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Reverb lp reviews1/8/2024 ![]() My first sale occurred on one of the worst days of my life. It was ear pleasing and complimentary of the tones – it didn’t try to steal the show from the tubes, but it came pretty close.I first joined Reverb to escape eBay's crazy fees, and since Reverb is dedicated to serving the musician community, it seemed like the perfect market to sell and purchase new gear for us gear junkies. ![]() It was organic sounding, and while it doesn’t have the range of a modern digital reverb pedal or plug-in, it still gets our vote. The onboard long spring reverb was pretty magical. ![]() The cab will happily accept 12” speakers if you’re wanting to upgrade, and a lot of companies sell circuitry upgrade kits. One of the things that have made these amps so popular is the fact that they can be hot-rodded pretty easily. The breakup was gnarly and gritty, and best of all, easy to control. For being only 12 watts, this amp moved huge volumes of air – it was incredibly loud in our relatively small space, but still, the sound was ear pleasing. Speaking of pushing the amp, after we’d let the tubes warm up (3 x 12AX7s, 1 x 12AT7, 2 x 6V6s, and 1 x 5AR4 rectifier tube), we let her stretch her legs and pushed the volume all the way. The Jensen C-10R delivers those cleans well, and yet, handles breakup brilliantly when the amp gets pushed. The speaker choice is a large part of the classic, clean Fender sound. This is the same speaker that powered the original Princeton, and we found that this vintage reissue, to the casual observer, sounded borderline identical to the models of the 1960s. It’s a 12 watt amp, and is loaded with a single Jensen 10” Special Design C-10R. ![]() The sound was rich and sweet, with minimal effort required to balance the EQ. When we kept the volume at practice/recording levels we got some of the most exceptional, chiming Fender tones. They are famous for their clean tones, and we were not disappointed at all. There’s a good reason why the ’65 Princeton Reverb is one of the most widely used studio recording amps in the world. The speed dial controls the modulation speed of the vibrato effect that can be activated from the foot pedal, and intensity will alter the depth of the vibrato. The reverb control impacts the level of reverb that makes it into the output. The Reverb section has dials for reverb, speed, and intensity. We would have liked to have seen a middle frequency dial, but that can still be manipulated with a pre-amp pedal if you desperately need such control. It features 2 channels and has controls for volume, treble, and bass on the EQ side. It’s not a light weight amp, but it’s still portable, regardless. It had an advertised weight of 34 lb, but our test model weighed in at a hair over 35lb. It’s made from particleboard, which at the price point, some might find a little disappointing, but having had our hands on plywood cabinets in the past, we couldn’t pick up any discernable difference in tone. If you opt for the tweed, you’ll get a 1x12” speaker, rather than the 1x10” we got on our black model. We tested the standard black finish, but it’s also available with a beautiful lacquered tweed cover and brown grille cloth. The switchgear was smooth, and the Tolex was well applied. We found that it was very well put together. There are no complex controls, just a very simple black-face panel, with the classic silver grille cloth. Clean lines and simplicity are the order of the day. There is something pretty special about the look of a Fender amplifier.
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