5E5-A Tweed "Pro" Amp




This is my first experiment with a Pro Amp. I've tended to avoid 15-inch speakers. Something in their voice hasn't appealed to me. Perhaps, however, the larger cabinet volume of the 5E5-A will make a difference. My impressions so far are quite positive. The Pro is bold, punchy-sounding amp that suits both my Tele and my Strat.



Technical Rundown
  • Fender Electric Instruments 5E5-A Circuit
  • Normal channel, Bright channel, four inputs
  • Volume, Volume, Treble, Bass, Presence controls
  • Mojo Musical 200mA power transformer
  • NOS Tung-Sol 5U4GB rectifier
  • Mercury Magnetics choke
  • TAD and Vishay Atom electrolytic capacitors
  • 2W metal oxide power resistors
  • Adjustable bias circuit
  • Mercury Magnetics output transformer
  • Tung-Sol 5881 power tubes (new issue)
  • Electro-Harmonix 12AY7, 12AX7 preamp tubes
  • 1/2 W carbon composition signal resistors
  • Orange Drop (715P) coupling caps
  • Cloth-insulated solid core hookup wire
  • Finger-jointed, solid pine cabinet from Mojo Musical
  • Floating birch ply baffle
  • Eminence Legend 151 speaker