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    "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Here is my new "1960" Pro 5E5a, Solid pine cabinet, point to point hand wired, 15" Jensen P15N, "1960" rough brown tolex covering, Ivory control knobs, amber jewel light. pure mojo tone.
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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Nice amp and Tele, I'll bet they are a match made in heven.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    B-E-A-utiful!

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Many thanks

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    Nice. Amber lights just go with brown. 15" and Tele is a heavenly match.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    You made this amp?

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Made by a friend of mine to my exact specifications



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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Great looking amp!
    I have a '56 Pro,and I can testify that when it is tuned properly through a good 15",it's really hard to beat.
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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    so it is a repro? Clarify what is original and what is not.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Okay just saw the parts panel pics so I see that it is a new made amp. Where did you find the Fender Pro badge for the front?

    Way cool amp...really cool in brown tolex.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    "1960" Pro-Amp, The last 5E5A's were made in 1960 and the brown Tolex amps debued in 1960 (but not as narrow panel), here's my interpretation of what could have been.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Very cool.
    I ask for a selfish reason.
    In one of my conversions I wondered what a 5E5 would sound like, never having owned or even played one.
    Familiar with 5C3, 5E3, and of course 5F1 and a few blackfaces I wanted to know what it would do.
    So a Conn organ amp became actually a 5E5, (not "A"), and although it has far too much power for my home use I have a hard time finding a reason to get rid of it.
    Great tone, great circuit.

    I put in a master volume and like the tasteful use of an attenuator,(not too much) it gets the tone I want.

    Congrats!

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    So is the Fender Badge a repro or an original vintage badge? I haave been looking for one.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Genuine Fender but not vintage, Fender used to manufacture lots of amp badges for restoration projects but not anymore, it was a lucky find on ebay.

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    You can go to shops that make trophies, plaques, rubber stamps and give them your art and they can make you just about anything.
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    Strat or Tele out of a 5E3 .

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    what speaker is in the amp? Brand and magnet type?

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    Re: "1960" Pro 5E5a

    Looks like a "reissue" Jensen P15N in post 4.
    Several guitars in different colors
    Things to make them fuzzy
    Things to make them louder
    orange picks

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