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• Important notes: This is a recent acquisition for us... our second and equally clean, 5E5 Pro! The rarest narrow panel Tweed circuit; it's estimated that less than 40 were everproduced. The 5E5 was produced for only a couple of months starting in Spring 1955. It sounds nothing like the 5E5-A fixed-bias variant that appears in the fall of 55' (which is pretty much identical to the 5F4 Super and 5E7 Bandmaster circuit-wise). The 5E5 is instead almost identical circuit-wise to the fabled 5E3 Deluxe, EXCEPT it has 6L6's tubes, is more clear, has more power and pushes more air. The 5E5 does NOT sound like you're playing through a 15" Jensen, the breakup tone is very similar to the 5E3 (which uses a 12" P12R speaker), smooth and cutting. FUN FACT: the 5E5 actually pre-dates the 5E3... so technically you could say that the 5E3 is based on the 5E5 and not the other way around. This one is serial # S00086 (our other one is #S00091), but it is NOT the 86th 5E5 Pro; this is because the Pro, Bandmaster and Super all shared the same chassis serial number codes SXXXXXX. We also own another 1955 Pro serial # S00127. Though it's only a handful of serial numbers away from this one, S00127 is the later 5E5-A fixed bias vaiant. Based on this we estimate that less than 127 Pros, Bandmasters and Supers were produced before the 5E5 variant was discontinued; if a third of those amps were Pros, then only around ~40 were ever made! How can you instantly tell if a Pro is a 5E5 vs a 5E5-A? Simply look at the knobs; if the amp has 3 knobs (like a 5E3 Deluxe), it's a 5E5, if it has 5, it's a 5E5-A.

• Date(s): tube chart dated May, 1955. The original P15N Jensen is dated 6th week of 1955. Serial number # S00086

• Finish: Tweed, all original!

• Hardware: All original!

• Electronics: All original save for 3-prong and a couple caps for safety

• Included: the greatest Tweed tone known to man... 5E3 on steroids (i.e. 6L6's)!

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