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eggman · October 19th, 2008, 05:00 AM

Howdy,

Count me as being disappointed with the BF '65 Princeton. I had one for several years and to my ears, it didn't excel at anything. It wasn't good for getting my Ya-Ya's Out, like with my '68 Vibro Champ; that is it just didn't do raunch well. The trem was rather weak, too.

As for clean tones, the 6V6s and 10-inch AlNiCo speaker just weren't terribly good with my Teles. So what does this amp do well? On balance, she was trouble-free, portable and good for playing in assemblies at school; that is, it was a better choice than my little Vibro Champ for that sort of thing.

Swapped my BF '65 Princeton for an equally clean, mint '90 red knob "The Twin" and have never looked back. Now I've got an amp that excels at something: clean. I'm satisfied. If you like the BF Princeton, enjoy. If we all had the same tastes and preferences, this world would be awfully boring. I hope I haven't offended anyone; it's just that the BF Princeton proved a disappointment to me.

Eggman

PS: I hope I haven't come across as a flamer; It's just that I saw this thread and it reminded me of my disappointing experience with respect to tone.

October 19th, 2008, 05:00 AM	#30 (permalink)
eggman Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bossier City,La. Posts: 1,622	Howdy, Count me as being disappointed with the BF '65 Princeton. I had one for several years and to my ears, it didn't excel at anything. It wasn't good for getting my Ya-Ya's Out, like with my '68 Vibro Champ; that is it just didn't do raunch well. The trem was rather weak, too. As for clean tones, the 6V6s and 10-inch AlNiCo speaker just weren't terribly good with my Teles. So what does this amp do well? On balance, she was trouble-free, portable and good for playing in assemblies at school; that is, it was a better choice than my little Vibro Champ for that sort of thing. Swapped my BF '65 Princeton for an equally clean, mint '90 red knob "The Twin" and have never looked back. Now I've got an amp that excels at something: clean. I'm satisfied. If you like the BF Princeton, enjoy. If we all had the same tastes and preferences, this world would be awfully boring. I hope I haven't offended anyone; it's just that the BF Princeton proved a disappointment to me. Eggman PS: I hope I haven't come across as a flamer; It's just that I saw this thread and it reminded me of my disappointing experience with respect to tone.