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Re: 5e3 mods

3/3/2004 6:10 PM
Darin	Re: 5e3 mods Hi Steve, Before you start modding, try swapping in different tubes. I was able to accomplish the tone I was looking for by changing out the preamp tubes (V1 is now 5751 and V2 to an RCA 7025). The 5751 removed most of the mud from the bass and the 7025 made the OD much more linear. RCA 7025's are almost impossible to find, but other variations sound similar. A good quality NOS 12AX7 will help. In fact, the JJ ECC83 sounds much better after swapping out the EH 12AY7. I am also running 2 10s instead of a single 12. The only mod that I am considering is the OT swap to a tweed super so I can run 6L6s as well as 6V6s.

3/3/2004 6:10 PM

Darin

Re: 5e3 mods

Hi Steve,

Before you start modding, try swapping in different tubes. I was able to accomplish the tone I was looking for by changing out the preamp tubes (V1 is now 5751 and V2 to an RCA 7025). The 5751 removed most of the mud from the bass and the 7025 made the OD much more linear. RCA 7025's are almost impossible to find, but other variations sound similar. A good quality NOS 12AX7 will help. In fact, the JJ ECC83 sounds much better after swapping out the EH 12AY7. I am also running 2 10s instead of a single 12. The only mod that I am considering is the OT swap to a tweed super so I can run 6L6s as well as 6V6s.

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