1968 was a transitional year for Fender amps, with tone that was still pure Fender but a look that was brand new. With a silver-and-turquoise front panel and classy aluminum “drip edge” grille cloth trim, the Princeton Reverb received a fresh new face as it remained the perfect recording and gigging amp. Small, light and moderately powered, it produced big tube tone, with world-class Fender reverb and vibrato effects. For countless guitarists ever since, the Princeton Reverb has been the go-to amp for classic Fender sound.
The ’68 Custom Princeton Reverb Amp pays tribute to the classic look, sound and performance of Fender’s late-’60s “silverface” amps. In a special twist, a modified tone circuit gives modern players greater tonal flexibility with pedals, and the amp’s reduced negative feedback gives greater touch sensitivity and quicker onset of overdrive. The ’68 Custom Princeton Reverb’s single 10” Celestion® TEN 30 speaker also delivers a more distinctively rock ‘n’ roll flavor.
I’ve owned a few amps in my time. Most recently had a tonemaster deluxe, still own a Marshall dsl40 and had other all tube combos too - all great amps but lacking in different areas. This one is by far the most rewarding I’ve had. I bought this to fill a fender hole I had after selling the deluxe tonemaster. I was dubious about the 10” speaker and the reviews online about its very bass heavy sound. When I first played it I was a bit disappointed because yes it is bass heavy for hotter humbuckers - the speaker sounded flubby and muffled. I figured this would be an amp only for my strats. I spent some time reading about how to dial it in correctly - putting the volume at least on 5 and not being afraid of rolling up
the bass. Now it sounds very sweet with my les Paul, strat or tele deluxe. The trick -
like all tube amps - is to push the amp and roll back on the guitar’s volume to the level you need it. The bass compensates for the roll off on the guitars volume. The amp takes a tubescreamer well for a bit of drive and loves the big muff for thicker tones. I could totally see this being the amp I keep long after the others have gone. Great service from better music as well.
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