SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
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Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 05:42 PM
Hey guys, here is my 1976/7 Fender Princeton amp. I actually just sold my Twin Reverb simply due to it's weight. Once I bought this amp, I didn't even use the Twin anymore. This Princeton is really loud and really clean, and most importantly it's relatively light weight.
I hope you guys like what I have done with it, even though it's not cosmetically period correct. If anyone can tell me the correct year of the amp, please let me know. Thank you guys for all of your help and advice!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 05:50 PM
You have to fix your Fender logo placement! It is two rectangles over, three rectangles down.
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
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Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 05:57 PM
I realize that, but I am lucky it fit at all on this grille. I tried to put it in the proper place and the bottom hole(s) were over the speaker opening. In other words, I would not be able to screw at least one of the bottom holes in. I didn't want to have a hole without a screw in it. Does that make sense?
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Dale.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 07:01 PM
My beloved '73 has looked like this for about the last 12 years so I guess you could say I approve.
Yours looks great!
Cheers,
Jeff
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 07:30 PM
SixStringSurfer wrote:
I realize that, but I am lucky it fit at all on this grille. I tried to put it in the proper place and the bottom hole(s) were over the speaker opening. In other words, I would not be able to screw at least one of the bottom holes in. I didn't want to have a hole without a screw in it. Does that make sense?
Yeah, makes sense. You can saw part of the screw off and glue it in place. It missing a screw would look better than its current placement. Fender logos in the wrong place, to me, scream of unoriginality. While that might not be your goal here, you did put a Fender logo on so having it in the right place will complete that picture.
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Reverbenator
Joined: Jul 26, 2015
Posts: 261
San Diego, Ca
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 09:21 PM
Nice. Very nice.
Question: Who made the faceplate?
I have a late 70s Pro Reverb, and I've thought of doing something similar. Whoever made that faceplate obviously does nice work.
(Safe to say, mine would be the Fender 'Pro Reverbenator' model.)
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-Less Paul, more Reverb-
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 10:02 PM
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kruelkats
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 206
Bogor, West Java
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 10:39 PM
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1433
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 10:53 PM
That's the best I could do, Jake! Can you see the holes that I previously drilled in the wood? I tried to cover them up the best I could. How do the empty holes in the emblem look? I am just going to leave it like it is.
Thanks for the compliments, everyone. Crazy, your amp is sweet! Anyway, Mojotone did the faceplate for me. I bought the flat logo online at Darren Riley's. That guy has everything. Can't wait to take this baby out to show it off the next time I play!
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Dale.
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zunrj5
Joined: Jul 16, 2015
Posts: 259
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 10:56 PM
IvanP wrote:
Nice! (Where did you get the flat logo? I need one.)
I picked one up off of amazon last year for my VVRI. Just do a search for Fender flat amplifier logo. I think it was $10 or $11.
SixStringSurfer
Your amp looks great!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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Seattle
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 10:57 PM
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 11:25 PM
zunrj5 wrote:
IvanP wrote:
Nice! (Where did you get the flat logo? I need one.)
I picked one up off of amazon last year for my VVRI. Just do a search for Fender flat amplifier logo. I think it was $10 or $11.
Fantastic! For whatever reason I didn't think Fender made those available separately. Just put it on my Wish List. Thanks!
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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southern Michigan
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 11:27 PM
JakeDobner wrote:
Ivan: https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/amplifier_parts_0?filters=Type%3DLogos/Faceplates%2CBrand%3DFender
Ah, another source! Thanks, Jake! Great news! I have a '68 (or so) 2x12 Bassman cab I've had recovered in rough blonde tolex with oxblood grille years ago - it's what I use with my '62 Bandmaster. But back then I couldn't get one of these logos for a reasonable price so I ended up just using the original (raised) logo on the cab. It's always bothered me, though. Time to fix that! Thanks!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 11:35 PM
Fender had discontinued and sued anybody that made repro amp logos. I remember stocking up on them several years back when the 'Verb was restoring and/or creating and/or retolexing amps and one of the guys was starting a guitar shop business. Paying $50-80 wasn't out of the realm of possibility back then.
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Jul 25 2017 07:38 AM
VERY nice! 
Those non-reverb Princetons can get quite loud without crashing out; they just get that nice 'oomph' on the output side. And, on these anyway, if it's giving you what you want don't muck with the rectifier (although I've seen one of these that had the earlier GZ34 in it that sounded gorgeous).
— Wes
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1433
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jan 04 2018 03:36 PM
Could someone please tell me if the death cap has been removed from this amp? Ever since I learned about these things, I have been worried I will get electrocuted. Thanks in advance for your help.
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Dale.
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Surfadelphia
Joined: Sep 04, 2017
Posts: 437
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Posted on Jan 04 2018 07:30 PM
Love it. I'm a big fan of blond tolex.
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Ben
Joined: Feb 11, 2007
Posts: 591
Encinitas, Ca
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Posted on Jan 04 2018 11:57 PM
Looks great...I don't think that era Princeton had a death cap and the schematic doesn't show one either.
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1433
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jan 06 2018 08:50 PM
Thank you, Surfadelphia. Ben, I appreciate you taking a look and am glad to hear that this amp probably doesn't have a death cap. 
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Dale.
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LittleKahunaCraig
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 390
Orange County, CA
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Posted on Jan 08 2018 03:12 AM
Cabinet looks really cool. Nice job.
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