Tag Archives: fender clone
PreBS T12+ Vox Fawn
A newly completed PreBS-T12+, the classic 5E3 tweed Deluxe with some features for more versatility. This one has custom Mercury Magnetics trannies for use with 6V6 or 6L6 power tubes, bias switch to make whichever tubes you use happy, a … Continue reading
PreBS 15 Brown Western
The first build in the new Tucson shop is a PreBS 15 to match the owners other two Sweet amps! Brown western tolex with Marshall cane grill cloth, Mercury Magnetics transformers, 10″ Jensen Falcon speaker, push-pull mid boost, and user … 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 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
PreBS 20+ Cherry cab
Fresh off the bench, this PreBS 20+ is extra Sweet with top of the line Mercury Magnetics trannies, solid cherry cab with dovetail joints and hand rubbed oil/urethane finish. This time around I went with a traditional 1×12 baffle featuring … Continue reading
PreBS TT40
The first Sweet Low Power Tweed Twin build is completed! This is one of the most unique and interesting Fender tweed era models with dual rectifier tubes, a unique pre-amp circuit, cathodyne phase inverter(like tweed Bandmaster and Princeton Reverb), and … Continue reading
PreBS 15+15
A custom ordered PreBS 15+ with 15″ speaker and Mercury magnetics trannies for 6V6 or 6L6 power tubes and output from 18W-36W. It also features the new user accessible bias pot and test points on the rear panel. This new … Continue reading
PreBS 20+ Cherry
Another gorgeous cherrywood cab with hand rubbed oil finish built by my dad in Pennsylvania! This one has all of the usual features plus user adjustable bias on the rear panel. Just set your meter to the mV scale, attatch … Continue reading
PreBS 15+ Dark Red Cherry
Another Sweet collaboration with my dad who made the gorgeous red stained cherry cab. It’s got all the usual, Mercury trannies, push-pull bright and mid boost, negative feedback control, and like all + models, can use any 6V6 or 6L6 … Continue reading
PreBS T5 Pair
I’m trying to build up an inventory of Sweet amps for demo purposes so here’s a couple of PreBS T5 combos to start things off. The alligator/cane combo features an 8″ Weber signature speaker and the Black w/Red Racing Stripe … Continue reading