Vintage 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb-Amp guitar amp

John Shults

Posted on May 21 2020

Vintage 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb guitar amp black

 

This vintage 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb guitar amplifier came through the shop a few years ago. The Princeton Reverb is my favorite vintage guitar amp because of its perfect size and volume level, swampy Reverb, and thorough tremolo tone. I'm always a vintage Fender guitar amp buyer but I especially love the Princeton Reverb amps. Please contact me here to sell a vintage Fender guitar amp

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1966 Fender Princeton Reverb~Amp with Vibrato! "The Fender Princeton/Reverb Amp is the result of much effort on the part of Fender engineers to combine in one instrument the desirable features which have been suggested dealers, teachers, and studio operators." - 1965-1966 Fender Fine Electric Instruments catalog  

Model: Princeton Reverb-Amp

Date Codes:

  • Tube chart: PC (P=1966, C=March)
  • Power transformer: 8316601 (1st week of 1966)
  • Output transformer: -606-5-39 (39th week of 1965)
  • Reverb transformer: --606215 (15th week of 1972)

Service: Grounded power cord, inspection from technician, replaced power tube, preamp tube.

Observed Non-original Parts:

  • Speaker, 1970s JBL K110
  • Various tubes
  • grounded power cord
  • Reverb transformer in 1972 (original Fender part)
Cosmetic:
  • Very nice grill cloth and Tolex
  • Some wear to the Tolex on the bottom below the back panel

Notes: A very fine sounding example of the desirable black faceplate era Fender Princeton Reverb! We love how the Princeton Reverb can handle thick cleans as well as overdriven crunch. The JBL seems to hold together a lot better than the original 10J4 Oxford speakers we usually see in PR amps.

Vintage 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb black guitar amp

Tube chart 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb amp

Princeton Reverb guitar amp

output transformer power transformer chassis 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb

paper Output transformer date code 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb

chassis, circuit board, 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb

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