For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I repair my own gear and a few others stuff but that's about it. - Fender Footswitch 2 button Chrome 1/4" Princeton Deluxe Twin Reverb reissue mod. Speaker for Bassman Micro EF80 (10" or 12"). TDPRI, short for Telecaster Discussion Page Reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for Telecaster guitars. Replacing a reverb tank on a Princeton Reverb - which to get? I have a VHT Special 6 Ultra head, and love it. FREE FAST SHIP, FULL MONEYBACK SATISFACTION GUARANTEE! It may not display this or other websites correctly. 
You can even fit a 12in speaker to the existing 10in baffle if you chop away a couple of inches of batten either side. Would I get a better amp than the Fender? I was planning on having to upgrade pots and such but I was to the point of sawing boards and redrilling the chassis. So, it was a long story, see the beginning here: Congratulations, it looks good indeed! I bought a Weber kit and nothing fit. Have seen the modulus kits for example. 
I mean NOTHING. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Yeah don't want to blow that much on it buddy. Check the sticky thread in Recent Discussions for more info. You can easily convert it to blackface spec with a few component changes, and the world is your oyster when it comes to alternative speakers. Ideas for best medium high gain distortion for a tele on a vintage 1966 Fender Princeton no reverb? 
It looks like you're new here. I'll be interested in this as well. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. If youre looking to avoid boutique money, its probably going to be the PRRI isnt it? It may not display this or other websites correctly. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Yes I'm a schooled electronics guy who has been in the industry for 35 years and I've taught also, but it's not exactly a hobby. Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team. Theres a blackface 65 in the ads for about as much as you would pay for a 68. VintageTone Amplification guitar amplifiers, 64 PR Amp BLACKFACE REVERB STYLE 1X10 COMBO AMPLIFIER, 15 Watt all tube amplifier with reverb and tremolo, Hand built select solid pine cabinet with birch speaker baffle and Fender style slide feet, Fender style tolex covering with leather handle and Fender Blackface style grill cloth, Deluxe welded steel chassis with quality eyelet and turret boards, capacitors, resistors, and hand wired components, USA Made Heyboer or ClassicTone Power and Output Transformers, JJ or CE can cap electrolytic, and choice of Mallory or Orange Drop coupling and tone capacitors, internal and external speaker output jacks, Eminence speaker(s) Other options available, Fender style jewel pilot lamp (optional colors available). I changed the speaker on my 68 to a Jensen alnico which was a real improvement for me. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. I have been playing through a couple of blackface Princeton Reverb clones for a while and they are wonderful amps. Then I realized the board had missing holes and had several incorrect component values and incorrect wattage ratings. Tbh a speaker swap made far more difference than the tone stack changes did, but I knew I'd always be curious until I tried it. Have seen the prices of the Magic dumble clones. Headstrong has a great reputation as well. 
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SITE UPDATE: Subscriptions are now available, for image uploads and no ads. You'll get some great recommendations no doubt, but I don't know that I'd let one crappy kit dissuade me. Mallory 150 Coupling Capacitors (Upgrade *Blue Molded), Vintage style 2 way footswitch -Reverb & Tremolo, Reverb Tank in Hand Sewn Tolex Bag / Vintage Style Braided Cables, Each Amp is Made one by one with Passion and Attention to Detail, 1 x C10N or (Upgrade C12N) Style Speaker Eminence or Jensen, American Made Transformers(Power Reverb- Output). If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Who makes a "good" clone? Allen Bradley Carbon Composition Resistors See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Guitar & Bass Amps, discuss, share, and learn about amplifiers! Not that I know of. Thx anyway tho. If modulus built the amp it would come in around the same price as a PRRI 65. Mojotone, Allen, Hoffman Amps, Trinity Amps all come to mind for great kits. There's some really good kit makers out there. Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site! Haven't played a Vintage Sound 20 yet, but this amp--a Princeton revved up 5w to 20w, with an added Mids EQ--sounds great in all the clips and gets rave reviews. 
http://vintagesoundamps.com/shop/vintage-20/, 68 custom VC reverb vs. Princeton reissues. This isn't exactly a clone, but I would bet that it has all the capability of a Princeton and would be more versatile. Pricey but great. Anyone have 2 tone controls? You are using an out of date browser. I bought a '68 Custom and converted it to Blackface spec and back again eventually. Having has original blackface princetones, the best and most accurate I've played yet is the Magic Amps vibro prince. I played a blackface Princeton Reverb a few months ago, and the tone haunts me. I got frustrated to the point of loosing interest. The words Fender, Telecaster, Stratocaster and the associated headstock designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Congrats. For more recent exchange rates, please use the. Press J to jump to the feed. Completed 5e3M deluxe micro (Robrobs design). I have been reading up, and it sounds like it is hard to make a clone for much cheaper than originals. Looks cool, doesn't have reverb but does have them & it's small. Will stop me thinking about buying it! I have a Vintage Sound Vintage 15 and like it a lot. I am looking at silver face ones because they supposedly are pretty much the same circuit, and cheaper than blackface. You must log in or register to reply here. Yours looks fabulous. They are very bassy for playing at home I found even with the bass rolled all the way off. How do you like it? Something went wrong. http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threadsor-swart-atomic-jr.170846/page-3#post-1026920, http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threads/epiphone-elitist-country-deluxe-chet-atkins.165539/. Hand wired chassis - Built like the originals, Finger Jointed Pine Black Tolex Cabinet Sized from an Original, Handmade circuit board ofvulcanized fiberboard and brass eyelets, Choice Cloth Wire colored in all the correct places This page was last updated: 01-Aug 07:23. I would love to find a new option, but I haven't found one yet that's much/any cheaper. You must log in or register to reply here. Unless the cosmetics are really important to you, you can save a few quid by buying a used PRRI '68 Custom. Is the Blues Junior not ok? Any 6G2 (Brownface Princeton) user with a fuzz ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLoj8WQOk7lGsJSsYyLgGg, https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/175365/fs-rift-pr18#latest, http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57778/. Part of the reason why 68 reissue and Prri will never be accurate reissue is due to the cab construction to me a big part of the early fender sound is the pine cabs. No reverb though, but a tube-driven effects loop is better in my opinion. JavaScript is disabled. 
Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. View cart for details. Unfortunaately I think it fall in the super boutique stuff category. I'm done with the whole kit thing. Louis Electric, and Clark are probably the 2 best. The words Gretsch and associated logos and designs are the registered trademarks of FRED W. GRETSCH ENTERPRISES, LTD. JavaScript is disabled. Hopefully I'll get to building my variation of the Princeton Reverb this year - finally Beautiful. I do it all day so it's like I'm still at work when I do it at home. Faithful Recreation of aClassic American Amp Save this search to receive email alerts and notifications when new items are available. Doesn't look like it has reverb but does look great! In fact op Id buy the original silver face Princeton in the ads if it is still there.
You can even fit a 12in speaker to the existing 10in baffle if you chop away a couple of inches of batten either side. Would I get a better amp than the Fender? I was planning on having to upgrade pots and such but I was to the point of sawing boards and redrilling the chassis. So, it was a long story, see the beginning here: Congratulations, it looks good indeed! I bought a Weber kit and nothing fit. Have seen the modulus kits for example. I mean NOTHING. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Yeah don't want to blow that much on it buddy. Check the sticky thread in Recent Discussions for more info. You can easily convert it to blackface spec with a few component changes, and the world is your oyster when it comes to alternative speakers. Ideas for best medium high gain distortion for a tele on a vintage 1966 Fender Princeton no reverb? It looks like you're new here. I'll be interested in this as well. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. If youre looking to avoid boutique money, its probably going to be the PRRI isnt it? It may not display this or other websites correctly. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Yes I'm a schooled electronics guy who has been in the industry for 35 years and I've taught also, but it's not exactly a hobby. Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team. Theres a blackface 65 in the ads for about as much as you would pay for a 68. VintageTone Amplification guitar amplifiers, 64 PR Amp BLACKFACE REVERB STYLE 1X10 COMBO AMPLIFIER, 15 Watt all tube amplifier with reverb and tremolo, Hand built select solid pine cabinet with birch speaker baffle and Fender style slide feet, Fender style tolex covering with leather handle and Fender Blackface style grill cloth, Deluxe welded steel chassis with quality eyelet and turret boards, capacitors, resistors, and hand wired components, USA Made Heyboer or ClassicTone Power and Output Transformers, JJ or CE can cap electrolytic, and choice of Mallory or Orange Drop coupling and tone capacitors, internal and external speaker output jacks, Eminence speaker(s) Other options available, Fender style jewel pilot lamp (optional colors available). I changed the speaker on my 68 to a Jensen alnico which was a real improvement for me. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. I have been playing through a couple of blackface Princeton Reverb clones for a while and they are wonderful amps. Then I realized the board had missing holes and had several incorrect component values and incorrect wattage ratings. Tbh a speaker swap made far more difference than the tone stack changes did, but I knew I'd always be curious until I tried it. Have seen the prices of the Magic dumble clones. Headstrong has a great reputation as well. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than Canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to Canadian dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. SITE UPDATE: Subscriptions are now available, for image uploads and no ads. You'll get some great recommendations no doubt, but I don't know that I'd let one crappy kit dissuade me. Mallory 150 Coupling Capacitors (Upgrade *Blue Molded), Vintage style 2 way footswitch -Reverb & Tremolo, Reverb Tank in Hand Sewn Tolex Bag / Vintage Style Braided Cables, Each Amp is Made one by one with Passion and Attention to Detail, 1 x C10N or (Upgrade C12N) Style Speaker Eminence or Jensen, American Made Transformers(Power Reverb- Output). If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Who makes a "good" clone? Allen Bradley Carbon Composition Resistors See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Guitar & Bass Amps, discuss, share, and learn about amplifiers! Not that I know of. Thx anyway tho. If modulus built the amp it would come in around the same price as a PRRI 65. Mojotone, Allen, Hoffman Amps, Trinity Amps all come to mind for great kits. There's some really good kit makers out there. Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site! Haven't played a Vintage Sound 20 yet, but this amp--a Princeton revved up 5w to 20w, with an added Mids EQ--sounds great in all the clips and gets rave reviews. http://vintagesoundamps.com/shop/vintage-20/, 68 custom VC reverb vs. Princeton reissues. This isn't exactly a clone, but I would bet that it has all the capability of a Princeton and would be more versatile. Pricey but great. Anyone have 2 tone controls? You are using an out of date browser. I bought a '68 Custom and converted it to Blackface spec and back again eventually. Having has original blackface princetones, the best and most accurate I've played yet is the Magic Amps vibro prince. I played a blackface Princeton Reverb a few months ago, and the tone haunts me. I got frustrated to the point of loosing interest. The words Fender, Telecaster, Stratocaster and the associated headstock designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Congrats. For more recent exchange rates, please use the. Press J to jump to the feed. Completed 5e3M deluxe micro (Robrobs design). I have been reading up, and it sounds like it is hard to make a clone for much cheaper than originals. Looks cool, doesn't have reverb but does have them & it's small. Will stop me thinking about buying it! I have a Vintage Sound Vintage 15 and like it a lot. I am looking at silver face ones because they supposedly are pretty much the same circuit, and cheaper than blackface. You must log in or register to reply here. Yours looks fabulous. They are very bassy for playing at home I found even with the bass rolled all the way off. How do you like it? Something went wrong. http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threadsor-swart-atomic-jr.170846/page-3#post-1026920, http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threads/epiphone-elitist-country-deluxe-chet-atkins.165539/. Hand wired chassis - Built like the originals, Finger Jointed Pine Black Tolex Cabinet Sized from an Original, Handmade circuit board ofvulcanized fiberboard and brass eyelets, Choice Cloth Wire colored in all the correct places This page was last updated: 01-Aug 07:23. I would love to find a new option, but I haven't found one yet that's much/any cheaper. You must log in or register to reply here. Unless the cosmetics are really important to you, you can save a few quid by buying a used PRRI '68 Custom. Is the Blues Junior not ok? Any 6G2 (Brownface Princeton) user with a fuzz ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLoj8WQOk7lGsJSsYyLgGg, https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/175365/fs-rift-pr18#latest, http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57778/. Part of the reason why 68 reissue and Prri will never be accurate reissue is due to the cab construction to me a big part of the early fender sound is the pine cabs. No reverb though, but a tube-driven effects loop is better in my opinion. JavaScript is disabled. Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. View cart for details. Unfortunaately I think it fall in the super boutique stuff category. I'm done with the whole kit thing. Louis Electric, and Clark are probably the 2 best. The words Gretsch and associated logos and designs are the registered trademarks of FRED W. GRETSCH ENTERPRISES, LTD. JavaScript is disabled. Hopefully I'll get to building my variation of the Princeton Reverb this year - finally Beautiful. I do it all day so it's like I'm still at work when I do it at home. Faithful Recreation of aClassic American Amp Save this search to receive email alerts and notifications when new items are available. Doesn't look like it has reverb but does look great! In fact op Id buy the original silver face Princeton in the ads if it is still there.