Frenzel Retro Deluxe Plus 5A3 Model FM-5A3RDP Tube Amp Head w/ Cover
$949.99
$949.99
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Up for sale, a Frenzel Retro Deluxe Plus 5A3 model FM-5A3RDP tube amp head in mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with slipcover. The Frenzel Retro Deluxe Plus 5A3 is the retro version of Frenzel’s revered Deluxe Plus 525. Inspired by the legendary 1949 Fender 5A3 Deluxe, the Retro Deluxe Plus uses vintage 6SL7 "big bottle" octal tubes in place of the 525’s 12AX7s. It also has two separate preamp channels: one voiced like a Fender 5A3 Deluxe (‘F’), and one voiced like a Marshall Plexi (‘M’).
The F and M channels have separate input jacks and gain controls, which allows you to use an AB/Y switch to select between Clean and Boost channels or to blend them together for your own unique tones. The voices are contoured by a modified Bassman-style three-band tone stack, accentuated with a modified Presence control which has an "Edge" boost pull-switch to contour negative feedback. Frenzel also added a Master control, which allows you to control and shape the preamp and output stage overdrive tones. For more overhead and power, Frenzel opted for 6L6GCs in the output stage over the 6V6s found in the original Deluxe 5A3. For those that prefer the Marshall tones, there’s an EL34/6L6 bias switch under the hood that allows you to use EL34s in place of the 6L6s.
The output transformer is a heavy-duty extended range type, with 4-8-16 ohm outputs designed to produce with crystal clarity all the high, mid, bass tones, plus the harmonics that your instrument creates. The output transformer feeds a passive three power level attenuator that provides a selection of 1/4, 1/2 or FULL power. The F channel delivers delicious mellow jazz and blues sounds, and the M channel offers dynamic Super Lead Plexi rock sounds like you have never heard before.
Features
-Dual Channel Deluxe (Type F) & Plexi (Type M) preamps
-Separate gains with ‘Bright’ pull switches
-4-8-16 ohm speaker switch
-Multi Power Level: 1/4-1/2-Full
-’Deep’ bass pull switch
-Three-band tone stack
-Presence with ‘Edge Boost’ pull switch
-6L6-EL34 bias switch
-FX Loop send/return
-Post OT line out with level
-Solid-State Rectifier x2
-Tubes: 6SL7 x4, 6L6G x2
The F and M channels have separate input jacks and gain controls, which allows you to use an AB/Y switch to select between Clean and Boost channels or to blend them together for your own unique tones. The voices are contoured by a modified Bassman-style three-band tone stack, accentuated with a modified Presence control which has an "Edge" boost pull-switch to contour negative feedback. Frenzel also added a Master control, which allows you to control and shape the preamp and output stage overdrive tones. For more overhead and power, Frenzel opted for 6L6GCs in the output stage over the 6V6s found in the original Deluxe 5A3. For those that prefer the Marshall tones, there’s an EL34/6L6 bias switch under the hood that allows you to use EL34s in place of the 6L6s.
The output transformer is a heavy-duty extended range type, with 4-8-16 ohm outputs designed to produce with crystal clarity all the high, mid, bass tones, plus the harmonics that your instrument creates. The output transformer feeds a passive three power level attenuator that provides a selection of 1/4, 1/2 or FULL power. The F channel delivers delicious mellow jazz and blues sounds, and the M channel offers dynamic Super Lead Plexi rock sounds like you have never heard before.
Features
-Dual Channel Deluxe (Type F) & Plexi (Type M) preamps
-Separate gains with ‘Bright’ pull switches
-4-8-16 ohm speaker switch
-Multi Power Level: 1/4-1/2-Full
-’Deep’ bass pull switch
-Three-band tone stack
-Presence with ‘Edge Boost’ pull switch
-6L6-EL34 bias switch
-FX Loop send/return
-Post OT line out with level
-Solid-State Rectifier x2
-Tubes: 6SL7 x4, 6L6G x2
