#175811  by TI4-1009
 
First time for me too! Looks like more of an "old school" preamp. A Sarno with true spring reverb!
 #175813  by cyrusj83
 
You have to message him directly on fb or email. They’re not on his site and afaik he builds them as they’re ordered.

I happily sold my SMS CTP shortly after getting the Spectrum. It rules.
 #175815  by TI4-1009
 
Cost?
 #175820  by BoogieMK2
 
TI4-1009 wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 5:33 pmCost?
You should ask Brad. The SMS Classic is $710 and the Rev is $925 (add $100 for XLR outputs). Would guess it is around a grand or so. It does have spring reverb and a cool faceplate.
 #175821  by BoogieMK2
 
The price from October 2023 was $1450 plus shipping from a thread on the steel guitar forum, info directly from Brad.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... 1d33f7d1a7

“It's not on the site because it's such a labor intensive build. I have a wait list of a dozen or so people, and I'm happy to add anyone to the wait list, no deposit, no commitment. Turnaround is currently about 8-9 weeks.

Also, they're intro priced at $1450 + shipping”

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 #175822  by TI4-1009
 
Wow! Point-to-point hand wired. Old school!
 #175852  by BoogieMK2
 
And notice the PCBA appears to be power and ground, hefty traces. Easy to repair components on top, shielded cables in critical signal paths. I’m guessing it sounds as good as it looks.