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My current favourite with my 5e3 is a BMF GB Boost.
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/236623/fs-tonall-recall-260-warped-vinyl-2-walrus-drybell-victory-zvex-bmf-ckk/p1
Tbf I’m talking here about my Weinbrock which although 5e3 flavoured is a bit different
My Gartone Bluesman is the best tweed tone I ever heard when reasonably turned up using Humbuckers ...thick,fat ,middy which is what I like but it can be a bit stodgy ,bassy and undefined .
By accident I found the left side of a Browne Protein ( a slightly thin KOT ) worked perfectly
To be fair I was using a Tele with low output pickups, a 12ay7 in v1 however and a Celestion Gold, which is loud compared to other speakers I had. So maybe to be expected. Tried different nos rectifiers too.
I came to the conclusion that the transformers I was using were probably overpowered, providing too much current so they just didn't sag like vintage examples.
This should reduce a bit of the bass that I suspect you are finding "muddy".
(Obviously try this with a friendly engineer unless you’re confident working on valve amps safely).
I actually like the fat lower mids when playing clean or with single coils cranked , it’s just the HBs and amp drive that causes the ‘problem’
I’m not trying to convert anyone here though - use what works for you.