Why the 5A3 is the best Fender Tweed Deluxe - History, Mods, Vintage Guitars and more

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In this video Ed and Huw discuss the highly sought-after Fender 5A3 Deluxe, looking at the model’s history, checking out two vintage examples from 1951 with a plethora of fine vintage guitars.

Hear the amps with some choice vintage Fender, Gibson and Gretsch guitars and hear the effect that a few simple mods and tone tweaks can have on the tone.

In this episode:
1951 5A3 Fender Deluxe amp
1951 5A3 Fender Deluxe amp

1956 Gibson ES225TD
1957 Fender Stratocaster Refin gold
1962 Gibson ES330TDC
1963 Fender Stratocaster
1960 Gretsch Anniversary converted to 6120
2015 Gibson CC 15 Les Paul with vintage 1960 PAF pickups
54 Ash bodied Maple neck Replica Strat with Shed pickups

Amp audio recorded with Beyerdynamic M160 and Coles 4038 mics into a Telefunken/Siemens V72 into UA Apollo Quad into Logic - no Compression or EQ.

Room audio recorded with a Neumann CMV563 into Telefunken/Siemens V72 into UA Apollo Quad into Logic.

Key timings:

0:39 Intro
1:45 The 5A3 Deluxe
3:43 50s style Gretsch picking
5:50 Cabinets & tweed -
8:56 Differences between the 5A3 and 5E3
11:05 Tubes and circuit specifics
13:30 Instrument input issues
14:40 Microphone input
15:50 Phase inverter
18:05 Stock 5A3 demo track
20:26 Modding overview
21:51 Jensen speaker analysis
24:35 Control interaction
26:00 Modification demonstration
27:50 5A3 versus 5E3
32:16 5A3 rock out
34:50 Outro

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