TM1
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I’ve been looking for a bit for one of these as they go really quick on Reverb. Bought a 1962 (51st week of 1962). Numbers stamped in ink on the tube chart are “L L”. Why buy one of those faux versions from Fender when you can get the real deal for less.. This was already cut for a 12” speaker. I put an extra Celestion poly grey Alnico that I had in it. Also did a full cap job(filters/smoothing), 3-prong power cable, Mullard GZ34, matched pair of NOS Mullard EL37’s and a couple of Brimar ECC83’s. It cranks out a lovely 15 watts clean! I never realized that the brown Princeton & brown Deluxe both use the same exact Output tranny! This amp sounds wonderful!
When I was 14 I bought a brown Princeton from my neighbor for $50.00. It was my first good amp (this was 1966) and beat the Kalamazoo Model 2 I had.. I still have the ol’ Kal (and my 1st guitar).. got both for Xmas 1965.
Anyway, I’ll be gigging this with my Marshall 1974 this Saturday night. I normally use 2 amps cause I love the sound of two different amps together as they normally compliment each other. Now I can leave my ‘61 brown Deluxe at home... It’s 32 watts and I normally can’t use it over “3” as it’s Loud! I was gifted a ‘63 brown Tremolux output tranny 17-18 years ago and put that in the Deluxe. I put a Celestion Gold 12” in it so it wouldn’t blow the Blue Celestion I had in there. It came with an Alnico blue Jensen stock.
anyway.. sorry to ramble, but I love this Princeton. I love the brown/blonde era amps. Never cared for the BF amps. I did own a ‘59 Bassman 30 years ago that I traded for a ‘69 Marshall 50 watt head...
Thanks!
When I was 14 I bought a brown Princeton from my neighbor for $50.00. It was my first good amp (this was 1966) and beat the Kalamazoo Model 2 I had.. I still have the ol’ Kal (and my 1st guitar).. got both for Xmas 1965.
Anyway, I’ll be gigging this with my Marshall 1974 this Saturday night. I normally use 2 amps cause I love the sound of two different amps together as they normally compliment each other. Now I can leave my ‘61 brown Deluxe at home... It’s 32 watts and I normally can’t use it over “3” as it’s Loud! I was gifted a ‘63 brown Tremolux output tranny 17-18 years ago and put that in the Deluxe. I put a Celestion Gold 12” in it so it wouldn’t blow the Blue Celestion I had in there. It came with an Alnico blue Jensen stock.
anyway.. sorry to ramble, but I love this Princeton. I love the brown/blonde era amps. Never cared for the BF amps. I did own a ‘59 Bassman 30 years ago that I traded for a ‘69 Marshall 50 watt head...
Thanks!