Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb Combo Amp

1968 was a transitional year for Fender amps, with tone that was still pure Fender but a look that was brand new. With a silver-and-turquoise front panel and classy aluminium “drip edge” grille cloth trim, the Princeton Reverb received a fresh new face as it remained the perfect recording and gigging amp. Small, light and moderately powered, it produced big tube tone, with world-class Fender reverb and vibrato effects. For countless guitarists ever since, the Princeton Reverb has been the go-to amp for classic Fender sound.

The ‘68 Custom Princeton Reverb Amp pays tribute to the classic look, sound and performance of Fender’s late-'60s silver panel amps. In a special twist, a modified tone circuit gives modern players greater tonal flexibility with pedals, and the amp’s reduced negative feedback gives greater touch sensitivity and quicker onset of overdrive. The '68 Custom Princeton Reverb’s single 10" Celestion® TEN 30 speaker also delivers a more distinctively rock 'n’ roll flavour.

Main Features

• 12 watts
• 10" Celestion® Ten 30 speaker
• Late-‘60s Fender silver panel look
• Modified Princeton Reverb all-tube circuitry
• Handwired tube sockets
• Custom-made Schumacher® transformers
• Fender tube-driven spring reverb and tremolo

Tube Circuitry
Simply put, there’s really nothing quite like the pure, powerful sound of a Fender tube amplifier. For decades, the tonal richness and touch-sensitive dynamics of real tubes have given Fender amps a defining and unmistakable voice, as heard on most professional recordings and performances of the past 60 years—the music you’ve known your whole life. ‘68 Custom Princeton® Reverb Spring reverb

Spring Reverb
Among their many fine sonic attributes, Fender guitar amps like this one are prized in particular for their luscious spring reverb. For that wet, shimmering ambient sound ranging from subtle to cavernous, Fender lets you dial it in exactly to taste.

Tremolo
Rich, pulsating tremolo in any shade from subtle to stupendous is simply part of Fender’s guitar-amp DNA. Always has been and always will be.

Fender ‘68 Custom Princeton Reverb Amp Specifications

General

• Series: Vintage Modified
• Colour: Silver and Blue
• Amplifier Type: Tube
• Country Of Origin: MX
• Platform: Pro Tube

Electronics

• Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity
• Control Panel: Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity
• Inputs: Two - (¼", Input 2 operates at -6dB)
• Line Out: NA
• Channels: One
• Effects: Reverb
• Effects Loop: NA
• Connection Type: ¼"
• Voltage: 230V UK
• Wattage: 12 Watts

Hardware

• Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Skirted Black Plastic
• Amplifier Covering: Black Textured Vinyl
• Cabinet Material: 7-Ply ¾" Birch/Maple Plywood
• Grille Cloth: Silver Turquoise
• Handle: Moulded Plastic Strap with Nickel-Plated Caps
• Amplifier Jewel: Blue Jewel
• Speaker Jack: Two - ¼" Parallel
• Front Panel: Silver
• Reverb Tank: 4-Spring, 8 ohm Spring Reverb Unit 4AB3C1B (p/n 0064063049)
• Reverb Tank Type: 4-Spring, 8 ohm Spring Reverb Unit 4AB3C1B (p/n 0064063049)

Speakers

• Speakers: One - 10" Celestion® TEN 30
• Speaker Wattage: 30 Watts
• Total Impedance: 8 ohms

Tubes

• Power Tubes: 2 x 6V6
• Preamp Tubes: 3 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7
• Rectifier: Tube (1 x 5AR4)