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5E3 (Tweed Deluxe clone)
Note the star ground, this amp is almost hum free.
Chassis is from Weber
The turret board is from "Turret board"
Power Transformer from Triode Electronic and paper bobin Output transformer as well
Filter Capacitors are F&T (German made)
Coupling capacitors are Mojotone oil filled Vitamin T caps
Carbon comp resistors (except for power)
CTS potentiometers
Belton Micalex tube sockets (nice and tight, but I had to enlarge the chassis holes about 1/16")
Switchcraft jacks
Carling Standby and power switchs (not good as they used to be).
Rectifier tube NOS 5Y3GT (Raytheon)
Power tubes (easy to see ...) Groove Tubes GT6V6C code 8-10 for late distortion
Home made solid pine cabinet with finger joint. Tweed is laquered.
Michel PAGLIARO signing my Pinecaster
(April 5, 2008 Sherbrooke - Granada theater)__________________________________________________
Connected with my homemade Fender clone (6G15) tube reverb unit, the result is awesome !
____________________________The same amp circuit (5E3) with few modifications ... :-))
Few specifications :
7 1/2 X 14 1/2 inchs clear plexiglass chassis by 1/4 inch thick (0.230")
1/8 inch thick clear plexiglass circuit board with NOS military phenolic body terminal posts
Alessandro (PEC) 2 watts stainless steel seal potentiometers
4 and 8 ohms switch at the back
Paper and oil signal capacitors
The value are .047mF with two optional .022uF switchable for a value of : .047uF to .069uF or .091uF on each channels
Sprague Atom filter capacitors and Sprague coupling capacitors
I cover the capacitors with a sheet of chrome vinyl self stick found in a art supply store (cool looking!)
KIWAME RESISTORS with a few exception
Johnson style ceramic Wafer octal sockets
300 ohms 10 Watts cathode resistor_________________________
Jumping into modernity, Parker Fly Style guitarBuilding a "70" Rosewood Telecaster clone
Link to my new Fender Telecaster clone building page
Fender Stratocaster clone guitar (DIY)
Here a funny Telecaster with a double personality
Few pictures of my new 5E3x2 "Twin Tweed Deluxe"
Ho yes ... I also build acoustic guitar, here my take on a Martin clone
Front 1 - Front 2 - Back - With Jacques MICHEL
Mail to : Jean GODBOUT
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WARNING vacuum tubes are addictive
So I builded a pair of
300B Single Ended Triode Mono Block Hifi Amplifiers seen at :
Derek Walton of Ireland web site
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