Fender Princeton A-964 Model Tube Amplifier (1964), made in Fullerton, California, serial # A-00922, black tolex covering finish.
This is a very nice JUST Pre-CBS example of the black panel non-Reverb Princeton, assembled in December 1964 (the tube chart is stamped "NL"). 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.
Externally this amp is well preserved overall, with very minor signs of wear. The black Tolex is generally very clean with a few nicks here and there. The faceplate is shiny and only shows minor wear. Several of the knobs have been supplanted with later replacements. The handle hardware is very clean but chassis straps show a fair amount of corrosion. The grille cloth has no tears or notable damage and is in fabulous shape.
Internally the amplifier is nicely original with the exception of a slightly younger speaker, a 10" Jensen Concert Fender-replacement speaker dating to 1972. The speaker has been professionally reconed and sounds fantastic. Both power and output transformers are original and reading 606-439 and 606-445, dating them to the 39th and 45th week of 1964, respectively. All visible pot codes date to 1964 as well. 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! Excellent - Condition.
