Any TWEED users here?? (NOT Plus 4s!)

57Deluxe

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PinstripePhil

All tweeds look great so parking it on the bandstand is always a pleasure. Pedals all sound great with trad tweed so again easy. Single coils and humbuckers are all good matches for trad tweed.
So what's the issue??
Well, finding the right output and speaker combination to get the headroom and reach the room corners.
If you go with trad tweed reissues/clone (ie all/most of us), you need the right tube type in v1, killer transformer(s) and a lightweight/well built pine cab.

Jaded

svejk said:

I've also got me one of these. A Redneck Tweed Deluxe clone(ish) by Tube Tone Engineering. 22W with 6L6s and uprated transformers, VVR power reduction. Basically a less rich man's Lazy J. Highly recommended, ditto the Cornell. Sounds great in stereo. Looking forward to some studio time this weekend!

 

I've been looking into getting some kind of 5E3 clone recently and was worried there may not be quite enough headroom for rehearsals/small pub/club gigs. I was wondering if the 22W output of this is enough for those kinds of situations un-mic'd?

Also, do you find that the VVR limits the channel interaction thing the 5E3 is known for? Or even clean-up with the guitars volume control?

Sorry for all the questions, it just seems like this could be the affordable answer to my tweed GAS!

hotpickups

22 watts is easily loud enough and plenty of headroom for me. Unfortunately I think the redneck amps seem to be out of business. Their website is down and no reply from their Facebook page either

hotpickups

Ooops I apologise the website is back up again. Must have been a glitch. However Barry never answers my emails or facebook messages. I wouldn't go any further with a purchase if he doesn't respond via these methods at least. Shame, looks a good product and price

martinw

hotpickups said:

 However Barry never answers my emails or facebook messages.

I'm not surprised at those prices

Gassage

I like mine like this; in Clapton Tweed

ICBM

What I didn't like about the Eric Clapton Twinolux amp I worked on a few months ago was that it was poorly designed - so that when it blew a valve, instead of a fuse blowing, the valve socket vitrified, then some of the wiring loom and part of the circuit board caught fire. All because they fitted it with a filament fuse which it doesn't need, instead of a HT fuse which it does…

I used to have a '59 Tweed Champ, which was very nice. Also a '58 ex-Tweed Princeton, which when I got it was a Pine Princeton with a 10" speaker. I miss them a bit but I sold them for silly prices for what they were really. I sometimes wonder about getting a Deluxe, mainly because of Neil Young, but I tend to find that's all they do when I play them. Which is great for a while, but I think I would prefer something a bit more flexible.

hotpickups

Do you think they are expensive then!

martinw;326938" said:

hotpickups said:

 However Barry never answers my emails or facebook messages.





I'm not surprised at those prices

martinw

hotpickups said:

Do you think they are expensive then!

Not sure if you're being serious

No, they're far too cheap for a sustainable business model.

57Deluxe

Perhaps 'Barry' is Chinese...

hotpickups

No I was serious. I thought it was too cheap too but hey if he's happy at charging that then I'm up for it

martinw;327564" said:

hotpickups said:

Do you think they are expensive then!









Not sure if you're being serious :)No, they're far too cheap for a sustainable business model.

svejk

@jaded - Barry did reply to an email of mine the other day, but I don't know how online savvy he is. I get the impression he's semi retired, and putting his skills to good use.

I've gigged mine (pub gig, unmiced) and it was loud enough for my two piece. We're not very clean though. I've found the VVR super useful, and I don't notice any loss of tone - as long as you don't expect to use it at home cranked at TV volumes.

Just done some studio recording with it... https://thehoolivans.bandcamp.com/track/bigger-boys. Actually, this is a Cornell Romany and Redneck in stereo, the redneck panned left. The guitar is a 335.

So that's the kind of sound you can get out of it - you will see I am not bothered about bags of clean headroom, although I do like the responsiveness of a good valve amp - it's nice to control the crunchiness with your pick attack.

I reckon there are a fair few builders out there who will do you a 5e3 clone - they're simple circuits. You can buy mine off me for a Dr Evil ransom of a gajillion dollars.

ThePrettyDamned

martinw said:

hotpickups said:

Do you think they are expensive then!

Not sure if you're being serious

No, they're far too cheap for a sustainable business model.

Yeah, it's 'hobby builder' pricing - either unsustainable business, a hobby to supplement income or something to just keep him busy because he doesn't need money would be my guess.  

And, following that logic, I wouldn't expect stellar after sales support.  I could be totally wrong, of course, but I'd rather go with someone who's really thought through the business plan, so to speak, and will likely be around in a few years time when something goes wrong because of moisture damage or wear and tear. 

Even Weinbrock went out of business, didn't they?

http://www.wienbrockamps.com/ ;

website seems well out of date...

OH MY GOD DON'T CLICK ON THE ADVERT LINK ON THE HOME PAGE NSFW

svejk

Oh, and Barry's phone number from the website .... 01732 820035

hotpickups

ThePrettyDamned said:

martinw said:

hotpickups said:

Do you think they are expensive then!

Not sure if you're being serious

No, they're far too cheap for a sustainable business model.

Yeah, it's 'hobby builder' pricing - either unsustainable business, a hobby to supplement income or something to just keep him busy because he doesn't need money would be my guess.  

And, following that logic, I wouldn't expect stellar after sales support.  I could be totally wrong, of course, but I'd rather go with someone who's really thought through the business plan, so to speak, and will likely be around in a few years time when something goes wrong because of moisture damage or wear and tear. 

Even Weinbrock went out of business, didn't they?

http://www.wienbrockamps.com/ ;

website seems well out of date...

OH MY GOD DON'T CLICK ON THE ADVERT LINK ON THE HOME PAGE NSFW

Yes the after sales support is my concern too. Rather pay a little more and have the peace of mind?

Jaded

svejk said:

@jaded - Barry did reply to an email of mine the other day, but I don't know how online savvy he is. I get the impression he's semi retired, and putting his skills to good use.

I've gigged mine (pub gig, unmiced) and it was loud enough for my two piece. We're not very clean though. I've found the VVR super useful, and I don't notice any loss of tone - as long as you don't expect to use it at home cranked at TV volumes.

Just done some studio recording with it... https://thehoolivans.bandcamp.com/track/bigger-boys. Actually, this is a Cornell Romany and Redneck in stereo, the redneck panned left. The guitar is a 335.

So that's the kind of sound you can get out of it - you will see I am not bothered about bags of clean headroom, although I do like the responsiveness of a good valve amp - it's nice to control the crunchiness with your pick attack.

I reckon there are a fair few builders out there who will do you a 5e3 clone - they're simple circuits. You can buy mine off me for a Dr Evil ransom of a gajillion dollars.

Thanks! That's the kind of grind I'd be looking for, not totally saturated and seems like it could clean up a little from the guitar. 

hotpickups

What email are you using for him? Maybe it's different from what I am using?

svejk;327954" said:

@jaded - Barry did reply to an email of mine the other day, but I don't know how online savvy he is. I get the impression he's semi retired, and putting his skills to good use.I've gigged mine (pub gig, unmiced) and it was loud enough for my two piece. We're not very clean though. I've found the VVR super useful, and I don't notice any loss of tone - as long as you don't expect to use it at home cranked at TV volumes.Just done some studio recording with it... https://thehoolivans.bandcamp.com/track/bigger-boys. Actually, this is a Cornell Romany and Redneck in stereo, the redneck panned left. The guitar is a 335.So that's the kind of sound you can get out of it - you will see I am not bothered about bags of clean headroom, although I do like the responsiveness of a good valve amp - it's nice to control the crunchiness with your pick attack.I reckon there are a fair few builders out there who will do you a 5e3 clone - they're simple circuits. You can buy mine off me for a Dr Evil ransom of a gajillion dollars.

svejk

barryw1@yahoo.com

hotpickups

Ah it's a different address