5F1, 5E3, 5F6a Kits

Best Prices on 5F1, 5E3 (and 5E3 proluxe), 5F6A , Tweed Amp Chassis Kits.

Top Quality Components. German F&T, Mallory Caps, Carling Switches, Cliff and Switchcraft jacks, Genuine Pushback Wire.

American-made Transformer Dropshipping service.

See ad in classifieds on this site.

Completed Builds also available.

All my customers are Happy Campers.

5F1 Chassis Kit $129 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5E3 Chassis Kit $210 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5E3 Proluxe Kit $225 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5F6A Chassis Kit $279 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!

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5F1 Kit
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5F6A Kit
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5E3 Proluxe Build
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5E3 Kit

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-09-22
You can get your kit with Genuine Switchcraft, or Genuine Cliff Jacks in black or white. With Matching Chicken Head knobs, of course.

Detail of Special Ground Buss (also included) is shown.

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-09-23
Here is the 5F6A Bassman chassis with four 22uF F&T filter caps, turret board, and controls - Alpha pots, Genuine Cliff Jacks - mounted. contact haircuttingcowboy@yahoo.com for kit questions or kit orders.

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Detail of Bassman Kit Assembly. See more at Shock Brothers DIY Amp Forum Section on this site.

I wish I had the balls to try and put one of those together.

Maybe some day.

King,
With your skills, a 5E3 would be a piece of cake. A 5F1 would be terribly simple. The 5F6A Bassman should be built after you have done a 5E3 or two or six.

I am fully confident in your (J Kingma) ability to build a 5E3, even though you have never done one.

Keys: a.) Good soldering makes strong solder joints = good connections. Better to be ugly and strong than pretty and cold. Best to have both pretty and strong. That is the challenge.
b.) Careful eyeballs to see and follow where everything goes according to the layout sheet.
c.) Comprehension of Assembly Steps to easily facilitate assembly. This would be easy for you. Pretty much common sense.

I label all the Resistors. Capacitor Values are generally visibly imprinted on the caps.
(Resistor values charts are easily found on the web.) Bad Boys Ravish Only young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly.

Thanks for your interest.

They look like great kits BTW. Some day I'll screw up my courage and be in touch. The thing that will scare me the most is flipping the switch for the first time and waiting for the fireworks. :wink:

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-09-29
If you order now, you can get white chicken head knobs and matching white Cliff jacks with any kit. No extra Charge.

What's the typical cost for the iron for these bad puppies? I've had a little hankering for doing a 5f3 with a switch to convert to 5f1 for a little while and those kits are very reasonably priced.

Also, what is the difference between the proluxe and standard 5f3 kits? Looks like tubes, iron, and cab are the only things not included?

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-10-05
Detail of 5F1 Kit.

Upon request, Get Cliff Jacks in Black or White with matching knob. $129 Free CONUS Shipping. Great Beginners Kit. Lots of Fun.

What's the typical cost for the iron for these bad puppies? I've had a little hankering for doing a 5f3 with a switch to convert to 5f1 for a little while and those kits are very reasonably priced.

Also, what is the difference between the proluxe and standard 5f3 kits? Looks like tubes, iron, and cab are the only things not included?

Thanks for your inquiry and important question.

For the 5E3, Good Quality F Replacement Transformers can be had for around $100 (for both OT and PT). With the purchase of one of my kits, I am willing to drop ship trannies from www.tubesandmore.com for the prices listed on their site plus shipping, plus 10 percent or so.

Another good source for Chicago-made trannies is is www.triodestore.com. They have a fine transformer set for around $87 plus shipping. Please Order direct.

Weber has good trannies. They offer the excellent Heyboer and China-made that are good. Not expensive. Please order direct.

The Proluxe, I think is a Weber concoction. It has a 5E3 platform with different tubes, bigger iron, and a minimal circuit change. 6L6 power tubes, a 5ar4 (or solid state) rectifier and fixed adjustable bias are also key differences. The normal 5E3 is Cathode Biased with 6V6 tubes and a 5y3 (or solid state) rectifier tube.

For more power in a noisy venue, the Proluxe is a better option (35 watts).

For more refined tonal quality in more intimate venues, the regular 5E3 is preferred (Max 15 watts).

Opinions on this can vary.

AFAIK, there exists no simple method of making a hybrid 5F1 - 5E3. Perhaps one of the sages here (in utmost sincerity, there are a number of brilliant amp builders here) can help you with that.

I suggest keeping it simple and going with a tried and true project.

Please feel free to contact me here, by email, or by phone. Number at my website.

Thanks Again.

Daytona Dave

Dave,

I've built a few amps and came up with my own way to do an approximate 5f1-5e3 hybrid. Anyway, those kits look like an incredible value. I'll probably look to get one after it gets really cold here as a good winter project. Thanks for the answers.

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-10-10
This 5f1 Build is complete except for the speaker and Cabinet. She's quiet at idle - NO HUM - and produces great sound and tone. See build details in the DIY Shock Brothers Amp Building Forum First $299 plus $20 shipping takes it. Includes the nice tubes you see here.

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-10-14
5f1 Champ Kit Turret Board Detail.
Boutique-Builder-Quality Components with correct values for every kit are de rigueur.

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-10-17 I'm putting one of my 5F1 Circuits inside a Champion 600.

If you want to do this to your Champion 600 no chassis is needed.

Get a 5F1 conversion kit for $90 (No Chassis). Free CONUS Shipping!



5F1 Chassis Kit $129 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5E3 Chassis Kit $210 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5E3 Proluxe Kit $225 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!
5F6A Chassis Kit $279 (transformers not included) Free CONUS Shipping!

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By boothillamps (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/boothillamps) at 2011-10-19

For the next five weeks, I guarantee the Best Prices on chassis kits. I will beat any competitor's price on 5f1, 5e3, 5f6 kits. My Price including shipping is guaranteed to be 10 percent lower than competitors' stated price plus shipping.

I'm running low on 5F1 kits. Order yours soon, if you want a 5F1.

Ordering Details at www.boothillamps.com

My kits feature carbon comp resistors, sprague bypass caps, Mallory Coupling Caps, F&T Filter Caps, Red and Yellow Real Pushback wire, Vinyl Covered Heater Wire. Black and White Speaker Wire. Switchcraft Jacks, Carling Switches, Fiberglass turret boards, Chrome plated steel silkscreened chassis. stainless steel bolt kit, Alpha Pots, Ceramic Tube Sockets, Pilot Light Fuse Holder, Chicken head knobs. Power cord, Strain Relief, Ground Buss.

Source your own Transformers, Tubes, Cab and Speaker.

I'd love to build a kit. Maybe the wife will get me one for christmas..........

Still selling kits. Get your kits here. You will love your Boot Hill Amp kit. Everyone loves theirs. All Happy Campers.

Still thinking about a 5F6A kit .......... Where is everyone getting their cabs and trannys at?

www.taweber.com has cabs and trannies. www.tubesandmore.com has trannies. www.mojotone.com has cabs and trannies. www.triodeelectronics.com has trannies.

Currently, I have to offer - just in time for Christmas - complete Champ Kits . That is: with cabs, speaker and transformers ready to ship:

Excellent clear pine, finger-jointed, Tweed-covered Cabinet with oxblood grill cloth, all hardware; 8" 8 ohm Jensen Speaker; Chassis, turret board; Mojo push back wire; sockets, stainless bolt kit, volume pot/switch, fuse holder, pilot light; Neutrik Jacks; F&T and Sprague caps and carbon comp resistors. With Transformers (American-made PT from AES, Imported 8 ohm OT).

$399 plus shipping.

Only two left.

New Video on Champs and 5E3 and Proluxe http://youtu.be/EqwaoVYpEqU

All kits include Electrical-Grade Fiberglass (GPO3)
turret boards. These boards are rigid - not floppy by any sense of the imagination.

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Currently, I have to offer - complete Champ Kits . That is: with cabs, speaker and transformers ready to ship:

Excellent clear pine, finger-jointed, Tweed-covered Cabinet with oxblood grill cloth, all hardware; 8" 8 ohm Jensen Speaker; Chassis, turret board; Allied Teflon coated high temp 1000v wire; sockets, stainless bolt kit with k lock nuts, volume pot/switch, fuse holder, fuse pilot light; Neutrik Jacks; F&T and Sprague caps and carbon comp resistors. With Transformers (American-made PT from AES, Imported 8 ohm OT).

$399 plus shipping.

Only two left.

Call for pricing with tubes.