Here is my take at the 5C3 chassis / panel. These are rough estimates based on the assumption that the 5C3 chassis has the same length as the 5E3 one. This is consistent with Fender's policy of "progressive" upgrades - as supply lasts - at least.
5C3Panel.jpg
The dimensions were chosen as the simplest fractions of inches making the thing look fairly close to the original - to me, who never ever saw anything of a 5C3 for real.
NB: .88 is 7/8 [inches]
Below is my original message
By looking at the pics from CW
tweedleDeePicture 029.jpg
and this
5C3-modded-Ml8qsjFh_o.jpg
from https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=33401 it is obvious that either the chassis of the original is not really a 5C3 one, either HAD had it modded, in order to - at least - install a separated on/off switch rather than having it on the tone pot.
Any clue?
I plan a build with three input jacks to follow the layout published on the site and I am curious at the arrangement of the controls on the panel, vs the 5E3 (attached file).
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ChopSauce wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:09 pm...either the chassis of the original is not really a 5C3 one, either HAD had it modded, in order to - at least - install a separated on/off switch rather than having it on the tone pot.
If you look you can see pictures in 5C3 amp for sale listings with both configurations.
Thank you Martin. It looks like the 5C3 with the switch on the pot is a TV front while the one with the switch appart is a wide panel one.
I still look foward to know some more about the chassis measurements of the one modded by HAD, but I'll post a plan of my best guess at them, if nothing appears.
5A3 is the TV front model. Here's a good summary of the 5B3, 5C3, and 5D3 "wide panel" deluxe amps: http://www.thevintagesound.com/ffg/deluxe_wide.html
As always, there will be some out in the field that don't match the specs due to Fender's habit of making partial transitions from one model to the next.
