A 1918 Boehm Waldzither thru a 5e3 Tube Amplifier ('57 Tweed Deluxe Clone)

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Published 2024-05-09

I have been obsessed with this idea of using a classic tweed amp as my "One Amp to Rule them All" for solo gigs. Already works great for Electric Guitar, Electric Bass - so why not try it with acoustic instruments.
(Sure I've got plenty of dedicated acoustic amplifiers and bass amplifiers, and an LR Baggs Voice Print DI which works great. But I just had to try something different.

SansAmp Bass Driver DI between my Waldziither and 5e3 to help shape the tone and reduce feedback. It also provides two output so I can send a clean signal and and effect signal to the amplifier.

Signal chain
- 1918 CH Boehm Waldzither Type 1B retrofit with Portuguese Guitar Tuning Machines with K&K twin spot (passive pickup)
- SansAmp Bass Driver DI (Level 4, Blend 7, Treble 6.5, bass 6.5, drive 0, presence 7/ (numbers on a 12 point dial)
- Boss FV-30H Swell pedal
—Enters 5e3 (Custom Build with Elsinore 12") at
- in Normal 1 (volume 3+ / bright vol 3 / tone 5)

SansAmp Bass Driver DI Parallel Output to
- Boss TR-2 tremolo
- MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
- LR Baggs Reverb
- Ernie Ball VPJR volume pedal
- in normal 2

Sennheisser MD 421 close to amp
Audio Technica something or other as room mic

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