![]() ![]() I absolutely LOVE the tone of the 57' Bandmaster Reissue. IF one did classify them as large, what would the bigger sounding TWeeds be called.huge? ( ^) So, I don't classify them as 'large' tweeds. The 5E5A/5F4/5E7 amps sing like the other 6L6 tweeds don't, ime.more ready to compress and saturate than the 5E8A.and definitely different from the Bassman and the hi-po Twin. That is getting down to it with a fine tooth comb, but there are that many layers of sonic results from those tweed amps. Large.5F6ABAssman, 5F8 hi-power Tweed Twin (4X6L6) (the difference in PI creates different sonic results in these four 2 x 6L6 amps listed above compared to the long-tailed pair arrangemenet in the Bassman.among other annies for instance.)) Medium.5E5A Pro, 5F4 Super, 5E7Bandmaster Medium small.Deluxe, Harvard, Tremolux, Vibrolux (the difference in the biasing in these amps create different results even though these amps are all 2 x 6V6 amps. So, you can see that I would have a gradation of tweed amps rather than small/medium and large.or at least I would have more classifications. Less punch in the single rectifier amps compared to the 5E8's.which has less punch than do the 5F6A Bassman. As I noted, the lo-power TWeed Twin has a second 5U4 rectifier, and this puts that amp into a different class compared to the Pro/Super/B/master amps, ime. That is, these amps do not do what the 5F6A BAssman nor the 5E* lo-power tweed twin do. However, in output, I don't put them in the 'large' TWeed class. Well, they are in the 'big tweed' class if you measure that by the power tubes.2 X 6L6-which was the 'biggest' tube compliment that FEnder offered when these amps were intorduced. I would build a clone of them if I wanted one.with voltage corrected PT's and the original type of small OT. If Fender has changed the TWeed TWin and the BAndmaster to be stiffer than the vintage, then I wouldn't be able to make the call on comparing them.and probably am not interested in them, either. IF you pull one of those GZ34's, then the vitnage TWeed Twin is for all purposes identical to the Pro/Bandmaster/Super aning that it loses a bit of 'stiffness' and sings more readily due to earlier saturation and compression. ![]() T he tweed Twin is slightly stiifer than the Bandmaster/PRo/Super circuit because of the extra tube rectifier. T eh BAssman is harder hitting than either of the others. WIth the vintage amps that were the basis for the larger Tweed RI's.BAssman, TWeed TWin and the Bandmaster.things coudl be siple. Not much sympathy there, is there Axis29? I have found that vicarious living through the observations of others when dealing with subjective situations is not very rewarding, anyway.who knows what 'ears' or experience someone else has, right? IN today's world where folks are many times not looking for big, stiff sonics it would seem that a 2 x 6L6 true tweed should fit a lot of players' demands. They have a lot of compression and saturation when pushed. The magic of the tweeds is that they were not 'stiff'.especially the Bandmaster/Pro/Super amps. IN other words, I would want a true clone of the original thing. ![]() WIth that said and now knowing that FEnder stiffened the 5E7 up, I suppose that if I wanted another 5E7-having owned two '59's BAndmasters-I would have to build my own using a voltage-corrected power tranny that would deliver B+ in line with the original schematic.and I would use the original filtering capacity as well.with a clone of the original OT. A stiffer soundin 5E7becomes something that the vintage 5E7 wasn't. Those two amps are different, and I like variety. Do I like what the vintagecuit does? Yessir. Do I like what the stiffer soudning 5F6A does? Yessir. The vintage 5E7/5F4/5E5-A circuits are soem of the most musical and responsive tweeds that wer built, to my ear. If one is looking for vintage tones, then ime higher voltages are not what one wants. Ime and imho on this very subjective issue, whether or not any changes from the original circuit is 'sensible' has to rely on the judgement of the player.
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