IMO the reference standard guitar was designed in the mid 50s:
you can add humbuckers or P90s, make out of Alder, mahogany, maple, rosewood, whatever...MM Silhouette is a compact version but still the basic design. Les Pauls are too darn heavy...IMO.
Rob Robinette’s 5E3 mods:
Master volume = replaced the phase inverter's 1M grid leak resistor with a 1MA pot.
Cascaded Channels mod = Normal Channel is rerouted to Bright Hi input jack switch terminal. Normal Volume pot becomes 'Gain' Volume. V1A and B's cathodes must be separated by...
Want to use the 5E3 clone as a practice amp/low volumes but get that beautiful overdrive it has when running at high volumes.
Have added 5E3 Deluxe With Cascaded Channels mod - that is a good start;
also added separate master volume control - getting closer.
but need more to push it into that...
Pwr and OP xfmrs plus components in pwr section all change. Best build from scratch. Weber has a kit. It’s designed for harmonica so tone stacks have to be modified for guitar tone.
LAYOUT has the values and xfmr PNs:
Cool article…Seymour Duncan was responsible for getting Seth Lover the credit he deserved.
https://guitar.com/features/opinion-...-of-seth-lover undefined