Tweed valve combos
INTRODUCING THE TWEED VALVE RANGE - FOUR VALVE COMBOS BASED ON THE CLASSIC DESIGNS OF THE 1950s AND 1960s
Morris™ Guitar Amplification are excited to bring you this range of four classic valve combos whose design is based upon the iconic guitar amplifiers of the 1950s and 60s. These amplifiers are hand-built for us in China to the highest standards and from the best components.
They feature Tweed covered plywood cabinets, well specified power and output transformers, good quality Chinese made speakers and valves. The amplifiers are hand-wired using turret boards in the same way that the great amplifiers of the 50s and 60s were built.
The range consists of four amplifiers in three power ratings. There are two 5 watt models, one with an 8″ speaker, the other a 10″, a 20 watt model with a 12″ Celestion Vintage 30 speaker and a 40 watt model which has two 12″ Celestion Vintage 30s.
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Tweed 5-10
Tweed 20
Tweed 40
Tweed 5-8
The baby of the range, this 5 watt combo measures just 33cm x 32cm x 19cm and weighs less than 8Kg making it the perfect practice amp for the home.
This is a class ‘A’ design based upon the famous Fender™ Princeton 5F2A circuit with a 12AX7 preamp valve driving a 6V6 power valve into an 8″ speaker. Power is supplied to the amplifier by a 6Z4 rectifier valve feeding a resistor/capacitor PI network to give the classic valve sag when the amp is overdriven.
Featuring the legendary ‘Orange drop’ capacitors for optimum tone, the amp is hand-wired with the components mounted on a turret board and so is built in the same way as the amps of the 50s and 60s as well as the much more expensive boutique amps of today.
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Specifications
| Tweed 5-8 | |
| Construction | Hand-wired all valve circuit using eyelet board construction |
| Inputs | Single input channel |
| Controls | Individual volume and tone controls |
| Output | 5 Watts RMS via a 6V6 class ‘A’ power valve |
| Preamplifier | One 12AX7 preamp valve |
| Rectifier | One 6Z4 rectifier valve |
| Speaker | Morris Amps Bluetone 8″, 8 Ohm speaker |
| Weight | 7.8Kg |
| Dimensions | 33 x 32 x 19 cm |
Available on eBay or Reverb.com
Custom made covers can be purchased from Roqsolid
Tweed 5-10
With the same 5 watt, class ‘A’ amplifier as the 5-8 but with a 10″ Eminence EGTR-S1010 speaker in a larger enclosure to give extra oomph in the bass frequencies. This amp measures just 37cm x 38cm x 23.5cm and weighs just 10Kg .
This is a class ‘A’ design based on the Fender™ Princeton 5F2A with a 12AX7 preamp valve driving a 6V6 power valve driving an 10″ Eminence EGTR-S1010 speaker. Power is supplied to the amplifier by a 6Z4 rectifier valve feeding a resistor/capacitor PI network to give the classic valve sag when the amp is overdriven.
Featuring the legendary ‘Orange drop’ capacitors for optimum tone, the amp is hand-wired with the components mounted onto a turret board and so is built in the same way as the amps of the 50s and 60s as well as the much more expensive boutique amps of today.
Listen to the demo:
Specifications
| Tweed 5-10 | |
| Construction | Hand-wired, all valve circuit using eyelet board construction |
| Inputs | Single input channel |
| Controls | Individual volume control and tone controls |
| Output | 5 Watts RMS via one 6V6 class ‘A’ power valve |
| Preamplifier | One 12AX7 Preamp valve |
| Rectifier | 6Z4 rectifier valve |
| Speaker | Eminence EGTR-S1010, 10″, 8 Ohm speaker |
| Weight | 10Kg |
| Dimensions | 37 x 38 x 23.5 cm |
Available on eBay or Reverb.com
Custom made covers can be purchased from Roqsolid
Tweed 20
The Tweed 20 offers the perfect balance between size and power, small enough to be used at home yet powerful enough to be used for gigging. It features two input channels, a Normal and Bright Channel with common tone control. Each channel has a low and high gain input to allow maximum flexibility with guitars with high output pickups and effects pedals.
Based upon the legendary 1957 Fender™ Tweed Deluxe 5E3, considered to be the seminal valve amplifier of its age, the preamp consists of two 12ax7 valves feeding a dual 6V6 valve class ‘AB’ power amp delivering 20 watts of classic valve sound into the Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. A second amplifier output socket allows the amp to be connected to an external speaker cabinet, or cab simulator.
As with all the Tweed range the amps are hand-wired using the classic components and construction techniques of the legendary amps of old. A 5AR4 rectifier valve supplies the power to the valves.
Listen to the demo:
Specifications
| Tweed 20 | |
| Construction | Hand-wired all valve circuit using turret board construction |
| Inputs | Two input channels, Normal and Bright each with a high and low gain inputs |
| Controls | Individual channel volume controls, single common tone control |
| Output | 20 Watts RMS via two 6V6 power valves working in class ‘AB’ |
| Preamplifier | Two 12AX7 Preamp valves |
| Rectifier | 5AR4 valve rectifier |
| Speaker | Celestion Vintage 30, 8 Ohm speaker |
| Weight | 16.5Kg |
| Dimensions | 51 x 24 x 44 cm |
Tweed 20
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Custom made covers can be purchased from Roqsolid
Tweed 40
The daddy of the range, this 40 watt combo has the power to deliver with two 6L6 output valves connected in class ‘AB’ driving a pair of Celestion Vintage 30 speakers.
Based upon the 1957 Fender™ Twin 5E8-A, an amplifier renowned for its harmonically rich, clean tones, the preamp consists of four 12AX7 valves and features two input channels, a Normal and Bright channel, each with its own volume control with shared bass, treble and presence tone controls. Each channel has a low and high gain input to allow maximum flexibility with guitars with high output pickups and effects pedals.
The amplifier’s circuits are powered by two 5U4G rectifier valves with huge power and output transformers.
The combo measures 62cm x 25cm x 59.5cm and weighs 20.5Kg.
Featuring the legendary ‘Orange drop’ capacitors for optimum tone, the amp is hand-wired with the components mounted onto a turret board and so is built in the same way as the amps of the 50s and 60s as well as the much more expensive boutique amps of today.
Listen to the demo:
Specifications
| Tweed 40 | |
| Construction | Hand-wired all valve circuit using turret board construction |
| Inputs | Two input channels, Normal and Bright each with a high and low gain inputs |
| Controls | Individual channel volume controls, shared bass, treble and presence tone controls |
| Output | 40 Watts RMS via two 6L6 power valves connected in class ‘AB’ |
| Preamplifier | Four 12AX7 Preamp valves |
| Rectifier | Two 5U4G valve rectifiers |
| Speaker | Two Celestion Vintage 30, 8 Ohm speakers |
| Weight | 20.5Kg |
| Dimensions | 62 x 25 x 59.5 cm |