My 5e3 circuit amp is made up from a heavily damaged late 1950s tweed Deluxe. Much was lost but the transformers, along with some caps and resistors made it through. All that was missing was replaced and the amp converted to a head along the way.
Before I bought it the owner even had it fitted with a full compliment of 1950s RCA valves before shipping it to me here in the UK.
Tonality from the outset was just exceptional, everything you could hope for from this circuit, exept that the amp was somewhat quieter than I had anticipated. I reasoned that perhaps my use of a step down transformer keeping the voltage at 110v may be the reason, given that back in the US it would have seen 115v or more..
However shortly after after my concern about the lack of volume was confirmed with a comparison with a Fender reissue, I suddenly lost 99% of all available volume. With volume maxed I have the quietest Tweed Deluxe on earth. All is well with the valves, no buzz, fizz, motorboating, redplating or anything else that would cause concern. No excessive heat of transformers or circuit can be detected.
So.. I have a functional amplifier, with a barely discernable volume.. If youve read this far, thankyou, if you also have an idea as to whats going on here Im all ears
Before I bought it the owner even had it fitted with a full compliment of 1950s RCA valves before shipping it to me here in the UK.
Tonality from the outset was just exceptional, everything you could hope for from this circuit, exept that the amp was somewhat quieter than I had anticipated. I reasoned that perhaps my use of a step down transformer keeping the voltage at 110v may be the reason, given that back in the US it would have seen 115v or more..
However shortly after after my concern about the lack of volume was confirmed with a comparison with a Fender reissue, I suddenly lost 99% of all available volume. With volume maxed I have the quietest Tweed Deluxe on earth. All is well with the valves, no buzz, fizz, motorboating, redplating or anything else that would cause concern. No excessive heat of transformers or circuit can be detected.
So.. I have a functional amplifier, with a barely discernable volume.. If youve read this far, thankyou, if you also have an idea as to whats going on here Im all ears
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