Demos de Amps

insert quote hereBoth these amps are dual 6V6 amps in Class AB configuration, meaning they sound typical clean Fender tube amp from the blackface era. They have less power than the bigger 6L6 amps such as Twin, Super, Pro, Bassman, Bandmaster, Vibrolux, Showman ++. The Princeton is only 12-15w while the Deluxe is 22w, but this doesn't mean the Deluxe is much louder. An amp's loudness and ability to deliver decibels is much up to the speaker. In these particular amps, which are original blackface amps from 1966, the Princeton sports a legendary Jensen C10n speaker known for its balance, fullness and golden era Fender tone while the Deluxe comes with the more soft and low powered Oxford 12 speaker. The bold fact is that the Jensen 10" sounds just as full as the Oxford 12" due to the magnet size, voice coil diameter and overall efficiency. However, the bigger amp cabinet of the Deluxe gives more low end and a bigger ambience than the more boxy tone of the Princeton.

The video demonstrates that the Deluxe has a sharper treble which is great for picking up dynamics in a clean sound setting but may come out waspy when the amp is pushed into distortion. The Princeton is more mid focused and does not have equal amount of sparkle. The way these amps sound with chords and single notes differs a lot when you swap the speakers. Even if one upgraded the Princeton with a 12" speaker it would still lack the low end and ambience of a Deluxe.

If we look at the tone and EQ circuitry of these amps the only, but important, difference is the 47pF bright cap in the deluxe reverb's vibrato channel. This will result in a more sharp and trebly tone but is easily tamed by disabling it. You simply unsolder and decouple one of the legs of the bright cap which sits on the volume pot. If you plug into the Deluxe's normal channel, which does not have the bright cap, you will have the exact same tone circuitry as the princeton, but without reverb and tremolo, which is not very fun.

Why has the Princeton less power if both have 6V6 power tubes? A good question, my friend. It is explained by a smaller power transformer which delivers less current and lower plate voltage to power tubes, a smaller outpout transformer that sags when feeding the speaker with lower bass notes and a less efficient phase inverter that creates more distortion due to its circuit design.

So which one should you get, the small and practially sized, simple, single channeled Princeton with a boxy mid-focused tone? Or the slightly bigger Deluxe with more power, deeper bass and a sharper tone. It depends, as always. If you need a small amp as possible to carry around between gigs and practice and on stage you are able to raise the amp using chairs, tables or flight cases, we recommend the Princeton. But if you would like more flexibility and play larger stages, the Deluxe will have more options for you. If you invest in a powerful and efficient 12" speaker and simply replace the 6V6 with 6L6 (bias adjusment is required), you will get a much more powerful amp if you need to. Heck, the Deluxe Reverb can also fit a 2x10" baffle and it has two channels.'

insert quote hereA thoroughbred tube amplifier, 12 watts in class A (autobias), with a pair of 6V6 tubes that put out a very warm, 70s sound. Ideal for rock, blues, or pop: it has a clean and crisp sound at low power, and with the volume up it achieves a natural, musical, valve-amp saturation. It’s built only with high-end components, by hand, for excellent tone and fidelity.



On the front panel: INPUT-GAIN-BASS-MID-TREBLE-REVERB-MASTER.

On the back panel: two speaker outs, in parallel, with a 4/8/16- Ohm selector switch.

1 pentode/triode rotary switchthat reduces power by half.

1 rotary switch to select one tube of power or two.

Depending on these switches, you can choose between 3 watts, 6 watts, or 12 watts of output.

Current rectification (AC to DC), via GZ34 tube.

Controlled reverb handled by 43cm Accutronics tank, which produces a very warm, twin-reverb sound.

Cabinet is made of 18mm Finnish plywood, covered in high-quality Tolex.

Front grille.

Jensen C12K speaker.

1,5mm chromed steel chassis.

Weight : 22 kg.





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Price 1.633€

Opción tremolo a válvulas (con controles de Speed y intensity en el panel frontal)

+180€

Opción 30W

+180€