is in the background just behind the '58 Champ and under the '39 Rickenbacher amp.

[bluesjuke]

Some sweet stuff there Alvin!

[pedalcr8z]

Hey I'm in! Here's my Vic 20112 and it's bigger brother a "Double Dose"
Their playmates are a Nocaster and a Collings 290 and the combo of it all is sonic ear candy!

[rghill]

Man - I have got to get my Mission Tweed Deluxe finished and running!

These pictures have got me drooling!

[bluesjuke]

Originally Posted by pedalcr8z

Hey I'm in! Here's my Vic 20112 and it's bigger brother a "Double Dose"

What's a good description you can give of the difference in the DD?

Love my 20112 but always thought I'd like a Dbl. Deluxe.
My next one up is a Tweed Pro.

[MickM]

Originally Posted by cowboytwang

I'm not at home right now, and the only picture I can find online is one of my ShoBud and the 5A3 is in the background just behind the '58 Champ and under the '39 Rickenbacher amp.

I can't think of a better indoor environment for living out one's final days than the corner of that room.

[pedalcr8z]

Originally Posted by bluesjuke

What's a good description you can give of the difference in the DD?

Love my 20112 but always thought I'd like a Dbl. Deluxe.
My next one up is a Tweed Pro.

Notes are smoother and thicker at all volume levels but especially apparent at low volume levels. Input 1 of the bright channel with a Nocaster will start to break up if you whack the strings at 4 (10 o'clock) on the amp with the Tele's volume wide open......so an immediate difference between the Double versus the single Deluxe is the amount of clean headroom that the Double has at 4. It pretty much emulates the Deluxe on 7. One doesn't really notice the thin mid bass region of the Deluxe until you plug into a Double.

[bluesjuke]

Thank you!

[cousinpaul]

+1 more. Started with a Weber Proluxe. I didn't care for the fixed-bias mod and changed it to cathode-bias, then took advantage of the multi-tap OT to add a switching option that allows me to use 6L6 or 6V6 output tubes. I mostly play it with 6V6's and a 5Y3, but it's nice to be able to change it up when I need more headroom.

[bluesjuke]

OK, as a sign of my commitment to the 5E3 and all of it's adherents I got a Clark Beaufort to add to the Vicky.

Both sweet and each distinct more so than I expected.

Msut be the caps and transformers mostly.

The Vicky is raucus and the Clark more refined.
Ecellentqualities to compliment one another.

[petebradt]

What caps do each amp use?

[bluesjuke]

The Vicky uses Orange Drop and the Clark uses Jensen paper in oil caps.

The Clarks transformer is also voltage corrected for todays 120+ volts.
Keeps the voltage on the plates lower with the standad 5y3 rectifier.

VIctoria (borrowed from above);



Clark;

[Teleglide]

5E3 clone here, made by Gris, who posts here from time to time. It sounds wonderful! I have a Weber 12F125 in it, which sounds great, but I just picked up a 12A150 to try.

I'd love to try a Hullett 5E3 - I've heard great things about them. A few years ago a bandmate of mine did a cd in Nashville with Clay's dad Bill Hullett on guitar. He was using a Hullett tweed Bassman clone. Sounds incredible on the cd. Of course, that could be the player!

[Doc]

I am in here. Richter clone.

[Joe M]

Count me in....Fender 57 Deluxe RI....my second one; foolishly sold the first one I had. This one ain't going anywhere....

[Scott Auld]

Pete never shuts up about his Hullet, so I finally broke down and had him start building me one. He's got all the parts at his place now.

I got this Eminence 12ALP to go with it, from Jim Richter:



I still need a cab for it all to go into.

[bluesjuke]

Originally Posted by Scott Auld

Pete never shuts up about his Hullet,......

You're only saying that because it true!




Must be a reason for all that enthusiasm though.
.

[artopee]

Cheers from Finland,

I strarted my 5E3 project last summer by buying a big box, which had a lot of NOS-tubes inside... =)

I've always wanted to build my own tube amp and last summer I decided to do it.

The whole project took about a half a year and the amp was ready to rock on March 2009.

The project was very interesting, partly also challenging, but the result was superb. I love the attack!

It has Weber 12A125 speaker, RCA 6V6GTY power tubes, RCA 5Y3 GT rectifier, RCA 12AY7 and Telefunken 12AT7preamp tubes. Telefunken 12AT7 as a gain tube gives the amp a little warmer and softer sound, crunching not too early so, that it's a pleasure to play swing & dixie-style jazz, too...

Here are some pics of my "GG Tweed Deluxe":

1: The amp inside
2: The back of the amp, the wood is mahogany
3: The front of the amp, with mahogay panels

[Scott Auld]

Originally Posted by bluesjuke

Must be a reason for all that enthusiasm though.
.

I'll let you know when he finishes mine!

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Good people of the best combo amp ever . . .

. . . need some more info than the official site can give me !


What do you guys know about the hot rodded 5E3 amp, the Nick Greer Underdog Mod-1 ?

http://www.greeramps.com/amps.html

I love the tone of a cranked 5E3, but want more of that crunchy tone !
Can the Mod-1 deliver ?
It is my understanding that it is a "hot rodded" 5E3 curcuit.

" Mod-1 Information
A louder, higher gain version of the Underdog "True 59". It even has more cleans. The Underdog "Mod-1" is based on the same circuit as the Underdog "True 59" but with an evil twist hat will take the old 5E3 style circuit to the next level. This circuit provides the same tube warmth as the Underdog "True 59" but gives an extra kick, moving the UD15 "Mod-1" into more of a harder distortion area as well as giving the player higher, more giggable volume. The "Mod-1" 1-12" combo comes standard with a Celestion G12H30 speaker and a kick in the pants for a mixture of both American and British sounds. Players can easily go from 50's rock and blues sounds, to the sounds of the 60's and 70's Brit rock. This amp is a workhorse. "

Does anyone have one ?
Tested one ?
Owned one ?


All info very welcome !
;)

[bluesjuke]

Sounds like a cool amp.

We should hear more about Nick's amps;;

Underdog 15 True '59;

[bluesjuke]

Originally Posted by artopee

Cheers from Finland,

I strarted my 5E3 project last summer by buying a big box, which had a lot of NOS-tubes inside... =)

I've always wanted to build my own tube amp and last summer I decided to do it.

The whole project took about a half a year and the amp was ready to rock on March 2009.

The project was very interesting, partly also challenging, but the result was superb. I love the attack!

It has Weber 12A125 speaker, RCA 6V6GTY power tubes, RCA 5Y3 GT rectifier, RCA 12AY7 and Telefunken 12AT7preamp tubes. Telefunken 12AT7 as a gain tube gives the amp a little warmer and softer sound, crunching not too early so, that it's a pleasure to play swing & dixie-style jazz, too...

Here are some pics of my "GG Tweed Deluxe":

1: The amp inside
2: The back of the amp, the wood is mahogany
3: The front of the amp, with mahogay panels

That is such a nice cabinet!

It's a "Mahoghantweed".

Good mix.

[brettf]

Are all 5E3 chassis/cabs made to fit with eachother even across brand??
Im getting a lil' dawg deluxe and im wondering if i get a weber 5E3 head cabinet, would i be able to take the chassis out of the combo and put it in the head?

It would be cool to beable to switch from having a 5E3 combo to having a head.

[Tuxedo]

Do any of the 5C3/5E3 variants have enough headroom to play clean with a dynamic small-kit drummer?

[red57strat]

I use mine in a band and get all kinds of sounds ranging from semi clean to nasty. It's loud enough for a rehearsal but really needs to be mic'd live.

[fezz parka]

Mine doesn't need a mic unless I'm playing a big room.

[Tuxedo]

Thanks red57strat and fezz parka, GAS is officially engaged

[Ricky D.]

Originally Posted by artopee

Cheers from Finland,

I strarted my 5E3 project last summer by buying a big box, which had a lot of NOS-tubes inside... =)

I've always wanted to build my own tube amp and last summer I decided to do it.

The whole project took about a half a year and the amp was ready to rock on March 2009.

The project was very interesting, partly also challenging, but the result was superb. I love the attack!

It has Weber 12A125 speaker, RCA 6V6GTY power tubes, RCA 5Y3 GT rectifier, RCA 12AY7 and Telefunken 12AT7preamp tubes. Telefunken 12AT7 as a gain tube gives the amp a little warmer and softer sound, crunching not too early so, that it's a pleasure to play swing & dixie-style jazz, too...

Here are some pics of my "GG Tweed Deluxe":

1: The amp inside
2: The back of the amp, the wood is mahogany
3: The front of the amp, with mahogay panels

Artopee-

Welcome to TDPRI. That amp build is very impressive, and a nice idea and workmanship on that cabinet.

[stagefright]

I knew my narrow panel retweed was a hot amp but today it started smokin....yikes! Smelled funny too like plastic burnin. I turned it off and had to laugh. Hope it's nothin serious. I've had 2 other blackface Fender amps blow smoke and both times it was grid resistors.

Had the tweed shootout today with the Pre-Smokin mid 50's retweed,Clark/Celly Blue, and 59 Gibson GA6 Lancer. I still think the Lancer is king but the other 2 sure are fine! I think I like the Jensen sound over the Celly Blue in the Clark now too. I need to get a new speaker for the Clark. I asked here before and got a variety of answers. I'm still confused/undecided on what to try.

[Deacon Blues]

I stared with a Mission 5E3 built by Bruce at Mission Amps, rather than try and roll my own. Great amp, wish I still had it. Currently I have a Clark Beaufort, though mine doesn't have the same caps as shown in bluesjuke's photo. hmmm...maybe mines the Beaufort Special? Very curious.
Also, I didn't care for the Celestion Blue in mine and have swapped it for a Weber 12A125. 5E3's tend to be mid heavy and the Cele Blue is a mid heavy speaker. I prefer more of a vintage sound without the added heavy mid emphasis of the Cele Blue.
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[Deacon Blues]

Just got an email confirmation from Jonas at Clark Amplification. Mine is a Clark Beaufort Special built Nov. 30, 2006.

[Powdog]

Hi all. Here's a 5E3 that I built for my nephew. Weber chassis, Mercury trannies, and a real cool '58 Rola P12N. I did the Paul C voltage divider mod to get a little more clean headroom, but it still can get real hairy.

[atlas]

You guy`s have nice looking 5E3`s
Here`s mine.

[SirJackdeFuzz]

. . . just ^^^ WOW ^^^



. . . must . . . get . . . a . . . 5E3 . . . asap !