The Amp Garage

I've run across several wooden radios lately that were basket cases. A little gutting and sanding and I've got a pretty neat head cab. The latest is a 5E3 single input into 2 channels, tone control and master volume.

I'm really into the 30s and 40s stuff lately. Here is my take on an early century speaker cab.

JoshBernstein wrote: Finally, can i use a gz34 rectifier with the kt66's? I seem to like ss rectifiers, but i want to give the tube another shot. Thanks!

JTM45 = Pair of KT66s fed by GZ34
http://www.classictubeamps.com/schemati ... layout.pdf

A friend's dad used to be tv/radio repairman and has quite a stash of old radio parts. He's given me 3 ham radio cages and a couple of wooden radios for amp heads. This one was a Shortwave/AM now housing a 5E3. Blue tubes make it way cool!

Just my opinion ...Anyone who don't know exactly which amp they want has no business with a tube amp over 50 watts. I have well over 50 gigging musician friends and not a single one uses over 50w anymore.

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Volume has never been higher for the USPS due to unprecedented increase in online shopping.

That should definitely be converted to a guitar amp post haste!

Sale this week was a Hot Rod Tweed combo $1100. the buyer said shit I've seen kits cost more then that, your giving this away. Tone was the deciding factor he said, not cost. Mark And those kits don't even have that super custom deeeeeluxe pcb with modern easy-lift traces! Every Hotrod Deluxe that ...

Lately revisiting Wishbone Ash

I like the handle. And obv, we want to see gut shots! Arched handle from Lowes. I'll try to get gutshot tomorrow. BTW... Every 5E3 should have switched normal/nfb/cathode bypass mod. It turns the so-called one trick pony into three distinctively different amps! Great Ideas on 5E3s here: https://rob...

Colossal wrote:Great news Allyn. I am definitely in support of a donation to help out, if needed.

Same here!

Anyone tried one of the Mojo zero loss loops for doing this?
A customer brought one to me for 1987 clone installation but I didn't have a decent speaker cab to give it a good listen and he took it right away.
It did however scope a very clean 10K sine wave into a dummy load.

Mark inspired me to try hammond cages.
Tried to make 5E3 PTP small as possible. 6"x10" chassis could still be reduced to 5"x9" easily.
3 way toggle for NFB/cathode bypass/normal.

I've sold 2 5B6s for $650 and $700 respectively. The guy who paid $700 hemmed and hawed at first trying to get me down a bit. I finally told him to listen to the tone carefully and shop elsewhere. Two weeks later he showed up with cash in hand, and didn't bother to dicker. Selling such a classic amp...

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