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At the High Wycombe get together a Rift Americana with a WGS G12A (2x6l6s & GZ34) was quite a bit louder and more hifi than a Vyse with a Celestion blue (6v6s & 5ar4).
The vyse may be a bit softer than other 5e3s but even with a blue it got drowned out by drums when jamming with a friend.
The Rift is definitely loud enough for gigs.
I have an early ‘80’s Celestion G12-65 I can try in there to see if it’s an improvement maybe.
I’ll look into the options suggested, but I’d rather just try another amp than start fiddling/modding too much. But a speaker change is easy enough.
They’re quite small cabs, so even with more volume, not sure if it would sound ‘big’ enough.
my 5e3 (head and cab) is laid enough for my band which can get pretty load on some tracks.
Tweaking it to be louder could change the character in ways you don't want
You could consider a powered monitor. Get a used mic+powerd PA speaker - Mic it up >into powered monitor adjust placement and volume to suit the venue
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Yeah, I did think about that.
I love the little amp for what it is and would just like to find a 'bigger brother'
Get another Tweedy-luxe 5E3, and use them both in stereo.
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I had the same issue with the same amp. That space where the gig is too small to put it through the PA but there's a loud drummer ...
I have a Rift HP Tweed that is a heavily modded 5e3 circuit, bigger transformers and 6L6 valves. Also a more powerful speaker. It puts out 30watts and it's close in sound to a tweed deluxe but not quite the same. The power section break up is somehow crisper. It's lovely though and gets loud and stays clean a LOT further up the dial.
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Thanks, that's my glorious '66 AC50