You often hear that the sound of a pickup is dominated by the choice of magnet used in its construction.
5e3 alnico or ceramic.
Tweed style 3 octal 2 9 pin socket holes 2 channel 2 inputs per channel 2 volume tone power fuse standby pilot light original ground switch lettering replaced with standby.
Alnico is nice and warm and great for blues.
Ceramic speaker have more headroom ceramic speakers tend to have smoother breakup.
Ceramic speakers are heavier because their magnet must be heavier to achieve the same power all other thing equal.
Gave me a great place to start on my own amp ideas based around the 5e3 without breaking the bank.
Alnico speakers compress at high volumes.
Whereas ceramic is used in metal as it sounds tight loud and cool.
Great kit for beginners and pros alike and a great platform for trying out modifications and alterations to this classic circuit.