Original 5E9 1955 Fender Tremolux in amazing condition, freshly serviced by one of the best techs in LA - Bob Dixon at amphole.com who does work for countless high profile artists like Mike Campbell or Joe Bonamassa.

You can hear Joe talking about his work in the youtube video included.


The cap job was done with an assortment of highly regarded caps including early 60s blue molded caps from the brown/blackface era.

Other than the cap job and 40 year old retweed with original Fender tweed, all major parts in the amp are original - all transformers, gold label 12" Jensen Alnico 5 Concert speaker with original cone and a nicely tuned mix of new and NOS tubes. Inside the chassis on a piece of masking tape there's a signature of Lily Garland, a well known assembly lady from the 50s Fullerton factory.

Needles to say the amp sounds amazing, it really might be the perfect tweed - beautiful drive at just the right volume, same 4 input interactive configuration as a 5E3 Deluxe for a wide variety of tones and a head spinning bias-vary vibrato. An often overlooked bonus is the larger cabinet resulting in a fuller and tighter bass response with way more projection than the small cab tweeds.

I bought the amp in LA from J.J. Holiday who most notably played with Bob Dylan in the 80s plus numerous blues bands throughout the decades. Not that it influences the value but nice to know a bit of its ownership history - below is a little interview with J.J.

Comes with a nicely fitting SKB hard case for safe shipping or transportation. Local pickup in Berlin or fully insured shipping.

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Listeda month ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Tremolux 5E9-A Narrow Panel 15-Watt 1x12" Guitar Combo
Finish
  • Tweed
Categories
Year
  • 1955 - 1957
Made In
  • United States
Model Family
  • Fender Tremolux
Series
  • Fender Vintage Tweed Amps
Number of Channels
  • 2 Channels
Built-In Effects
  • Built-In Effects
Speaker Configuration
  • 1x12"
Electronics
  • Tube
Direct Output
  • No Direct Output
Number of Inputs
  • 4 Inputs
Reverb
  • None
Power Tube Type
  • 6V6
Color Family
  • Yellow
Output Power (Watts)
  • 15

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