Photos & Sound Clips of 5E3

[Blues_N_Rock]

I am a newbie to the amp building world. I was originally moving towards my first project, a 5F1, but got so many recommendations to go with a 5E3. I would really like to see a completed guts of this amp to compare against a schematic for better understanding of how this amp is put together. Also, I have been searching hi/low for sound clips of this amp, but with no luck. I realize that there are so many mods to this kit and each amp maybe a bit different, but any help would be much appreciated.

Bruce, I hear only the highest regards of your kits and services. Keep up the great work, and hopefully to be very soon a customer of your 5E3.

Oh yeah, some of the photos I have seen were shot in a lower quality so it wa a bit blurry for my eyes.

Thanks everyone and keep this forum pumping

[Bruce / Mission Amps]

We are limited to digital photo files of only 40Kb here and I don't have any small enough to fit that are clear.
I'm sure many of the other Tweedy Deluxe builders must have some home page pictures though.
I'll look around too.

Bruce

[Chris / CMW amps]

Hi

Altough not stock here's a sample from a 5E3 style amp I did make in a piggybacked silverface Champ:

http://www.uncledig.com/clipgallery/...in%20Champ.mp3
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~sjem/image.../TTC%20top.jpg

(Sample played with a PRS and a 4x12" early 70s Marshall cab, only using the volume-control on the guitar for cleaner sounds)

Afaik the documentation of the Mission kits is very clear and good to understand and follow.

[tonezoneonline]

There are some sound bytes of an amp called The Woodie on my website that is basically a 2 X 10 5E3.
http://www.tonezoneonline.com

[Henk]

Wow, that is sounding ver good Tonezoneonline.

http://www.tonezoneonline.com/files/woodie6.mp3

You say the woodie is basically a 5E3, could you perhaps tell about some diffrences?
I sure hope my upcomming 5E3 Kit will sound like the sound file.

Henk

[arnenym]

Sort of 5E3. A Edgar -deluxe ...
I use it as a harp amp -The backing track is from harmonica boogie..
https://lagring.*storegate.se/user/*...eda2deb”
Pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.se/arnhed/EDGARTHEAMP

[tonezoneonline]

Henk,
That amp was built several years back and I really don't remember the details.I have built several similar amps since then and I do increase the filtering some.I think that amp had a choke and Sprague 716 orange caps.
It had Weber speakers.A pair of tens.I belive the Texas speakers.I usually prefer the 10A125 and 10F125 speakers for those amps.

[chickenPlucker]

I keep getting an error on page when I go to tonezoneonline. Is it just me of is there something going on with your site?

[tboy]

We are limited to digital photo files of only 40Kb here

Bruce,

The file size limit for attachments was increased some time ago. I think it's currently set to 256k.

[The Captain]

Here (soundclips lhs)- http://s2amps.phanfare.com/album/55996#imageID=2646166 and search youtube for some rough n ready clips too.

[russ_guitarboy]

Frenzel

If your into authentic to original specs you might not like this amp , but it's pretty sweet for the money. I've heard nothing but good things about Jim Frenzels 5E3s.

They aren't exactly a replica, but they sure are well built and sound cool and are more versatile. Here are the specs:

http://www.frenzeltubeamps.com/id40.html

Here's some sweet video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jNrVP-y2dmY

Here is a demo of the other added advantage of this amp; a marshall voiced channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5XOZy6WYM8&NR=1

What do you think?

[hasserl]

It may or may not sound good to you, that is subjective, but it's nothing like a 5E3 and I don't understand why the guy markets it as such.

[Gee]

If your into authentic to original specs you might not like this amp , but it's pretty sweet for the money. I've heard nothing but good things about Jim Frenzels 5E3s.

I doesn't sound like a 5E3 to me either.

Here at http://www.18watt.com/modules.php?na...wtopic&t=15585 is a very interesting blind listening test of 4 amps. The amps are a Marshall JTM45, an 18 Watt Lite IIb - Sweetwood kit, a 5E3 - built from an old Magnecord chassis and a 5E3x2 built from parts. Guitars are a 1996 Gibson Les Paul Custom, a 2006 Fender Highway 1 Telecaster and a 2004 PRS Custom 22 and they are all played through the same speaker.

You may need to register to hear the samples but it is well worth it.

[russ_guitarboy]

Ok I admit its not in any way a 5E3, lets leave it at that.

[Gee]

Black Crowes video with 2 Deluxes

Here is a very good clip of Rich Robinson playing into a pair of vintage 5E3's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA_Q19HFQig