getting ready for a 5e3 2nd build

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rockinmac
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getting ready for a 5e3 2nd build

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Getting ready to build a 5e3 as my second build. My first was a champ and turned out great. Is there anything that I need to specificaly pay attention to that will be different from a champ or any tips will be greatly appreciated. Also what is the best grounding scheme. On the 5f1 I put all the preamp grounds on one side and all the power and high voltage grounds on the other side and its really quite. I have seen the back of the pots used as a ground rail also. But you still want to separate the pre and poweramp grounds dont you? Thanks.
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Re: getting ready for a 5e3 2nd build

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I've found this Randall Aiken article on the subject of grounding schemes to be very helpful; I keep going back to it with every build:

http://www.aikenamps.com/StarGround.html
rockinmac
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Re: getting ready for a 5e3 2nd build

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thanks!
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