Fender Deluxe 5E3 preset

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The 5E3 is the classic narrow-panel tweed Deluxe: a cathode-biased pair of 6V6s, a 12AY7 and a 12AX7 preamp, and a 5Y3 rectifier. Its two channels share a single tone control and interact, and when turned up it moves smoothly from clean to thick, compressed overdrive. It is one of the most copied small amp circuits ever made.

• Years produced: 1955–1960
• Made in: USA
• Wattage: 15W
• Channels: 2
• Preamp tubes: 1× 12AY7, 1× 12AX7
• Power tubes: 2× 6V6

Known for: Neil Young, The Edge, Don Felder.

Heard on: Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) — Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1979); Hotel California — Eagles (1976); Vertigo — U2 (2004).

Tags: american, tweed, vintage, breakup, 6v6, low-wattage, two-channel.

Schematic-derived preset files for 16 Fractal and Line 6 modelers: Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9, and the full Helix family (Floor, LT, Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL, Native).

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