Fender Vintage Reissue '65 Princeton Reverb Amp : Review
Features and specs
Let's see the main technical characteristics.
A clean and simple front panel
Few controls and a very "clean" front panel, as you can see in the image below. Just the volume, a simple equalization, with treble and bass, and controls for Reverb and Vibrato.
It features one channel and provides a double 1/4" input. Input 2 is at -6dB. It doesn't feature an AUX IN and includes a 2-button footswitch for effects On/Off.
Tubes
3 12AX7 and 1 12AT7 for the pre section, 2 6V6 for the power-amp, 1 5AR4 rectifier.
Speaker
It features a 25 Watt 10" Jensen C10R speaker, with ceramic magnet and 8 ohms of total impedance.
It is rather cheap, it costs about 35 euros, but it is a device with a good quality/price ratio.
In some circumstances it is valid
It works well, this is sure, but it depends on what you are looking for. If you want a very good amp for the clean sound, rather shrill and very bright, well, it is really a good choice, also with a moderate distortion.
On the contrary, if you are looking for a warm, big and fat sound, perhaps the '65 Princeton Reverb isn't for you.
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