'68 Custom Princeton Reverb 1x10" 12-watt Tube Combo Amp Review

This amp will immediately grip you.

As soon as I opened the box, this amp had such a distinct yet clean smell to it. It's ridiculous but that's the first thing that I noticed. I use a Fender Tele with a Soul Food OD and BOSS BD on this amp and the tone is satisfying and crunchy. My one caveat is that this amp gets LOUD and it can be difficult to really hear its tones shine unless you're playing it in a room that doesn't… read more rattle and resonate as much as mine does. Perfect amp for gigging and casual playing.

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Great Little Amplifier

Great little amplifier with a big voice. I had a Princeton in the late 60's and this new one is close to that Blackface sound. Has everything you need to take to practice or go for a improv gig. Built in Tremolo and Reverb, a Fender legion.. Highly recommend.

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Now I understand the greatness of The Fender Princeton!

I have owned several different valve amps in my life, most recently using a Vox AC15. Hearing so much good about Fender amps for so long now I understand why these amps have been on most of the recordings we all have heard our entire lives!!! It sounds so good I just wish I would have bought this amp long ago! The reason I gave it 4 stars is due to the cheap 10\30 celestion in it… read more which I'm about to change out which is an easy task with no soldering necessary! Don't hesitate, buy this amp now!!! Thanks also to Alan Moon who is a great Sales Engineer at Sweetwater!

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Great amp!

I bought this amp in late 2017 as an alternative to my Vox AC10C1...and it's been my #1 studio amp ever since. Great reverb and tremolo built in...more than adequate volume, and reliable as all get out. I've only recently given it fresh tubes and a speaker swap. Not bad for being used literally every day for 2 1/2 years. Takes pedals nicely as well. I recommend this amp for studio… read more work, rehearsal, and small club gigs...and with a cab mic you can use it anywhere. Nice job Fender!

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It’s different but great

I have had a love/hate relationship with this amp for the last year. This amp does a thing with low end. Watch the YouTube videos and comparisons and you'll hear it. The problem is that everyone seems to be treating this like a 65 Princeton reissue. It's not. If you run it that way, you be disappoint with a weird muddy sound that you cannot dial out with the bass knob. Here's the… read more secret. There is a resistor on the bass control that makes this amp more like a fender bassman than a Princeton. This resistor does add bass, instead it adds low mids. If you turn the bass all the way down, those low mids will still be there and it will drive you crazy. The solution is to raise the treble and bass controls. This will effectively scoop the low mids and give you a sound that is more like what you're expecting. Here is a good setting to start with for a great fender clean sound on a strat: volume on 3 or 4, treble on 8 or 9, bass on 4. Guitar volume on 10, tone on 6-7 Throwing the treble up to 8-9 will raise some eyebrows, but in my experience it's the missing piece to getting great tone out of this amp. It sounds great now and takes pedals like a champ.

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