Author Archives: patsweet
PreBS 15 Rough Blonde w/ Oxblood
Just finished a custom ordered PreBS 15. Mojotone/Heybor trannies, Deluxe Reverb OT, choke filtering, and Eminence GA-SC64 12″ speaker. I’ll just let the owners words do the descriptions… “I ran all of my guitars through it – Telecaster, Riviera, ES-175. … Continue reading
PreBS 15+ Carolina Blue
A custom order PreBS 15+ with Carolina blue tolex and cane grillcloth. As always with the + models you can swap 6V6 for 6L6 power tubes for more power and headroom with the upgraded Mercury Magnetics trannies. I definitely prefer … Continue reading
PreBS T5 Skulls and more Skulls!
Two new PreBS T5 builds completed! Identical electronically except for transformers and speakers. The candy skull T5 has Mercury Magnetics trannies and the output tranny is a tweed ’53 Princeton spec which is slightly oversized and has a noticeable effect … Continue reading
PreBS-T5 Black Ghost Paisley
Another custom Sweet build just completed. This 5F1 champ build features Mercury Magnetics transformers, custom velvet grill cloth by artist Jeremiah Witting-Akiona, and of course my exclusive 3-way gain switch for more tonal variety. You’ll get the classic crunch and … Continue reading
PreBS T5 Alligator
Another classic Alligator PreBS T5 with Cane grillcloth. One of my favorite color combinations! This one was ordered with standard 8″ WGS speaker for a traditional tone and has our unique 3-position gain switch for some variations on the classic … Continue reading
JTM 45 Build Purple Head and Cab
This one off/prototype build request was for an offset Marshall JTM 45 style head and 2×12 half stack with a Marshall/blackface Fender hybrid circuit with master volume. The 4 jack normal/bright inputs was kept but adjusted for less extremes. The … Continue reading
PreBS 15+ Natural Cherry
This latest build kept me busy while the Corona pandemic kept the Fret Works/Amp Works shop closed. It is possibly the best sounding PreBS 15+ to date and is the first to feature a natural had rubbed finished cherry cab. … Continue reading
Twenty Something
Something old and something new! The Twenty Something is a 20W vintage toned pedal platform with unique and effective tone shaping options. It combines the best elements of tweed, brown, and black faced Fender circuits with a bit of vintage … Continue reading
’63 Vibroverb Re-issue Rebuild
This Fender ’63 re-issue Vibroverb has been through a lot. As if the mass produced circuit board version wasn’t bad enough, someone attempted to gut and handwire a turret board into it. It wasnt the worst I’ve seen but it … Continue reading
PreBS 15 Surf Green
A new PreBS 15 in surf green with a turquoise stripe in the grill cloth! Standard power transformer with a deluxe reverb output transformer and choke filtering for just a bit more headroom than a traditional Princeton Reverb. A pair … Continue reading