My take on a 5E7 Type Amp (Photos)

[Klugetone]

Hope this is the right place to put this...Nearly done with my latest build. A 5E7 circuit in a Seafoam Green cabinet. Built everything myself except for the chrome chassis (Mojo). It uses an Eminence Screamin' Eagle speaker. The Seafoam Green looks a bit Blue in these photos and still have a little more detail work to do...









Thanks for your patience!

Dave

[JHow]

Nice work!

It takes a real man to stand up and pledge allegience to sea foam! Rock on!

[Klugetone]

Nice work!

It takes a real man to stand up and pledge allegience to sea foam! Rock on!

Thank You! Still have a bunch of little things to finish up but wanted to put it all together to hear the results so far. I am blown away by the tone with just a guitar straight into the amp. Beautiful, single coil cleans at lower normal volumes but crank it and its singing tweed all the way. Humbuckers are gloriously dirty through this amp when pushed a bit. Everything I had hoped it would be and more.

So let them laugh at my Seafoam Green! I wanted to be a bit different. My wife said it reminds her of a 57 T-Bird with the chrome stuff and all. I love it and the music this amp will help me make.

[JoeM]

Looks great!

[RWood]

Seafoam......Want Foam!

I like it too. It looks like you covered it with one piece....true? How did that go?


RWood

[Klugetone]

Seafoam......Want Foam!

I like it too. It looks like you covered it with one piece....true? How did that go?


RWood

Thanks for the kind words from you all. It means a lot on a forum like this with so many custom amp builders. I actually used 2 pieces of Tolex. one for the Bottom and the other piece wrapped around rest of the cabinet. My first Tolex job and it was a challenge! Learned a lot of things not to do next time. I'll post some of my tribulations in another message.

Dave

[Klugetone]

I discovered that cabinetry is not really my forte! Having only power hand tools for woodworking is one issue and as I mentioned, the tolex was an equal challenge. The inside corners around the control panels were not as hard as those two, wide valence panels that hold the speaker baffle. Those 4 were the toughest corners on the whole thing. The next cabinet will not use those panels even though I really like the look of them. Might just go with a front-load baffle with cleats around the inside front to hold it in. A couple of decorative, non-structural valence panels could be made and covered separately. Those would mount on the baffle to retain some of that Narrow Panel appearance. Unless, of course, I find a tolex guru locally who can do the job for me at a reasonable cost.

[cminor9]

I discovered that cabinetry is not really my forte! Having only power hand tools for woodworking is one issue and as I mentioned, the tolex was an equal challenge. The inside corners around the control panels were not as hard as those two, wide valence panels that hold the speaker baffle. Those 4 were the toughest corners on the whole thing. The next cabinet will not use those panels even though I really like the look of them. Might just go with a front-load baffle with cleats around the inside front to hold it in. A couple of decorative, non-structural valence panels could be made and covered separately. Those would mount on the baffle to retain some of that Narrow Panel appearance. Unless, of course, I find a tolex guru locally who can do the job for me at a reasonable cost.

It's a nice looking build. If it's your first time actually doing the cabinetry and the tolex, you'll get better. I have had my own threads here dedicated to my hatred for tolex. But you know what? After...9? tolex jobs under my belt it comes out really good. Stick with it, you are learning. See? Already you know what to do next time.

On the narrow panel type amps, I find it's best to use one piece for each side. This allows you to do the sides, then the top and bottom ties it all together. If you make your cuts nice and straight with an xacto blade, you won't have to worry about those corners. It's when you use one piece that you have to worry about corners. I only do the one piece thing like that on a head shell or a cab where the baffle is attached from the back.

HTH

[Klugetone]

It's a nice looking build. If it's your first time actually doing the cabinetry and the tolex, you'll get better. I have had my own threads here dedicated to my hatred for tolex. But you know what? After...9? tolex jobs under my belt it comes out really good. Stick with it, you are learning. See? Already you know what to do next time.

On the narrow panel type amps, I find it's best to use one piece for each side. This allows you to do the sides, then the top and bottom ties it all together. If you make your cuts nice and straight with an xacto blade, you won't have to worry about those corners. It's when you use one piece that you have to worry about corners. I only do the one piece thing like that on a head shell or a cab where the baffle is attached from the back.

HTH

Ah Hah! Thank You for that bit of info. Didn't think about doing it that way. It is indeed my first attempt at amp cabinetry after all. I was trying to avoid more seams but the pain and agony of those miserable corners isn't worth it. I will just have a couple of nice, tidy seams instead. I can live with that.

Thanks again to you and everyone. This is the best forum for amp stuff anywhere.

By the way...I like the sound of this amp so much that I'm gathering up parts for another one. Plus, already have a couple of local guys who want one also. They are calling it "The Foam Tone"

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Dave