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-16178, black tolex covering finish.
Overall this is a nicely clean, 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 bears the stamp QC, indicating assembly in March of 1967. Cosmetically, the Tolex is very clean and virtually free of any tears or rips, except for some minor wear and dirt. The grille cloth beautifully clean; taut with no notable punctures or signs of fraying. The plastic Fender logo is still present and the chassis straps and handle hardware is very clean with only VERY minor signs of corrosive staining. The front control panel is nice and clean overall with all the original knobs present and intact. The back panel appears to be a newer repro. The amp retains the original footswitch, which has had the switches replaced, as well as the original Victoria Luggage Co. cover, which curiously has the handle cutout slightly off and was at some point torn a bit to fit right. It's otherwise in fairly good shape and still shows the stamped "Fender Princeton Reverb" logo.
Internally this amp is nicely original. The original 10" ceramic Oxford 10J4-3 speaker bears the code 465-649, dating it to the 49th week of 1966. The speaker has been professionally reconed and both tests and sounds great. The power, output and reverb transformers are all original and marked 606-646, 606-618 and 606-645, dating them to the 46th, 18th and 45th weeks of 1966, respectively. Visible pot codes all date to '66 as well. 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 nicely clean, 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 bears the stamp QC, indicating assembly in March of 1967. Cosmetically, the Tolex is very clean and virtually free of any tears or rips, except for some minor wear and dirt. The grille cloth beautifully clean; taut with no notable punctures or signs of fraying. The plastic Fender logo is still present and the chassis straps and handle hardware is very clean with only VERY minor signs of corrosive staining. The front control panel is nice and clean overall with all the original knobs present and intact. The back panel appears to be a newer repro. The amp retains the original footswitch, which has had the switches replaced, as well as the original Victoria Luggage Co. cover, which curiously has the handle cutout slightly off and was at some point torn a bit to fit right. It's otherwise in fairly good shape and still shows the stamped "Fender Princeton Reverb" logo.
Internally this amp is nicely original. The original 10" ceramic Oxford 10J4-3 speaker bears the code 465-649, dating it to the 49th week of 1966. The speaker has been professionally reconed and both tests and sounds great. The power, output and reverb transformers are all original and marked 606-646, 606-618 and 606-645, dating them to the 46th, 18th and 45th weeks of 1966, respectively. Visible pot codes all date to '66 as well. 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.