Harpaholic
235 posts
Jun 24, 2013
3:40 PM
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Just bought a 59 Tweed Clone, in route.
Any circuit mods our infamous techs would suggest for harp besides tube or speaker swaps, I got that handled.
I bought it for guitar, have never blown through a Deluxe,
but seems to me it could make a good harp amp?
Thanks!
Last Edited by Harpaholic on Jun 24, 2013 3:56 PM
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12gagedan
262 posts
Jun 25, 2013
4:12 AM
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I played through a 5E3 Deluxe once ($3500 at Guitar Center at the time). I remember thinking the following; "it does everything a Blues Jr. tries and fails at." I covet the 5E3 for harp.
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HawkeyeKane
1815 posts
Jun 25, 2013
7:00 AM
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The Ampeg J-20 I've been using lately is supposedly based off the 5E3. If the J-20 sounds as good as it does, I can only imagine how good a genuine 5E3 clone circuit must be for harp.
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Rick Davis
2016 posts
Jun 25, 2013
7:31 AM
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No, the Ampeg J20 shares some similarities to the Fender 6G3, the brown Deluxe, but it never got much love from the guitar or harp communities. Could be the $800 price tag.
Harpaholic, I've played an original Fender tweed 5E3 narrow panel Deluxe, as well as 5E3 clones and kits. If I were you I'd try the amp unmolested. It sounds dang nice the way it is.
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Last Edited by Rick Davis on Jun 25, 2013 10:18 AM
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6SN7
325 posts
Jun 25, 2013
7:33 AM
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I don't have a 5E3 clone, but an original 1958.
I once swapped some tubes around but I have found the original tubes called for on the chart work just fine. Curiously, I get a little bleed from the Mic channel into the Instrument channel, which is usually the channel I plug into. I sometimes run a Kinder AFB box thru it, and sometyimes I don't.
I have never used a clone, but am very interested as I don't like to bring the Deluxe to gigs.
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arnenym
157 posts
Jun 25, 2013
10:18 AM
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I have a 5E3 clone.
A modification many harp players like on them is to connect the volume pots as they are on I.E. tweed Bassman. With the signal out from the wiper and 2 resistor. Original the 5e3 have the signal go in to the wiper.
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy77/arnenym/Schematics/Pottarolikakoppling.png
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chromaticblues
1420 posts
Jun 25, 2013
10:27 AM
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I would try a few different mics with the amp. I'm shure you could find something that will sound good without making any changes.
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Kingley
2792 posts
Jun 25, 2013
10:46 AM
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I've played through my friends 5E3 tweed Deluxe made by Flynn amps. The amp is bulit to the original specs and has no mods of any kind. It's a good little amp for harp. I used a CM and a CR with it and it sounded very nice indeed.
Last Edited by Kingley on Jun 25, 2013 10:47 AM
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Harpaholic
237 posts
Jun 25, 2013
1:00 PM
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Appreciate all the input!
I wouldn't call it a little amp.
With a name like Flynn,(no affliation) they have to be the greatest amps on the planet!
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Kingley
2793 posts
Jun 25, 2013
1:11 PM
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Hahaha! Well yeah they are mid sized. 14 watts of pure tweed beauty. Flynn make some great amps. Here's a link to their site. Flynn Amps
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Harpaholic
239 posts
Jun 25, 2013
1:22 PM
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Kingley, I've seen them on the web, always wanted one of their amp name plates to put on one of mine.
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harpletunnel
32 posts
Jun 25, 2013
11:17 PM
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Hi Harpaholic, Man, you sold me a mic element a couple of years ago. And, well.... let me tell you it is now my favorite element of all time. I am almost afraid to use it because I don't want it to wear out. But when I do use it I don't want to stop. Thanks
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Harpaholic
246 posts
Jun 26, 2013
9:19 AM
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Tony, good to hear from you. You got one of my good ones, glad to hear its still working for you.
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