Fender Princeton Reverb AA-764 Tube Amplifier (1967)
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Fender Princeton Reverb AA-764 Model Tube Amplifier (1967), made in Fullerton, California, serial # A-15365, black tolex covering finish.
Overall this is a very well preserved example of one of the hottest amps going today, vintage or modern, the black-panel Fender Princeton Reverb. The combination of clean, crunch and natural overdrive this model offers perfectly suits the modern world's lower volume requirements, and they always sound great in any context. The mid-60s Princeton came as a Reverb and non-Reverb model, both featuring a single-channel layout with two instrument inputs. A dual 6V6-power section into a 10" speaker puts out around 10-12 watts of power. The Reverb-equipped model offers earlier clipping and more overall preamp saturation, due to the additional circuitry of the onboard effect. These are truly excellent gigging amplifiers and work perfectly as a stand-alone amp, as well as a pedal platform for the modern stylist.
Height is 16 in. (40.6 cm.), 20 in. (50.8 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) deep.
This is a nicely original early CBS-era amp; the tube chart reads the stamp QC indicating assembly in March, 1967 just before the Summer of Love began. The Tolex is very clean and virtually free of any tears or rips, except for minor scuffing on the lower corners and edges and some fairly subtle white spatter on the top. The grille cloth appears to have been replaced with a newer reproduction, which is in excellent shape with no visible tears or rips. The plastic Fender logo is intact, and appears to be original. The chassis straps and handle hardware are very clean and show only minimal signs of wear. The front control panel is very clean as well with all the stenciled lettering is intact on the original and all the original knobs are intact. The original two-button reverb and vibrato footswitch is unfortunately no longer present.
Internally this amp is nicely original, save for the speaker, which is a Weber 10A125, a reproduction of the Jensen P10Q reproductions, which many consider a sonic upgrade from the rather inexpensive Oxford speaker that came stock in most Princetons of this era. The reverb tank is original and has the signature bright and metallic, yet lush and airy Accutronics sound. The power, output and reverb transformers are all original and marked 831-6649, 606-618 and 606-645, dating them to the 49th, 18th and 45th weeks of 1966, respectively. All pots appear to be original, except for the bass control, which has been replaced. The amp has seen our typical servicing and maintenance, including replacement of all electrolytic capacitors, install of a 3-prong grounded power cord, cleaning of all sockets, pots and jacks and biased to spec.
This is a great sounding and growly Princeton Reverb, a lovely example of our single most in-demand amplifier in fine gigging and/or recording condition. Excellent Condition.
Overall this is a very well preserved example of one of the hottest amps going today, vintage or modern, the black-panel Fender Princeton Reverb. The combination of clean, crunch and natural overdrive this model offers perfectly suits the modern world's lower volume requirements, and they always sound great in any context. The mid-60s Princeton came as a Reverb and non-Reverb model, both featuring a single-channel layout with two instrument inputs. A dual 6V6-power section into a 10" speaker puts out around 10-12 watts of power. The Reverb-equipped model offers earlier clipping and more overall preamp saturation, due to the additional circuitry of the onboard effect. These are truly excellent gigging amplifiers and work perfectly as a stand-alone amp, as well as a pedal platform for the modern stylist.
Height is 16 in. (40.6 cm.), 20 in. (50.8 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) deep.
This is a nicely original early CBS-era amp; the tube chart reads the stamp QC indicating assembly in March, 1967 just before the Summer of Love began. The Tolex is very clean and virtually free of any tears or rips, except for minor scuffing on the lower corners and edges and some fairly subtle white spatter on the top. The grille cloth appears to have been replaced with a newer reproduction, which is in excellent shape with no visible tears or rips. The plastic Fender logo is intact, and appears to be original. The chassis straps and handle hardware are very clean and show only minimal signs of wear. The front control panel is very clean as well with all the stenciled lettering is intact on the original and all the original knobs are intact. The original two-button reverb and vibrato footswitch is unfortunately no longer present.
Internally this amp is nicely original, save for the speaker, which is a Weber 10A125, a reproduction of the Jensen P10Q reproductions, which many consider a sonic upgrade from the rather inexpensive Oxford speaker that came stock in most Princetons of this era. The reverb tank is original and has the signature bright and metallic, yet lush and airy Accutronics sound. The power, output and reverb transformers are all original and marked 831-6649, 606-618 and 606-645, dating them to the 49th, 18th and 45th weeks of 1966, respectively. All pots appear to be original, except for the bass control, which has been replaced. The amp has seen our typical servicing and maintenance, including replacement of all electrolytic capacitors, install of a 3-prong grounded power cord, cleaning of all sockets, pots and jacks and biased to spec.
This is a great sounding and growly Princeton Reverb, a lovely example of our single most in-demand amplifier in fine gigging and/or recording condition. Excellent Condition.