Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb 12-Watt 1x10" Tube Guitar Combo Amp
Player's Perspective
We're stoked to present this sweet Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb! Finally! We're pumped that Fender has decided to reissue this amp, and we're really pumped to tell you about the subtle upgrades they've made to this classic. First things first - it sounds killer right out of the box. Fire it up and break that speaker in just a little bit and you have yourself one heck of an amp for home use, smaller gigs and recording (double your pleasure: buy two of these and run them together for the ultimate smaller amp surround sound or switch between two for different settings). At lower volume, the tone is present, warm and bell-like. The reverb is lush (no tin can sound here) and the tremolo ("vibrato") is deep and true sounding. You can easily dial in some sweet and soulful rhythm guitar tones or blast off to martian inspired psychedelia - your call. Crank this amp up and you guessed it - classic Fender breakup, the likes of which legends are made of. Grit, gristle and glory are ripe for the picking and the touch sensitivity of this little monster lets you lean in or back off depending on what's called for at the moment. As far as we're concerned, this Silverface reissue gets the gold.
Manufacturer's Description
The guitarist with an eye and ear for late-'60s Fender silver panel style will love the '68 Custom Princeton Reverb, which honors the classic look and great sound of that era's amps. Small, light and moderately powered, longtime recording and gigging favorite the Princeton Reverb received a fresh new face in 1968 - a silver-and-turquoise front panel with aluminum grille cloth trim, with tone, reverb and tremolo that was still pure Fender. The '68 Custom Princeton Reverb also has modified tone circuitry for greater tonal flexibility with pedals and reduced negative feedback for greater touch sensitivity and quicker overdrive onset.
Features
- 12 watts
- 10" Celestion® Ten 30 speaker
- Late-'60s Fender silver panel look
- Modified Princeton Reverb all-tube circuitry
- Handwired tube sockets
- Custom-made Schumacher® transformers
- Fender tube-driven spring reverb and tremolo
Specifications
- Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb
- Fender Tube Driven Spring Reverb
- Fender Tube Driven Tremolo ( "Vibrato" )
- 12 watts
- Hand Wired Tube Sockets
- Custom-made Schumacher Transformers
- 2 Button Footswitch Included
- Vintage Style Skirted Black Plastic Knobs
- 1968-style Silverface aluminum trim around silver-turquoise grille cloth
- 2 X 6V6 Groove Tubes
- 3 X 12AX7, 1 X 12AT7 Preamp Tubes
- 1 x 5AR4 Rectifier Tube
- Controls : Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity
- 1 x 10" 8-ohm Celestion Ten 30 Speaker
- External Speaker Jack
- Fitted Amp Cover Included
- Blue Amp Jewel
- Dimensions : 9.5" (24.13 cm) Deep X 19.875" (50.5 cm) Width X 16" (40.6 cm) Height
- Weight 34 lbs. (15.7 kg)
- Fender Part #: 2272000000