Fender Princeton A-964 Tube Amplifier (1964)
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Fender Princeton A-964 Model Tube Amplifier (1964), made in Fullerton, California, serial # A-00893, black tolex covering finish.
This is a very nice JUST Pre-CBS example of the black panel non-Reverb Princeton, assembled in September of 1964 (the tube chart is stamped "NI"). This often overlooked "plain" version of the mid-'60s Fender classic sports a somewhat cleaner gain architecture than its reverb-equipped sibling due to the lack of the reverb circuit, thus featuring a great surf-to-crunch sound palette. The perfect amp for smaller club and recording use, the Princeton still one of the best combinations of small size portability and tonal versatility ever made.
Height is 16 in. (40.6 cm.), 19 in. (48.3 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) in depth at deepest point.
Cosmetically, this amp is well preserved overall, with very minor signs of wear. The black Tolex covering is generally in good shape with a few nicks and dings here and there. The faceplate is fairly clean with a few scratches near the logo. All knobs appear original. The grille cloth is showing heavier discoloration and minor staining and one small tear towards the lower center. The handle is original and its hardware and chassis straps show minor signs of corrosion. The underside of the chassis is showing some pitting/corrosion overall.
Electrically, the amplifier is nearly all original. The 10" Oxford 10J4-I is original to the amp and bears the code 465-414, dating it to the 14th week of 1964. It has been professionally reconed and sounds great. The power and output transformers are bear the codes 606-439 and 606-146, dating them to the 39th week of 1964 and 46th week of 1971, respectively. The latter is a later CBS replacement part. Visible pot codes date to late 1964. The amp has seen our typical maintenance and servicing, including replacement of all electrolytic caps, a grounded 3-prong power cord installed, all sockets, jacks and pots cleaned and power tubes biased to spec.
It sounds great and is ready to gig, or (as many do) sit in its studio niche, offering great clean and overdriven sound at very manageable volume! Overall Very Good + Condition.
This is a very nice JUST Pre-CBS example of the black panel non-Reverb Princeton, assembled in September of 1964 (the tube chart is stamped "NI"). This often overlooked "plain" version of the mid-'60s Fender classic sports a somewhat cleaner gain architecture than its reverb-equipped sibling due to the lack of the reverb circuit, thus featuring a great surf-to-crunch sound palette. The perfect amp for smaller club and recording use, the Princeton still one of the best combinations of small size portability and tonal versatility ever made.
Height is 16 in. (40.6 cm.), 19 in. (48.3 cm.) width, and 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) in depth at deepest point.
Cosmetically, this amp is well preserved overall, with very minor signs of wear. The black Tolex covering is generally in good shape with a few nicks and dings here and there. The faceplate is fairly clean with a few scratches near the logo. All knobs appear original. The grille cloth is showing heavier discoloration and minor staining and one small tear towards the lower center. The handle is original and its hardware and chassis straps show minor signs of corrosion. The underside of the chassis is showing some pitting/corrosion overall.
Electrically, the amplifier is nearly all original. The 10" Oxford 10J4-I is original to the amp and bears the code 465-414, dating it to the 14th week of 1964. It has been professionally reconed and sounds great. The power and output transformers are bear the codes 606-439 and 606-146, dating them to the 39th week of 1964 and 46th week of 1971, respectively. The latter is a later CBS replacement part. Visible pot codes date to late 1964. The amp has seen our typical maintenance and servicing, including replacement of all electrolytic caps, a grounded 3-prong power cord installed, all sockets, jacks and pots cleaned and power tubes biased to spec.
It sounds great and is ready to gig, or (as many do) sit in its studio niche, offering great clean and overdriven sound at very manageable volume! Overall Very Good + Condition.