Greg G Posted April 23 Posted April 23 This ‘69 Princeton Reverb was at an independent music store. Didn’t break the bank. It looks as if it was just set aside for years. Really dusty. Had a replacement speaker, which I’ve replaced. It was all original except the power cord, speaker and 2 tubes. 5 of 7 tubes were original RCAs with ‘67 & ‘68 date codes. Has all nos RCAs in it now. I sent the chassis off and had it serviced. Cleaned all the dust bunnies out of the cabinet & cleaned the tolex. Just finished reassembling it and am getting acquainted with it. I had briefly posted pics of it in the “ask the experts” when I was looking for a tech. Apologies if you’ve seen it before. But this time it’s functional. Sorry for the crummy phone pics. Any love for the PR? 19 Quote
topekatj Posted April 24 Posted April 24 Ah, the noble Fender Princeton Reverb (-AMP!) It’s like a broken drum …… YOU CAN’T BEAT IT! Seriously, at one point in time I had a ‘74 Deluxe Reverb (purchased NEW!) and my original early ‘65 no logo PR. Both are Fender perfection as far as what they can do. Still have the PR. 1 Quote
G Man Posted April 24 Posted April 24 Great score! I've got a '71 PR that is now housed in a larger cabinet sporting a 12" ceramic Tone Tubby speaker. Glorious tones! There's a reason it is one of the most recorded amps in history. Quote
Travis Posted April 24 Posted April 24 (edited) 17 hours ago, Greg G said: This ‘69 Princeton Reverb was at an independent music store. Didn’t break the bank. It looks as if it was just set aside for years. Really dusty. Had a replacement speaker, which I’ve replaced. It was all original except the power cord, speaker and 2 tubes. 5 of 7 tubes were original RCAs with ‘67 & ‘68 date codes. Has all nos RCAs in it now. I sent the chassis off and had it serviced. Cleaned all the dust bunnies out of the cabinet & cleaned the tolex. Just finished reassembling it and am getting acquainted with it. I had briefly posted pics of it in the “ask the experts” when I was looking for a tech. Apologies if you’ve seen it before. But this time it’s functional. Sorry for the crummy phone pics. Any love for the PR? Nice! Cool score! I had Marsh build me a blackface Princeton clone a couple years ago. Sounds amazing and I put that same speaker in mine. Edited April 24 by Travis Quote
Jimbilly Posted April 24 Posted April 24 I've never had one of those, but I'm certain I would be happy with one. Quote
velorush Posted April 24 Posted April 24 Though I've never owned one, thinking back, I've never heard a negative comment. Closest I've ever gotten was a splendid Mesa Subway Blues - at least in spec, a very close analog (EL84s though). 1 Quote
hamerhead Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM Posted Sunday at 03:25 PM Great score! You can almost hear the chime. 1 Quote
Disturber Posted Sunday at 07:26 PM Posted Sunday at 07:26 PM Never played one, but I am sure it's great! Looks beautiful too. I have an early 80s Fender Super Champ that does the Princeton thing very well. Love it. Quote
DaveH Posted Sunday at 10:33 PM Posted Sunday at 10:33 PM 3 hours ago, Disturber said: Never played one, but I am sure it's great! Looks beautiful too. I have an early 80s Fender Super Champ that does the Princeton thing very well. Love it. Like Tim said, you can almost hear the 'chime'. 1 Quote
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