Members jhamnett Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 Rewired my '90s Strat Plus Deluxe - went from a 13 sound Strat with three mini-toggles for each pickup to a Nashville-X system (Nashville-X Strat Switching). Also swapped the crappy pearl PG for a nice B-W-B 3 ply. Way classier. Have BG V60s in neck and middle, S90 in bridge. Built a Tweed Deluxe 5E3 from a Boot Hill kit. Added a 3-way switch for NFB to tame the amp a bit when wanting more headroom. WGS G12Q speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 9, 2019 Members Share Posted July 9, 2019 Happy New Wiring/Pickguard/Amp Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 How do you like the Deluxe clone? Was it hard to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted July 17, 2019 Members Share Posted July 17, 2019 nice wiring your own amp is so much fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted July 18, 2019 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2019 How do you like the Deluxe clone? Was it hard to build? LOVE it! Definitely nailed down some Neil tones with the LP and it's a dream with the Strat. Might tighten up some of the wiring to reduce him. Otherwise, couldn't be happier. I used the Stew Mac instructions, along with Rob Robinette's tube amp page to help me along. Worked on the first shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted July 18, 2019 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2019 nice wiring your own amp is so much fun Oh yeah... now I gotta figure out if I'm going to mod it or leave as-is. The negative feedback switch certainly makes it more versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I used the Stew Mac instructions, along with Rob Robinette's tube amp page to help me along. Worked on the first shot Congratulations! I’ve always wanted a tweed Deluxe, and that is one of those projects I plan on getting to one of these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted July 19, 2019 Members Share Posted July 19, 2019 Congratulations! I’ve always wanted a tweed Deluxe, and that is one of those projects I plan on getting to one of these days... what are you waiting for? don't wait until its too late you know there also the BYOC tweed royal kit with the greatest instructions you ever need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 what are you waiting for? don't wait until its too late you know there also the BYOC tweed royal kit with the greatest instructions you ever need It isn’t the instructions so much (I can read a schematic... ) as it is finding the time... and to a somewhat lesser degree, the money. Or more accurately, the justification to spend the money. But I really do want to build one eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted July 20, 2019 Members Share Posted July 20, 2019 It isn’t the instructions so much (I can read a schematic... ) as it is finding the time... and to a somewhat lesser degree, the money. Or more accurately, the justification to spend the money. But I really do want to build one eventually. i compared some kits and what instructions they come with, and i also can read schematic, hell i can explain how they work, but it is much much easier to have a step by step guide, than the full wiring diagramm and the schematic and a hgh level instruction list "unpack everything, solder like the wiring diagram, turn it on" and that said, depending which speaker you take, the byoc tweet royal is one of the cheapest all in one 5e3 kits with arournd $800, thats not much money, especially you will have use for the final amp in your studio right? or does your studio already have one 5e3 type amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nope, I don’t currently have a 5e3 Deluxe.... and yes, it would be a nice option to have in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted July 23, 2019 Author Members Share Posted July 23, 2019 I highly recommend it, Phil! I definitely considered the BYOC kit when first looking at options. It seems really cool. Now to build an attenuator box to tame this thing for my apartment, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted July 24, 2019 Members Share Posted July 24, 2019 Nope' date=' I don’t currently have a 5e3 Deluxe.... and yes, it would be a nice option to have in the studio. [/quote'] so go on, its just a swipe of a credit card away and as for lacking time my tweed royal took me less than 2 weekends afternoons, and i did it very slow, measuring everything twice, looking 3 or 4 times if i have everythng right, have been very careful doin it.... it can be done easily in one day, if you can fully concentrate the whole time on the project, its not like freemans guitars which are a project for months. thats a good thing but also a bad one, as building as much fun it is, is so fast over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted July 29, 2019 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2019 so go on, its just a swipe of a credit card away and as for lacking time my tweed royal took me less than 2 weekends afternoons, and i did it very slow, measuring everything twice, looking 3 or 4 times if i have everythng right, have been very careful doin it.... it can be done easily in one day, if you can fully concentrate the whole time on the project, its not like freemans guitars which are a project for months. thats a good thing but also a bad one, as building as much fun it is, is so fast over Seconded. If I wasn't living in a condo and had a dedicated workspace, I could've likely finished it in a day with a good 6 to 8 hours. As it was, really took me the same 6 to 8 hours spread over weeks, not including workspace setup and breakdown time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted July 31, 2019 Author Members Share Posted July 31, 2019 Phil - in case you go down this road, install a 3-way negative feedback switch. It makes the amp incredibly versatile and actually gives some clean headroom. https://robrobinette.com/5e3_Modifications.htm#Switched_Negative_Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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