5E3 Tweed Deluxe Valve Premium Component Pack

The main difference between the value pack and premium pack is the Sprague & Orange Drop Capacitors, plus CTS Potentiometers

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Build your own Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe, the late-1950s amp behind countless classic rock and blues records. Two interactive channels, a single tone control, a pair of cathode-biased 6V6 power valves and a 5Y3 valve rectifier give it that famous tweed breakup: clean at low volume, rich and compressed when you turn it up.

This pack contains the electronic and hardware components needed to assemble a complete 5E3 chassis, from the transformers and valves down to the wire, screws and solder lugs. The full list, with quantities, is below.

There are a range of 5E3 schematics and layouts on the internet. This pack is based on Rob Robinette's 5E3 layout, which we feel is one of the clearest and best documented. You can find that layout here, and Rob explains every part of the circuit in How the 5E3 Deluxe Works. Please check every part against the schematic and layout you build from.

Kit Features & Highlights

• Two Interactive Channels: Normal and Bright channels, each with its own volume and two inputs, sharing one tone control. Jump the channels for the classic thick tweed sound.
• Authentic Valve Tone: Powered by 2x 6V6 power valves, a 12AY7 and a 12AX7 in the preamp, and a 5Y3 valve rectifier for classic vintage sag.
• Genuine Hammond Transformers: 290BBEX Tweed Deluxe power transformer and 1760E output transformer with 4, 8 and 16 Ω taps.
• Ready to Build On: Includes a 5E3 chassis, a 5E3 turret board, Fender-style ceramic octal sockets, 1M CTS pots, vintage cloth pushback wire, and every resistor and capacitor on the list below.

What's Included in the Box

Every item and quantity in the pack. Where an item is a pack (fuses, screws, solder lugs, stand-offs), the quantity is the number of packs.

About the layout: Rob Robinette's layout adds two small improvements to the original 1950s circuit: a standby switch, and a 1.5kΩ grid stopper on each 6V6. Both are included in this pack. The original Fender bright cap was 500pF, which is the value we supply (the layout shows 470pF; either works).

Knobs are not included, so you can choose the style that suits your build. Browse our amplifier knobs range to find a set for your 3 controls.

Product Specifications

• Output Power: ~15 Watts RMS
• Preamp Valves: 1 x 12AY7 / 6072A (V1) and 1 x 12AX7 / ECC83 (V2)
• Power Valves: 2 x 6V6GT (cathode biased, so no bias adjustment needed)
• Rectifier Valve: 1 x 5Y3GT
• Channels: Normal and Bright, each with Volume, sharing one Tone control; 2 inputs per channel
• Impedance Outputs: 4, 8 or 16 Ohm, set by the output transformer tap you wire to the speaker jacks

Finish Your Tweed Deluxe

Need a cabinet look to match? Our gold tweed authentic woven fabric and beige, brown and gold stripe grill cloth give the period-correct look, and our free Tolex & Grill Cloth Estimator tells you how much to order. For the original sound, pair the amp with a Jensen P12R 8 Ω alnico speaker. See our 5E3 Tweed Deluxe parts list for everything else, including tools.