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Yes, when I got the amp a few years ago I recapped it, thank you for you advice it will help maybe it's time to get another amp something a bit more modern I have been looking for a Fender Princeton Silverface but the prices are high like everything else.

Hi all, I have an original Fender Tweed 5B3 and last week I pickup a original Jensen P12R smooth cone speaker and while it sounds great with my tele with my other guitar with humbuckers when I hit the low "E" string it sounds like it's going into overload, the other strings sound good...

Hi all, Does anyone have any info on these amps, Like tube it takes and speaker size and such? Thanks

Yes there are two 5 meg on the board sitting in between the two .1uf caps, I also switched out the two GE 6V6 GT's fo another pair of Conn (organ) 6V6's and it's sounded better still.

Hi all, I have a Fender 5B3 Deluxe amp, and I just had some fun last week building a new Telecaster which came out good, (I alway's thought Strat's had that sound) but Tele's have that magic. I also because of Chemo my hands got a bit stiff and this will help give me some relief, now...

Yes they are, even cooler than a Strat! (sorry guy's)

I'll never crank it, it sounds really nice at 4 or 5 on the volume control and really clean. I'll most likely baby it.

You know what's sad, I went to a Guitar Center in New York and saw a Tweed Pro Amp early 50's $3100.00, and when I looked at the rear it and a 15 inch Jensen but a new one from Italy, I just felt maybe a Weber would work better??

Thanks to all, here's a few pics of the speaker. I had to repair a tear in it using Arlene's white glue and a good ply napkin. It's funny I had a 59 ribbed cone and didn't like it, but this one I do.

I finally found a P12Q with a smooth cone.

Hi all, I received the speaker last week and put it in the 53 Fender Deluxe and it sounds really good, clear high's but no icepick like before. I was wondering what the watts this speaker is rated for 15 or 20 watts?, also it's from a 59 organ with a black frame and smooth cone.

I also have one of the original 67 tele bridge it's steel, not brass like the ones Fender makes now but you could get them made in steel it add's to the twang!

I have one of these, it's a modern with the classic three chrome saddles of course, which I changed to three brass compensated saddles.

Love for a great speaker that makes your amp sing!

I just received a original Jensen P12Q smooth cone for a great price on ebay. I have to say they're really good clear but not icepick better than the one I had in there a Newcomb speaker (PA?).