5E8A low power tweed twin build

[telephone]

Just finished this, my third, amp build. Made my own cab from 3/4" pine. Mercury Mags all around. Chassis is from Weber. I gotta say I'm a bit disappointed with the lettering on the chassis, as it doesn't take much for it to come off. Further more, I don't believe the chassis is actually stainless, as stated on Weber's site. Oh well... Lead dress inspired by what I've seen in Clark amps. Had a little trouble with bias voltage until I realized I used a 47k resistor instead of 4.7k. All is well as of now. Amp sounds great, fat and quiet. Tone controls are very useful, capable of a wide range of tones. Dig it!

 

[jonny toetags]

Very nice!
That cab looks awesome.

 

[mbargav]

Beautiful! First Twin build I've seen; these threads are usually dominated by SF1s and 5E3s.

Were the OD caps by convenience or preference? If the latter, nice to see someone else who prefers ODs in tweeds.

 

[telephone]

Thanks for the kind words. The ODs were used mostly out of convenience. I've had a couple of Victorias that used them. Those amps sounded great. When in Rome...

 

[riffmeister]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[johntoste]

Man that looks great. If it sounds like it looks, you're a dangerous person!

 

[teleamp]

Very nice build! Great job on.... everything!

 

[Bruce Bennett]

very nice work.

But why did you put a Fender logo on it?
I wouldn't want "Fender" to be able to claim that level of workmanship.

 

[telephone]

very nice work.

But why did you put a Fender logo on it?
I wouldn't want "Fender" to be able to claim that level of workmanship.

Yeah, I thought I might get a little flack over the logo but, I like trying to recreate the good old stuff. The amp is for my own personal gigging requirements. I like to think of it as kind of the same thing painters do by copying great works of art.

 

[teleamp]

Yeah, I thought I might get a little flack over the logo but, I like trying to recreate the good old stuff. The amp is for my own personal gigging requirements. I like to think of it as kind of the same thing painters do by copying great works of art.

I agree, nothing different than the guys that build an AC Cobra or Mustang from repro parts.

 

[BarryW]

great build - I'm in the process of building one as a head right now. If mine comes out half as well as yours, I'll be pleased!

 

[Mattbedrock]

I'm amazed at the level of craftsmanship and quality I see from tgpr's build threads. That is an amazing looking amp. Makes me a little embarassed in comparison to my feeble threads. I guess I need to try harder. Thanks for the inspiration!

Oh, and how about some clips! Please? C'mon.

 

[frank62]

Mercy that is a stunning piece of work.

 

[big mike]

Looks great. Nice job.

I think when people get flack for the logo, it's the guys building stuff for resale using someone else's logo.


Nicely done!