Services

We do quite a lot of stuff at Sweet Amps now.  Here's an updated list.

We sell:

·        Used Amps.  Mostly vintage valves amps but some newer stuff as well, solid state and valve.  Everything we sell is fully serviced with a one month warranty

·         Used Vintage effects units, Reverb, delay, tremolo, etc

·         We don’t sell brand new amps, pedals or guitar strings.

·         Amp accessories

o   Cables.  XLR, Instrument, speaker, speak-on, RCA, mini-jack, bantam patch leads, etc

o   Valves.  All the obvious ones, 12AX7, 12AT7, 6V6, 6L6, EL34, EL84, GZ34, 5Y3, etc, but also a bunch of rare and NOS ones.

o   Adaptors, jacks, etc

o   Step down transformers

o   Footswitches

o   Caps, resistors, and various other components, for valve amps, mainly.

·         Speakers

o   We are just starting to sell used vintage speakers, original & re-coned, more coming soon.

We buy:

·        Used amps.  Usually valve amps but not exclusively.  We like unusual stuff or stuff that is good value.  As we are techs we’re not scared of buying amps that need work.  We don’t buy stuff that is so poor it can’t be reliably fixed or is so cheap that it’s not worth fixing.  Other than that, we’re open to suggestions.

·         We buy vintage effect units; reverbs, delay, tremolo, etc.

·         We don’t buy anything else.

We repair:

·         Amps

o   Vintage Valve amps.  These are the easiest to fix and most reliable.

o   Solid state amps.  We do repair old transistor amps, although it’s often impossible to get parts for these now.

o   Modern PCB valve amps.  We repair these but due to the generally cheap PCB construction they usually take the longest (ie cost the most), often have multiple faults and prone to subsequent failure.

o   Class D amps.  We can sometimes repair but often an entire module needs replacing, which is hard to find, particularly as schematics and supports are generally unavailable.

·         Pedals

o   Vintage.  Usually the most straightforward to repair, consisting of a few, standard parts.

o   Modern.  PCB construction and non-standard parts mean that these can be more expensive and/or impossible to repair economically.

o   Class D, DSP, surface mount.  Can sometimes be repairs if there is an issue with peripherals; sockets, footswitches, LEDs, etc, but the core circuitry is often irreparable.

We hire out:

·         Any amps we sell, we also hire out. On a trust basis, usually to local studios, local venues, or bands blowing through on tour.  Everything we have for sale is on the web site, look through our stock if you’re interested in hiring something from us.