Tube Amp Archive

As it goes I found a 5E6-A model. By the pot codes I put it @ late 56. The Good - Original output and Choke, Almost complete sonically, changed presence pot and a couple Filter caps. Orig cab, Baffle and grill cloth, Original Bassman badge, decent chassis, orig knobs and pilot. The Bad - No tube Cha...

Thanks for all the feedback. I saw a really nice stock model W/dogbone handle, a few weeks back for 4K. I couldn't jump that minute and when I got back to the seller a couple days later it was sold. Casey, I've got an old Hammond reverb amp that's got a honking transformer on it, and a couple of 50'...

CJ you mind pointing me tword some Triad Tranny's? For years I've wanted to have my idea of the ideal Steel amp built. A front control chassis with 50W or 80W Tweed Twin guts, no trem or verb. I'm at a point where although I'd love to have a real amp, the price tags are less then appealing. I could ...

Thanks for the link. I've found a builder and am going to try that route. I've got good NOS tubes, and 4 reconed '66 C10Q's as well as pair of JBL D110's. I play steel and the JBL/Jensen combo works great. I understand about having the originals, my main steel is a 52 Bigsby into 64 Reverb in front ...

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try a 5F6-A chassis built by Mark Moser from Vermont, my home state. He's making it easy. I buy the amp, try it, if I don't like it I can send it back for a refund less shipping. Or I can apply it to another chassis, we've been discussing the building of a 50W Tw...

I'm shopping for a Tweed Bassman. Any ideas on an alternative to a real vintage one?