I know what the vintage 30s sound like but not the super 65s. The tungsten crema wheat is based on the tweed deluxe circuit with some modifications to the design. I even pmed the builder on tgp hoping i could get him to send cliff the schematics but got no reply. For greater savings check out our used tungsten 2014 crema wheat 1x12 tube guitar combo amp and get a great deal today. Like most tungsten amplifiers, the crema wheat can also accept 5881 and 6l6 power tubes to boost the wattage and change the breakup characteristics. First, i realize that i play clean 90% of the time and while this amp has great clean tone, its really meant to rock out.
Even my newer amps dr z route 66 and tungsten cremawheat benefit. Took it for a quick spun with my 52 tele reissue and it sounds dynamite. Boutique tone 65 amps tone partypart 2 wpeter stroud youtube boutique tone 65 amps tone partypart 3 wpeter stroud youtube tungsten amp crema wheat tweed deluxe guitarist greg v. Used tungsten 2014 crema wheat 1x12 tube guitar combo amp. Tungsten amp crema wheat tweed deluxe guitarist greg v. The tungsten cortez amp featuring the classic 5e3 design and adams awesome craftsmanship. Skip to main content skip to footer site5112699666 used 112699666 in store used used tungsten crema wheat tube guitar combo amp. Oh and fwiw, my tungsten crema wheat does not not behave like this. Swart atomic space tone in category with the tungsten crema wheat. The tungsten buckwheat amplifier is the next amp in the wheat line featuring tungsten s signature voicing arrangement that made the crema wheat so popular.
Ill be adding a headstrong lil king reverb soon, as more of an around the house amp as the tungsten crema. The tungsten cortez is really an excellent deluxe reproduction. If they dont past this rigorous testing, they are not chosen to be tad tubes. Get your tungsten crema wheat tad tube amp doctor tube kit tubes at humbucker music. Everything runs better and the tone of my amps for me now is the deal maker. Completed amps from fender, orange, hiwatt, vox, etc. Board index amplifiers, kits, parts and tech other amplifiers. Buckwheat has two channels, each individually voiced and featuring a volumetone configuration. He also uses a pair of mercury magnetics transformers.
I also think the tungsten cremawheat is a helluva amp. The great thing about this amp is i can swap all the tubes without rebiasing. Tungsten buckwheat versus tungsten crema wheat youtube. Tungsten crema wheat on the way telecaster guitar forum. Destroy all guitars is your direct source for exclusive custom instruments and amplifiers at the same. Tungsten amplification is the culmination of years and years of tone seeking, research, and experimentation by adam palow. The latest boutique amps, guitars, and pedals on display at the annual van nuys gear gathering. Tungsten s website lists the amp as still using 6v6s but putting out 20 watts. Discussion in ampage area started by blueruins, mar 8. This one is all original and features the upgraded celestion g12h30 anniversary speaker.
Tonequest report march 2011 edition mercury magnetics. On the normal channel, your neck position will be nice and warm while the bridge is crisp and spanky. The amp was rattling a bit and the sound was a bit fuzzy. Greg v claims the celestion really works well with the crema wheat circuit. The stock gibson historic sg is direct into the amp, no pedals were used.
My favorite part of the build is constructing the board and wiring the chassis. Tungsten crema wheat tube amp information, guitar amp. It has a gz34 rectifier tube, it is supposed to have a bigger ironi think i remember them saving. I ordered a bigger tungsten buckwheat sized combo cabinet fit for the crema wheat from adam palow at tungsten to add headroom and help the amp project the sound better while playing with a drummer which really helped a lot, sounds great in a band situation, and it still retains the really sweet tones the crema wheat is known for. Powered by a pair of cathode biased 6l6 power tubes, buckwheat puts out 30 watts through a single 12 scumback h75 speaker. This amp is very loud, the other guitar player in my band plays through a ac30 and the crema wheat has no problems keeping up. It has a single volume knob, two inputs and comes standard with either an 8 or 12 weber t12q speaker and mercury magnetics transformers. However, i put a eh reverb pedal and voila a blackface meets a tweed amp. I used deluxe reverb iron on my crema wheat clone and added one eyelet to my board for the split cathodes,using 6v6g tubes and a 5u4g rectifier for around 12. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. A tiny shootout between the new fender 55 and tungsten crema wheat 5e3. Tungsten crema wheat amp lacquered tweed humbucker music.
Destroy all guitars provides a direct tap into any stage of the design and production process, and is the radar, for what\s available and what\s about to come on the market. I also have a ri 57 fender deluxe with a weber replacement speaker. Each amp is individually handwired, assembled, and tested by adam himself, and covered by his fully transferable warranty. It can use 6v6 or 6l6 but the recommendation is 6v6. The crema has a more aggressive preamp with a british speaker. I dont know if the crema pt actually has higher voltage secondaries or not. Destroy all guitars is a collective of the finest boutique guitar and amp designers and builders in the world today.
Tungsten buckwheat with scumback h75, 6l6s tube compliment, unknown, but stock tubes versus tungsten crema wheat wcelestion g12h30. The tungsten buckwheat amplifier is the next amp in the wheat line featuring tungstens signature voicing arrangement that made the crema wheat so popular. The 25w cortez and crema wheat do have a lot of overlap. Fenders tweed amplifiers, made by the company from roughly the late 40s through 1960 or so, are. The tungsten cortez is a reproduction of a late 50s fender narrow panel tweed deluxe. Its not exactly a fender tweed deluxe clone, but rather a unique circuit that melds some of the better lower wattage circuits of the era into one amp. Tungsten buckwheat combo amp brown humbucker music. A tiny shootout between the new fender 55 and tungsten crema. The 25w is more traditionally voiced with an american speaker. Tungsten crema wheat amp demo tweed deluxe 5e3 by greg. I have a tungsten crema wheat, basically a 20 watt 5e3. The crema wheat has both the headroom and crunch to cut through in most small band situations and it is also very suitable for many recording applications where sweeter tones need to be attained at. Great tones in this two 6v6 12 watt amp 18 watts with two 6l6 tubes.
Its very dynamic and touch sensitive, so its really all about your pick attack with this little beauty. Henry at redplate is a genius, but tungsten makes a beauty of an amp. They are okay, but have bad tube rattle, and you cant return tubes to gc. Tungsten buckwheat combo amp tweed humbucker music. The tungsten crema wheat is considered one of the finest tweed deluxe amps on the market. It sounds like this, its not built by fender but its in the tweed realm. I am planning to make some significant changes to the 25w cortez at some point and reintroduce it as a. The buckwheat is a 30 watt combo driven by 6l6 power tubes and shares the same preamp and voicing as tungsten s smaller combothe crema wheat by having 212ax7 preamp tubes and a gz34 rectifier tube. Tungsten crema wheat tweed deluxe combo amplifier com 20 watts 6v6 tubes, two channels.
Adam incorporated some of his own genius into the design by increasing the power to 20 watts as well as allowing the amp to run on 6v6, 6l6 or 5881 power tubes. Youtube tungsten amp crema wheat tweed deluxe guitarist greg v. The only thing it does not have which i would like to have his reverb. The tungsten crema wheat is adam palows take on the famed 1950s fender tweed deluxe 5e3 circuit. I love the simplicity, the tone, the weight reportedly 30 lbs and general coolness of a 2 knob tweed amp.
Mesa simulclass 395 power amp feeding a 4x12 with celestion g12t75s, a vintage 30, and a greenback. You will find that just plug and play, the 5e3 circuit does not sound creamy and. The voice mic picks up the ambient room sound and a small room reverb was added in. Not a fan of victorias at all played and owned a few that could be sold for profit, they dont sound like tweed amps to me.
As one of the largest dealers of highend amplifiers in the world, we know and understand tubes and the amps they go in. Im really digging the tungsten crema wheat greg vs demo is killer. It shipped with eh tubes, which i wore out and replaced with jjs i got at guitar center. Im completely blown away by the youtube of the tungsten crema wheat, which is described as a 5e3 with slight refinements. Im buying a 5e3 amp in the next 6 weeks and have the option of a celestion super 65 or a vintage 30. I know some of the places i play in have really sketchy wiring and lots of. There are many builders out there that make higher powered versions of the 5e3 with alot more headroom.
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