One of us has wanted to build a pair of Tweed Deluxe amplifiers for quite some time. After years of relentless cajoling, the other recently agreed to undertake the project, with this result:
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Why, that would be the K & L Tube Works, of course! The principals shall remain unnamed, but 'K' and 'L' may (possibly) be our initials. Like many tube amplifier aficionados, we're a pair of grizzled middle-aged guys who have been guitarists for something on the order of decades.
We've built a matching pair of reproductions of the classic narrow-panel model 5E3 "Deluxe" vacuum tube amplifier built by Fender Electric Instruments from 1955-1960. Often called the 'Tweed Deluxe' because of its distinctive tweed covering, this is a combo amplifier with a single 8 Ohm 12" speaker, a 5Y3GT tube rectifier, a pair of cathode-biased 6V6GT power tubes, and 12AY7 and 12AX7 preamp tubes.
March through June of 2009.
Somewhere in or near the Park Hill neighborhood in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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This redrawn schematic (courtesy of Mr. Steve Luckey) includes the minor modifications we made to the original circuit. These include:
The gentleman at RecProAudio is a superb composer and player and has a wealth of technical information along with recorded samples of his do-it-yourself Tweed Deluxes.
Any copyrighted material on this page is the property of its respective copyright holder and full acknowledgement is made thereto by the authors. Vacuum tube amplifiers contain very dangerous high voltages and can kill you. Do not attempt to build or modify these devices unless you are a qualified electronics technician. The authors are not responsible for any damages or harm that may ensue if you attempt to build or modify the device described here.
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