Members echodeluxe Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 today, i went to starving musician in berkeley. i played this:a bone stock 1965 princeton reverb.i was a skeptic. i used to think "yeah, this thing probably sounds good, but no way its as good as they say. i mean, come on its just an amp."i was a fool. that amp sounded incredible. the reverb was deep and bouncy. it was full and loud and in all sorts of settings just sounded really great. i can only imagine how it sounds with a good overdrive or fuzz.i played a avri jazzmaster into it. ugh i hate having expensive taste. daddy liek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AxAxSxS Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 well maintained working old ass amps cant be beat. There's a reason every other amp co is a variation of the fender circuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 I mean yeah, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrentMpls Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 I mean of course, yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 You just can't beat a good ol' blackface fender amp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hiwatter Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 old iron makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 I have wanted an O.G. Princeton ever since I started playing guitar. My favorite small amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 If there was anyone who would be all about a princeton, my money would be on echodeluxe.The reverb master should own a princeton.ps: they sound really good when you crank the {censored} out of the volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jenesis Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Totes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members !i!i!i!i!i! Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 I'm pretty sure I played that exact same amp on Tuesday. If the Giants {censored} the bed i'll probably blow the money i set aside for a world series tickets on it if its still there next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitardustin Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Correct. The Princeton might just be the greatest amp Fender ever put out. About half way up on the vol when it's just starting to get nasty and the reverb cranked is what an electric guitar should sound like mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trainbridge Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Super cool man. I picked up a '66 princeton non reverb within the last month and that thing sound badass. Different beast then the PR as it stays clean all the way up the dial (making it perfect for pedals) and of course no reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted October 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Originally Posted by !i!i!i!i!i! I'm pretty sure I played that exact same amp on Tuesday. If the Giants {censored} the bed i'll probably blow the money i set aside for world series tickets on it if its still there next weekend. Oh god do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Anyone ever actually tried a vintage one side by side with a reissue? I always thought the current blackface fenders were supposed to be pretty close to the originals...Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmolteratx Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Old Princetons are the bomb. I had a transitional model that was a Brownface in Blackface clothing that was epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandy Cheeks Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 It's like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zetor Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 How much did it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Gorgeous. The old Fenders do have a nice little magic about them, in my old city's shop there was an old battered, stained blackface Twin that I played through a few times. Absolutely amazingly sparkly sounds, can't hate on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.P. Lovecraft Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Zetor How much did it cost? Yes, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Originally Posted by AxAxSxS well maintained working old ass amps cant be beat. There's a reason every other amp co is a variation of the fender circuits. soooooooooooooooo THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deeohgee Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 jizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Originally Posted by thom Anyone ever actually tried a vintage one side by side with a reissue? I always thought the current blackface fenders were supposed to be pretty close to the originals...Right? The problem is the speakers and transformers aren't made anymore. Now if they replicated the exact circuit, it would be "pretty close," even with currently available speakers and transformers. But they don't typically do that, so one person's "pretty close" is another person's "pretty different." But it can be done. The Victoria 59 Bassman is night and day different than the Fender "reissue." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 Oh sweet Jesus, Victoria amps are gems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzface71 Posted October 20, 2012 Members Share Posted October 20, 2012 In my experience (believe me, I have played almost every famous and sought amp created) the Princeton Reverb is at least on the TOP 5 of my list!And hell, even the reissue is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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