To Tweedle or not, that's the question...

[jazbo8]

I got an Pawnshop Excelsior, which looks like a good platform for Tweedle Dee build given the same tube compliments and the simple controls that it has. But it is also one of the more unusual Fender designs - more like a old Gibson or Supro, and the Tremolo give it a nice vintage vibe. Since I already have an ODS clone, I am wondering if I should just leave it alone. Your advise and suggestions are welcomed...

jaz

[Smokebreak]

Tweedle Dee doesn't sound anything like any part of any ODS, to me
Sounds like a really nice 5E3. I dropped the first stage cathodes to 1U and sold mine to a country guy. I miss it when i hear it.

[jazbo8]

Tweedle Dee doesn't sound anything like any part of any ODS, to me
Sounds like a really nice 5E3. I dropped the first stage cathodes to 1U and sold mine to a country guy. I miss it when i hear it.

You are right, I was just generalizing, mulling over if I should do another Dumble-inspired build? You sold your Tweedle already?!

[Smokebreak]

Yep I converted one of my very first kits and it was just at the bottom of a pile, so to speak. A customer came by wanting a 5E3 something or the other and I dug it out and he loved it but asked if I could tighten it up. 1U on the cathodes and he was in love. Great lil amp. I've been threatening to do a 4x6V6 since I sold it. If you don't have a 5E3 I'd say go for it!

[jazbo8]

If you don't have a 5E3 I'd say go for it!

Other than a few parts, the Excelsior is actually pretty close to the 5E3 (again generalizing a bit), the key differences are the rectifier and of course the tremolo. Also with some added switches and pots, I can mod it to Tweedle Dee without much problem. In any case, I will play it for awhile before butchering it...