“It’s been five years or more since I purchased an SE-5a kit from you and, thanks to my incredible Dad rescuing it from the depths of my wardrobe, I thought you might like to see the finished article in all its glory! Could this be something of a gestation period record? As I’m sure you …
“I used the SE-5a standard for 8 years with Fat,Bright and EQ switches. The cab is one of Chris Uff’s. The front and rear panels are still the originals sprayed ivory white, letraset and sharpie, then as protection and an aged look a very thin spray of varnish. I nearly called her Green Breaker because …
“I’ve sent you few pics of my amp, finished. It’s built in an old military woodbox. Good tone, like JTM45 (my other amp). Good to play at home.”
“It’s finished! And it sounds great, I’m so pleased with it! Cab was a self build and my first ever effort, 18mm ply – fender brown oxblood grill cloth – top mount style just to be a bit different from my other (bought) amps which are front mounted! Managed to find the top vents on …
“I would like to show you some pictures of the SE-5A I made for my friend ‘FINU’. My amps are called ‘Pilgrim’ in honour of an edition of ‘Lorient Festival’. “The tolex I used to make this amp is a Marshall snakeskin style with Marshall-style levant black. The speaker is a WGS Reaper 55Hz 12-inch. …
I don’t know how many guitar amp builders there are in Mongolia, but there’s at least one. He describes some of the complications below! “About the side shape: I realized that to get what I wanted the combo cab would have to be rather tall and ‘thin’ making it prone to topple over under the …
“I send you some pictures of the amp finished, you can publish them if you want. It is a 2×12 combo, the furniture is made of spruce wood. I built it myself. Long ago, I transformed a Laney LC15R using pine wood and 12-inch speaker, but the SE-5a 5W has been much better in both …
“Thought I would let you know how the amp looks now it’s all finished! Thanks a lot for all your help. I’m really happy with the outcome, it looks and sounds great!” Here’s a link to construction pictures: www.icloud.com/photostream/#ABGY8gBYjTI2B
“I just finished my SE-5a which I bought a couple of weeks ago. I decided to make a head and cabinet in matching style, see pictures. I would like to thank you for the great kit, easy to build and plays real well. “The logo is home made, it is build up from white plastic …
“Amp is all built and sounds great. I’m using it through a 2×12 Basson cab loaded with OEM Eminence speakers, and there is loads of top end available – a Telecaster bridge pickup requires the treble to be turned down a lot :). “I put the case into an 18mm pine box finished with Danish …
“I had a spare 15W output transformer from you, and now thanks to the toroidal power transformer, I decided I was going to build an SE-10a into my current 10-inch combo cab with a spare EL34. “What to do now with all the SE-5a bits…? I had an old Stagg 15W Bass combo that wasn’t …
“I was playing through the SE-5a last night. I’ve started playing quite a lot now as I actually have a gig looming (first for 15 years). I’m getting married next year and me and some old band mates are regrouping to make a row. It was all the excuse I needed to spend silly money …
“As I mailed you in October; I finished during my Christmas holiday the SE-5a project. Here are the pictures. The head enclosure and cab are covered with brown and bordeaux tolex. “I used silver piping and Marshall-style cane grill cloth. The cab is filled with one 12-inch Celestion G12H30. And , of course, I needed …
“Just thought I’d send you a picture of the finished amp. I am really pleased with the quality of the kit you sent, and the build instructions were excellent. I am already contemplating another build to restore an old Vox AC4 cabinet I have acquired. “The speaker cab is an old ‘disco’ type cab that …
“Thought I would drop a note about the kit I bought from you in August. It’s finally done, except for finishing touches such as graphics and some cab work. It’s an amazing and fantastic tone-monster, and I couldn’t be more pleased! “One of the best things about the setup is the range of volume that …
“This is my SE-5a with a cab from Chris Uff. Lovely handwork. Switch on right side is a fat switch (1uF and 22uF caps), the mini toggle by the middle, is, fittingly enough, the tone stack bypass. No problem with space, and I only needed to drill through the front plate, as the chassis has …
“I just finished the case for my SE-5A kit, white tolex and some neon spray paints…tasteful 🙂 “The speaker is a Celestion Rocket and to my shame the case is made from MDF. I assembled it at first in a day as a temporary solution to protect the hard work inside and it was designed …
“I used SE-5a kit and added VVR circuit for power control. To highlight the number 5 (and to play with Nixie tube) I inserted one IN-8 tube, wired to show only nr. 5. When the voltage is turned down with VVR circuit to reduce the power, the Nixie also turns down indicating that we are …
It was a delight to receive a CD through the post, and find that it’s ex-Dr Feelgood guitarist, Steve Walwyn’s latest solo album. Even more of a delight to read that the SE-5a features throughout the recordings. “I’ve built two of your amps now, an SE-5a and a PP-36 as well as restoring a …
“I’ve attached a photo of my completed ‘Grizzle’ amp (an SE-5a in sheep’s clothing – literally). I constructed a case from pine with a detachable bottom so that the amp is locked in, but easily accessible when I need to show off its innards to friends. “The case was more difficult than the amp, mainly …
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