yoslate Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Well, thanks to Kenny's generosity (or sly deviousness), I'm now the proud owner of his Weber 5E3 build! http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/topic/14267-fs-5e3-deluxe-handwired/ I know Kenny, and I know all of his pieces are top-notch. This had to be a good 'un! I was looking for something in the tweed family, something with a little crunch to it. I'm there, in spades! Kenny shipped the amp to me, on approval. Ain't the HOC a wonderful place?! As the pics will attest, it's a very neat (anal) build, with an interesting vintage speaker. I'd listened to, I think, all of the 5E3 clones on youtube...and heard everything...all of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But this little box has an authentic tweed Deluxe voice, with the added bonus of more headroom because of an updated Deluxe tranny, as Kenny tells me. I asked him if it was giggable. I've already played it out three times, and it certainly passes muster. I'm using it with the 1x12 extension cab I had built for my blackface Princeton re-issue, which has an Eminence "Screamin' Eagle" in it. Volume at 4 or 5 is more than enough to get it done with the band. Lovely, ever-so-slightly textured cleans, and with just a bit of TS-808 0r Full-Tone Full Drive, awesome Keith single coil rhythms or, with humbuckers, gritty, growling, yet still articulate solo stuff. A keeper, for sure! Sorry to disappoint tsp17 and Katy!
DetroitBlues Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 You have to love the honesty and piece of mind when buying from another HOC member. I much prefer anything bought, sold, or traded here rather than any other website on the net.
Gitfiddler Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Very nice, Yoslate!! Nothing like a quality 5E3 to get your mojo workin!
kbp810 Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Every household needs a tweed I love my 5E3 build, it's the one amp I would never part with for anything.
koula901 Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Yoslate, Congratulations!!! I've wondered where that amp went - it's okay that you've got it, I think I want more of a high gain amp, anyway. I'm happy for you and it sounds perfectly lovely! I totally agree with DB, it's great to buy from HOC members. I was just thinking, the other day, that we have a sort of sweet marketplace here.
fxdx99 Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Congrats, Rob (well, and to Kenny) for a nice transaction. Nothin' like a tele and a tweed. Good stuff, Maynard. Enjoy!
DetroitBlues Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Every household needs a tweed I love my 5E3 build, it's the one amp I would never part with for anything. Its definitely your go to amp. All else must be compared to that one when the production is completed on a new amp.
111518 Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 'Grats, Slate. 5E3 seems like a sound well suited to your band's repertoire, and, lucky you, volume level.
FredZepp Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 That one looks like it'll do the job properly. And then adding an extension cab... tonal bliss. Good Stuff , no doubt.
schundog Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Very cool, Rob. I'm sure you do it justice. When Kenny put that one up for sale, I couldn't believe how solid and clean the thing looked. I didn't think it would last long. I'm glad you liked if!
212Mavguy Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 A friend with (t)weed is a friend indeed! That speaker is a Magnavox, like a Jensen p12n but a better build. Nice gut shot and congratulations!
tulk1 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 A friend with (t)weed is a friend indeed! That speaker is a Magnavox, like a Jensen p12n but a better build. Nice gut shot and congratulations! That it is. P232. Steve Nelson, the amp builder, turned me on to those. Awesome speakers.
Kuz Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Live sound clips or I don't believe any of this BS!!!!
koula901 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Ha! Glad you said that, Kuz. I always want to hear sound clips.
DetroitBlues Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Ha! Glad you said that, Kuz. I always want to hear sound clips. No kidding! Where the little icon dude holding a sign that says "This Thread is Useless without Clips!"
Guest HRB853370 Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Well, thanks to Kenny's generosity (or sly deviousness), I'm now the proud owner of his Weber 5E3 build! http://www.heritageo...luxe-handwired/ I know Kenny, and I know all of his pieces are top-notch. This had to be a good 'un! I was looking for something in the tweed family, something with a little crunch to it. I'm there, in spades! Kenny shipped the amp to me, on approval. Ain't the HOC a wonderful place?! As the pics will attest, it's a very neat (anal) build, with an interesting vintage speaker. I'd listened to, I think, all of the 5E3 clones on youtube...and heard everything...all of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But this little box has an authentic tweed Deluxe voice, with the added bonus of more headroom because of an updated Deluxe tranny, as Kenny tells me. I asked him if it was giggable. I've already played it out three times, and it certainly passes muster. I'm using it with the 1x12 extension cab I had built for my blackface Princeton re-issue, which has an Eminence "Screamin' Eagle" in it. Volume at 4 or 5 is more than enough to get it done with the band. Lovely, ever-so-slightly textured cleans, and with just a bit of TS-808 0r Full-Tone Full Drive, awesome Keith single coil rhythms or, with humbuckers, gritty, growling, yet still articulate solo stuff. A keeper, for sure! Sorry to disappoint tsp17 and Katy! Who is "Kenny"? Amp builder like KBP810?
Guest HRB853370 Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Who is "Kenny"? Amp builder like KBP810? Ahh, never mind, clicked the link and answered my own question. Looks like an Epson to me. Didn't they used to build computers and printers too?
smurph1 Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Well, thanks to Kenny's generosity (or sly deviousness), I'm now the proud owner of his Weber 5E3 build! http://www.heritageo...luxe-handwired/ I know Kenny, and I know all of his pieces are top-notch. This had to be a good 'un! I was looking for something in the tweed family, something with a little crunch to it. I'm there, in spades! Kenny shipped the amp to me, on approval. Ain't the HOC a wonderful place?! As the pics will attest, it's a very neat (anal) build, with an interesting vintage speaker. I'd listened to, I think, all of the 5E3 clones on youtube...and heard everything...all of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But this little box has an authentic tweed Deluxe voice, with the added bonus of more headroom because of an updated Deluxe tranny, as Kenny tells me. I asked him if it was giggable. I've already played it out three times, and it certainly passes muster. I'm using it with the 1x12 extension cab I had built for my blackface Princeton re-issue, which has an Eminence "Screamin' Eagle" in it. Volume at 4 or 5 is more than enough to get it done with the band. Lovely, ever-so-slightly textured cleans, and with just a bit of TS-808 0r Full-Tone Full Drive, awesome Keith single coil rhythms or, with humbuckers, gritty, growling, yet still articulate solo stuff. A keeper, for sure! Sorry to disappoint tsp17 and Katy! Nice Job!! Congrats!! Someday...
TalismanRich Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Ahh, never mind, clicked the link and answered my own question. Looks like an Epson to me. Didn't they used to build computers and printers too? You're close... he has upon occasion used a computer and a printer! Actually, he's an extraordinary talent who continues to entertain the fine folks of Peculiar Missouri with his "pickin and grinnin" on a certain white guitar known in those parts as a "Heritage". http://tracyallisonb.../fr_theband.cfm
DetroitBlues Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Its wonderful to see professionals wield Heritage guitars.
tulk1 Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Ahh, never mind, clicked the link and answered my own question. Looks like an Epson to me. Didn't they used to build computers and printers too? EMPSON. Not quite the same. Then again, it's just a badge on 'slates amp.
H Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Hey Rob, I PM'd you with some settings information for your new baby. Did it reach your inbox?
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