Hahaha! ;-)

I’d love to know how he gets his hands on all this killer and rare gear.

Michael Gracon So would I, but at least with this group of amps they are all current models in Fender’s lineup. Your local Fender would be thrilled to sell you all four for about $6,000 total.

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Lol if it’s me, I’m not choosing. Run all these in a big ass 15 watt 4x10 setup 😂

Thanks Tyler!

That combo was tonal bliss.

Agree 100% = those gorgeous "Cleans"

Agreed

I'm looking forward to buying one some day soon

Preferred the 62 as well but with no reverb… :-(

ME TOO MAN

I’m with you 68 for the win!

Thanks Graham, great to hear that!

Almost my thoughts exactly!

I liked the 65 best, 68 2nd. I'd go with the 62 if it had reverb.

Thanks!

Honestly, they should cost even more. They are that good.

Thanks David! Im glad to hear that!

The 65 sounds the worst to me and I wondered how much that had to do with the speaker

Thanks Jon, yeah I bet it sounds great with a Greenback.

If you ever get the chance, a JBL D120f in a PR is the best true fender tone. I have a modded PR I built. Tried several different 12s Celestion Eminence Jensen and stopped at the D120, loud, warm, bright, but not harsh. Think Toy Caldwell, Marshall tucker band.

Idiots the blueback fender speaker is what makes those blackface amps legendary!

Jon, so to put a 12" speaker in place of the 10" did you cut the cabinet hole to a larger diameter? Except for the price, I would go with the '64, but I'm considering the '65 reissue.

@@StealthParrot yeah that’s what I did. You need to have a bigger hole in the board to accommodate the bigger speaker. It changes the amp for the better in my opinion. Although there are some fantastic 10” speaker options out there too that are superior to the stock Jensen (again, in my opinion). I think Celestion even do a 10” Greenback now?

So if you wanted a hauling-around Princeton, plug in, crank and go anyplace, it would be the '68?

Thanks! Great to hear that

I think it’s the speaker in the 65. I have a 65 reissue and it has the same speaker his 64 has which looks like a P10R. My 65 has the warmth that his 64 has.

@@RB-bp5ud You may well be right! I've changed speakers I combo amps I had and it has been a quite noticeable difference each time. It's possibly the easiest and most instant way to improve the sound of an otherwise nice amp that's lacking just a bit sonically. You just have to pick the right speaker for the job... (that's where it probably starts to get a bit delicate...)

The speaker makes a huge difference. I actually like the stock 65 quite a bit and I have had a 64 and 65 at my house all week to test and compare. Both are really good amps.

@@moreorlesslikeso If you put a 12" speaker in a Princeton reverb it is loud enough for most bar work

I play a real 64 and the re issue is pretty close

Thanks my friend!

I have a Silverface. Always wondered what a Greenback would sound like in it. Can you give me a brief description compared to the stock setup? Many thanks for your time.

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Yep, this.

Came here hoping to find this comparison.

The 64 and the 62 are hand wired. I don’t pay any attention to arguments about sound differences, but hand wiring definitely makes future maintenance easier and means those amps will be able to be kept going for decades, just like the originals.

My ( actual) 64 has a 12" speaker. Makes such a difference. Big enough for most indoor venues.

Thanks Jamie ;-)

Thanks Gökhan!

Same

Thanks Gerry!

@@JohanSegeborn what rectifier tube does the 62 have?

How many people do you think buy the '65 because it's the one you're "supposed" to get? Obviously it's subjective and personal taste goes a long, long way. In a blind sample how many do you think would still choose the '65 without YT telling them it's the one? I'm biased, I just bought the '68, but I bought after trying the '65 and '68. As far as those go, money wasn't an issue choosing, pure dynamics and character. The '65 just sounded so boring by comparison. I personally don't use pedals that often, I have some, some great ones too but with kids, I don't get a lot of time to play so an amp with its own flavor stands higher for me. Anyways, I prefer the '68 and was set to buy the '65 because it's what YT says is the superior PRRI. In person I didn't feel like it lived up to that hype.

Thanks! Yeah the reverb on full on the 65 is still very usable

he was saying the 68 reissue is mostly similar to a 1968 Princeton in cosmetics not that it was the same as the 65. like he said tho, still a great amp

​@@DJG016That ain't what he said.

Thanks Steven!

Thanks Magnus, glad to hear it!

The 68 comes in as a second and the 65 last

Thanks Randy!

I agree that the 64 sounds the most similar to vintage Blackface amps. I’m just hoping that Fender eventually puts out a Vibrolux in that series.

@@charlesbolton8471 YES ME TOO!

Thanks Roland!

Thanks Oliver! Glad the video is put to some good use!

I really like it too

Yeah it’s a killer guitar

Thanx man!

Thanks Angel!

I have one and agree. Slightly brighter woudl be a bit better.

Yes Princetontation is excellent lol Man they sound very close to my 61 I picked up recently

@Grass Man I just got a 68 Princeton today, what are some good alnico speakers? Do you think a Jensen alnico would sound good in this amp? Maybe a Celestion British speaker would be better since it’s what came with the amp.

Gotta go with ya on that one! The 62’ pound for pound is the better sounding amp.

Cheers Zigfrid!

Thanks Ivan

Thanks David!

Thanks Tyler, that’s a good characterization

That’s exactly how Fender markets the 68 amps. They don’t consider them reissues.

Thanks J!