Clark Beaufort ( 5E3 ), PRS DGT

[kingswayguitar]

the godfather of grunge

[eikels]

Killer Amp !

[lordkoos]

That speaker really makes the difference, sounds great.

[wc4dblues]

I've been playing one of these for the last three years, and I LOVE IT. It's the best amp I've ever played, the only drawback is the power, 12 watts. I just got a vibrolux reverb

(1973) I stil need to get used to it, I've got a Clark attenuator I'm going to try on it to be able to crank it a little more. ANYONE THINKING ABOUT GETTING ONE. STOP THINKING AND GO GET IT.

[roknfnrol]

Nice. Did you get your DGT at Willcutt's?

[mheldo]

@roknfnrol I got the Cherry Sunburst DGT at Dave's Guitar Shop in WI. It was one of the first 20 production models. Sold it because I really wanted a Goldtop...sort of like Grissom's old McCarty Trem.

[rustyblack1a]

neil ...neil .... neil.... :-)

[madamkirk]

good ol drop d .  Neil young had some nice rockin tone

[williamshatnerspants]

nice work, sure beats some dude sitting in the guitar shop playing a blues riff. Great sound.

[beau5375]

"There's a baby cryin' in a garbage can!!!!"

Well, I have a 5E3 clone & my PRS doesn't sound like that through it!!! Of course, I have the cheap Jensen speaker. A friend played his Taylor T5 through it & it was very sweet.

[franko11t]

Late 1960's I played thru my tweed deluxe as a pre-amp going into 4 - 100 watt tube Ampegs with 4 - 12" lansings in each cabinet. 400 watts of superb tone with 16 - 12 " speakers to ensure earbleeds (including mine.)

In the mid 1960's, I ran thru 2 Baldwin Exterminators (2-12's, 2'10's and 2-8's as I recall) and they were great amps for transistor amps although good luck finding a repair man in podunck New Mexico. I heard Neil Young uses an "Exterminator behind the scenes." I know why.

[mheldo]

Thanks! This guitar/amp combo is a ton of fun.

[rustyblack1a]

Neil uses Vintage Jensen speaker C12N.

[spentonmediocrity]

That amp sounds killer with the CB in it...gives it even more depth.

Nice demo too,most of the guys demoing amps like this are *so* stuck playing blues and funk.

The NY stuff was a nice change.

It was nice to hear that speaker worked and the low E chords at :55 exposes that spongy chunkiness.

Nice.

[mheldo]

Thanks! I really dig the Blue with the Beaufort. I think they're a great match.

[kingalow1]

@spentonmediocrity I couldn't agree more! more NY people!

[rustyblack1a]

I've got fender deluxe 5e3 clone also but it has some alterations for 6L6 tubes.I'm a great Neil young fan and Neil uses Fender deluxe 5e3 with 6l6 power tubes and 2 12ax7 preamp tubes .

[AndreAmeli]

do u know which speaker neil young use on his 5e3 whit 6l6s??

[rustyblack1a]

rockin' in the free worlddddddd

[rustyblack1a]

fuckin'up neil young :-))

[mheldo]

yep...one of my favorites!

[marcelcruzeiro]

Noel Gallagher recorded with one of those Tyger and Beaufort.

[mheldo]

Yeah, I've read/heard that Noel is a big fan of Michael Clark's amps. His build quality and component choice is top shelf.

[marcelcruzeiro]

Yeah, he said that once he plugged in one of these, it sounded five times better than his vintage bandmaster "I don't know what this guy does, but he's a genious"

He's definitely a fan!

[krajnovic10]

i just have one question on the celestion blue, can it handle hi gain for solos like really heavy distortion but at the same time do beautiful clean sound and a nice fuzz sound?

[mheldo]

The blue is only rated at 15 watts so unless you have a low wattage amp, it's not compatible at all. That being said, I think it's the best speaker out there for vintage voiced amps under 20 watts.

I wouldn't really pound a blue with a fuzz pedal or lots of boost.

[yokel999]

Great tone! Neil nailed. How loud was the amp to achive this sound? [is this a neighbour friendly volume?]

[mheldo]

Thanks! A cranked up 5E3 is the key to the 'Neil tone', imo. The amp definitely isn't neighbor friendly, if you live in an apartment. 15-18 watts is still pretty loud, especially with an efficient speaker like the Celestion AlNiCo Blue.

[yokel999]

Thanks for the reply. I'm also looking at the Swart STR Tweed as a neil type amp. Have you tried one? Does your Clark have more compressed/unhinged tome than this clip with the volume up further?

[mheldo]

Yes, the Beaufort becomes more compressed/unhinged at higher volumes. This was recorded at '7' out of '12' on the volume...essentially halfway up. It doesn't get any louder...just more compressed/distorted. I've heard great things about the Swarts...but they're pretty expesive for a 5E3 type circuit. You can pick up a Beaufort 'Special' from Mike Clark for $799 (I believe?).

[yokel999]

Thanks, really appreciate you taking the time to reply.

[Paciuca]

how much is it?

looooove it <3

[mheldo]

Thanks! Neither are inexpensive...but they're both great quality.

[weare7R]

A 5e3 with a Celestion Blue is tops.I'm betting the highs and upper mids cut a little more than this recording represents.

The low end has a nice loose chunk to it.Great tone.

[mheldo]

Thanks! The Clark is a great amp. Great build quality.

This was recorded with a Zoom H4 handheld recorder. In person the upper mids and highs are much more present.

[rgray008]

more more

[mheldo]

Check out the other video I recorded with the PRS DGT into the Clark Beaufort...

[tonetowne67]

Great Neil Young Tone!! All you need now is a "whizzer"

[mheldo]

Thanks!  The Beaufort is great for those Neil tones and SO much more.