Fender Princeton Reverb AA-764 Tube Amplifier (1966)
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Fender Princeton Reverb AA-764 Model Tube Amplifier (1966), made in Fullerton, California, serial # A-14567, 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 nice early CBS-era amp in fabulous cosmetic condition; the tube chart reads the stamp PK indicating assembly in November 1966, just 6 months before the Summer of Love began. The black Tolex covering is very clean and free of any notable tears or rips, except for VERY minor occasional scuffing. The grill cloth 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, however its slightly matte finish may point to it being a high-grade reproduction. The knobs are the correct style but appear to be newer replacements as well; someone may have "dressed up' this amp visually a couple of decades back when clean trumped original. The two-button reverb and vibrato footswitch is unfortunately no longer present.
Internally this amp does remain nicely original save for the speaker, which is a hefty 1970s CTS replacement, likely from a Super Reverb or the like, bearing the stamp 137-7213, dating it to 13th week of 1972. 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 606-608, 606-618 and 831-6637, dating them to the 8th, 18th and 37th weeks of 1966, respectively. All pots appear to be original and all date to '66. 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 nice early CBS-era amp in fabulous cosmetic condition; the tube chart reads the stamp PK indicating assembly in November 1966, just 6 months before the Summer of Love began. The black Tolex covering is very clean and free of any notable tears or rips, except for VERY minor occasional scuffing. The grill cloth 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, however its slightly matte finish may point to it being a high-grade reproduction. The knobs are the correct style but appear to be newer replacements as well; someone may have "dressed up' this amp visually a couple of decades back when clean trumped original. The two-button reverb and vibrato footswitch is unfortunately no longer present.
Internally this amp does remain nicely original save for the speaker, which is a hefty 1970s CTS replacement, likely from a Super Reverb or the like, bearing the stamp 137-7213, dating it to 13th week of 1972. 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 606-608, 606-618 and 831-6637, dating them to the 8th, 18th and 37th weeks of 1966, respectively. All pots appear to be original and all date to '66. 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.