NC-5E3DLX-NDX · 105 Profiles · NDX Gen 2 · NAM A1 Standard (Full Quality)
 
By 1957 the Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe had reached its definitive form — one of the most recorded and revered amps of all time, touch-sensitive, harmonically thick, with an explosive, unfiltered voice. Used by Neil Young (arguably its most iconic champion), Billy Gibbons (early ZZ Top), Keith Richards (Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Women), Joe Walsh (Hotel California), Larry Carlton (Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne), and countless Nashville session players.
 
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Built from the Neutron Deluxe — not a reissue but a faithful resurrection of the exact 1957 5E3 circuit, hand-wired by Tom Bradbury in 2024 using period-correct components and vintage-accurate voltages. Avoids the inconsistencies of surviving originals and the modern manufacturing compromises of reissues. Paired with a 1×12 open-back tweed cabinet loaded with a Jensen P12Q, just like the original.
 
105 NDX profiles across AIO, DI, PRE and Quantum Speaker QuickStart formats. Includes 9 QS mic blends on the Jensen P12Q, plus pedal-enhanced profiles featuring a TS808, Boss SD-1, USA EHX Big Muff Pi and others. 15 FX presets for Convology XT.
 
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