The Beaufort is Michael Clark's take on the classic Fender model 5E3 "tweed" Deluxe. The most distinguishing feature of this amp is a voltage-corrected power transformer. Because of this transformer, the Beaufort operates internally at voltages that would have been typical when a 5E3 Deluxe was new in the mid to late 1950s. That means the Beaufort sounds close to what an original sounded like in its own era. The result is a Deluxe that is warmer than the typical 5E3 clone, and not as loud. Components and workmanship on the Beaufort are top quality throughout.
Technical Rundown
- Fender 5E3 Deluxe circuit
- Voltage-corrected power transformer
- 5Y3 rectifier
- Vishay Atom electrolytic capacitors
- NOS carbon composition resistors
- Custom-wound output transformer
- 6V6GT power tubes
- 12AY7 and 12AX7 preamp tubes
- Sozo coupling caps
- Cloth-insulated, solid core hookup wire
- Finger-jointed, solid pine cabinet
- Floating birch ply baffle
- Jensen P12Q speaker
