Hey Borg, I really enjoyed this series! I just got done building a replica 5E3 cabinet following the same plans. I was wondering, in regards to the leather handle, how far apart are the 2 metal brackets that hold it supposed to be? Is there an official Fender spec? I just kinda want it to look as close to the real thing as possible and I don't have another tweed amp to use as reference. Awesome job on yours and it sounds great!
What I did was lay the handle flat on top and slide the spike of the bracket to the inside of the slot on each one then mark it. That way it gives you some slack to get your fingers under the strap.
Does the wood you use for the cabinets affect the quality of the tone it produces? It seems everyone worries so much about the woods used in their guitar and they pay no attention to wood where the actual sound comes out of: seems strange to me.
It does affect the sound to a certain degree. You don't want to use construction grade plywood because it has partial voids which may vibrate and emit an awful sound. Solid wood like pine or cabinet quality plywood like Baltic Birch is best although certain types of joinery don't work as well with plywood. As far tone wood on guitars? Put that in the YT search box. You will see endless debate. I am of the opinion that if the wood has much affect at all on an electric guitar tone, it is minimal. Especially when you go through distortion pedals or crank up the gain.
great project. Nice work!
Nice work. If you do another in the future use a hair dryer or heat gun to help make the tweed more pliable and to reactivate the glue. Heat works.
If I do anymore tweed I will for sure try the heat gun.
Hey Borg, I really enjoyed this series! I just got done building a replica 5E3 cabinet following the same plans. I was wondering, in regards to the leather handle, how far apart are the 2 metal brackets that hold it supposed to be? Is there an official Fender spec? I just kinda want it to look as close to the real thing as possible and I don't have another tweed amp to use as reference. Awesome job on yours and it sounds great!
What I did was lay the handle flat on top and slide the spike of the bracket to the inside of the slot on each one then mark it. That way it gives you some slack to get your fingers under the strap.
Does the wood you use for the cabinets affect the quality of the tone it produces? It seems everyone worries so much about the woods used in their guitar and they pay no attention to wood where the actual sound comes out of: seems strange to me.
It does affect the sound to a certain degree. You don't want to use construction grade plywood because it has partial voids which may vibrate and emit an awful sound. Solid wood like pine or cabinet quality plywood like Baltic Birch is best although certain types of joinery don't work as well with plywood. As far tone wood on guitars? Put that in the YT search box. You will see endless debate. I am of the opinion that if the wood has much affect at all on an electric guitar tone, it is minimal. Especially when you go through distortion pedals or crank up the gain.
Where did you get the tweed covering? I,I've looked for it but can,t find a supplier!
www.tubesandmore.com/products/tolex-tweed-64-wide-replacement-fender
That's where I get it.