Anyone care to give me an idea on what to expect to spend $$$ on a early '65 PR chassis. Caps will be replaced and a new power cord added. A replaced power tranny is in it now, slightly larger unit because someone cut the chassis hole bigger to fit it in. My tube tech says the tranny will do the job and is OK and just to leave it in...although he has a stock 60's PR power tranny waiting. The chassis is very dirty inside, he is going to clean it up and service it and get it running, leaving it stock except for the mods above. Then try and determine a price for it. I'll either make a head cab or build a combo cab and use a 12" baffle. Still will need to locate a speaker, reverb pan and chassis straps and a handle, grill cloth, chrome corners etc. Thanks for any replys.
Princeton Reverb blackface
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Nov 23, 2006 2:52 p.m. Setzer:
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Nov 27, 2006 5:49 p.m. Scott:
Paul,
I have an all original '66 Princeton Reverb(missing the lower back panel) in 7 to 8 out of 10 condition. I paid $1100 for it about a year ago if that helps...I'm thinking chassis alone in the neighborhood of 400-500, no higher than that. -
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Nov 27, 2006 8:56 p.m. Setzer:
OK thanks!
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Nov 27, 2006 10:17 p.m. wenzel:
Setzer, is that pic in your avatar you?
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Nov 28, 2006 11:46 a.m. Setzer:
Yes
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Feb 3, 2007 11:17 a.m. Setzer:
Anyone have cabinet parts for a bf Princeton Reverb or similar smaller Fender amp? '65 - 70's. Handle, amp glides;feet, or anything else.
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Feb 4, 2007 11:53 a.m. Setzer:
Good ole smelly bf Fender chassis. Jimmy did a great job on capping and getting it up and running again. I can't wait to build a cabinet for it. i saved all the old parts he replaced and switched out the knobs with some new ones I had. got the chassis straps but still need a handle and some feet, and grille cloth.
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Feb 4, 2007 7:42 p.m. badams:
I'd get the correct year of tranny if it were me. You're not going to have a Princeton Reverb until you do. Though whats in it may work fine that doesnt mean anything. They are one of the best sounding amps ever made. A big part of that sound came from the era correct tranny. They never could do the Marshall thing but their clean sound was right there with the best of them.
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Feb 5, 2007 10:45 a.m. Setzer:
I have a tranny: #022772 8316748.
I will have to bend the chassis area back down in order to get it back in properly. Some "nut" cut the mounting hole and bent them up inside the chassis to get the replacement in. Jimmy, my tech, decidied to leave the replacement tranny in and not bend the chassis back because it might snap and he assured me it was close, rated higher, and was doing the job. The amp does has a glorious clean tone and the reverb is very tasty.It's also quiet running. I'm leaning towards building a 10" stock cab instead of one with a 12" baffle. I have 12" cabs already and a 15" and no 10's. So...
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Feb 5, 2007 2:53 p.m. Setzer:
Transformer
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Feb 8, 2007 10:50 p.m. Setzer:
Does anybody have an extra 12AX7 tube shield laying around not being used and possibly sell me? I have dug thru my junk and came up with two and found another local today...but I'm afraid I'm tapped out now.
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Feb 13, 2007 11:56 a.m. Setzer:
I made a reverb bag today:
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Feb 13, 2007 12:01 p.m. Setzer:
I had some old black tolex laying around and took it to the local car upholster today. Sewn for free. Thanks Childers Auto Trim!
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Feb 13, 2007 4:42 p.m. Setzer:
fender princeton reverb cab dimensions?
20" wide 16" tall.
9 1/2" deep at the bottom to 8 3/4" at the start of the chassis angle. 7 1/2" deep at the top. Angle is 25 degrees
Does this sound right? Can somebody with a Blackface or Silver give me a shout out and double check?
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Feb 13, 2007 6:09 p.m. Scott:
Paul, Got your email but I'll go ahead and answer here. Your measurements are correct...at least my '66 PR sez so
BTW, how much did the chassis setcha back?
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Feb 13, 2007 7:14 p.m. roadjunkie:
Would this interest you at all? Allen PR 4X8
I thought it to be pretty novel to say the least!
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Feb 14, 2007 9:17 a.m. Setzer:
Thanks for the photo and link RJ. Intresting.
Scott, thanks! So does the side of the cab really tapper from 9.5 to 8.75 at the bottom of the chassis? I thought that it would have stayed square.
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Feb 14, 2007 5:23 p.m. Scott:
Setzer said: So does the side of the cab really tapper from 9.5 to 8.75 at the bottom of the chassis?
Yep
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Feb 14, 2007 5:55 p.m. JD:
RJ, I've been looking at those Allen cabs for my VibroChamp with the 12".
David said he could do a "blonde" cab with Oxblood grill for it.
I'm thinking hard, but they ain't cheap. Quality wise he's in line with anything out there.
I'm torn between a 2-12 Vox extension cab, or his VChamp cab????
That 4-8's is pretty cool. Maybe like a mini Bassman!!!!
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Mar 5, 2007 9:47 p.m. jaysmith:
i was looking about grabbing a princeton reverb. the black face models are through the roof. i then thought of grabbing a 60s chassis and buying a mojo cabinet. but a chassis in working order runs over $400. by the time you grab a chassis, cabinet, speaker, reverb tank, and footswitch you'll have $800+ involved.
i did some scrounging around and finally found a guy that went through the motions of buying a 66 chassis, blonde mojo cabinet, speaker, footswitch, plus recapped and retubed the amp. he even bought an extra baffle (12 inch) so i can decide which size speaker i like best (10 or 12 inch).
anyway, its on its way to me. i'll have it wednesday.
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Mar 5, 2007 10:36 p.m. Setzer:
I was watching that auction. congrats! I like that look.
I'm in mine for about $280 now:
-chassic with cap job ready to go and sounds great. -chassis straps and bolts. -10" Speaker(vintage) -new footswitch -new reverb pan(home made vinyl bag). -handle -glide feet -Fender speaker plug -hand full of screws and washers -pine boards and plywood board for baffles.
Still need: -time, time, TIME! -Tolex and grille cloth -build a cabinet(w/front & rear baffles).
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Mar 6, 2007 1:46 a.m. jaysmith:
i saw a 70s princeton chassis go for $420 today on ebay. amazing how the price keeps rising on these little amps.
i was thinking of putting one together, but
$400 for the guts $200+ for a new cabinet. $50-90 for a speaker $40 for a footswitch $30 for a reverb tank
i decided to just buy one already together. if i run across a deal on a chassis, i may try to make my own franken-princeton.
i'll let you know how it sounds. guy told me i wont be disappointed.
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Mar 6, 2007 2:04 p.m. jaysmith:
suprise, suprise....it showed up a day early. the guy triple boxed it and padded it real good. looks like i was packing the amp.
it sounds sweet. it has the 12" mojo tone british vintage speaker BV-25m speaker. nice breakup around 2 o'clock. i tested it with a 62 reissue tele and my white falcon. the 12 inch added some bass so it didnt sound bright. i set the treble on 11 oclock and the bass on 3 oclock to play my tele. with my falcon, it was 12 oclock on both.
super quiet, even with vib and rev turned on. he put a mesa boogie reverb pan in. real plush long sustain reverb. perfect for surf stuff. vibrato sounded great also.
i'm quite happy with this 66 franken-princeton
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Mar 6, 2007 2:23 p.m. Setzer:
Hey Jay, that looks sharp! I bet it does sound nice with a 12. I kind of like the tolex/cloth/knobs colors with the blackface panel. Sweet footswitch too. Is it vintage?
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Mar 6, 2007 6:33 p.m. Crazyquilt:
Very nice! PR's rock...if I want clean, that's where I turn. I'd be curious to know the difference in tone the amp gets with the Mojo vs. a more 'traditional' mid-'60's Fender-type speaker. I've got a Weber 10F150T in mine, after asking around extensively for speaker advice. Obviously, you're running a 12 rather than a 10, but I'd still be curious. I actually have that Mojo speaker...I could, I suppose, pop it in an extension cab & compare & contrast the tone, although, of course, the structure of the cab vs combo will also have a not insignificant effect.
