How to improve the Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb's Sound

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How to improve the Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb's Sound

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How to improve the Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb's sound without braking the bank. To make it more useable for pedals, and have more balanced and dynamic response, you can take a look at V1. This is the Tube that probably has the most influence on the tone and it also determines the rest of the signal flow.
CONTENTS:
0:00 INTRO TUNE
0:47 HEY
1:41 PREAMP TUBES INFO
4:41 A/B EXAMPLE 1
5:47 A/B EXAMPLE 2
7:28 A/B EXAMPLE 3
8:00 A/B EXAMPLE 4
8:26 A/B EXAMPLE 5
9:30 FINDINGS ON THE 12AT7
11:36 ANOTHER 12AX7 CHECK
13:01 BACK TO THE 12AT7
14:23 OUTRO
14:57 OUTRO TUNE
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@AldoSpadaroOfficial 6 ай бұрын

The Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb is wonderful amp and comes close to an actually good reissue of the infamous blackface Princeton Reverb, soundwise. Yet the preamp-distortion coming from this thing isn't completely pleasant so to say and since V1 is critical for how the amps signal chain is hit, we can do something about it. V1 needs to be good. And it can also be tamed a little to make behave better, also for pedal use. To my ears it also just sounds a bit warmer and sustains better harmonically with this AT7 in V1.

@bobbystereo936 3 ай бұрын

Mr.Snuggles at the end!

@sagebrushcoyote 24 күн бұрын

I switched the V1 and V2 so the AT7 is in V1 and the AX7 is in V2. Improvement to my ear, better clarity and louder. I am keeping it that way.

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 10 күн бұрын

Nice one!

@kevinjones4513 4 ай бұрын

This was great and very informative. I'm going to have to give this a try on my 68 PR.

@dgeekay1494 Ай бұрын

Great tunes and playing mate. At 7 the volume is nice to have option. I play my 68 reissue at home mostly at 2. This test would be very interested for people they use it in apartments with strict neighbours

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 10 күн бұрын

Yep, these inside 4 walls it's still loud AF in any config..

@stevefisher6503 3 ай бұрын

Am eagerly awaiting my new to me 68 custom shop. Had an original silverface it slipped out my hands. I traded it for a Washburn with a floyd and emgs. It was the 90's what can I say. Your demo made me so happy to hear those golden tones!! Good info thanks. Fyi am a P 90 guy as well.

@user-jl9kw9gn3m Ай бұрын

Thanks dude , lots of work you did . All benchmark now👍

@AldoSpadaroOfficial Ай бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@greentrumpet 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'd love the Princeton but my SuperChamp X2 will have to do for now. I replaced the original speaker with a Jensen alnico blue some while ago and have now replaced the pre-amp tube per your vid. It'll never be a Princeton but it sounds pretty good.

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 6 ай бұрын

Those are great!

@danielranc8963 6 ай бұрын

superb intro + outro tunes :-)

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, mr D :)

@DanteDeFeo 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!!!❤😊

@mapletree2009 2 ай бұрын

Will this modification hurt the amp in any way over time? Is it fine to simply swap from 12ax7 to 12at7 at will without messing up the bias? Sorry for the noob questions.

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your question and don't worry, the AT7 won't hurt anything. Kind Regards,

@macintune 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your Princeton silver face video!I have a 1974 model. Love your telecaster tones!! Can you tell me about it? Year, pickup’s etc.

@AldoSpadaroOfficial 4 ай бұрын

That Tele is a 52' spec replica by Alleycat in NL. It's not the highest grade guitar but a very pleasant workhorse. The bridge pickup is a Van Zandt true vintage. That pickup does a lot of good stuff.