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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

Second in popularity only to the Deluxe Reverb, the Princeton Reverb was an affordable step up from the non-reverb Princeton, Champ and Vibro Champ amps. At 12 watts, the Princeton Reverb was the smallest Fender amp to offer on-board reverb. In 1968, CBS engineers began to alter the coveted "blackface" circuits of the larger amps, but the Princeton Reverb remained untouched until late 1970. Interestingly, all Fender amps with tremolo are marked "Vibrato" on the control panel. This is a misnomer since the effect produced by the amp is tremolo (volume modulation) and not true vibrato (pitch modulation). Unlike it's "blackface" siblings, the Princeton Reverb did not use the LDR type tremolo which grounded signal to produce tremolo. Instead, the Princeton used power tube bias modulated tremolo which produces a more pleasing effect.

FENDER PRINCETON REVERB AMP AA764 (June 1966)


 Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 12 watts RMS @ 8 ohms

 Preamp: Tube; 2 x 12AX7, 1 x 7025, 1 x 12AT7

 Rectifier: Tube; 1 x 5AR4

 Speaker: 1 x 10" Oxford 10J4

 Channels: 1; 2 inputs

 Effects: Tremolo, reverb

 Controls: Volume, bass, treble, reverb intensity tremolo intensity, tremolo depth, foot switch for tremolo and reverb

 Dimensions: 16 H x 16 W x 5 1/2 D inches

 Weight: 28 lb








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