What are some good 5e3 clones?

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Lew's around, just not here...

You do know he's not Mission, his brother is right??

Yeah, I remember him talking about it... does he build stuff for you? I see the kit but I don't think my soldering skills and amp knowledge is up to the challenge.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Yeah, I remember him talking about it... does he build stuff for you? I see the kit but I don't think my soldering skills and amp knowledge is up to the challenge.

Just email Bruce, tell him what you need and let him handle it.

Bruce is the genius that built my Plough front tweed Super!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Some of Bruce's work...

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Have you ever played one, Andrew?

 

[FuseG4]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Some of Bruce's work...

this is REAL guitar pr0n

 

[drpietrzak]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

I think most of the quality builders day look much alike inside these days.

Sara's work....

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

It's not just about the look though or just the parts used...there are some builders that use quality parts and still end up with junk...

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

YouTube Greg V / Tungsten Creama Wheat.

Tungsten makes the 12'ish watt Cortez, and the higher head room 20watt Creama Weat.

THAT is where i would put my money - with Tungsten !!!!

My 2 cents

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

There we go :cool2:

 

[iismet]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

There we go :cool2:

Nice amp - but at 20 watts not a 5e3. A reissue will not stay that clean. I would guess they are cooking the plates on the power tubes(?). Very nice amp. At 20 watts you could jam with it. My clone runs around 16 watts and a 22watt BF re-issue can easily over power it, which is why I am having a Bassman put together. I have played jams where standing 8 feet away from my clone with it dimed I cannot hear it (I don't go back). For blues it typically works - for rock - I would not try. For practice volumes - heaven.

Way cool - 15's?

"Plough Front" - x

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Whatever happened to Lew anyway?

I may or may not have contributed to the departure. I feel bad about it sometimes.

 

[tone4days]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

isnt the celtic franklin a 5e3 ?

 

[playas]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

It does matter...many 5E3 clones sound little like a real 50's 5E3 and some sound VERY close.

...out of curiosity, any kits you´ve heard that strike you as reasonably close?

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

...out of curiosity, any kits you´ve heard that strike you as reasonably close?

Mission.

 

[Lazarus1140]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Just out of curiousity, isn't it possible that there are amps based on the 5E3 circuit that have been tweaked/modified so that they are clearly not intended to be clones and that, though they will obviously never sound like a vintage 5E3, sound very good in their own right?

 

[B Bent]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

I should build the big brother to my tweed clone I put together:

 

[Lazarus1140]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

^ I love that guitar!

 

[iismet]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Just out of curiousity, isn't it possible that there are amps based on the 5E3 circuit that have been tweaked/modified so that they are clearly not intended to be clones and that, though they will obviously never sound like a vintage 5E3, sound very good in their own right?

Absolutely - especially in the right hands - just like the 5e3.

 

[jeremy]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

a loud speaker in a 5e3 makes a big difference. i had a red fang in mine for a while and it was surprisingly loud. you can also use a 5v4 recto tube to up the voltage, not a vintage sound at all but very cool none the less

isnt the celtic franklin a 5e3 ?

dont think so. aislinn 6v6 is the 5e3 (i have one) the franklin is a matchless lightning or something like that

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What are some good 5e3 clones?

Nice amp - but at 20 watts not a 5e3. A reissue will not stay that clean. I would guess they are cooking the plates on the power tubes(?). Very nice amp. At 20 watts you could jam with it. My clone runs around 16 watts and a 22watt BF re-issue can easily over power it, which is why I am having a Bassman put together. I have played jams where standing 8 feet away from my clone with it dimed I cannot hear it (I don't go back). For blues it typically works - for rock - I would not try. For practice volumes - heaven.


"Plough Front" - x

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