This is still the best build video you all have. This video shows more and answers questions than Mojotone's most recent videos. The recent ones are more about amp making philosophy rather than actually showing you anything. Most of the new videos talked for 20 minutes about populating something, just to cut at the end of the video and have it completed on the next video. This video, while older, is much better.
@jayfoster6 жыл бұрын
Cool kit. Odd music choice for a Tweed amp, hehe
@p_lawls Жыл бұрын
If you had a Tweed Champ build walkthrough I'd buy a kit in a heartbeat.
@TripleXbeatz5 жыл бұрын
Shout out to the super convenient swiveling chassis holder with attached fans at 12:50 making working inside that tight space significantly easier. 😉
@AlienSexGod4 жыл бұрын
looks like a box with velcro on it and the fan is loose. You mean easier since it doesn't move as much or tip over? It doesn't make the actual space easier to work with.
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
I think you got the time stamp wrong. And take that stupid mask off.
@TripleXbeatz3 жыл бұрын
@@sgt.thundercok4704 are you fkn blind? Chassis gets moved and placed on swiveling/tilting chassis holder right at time stamp, zip tied fans added right after. A min or so later it swivels. And to think you took time out of your day to comment and be wrong… and also a Dick. Good job 👍🏼
@markcalvert74923 жыл бұрын
I finished mine a couple of weeks ago, went great. I had one loose solder joint at the end to fix, but that's all. Sounds amazing, now I understand why everyone wants one of these. You can only really experience it by playing it live, videos do not do it justice.
@halbertking26834 жыл бұрын
Mr Steve, nice job. I always like to mount the power tube cathode bias resistor and cap away from each other to prevent the heat from the resistor from cooking the capacitor and I also like to mount the speaker terminals away from the bottom of the cab to prevent the speaker leads from being pulled on while repeatedly removing the ac cord with normal use . Thank you for the informative video. From one humble tube geek to another.
@russellesimonetta38353 жыл бұрын
Do your Princeton reverb!!! You guys should promote amp building through video!!
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
TOP COMMENT SNIPE to note as of 8/30/2021 their manual is very poorly written around vintage vs. modern wiring. Text out of sequence on pages 14 and 15. The pictures are more accurate, but I need to note the large color sheet they send is VINTAGE wiring. Go by the pics and text on Page 19 on wiring the power cord. Pages 14 and 15 are utter shite. And they should send the full color printout for both Vintage and Modern and LABEL them as such.
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
I sprayed mine with Varathane Ultimate Spar Urethane. Oil Based, Satin. Many coats. Has a slight amber tint which works great and easier than brushing. I started with brushing and did not like at all how it took to the cloth. The spray was great. Outside, under a tree, on a nice day. Of course, I took it all apart first so I was spraying the three tweed pieces only; main cab and two back panels. No hardware attached at all, including the legs. Note: Put the screws back in as temp legs while spraying/coating.
@hadley1015 жыл бұрын
Hope you guys do a MIM how to build a British 800 amp, it would help allot of people to make the purchase. By the way, hope you guys and everyone in the area are all safe and doing well after the storm.
@sambach94504 жыл бұрын
One thing to note is that those filters are rated at 475 volts. When you do the no load test with just the 5Y3, don't run it for long or those caps might go pop, considering there was almost 540 volts across them.
@ne2i2 жыл бұрын
Id fire it up with a variac set on 50 volts ac or so and check for voltages Itll show about half the volts required but you can still check for voltages.
@circuitsandcigars12784 жыл бұрын
Ordering my 5F3 kit today from Mojotone with a cabinet after getting my IRS check because I needed an amp. Been building electronics for 45+ years and about time .Trying to determine what color Tolex lol
@51bobtube4 жыл бұрын
At 21 min. you over-voltaged your filter caps. check the initial DC voltage with all the tubes in place. Same for the filament voltage, since the amp is completed. If there is a fault, you want to know where it's at, which may not show as well under no load conditions.
@deanmlshredder Жыл бұрын
If it were you. Would you put higher rated caps in it or something else?
@51bobtube Жыл бұрын
@@deanmlshredder I'm just saying that if there are no other tubes in the amp except the rectifier, the 500 volt caps will be receiving 530 volts. that's not really a serious over voltage condition, but will not happen if all the tubes are in.
@deanmlshredder Жыл бұрын
@@51bobtube got. Gearing up for my own build and seeking all the info I can get. Thanks for answering.
@cattleprods911 Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing this. I converted my '59 Bassman to the P2P 5F6-A in 1998 and upgraded via a kit I got from Dan Torres, I upgraded the speakers too. I'm not sure if the speaker change or the 5F6-A circuit the contributed the most. Whatever it was, the amp is just so awesome. It's too loud, needs an attenuator to be gigable, but it's just so awesome :)
@deanmlshredder Жыл бұрын
To me it's kind of crazy to think about the fact that a Bassman is too loud to be gigable now and wasn't loud enough in the 60s when a guitar amp was pretty much a p.a.
@russellesimonetta38353 жыл бұрын
I like getting the transformers all solidly wired in first. Then all the pots and jacks componented up . When all is done get the board in.
@ourawkfist5 жыл бұрын
gotta try one of these builds.. working on some pedal projects first to build up the skillset a bit
@mojotoneofficial4 жыл бұрын
We've got a couple of workshops coming up: nashville.mi.edu/amplifier-building-workshop/ roberto-venn.com/specialty-classes/mojotone-tube-amp/
@steveandsheilalauder82613 жыл бұрын
great vid., one complaint i had with a competitor's kit was the plastic tube sockets. Fortunately i was able to source some cermaic ones locally.
@josephtravers7774 жыл бұрын
Great clean build! I can tell you've been at it for a while by the absence of too much wire in the chassis.
@amoruzz2 жыл бұрын
Great little kit!
@mojekh4 жыл бұрын
Very nice and helpful video! Thank you!😊❤️👍
@truthfulrobot92955 жыл бұрын
God bless you guys, this is awesome. Thank you guys!!
@theLandofDez4 жыл бұрын
Is there a video walkthrough of the British 100w, I would love to see that!?
@efenderbls6 жыл бұрын
Very nice clean leads.
@marklowe74314 жыл бұрын
Nice kit indeed.
@kurto84722 жыл бұрын
Doesn't get any better than that
@frostyupnorth3 жыл бұрын
It would help if there was a template or measurements to show where to drill the holes in the cab for mounting the chassis. You skipped over that part. Other than that a very good tutorial.
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
Why is the sequence here different than the manual? I mean, you're the guy in the video AND in a picture in the manual. Which would you recommend? Manual or video?
@barthrvatin8297 Жыл бұрын
This is a great video, very helpful and informative! I’m not sure I agree with the practice of soldering the cathode resistors to the capacitor leads. While it is clean and clever, it creates additional work when it’s time to replace the electrolytics in the future.
@jacobbockover16284 жыл бұрын
Ive wanted to build my own kit amp but i lost 90 percent of my eyesight and suck at soldering these days
@jcspaziano5 жыл бұрын
Awesome build tutorial!! Totally digging the background music. You should definitely give links / credit to the group!
@VintageRadius5 жыл бұрын
Jorma Spaziano I don’t think the background music was recorded through a 5e3
@JosePineda-jn8jk4 жыл бұрын
Damn I was looking for the misinformed comments that say “don’t grab a tube with bare hands!” Lol but this community seems to be smarter
@GUNFREAK20004 жыл бұрын
So if you forget to plug a speaker into the output Wouldn’t this wiring of shorted jack damage Output Transformer?
@mr8ryan5 жыл бұрын
Was that a hum balance wired to the indicator light?
@allanpennington5 жыл бұрын
Virtual Centre Tap
@6xcchamber971 Жыл бұрын
Do these kits come with a Reverb Tank?? Thank you!
@mojotoneofficial Жыл бұрын
This particular kit does not have a Reverb tank because it is not in the circuit design. All of our kits with Reverb do include the tanks though. Thanks!
@Capitanmez4 жыл бұрын
I need video for the 6G15 clone!!! Please!!!
@tjukkv5 жыл бұрын
How long do you estimate it took you from start to finish.
@thetremoloco4801 Жыл бұрын
whats the music @ 3:20
@mateuszswiech97053 жыл бұрын
Transformator sieciowy za blisko głośnikowego
@Puzznik Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very useful video on the 5E3 build, in the future a little slower with more information instead of so rapid would be helpful, I will invest the time to watch this purely so I get the build correct on the first pass. Also the music in the background was cheesy and didn't contribute to knowing how this should work. Respect that you know your amps
@soapboxearth2 Жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaWTio1phKmpjLM This is a step by step series. Cheers
@nyne72535 жыл бұрын
Who's on the soudtrack?
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
'Utter Shite'. They got back together it seems.
@TastyPlacementSEO4 жыл бұрын
Not sure why you'd fast-forward through most of this--we know how to use an arrow key to skip ahead.
@ericwilliams73745 жыл бұрын
Ok, the million dollar question, for all us Metal heads out there in KZbin land...Can't this be modded to be a "high gain" amp. Are there different kits that would better suit the needs for someone like me wanting to get as close as I can to say a Marshall JCM 800 or 900, a Fortin amp, or a Soldano SLO...
@mojotoneofficial4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXLpJyhqqppl8U
@snpv76794 жыл бұрын
386vdc ...365vdc....anode...best?
@tbone93475 жыл бұрын
Here is the kit I built in a live band situation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJKaoqijiqtlepY
@mirage-tomadams1originalne374 жыл бұрын
Do you have kits for sale to ship in the US? Post “pandemic”?
@mojotoneofficial4 жыл бұрын
Hello, thanks for asking, yes we do! Visit www.mojotone.com to find what you're looking for.
@RsqSqr3 жыл бұрын
Can you mojotone assemble it for me?
@guy-or4ez2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@robertwatkins82204 жыл бұрын
I thought maybe I could build one of these kits at home? I have wired guitars and was once an Electro Mechanical Maintenance Technician at a Auto Factory. Loved your video but could not see a lot of what you were doing, either too small picture or to fast video. So. after watching you I have decided I could not.
@robertwatkins82204 жыл бұрын
@@remley8877 Thanks!
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
Robert - slow the video down at points that matter. You can do this!
@Bobby_Digital375 жыл бұрын
Do we get to hear how the finished product sounds??? A full demo of the finished product?
@steuartparker1885 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHO5ZXmPeLWif7s
@kentwalley12072 жыл бұрын
where do you buy the kit
@augustusbetucius2931Ай бұрын
The accompanying instrumental music just wears on you after awhile. What is this? Pseudo prog rock? Nothing is said about lead dress, it all blasts by in fast forward. You mention twisting the leads for the transformer to the rectifier, but that's only a part of the whole picture. At least you provide this, some companies (Weber) do not provide *anything* for assembling their amps.
@brycethompson13303 жыл бұрын
Way to farms break it up into smaller segments
@richfiryn3 жыл бұрын
I was the 666th like does that mean anything?!!
@camielkotteАй бұрын
Absolutely the worst background music i ve heard so far this year. There should be a prize awarded for that and a voting mechanism based on how much % of viewers disliked it on a scale from 0-10 for absolute fail.
@mojotoneofficialАй бұрын
Thanks!
@KilaKrumpira5 жыл бұрын
nice, but i'd rather buy cheaper original
@mojotoneofficial4 жыл бұрын
reverb.com/p/fender-deluxe-5e3-1955
@smoochtheband98864 жыл бұрын
@@mojotoneofficial lmao
@charlesbolton84714 жыл бұрын
If you find any originals that are cheaper than this kit buy it and I’ll pay you double to sell it to me.
@astronola4 жыл бұрын
dude looks high AF
@sgt.thundercok47043 жыл бұрын
No he doesn't. Are you just a stoner projecting?
@stevenleek12543 жыл бұрын
Nice Amp! Really ugly music/noise
@fredkaak55722 жыл бұрын
Sadly the only one who can see what he's doing is the man himself, missed opportunity. I think I saw a more usefull vid.
@terryjohinke80652 жыл бұрын
I like the video but hate the music. Let's just keep to the subject without the annoying background noise. How suuccessful would you be teaching this to a class with all that noise going on ?
@bilbonanno4443 Жыл бұрын
Had to quit watching, couldn't take the music any longer.