The FRENZEL FM-5E3 DP3 "Deluxe Plus III"  amp is the third generation of our classic FM-5E3 Deluxe Plus. It has all the same features plus some new ones that a lot of you have requested. The FM-5E3 DP3 was "INSPIRED" by the classic  Deluxe 5E3...but it is a much more than a clone. It has more power with 6L6's in place of the original 6V6's in the output......plus a lot more features....including Type F and Type M inputs.  This amp will produce tones you have never heard before! Think of  it as a 5E3 on steroids! See features list below. 

FEATURES:

Input Jacks isolated from chassis for low noise, eddy currents, and hum.

DC on filaments for low 60 hz hum. 

Star ground system to reduce induced current chassis noise.

Type F (Fender) and Type M (Marshall) inputs with separate preamps and Gain controls  for the unique smooth Fender 5F6 warm tones or the Marshall Plexi SLP great high mid tones....or you can use an AB-Y switch and create your own distinct tones.

Classic 60's JTM45 - Bassman 5F6  style 3-BAND TONE STACK for extended flexibility in shaping your tone.

MASTER level control so you can crank the GAIN's up and overdrive the preamp without overdriving the output tubes.

Classic Type 5F6 Style Presence control .

Unique NNFB "Edge" switch on the PRESENCE control that transforms the power amp section into a No-Negative-FeedBack style amp for more open, less compressed tones.

Post output transformer LINE OUT with LINE OUT LEVEL control for driving a higher power amp, or for using this amp as a tube preamp/overdrive on another amp. Has an auto switching internal load if speaker is not connected to give you loaded output distortion.  Please Note: Since the output of the Line Out is post output transformer, you can crank the Master up on the amp and then by  adjusting the Line Out Level control to match the level required for the amp you are driving, and then turning the Master or Volume control down on the amp you are driving, you can get loaded output tube distortion at low power levels. This eliminates the need for an attentuator. The Line Out is also great for using headphones!

Class AB fixed biased 6L6's in the output in place of the original Deluxe cathode biased 6V6's to give you more power and headroom. (Please note you can still use 6V6's which will give you avbout 15 watts output.)

Classic  Hi-Fi Output Transformer for extended low frequency performance... and with 4 - 8 - 16 ohm speaker outputs selectable by a rotary switch.

Preamp and driver tubes are JJ 12AX7's known for low noise and linearity. You may also use 12AT7's or 12AU7's for different tones and less preamp overdrive.

Laser Etched Front Faceplate

Vintage Jewel Pilot Lamp

Custom Polished Aluminum Knobs

Chassis Dimensions - 12" x 8" x 2"

Weight - 14 lbs.

Power Output -  25 watts

5U4 rectifier in place of 5Y3 for less sag...or you can use 5Y3, 5AR4, or Solid Slate Plug-In rectifier to adjust the amount of sag you want.

Extra long (10') three prong grounded power cord.

STANDBY switch to turn off the plate voltage during warm-up.

Rock solid point-to-point hand wiring using only the best of parts...low noise tubular polypropylenes caps, metal film resistors, ceramic sockets, switchcraft jacks...etc.

Sweet vintage clean to classic overdrive tones with three different types of distortion depending on whether you are overdriving the preamp, output... or both!

Tube compliment: The amp comes with 3 - 12AX7, 2 - 6L6, 1 - 5U4, but you can substitute 12AT7's or 12AU7's in the preamp and driver for different tones and and less preamp overdrive. You can also substitute 5881's, KT66's, KT88's, 6550's, or EL34's and KT77's( Please note than when using EL34's or KT77's they will be running in Class B bias mode) in the output stage for different sounds. You can also use JJ 6V6's or similar new manufacture tubes that will take 400 volts on the plates, but please note the power output will be reduced to about 15 watts.

FRONT PANEL:

- Type F INPUT
- Type M INPUT
- Type F GAIN
- Type M GAIN
- BASS
- MIDDLE
- TREBLE
- MASTER

- PRESENCE with NNFB PULL SWITCH
- PILOT LIGHT
- OFF STANDBY POWER SWITCH

REAR PANEL:

- POWER CORD
- FUSE

- LINE OUT LEVEL CONTROL
- LINE OUT
- SPEAKER OUT  

- IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

PRICE: $ 795.00    Special Sale Price  $595.00 (includes vintage cage!)

OPTIONS:

1. EFFECTS LOOP -  Classic insertion type Serial Effects Loop with Return Jack (Power Amp In), Send Jack (Preamp Out), and  Send Level Control.   Add $50.00.

Sound Clip from "Clyde the Slyde"

Jim and all the folks at Frenzel Tube Amps: This really is AWESOME! This sounds like the original Deluxe amp I played back in high school in the 70's. Super smooth, great headroom, perfect tone balance all the way up and down the neck, and incredibly easy to get great tone from in just a minute or two of fiddling around......and plugged straight into the amp! This thing sounds so good it's making all my boutique modded pedals sound bad! So I took them out of the chain completely! Now I have truly touch sensitive picking, and I can control the volume and grit just by the way I pick and the way I turn the volume knob! The natural compression is just beautiful, and the responsive feel of the strings turns the guitar into a real art form! I'm tempted to sell my Mesa to raise money for another one of your amps, like the Hot Box Wild Cat 30! Thank You for sending the EL34's, too! AWESOME AMP! AWESOME SOUND! EXCELLENT SERVICE! ABSOLUTELY A GREAT BARGAIN AND WORTH THE WAIT! ABSOLUTELY WORTH SAVING FOR ANOTHER ONE! THANK YOU TONS! Gary S. (NEBRASKA)