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Fender Princeton 65 special edition

Discussion in 'Amp Central Station' started by Doublemint, Dec 3, 2020.

  1. Dec 3, 2020 #1
    Doublemint

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    I just bought a new (Fawn) Fender 65 Princeton Reverb reissue, but get this. Brown faceplate with white radio knobs, yellow jewel light and a Celestion 12M herritage 20 watt greenback. The tolex is beige with a woven grill cloth. This thing looks and sounds amazing!
    My fender dealer had 4 different versions of this amp three with 12" speakers and a 10. A tweed 65 with a 12" cannabis rex, a blue 65 with a 12" Celestion alinco blue and a regular Princeton 65 with a 10". The brownface I bought really out shines them all. The amp sounded like it was voiced different then the others, not just a speaker difference.
    I have trying to find something on this Fawn model but all I see are blackface 65s that have Chinese 25 watt greenbacks.
    The manager told me that not all stores got this version, just 5 were sent out across Canada and they were all sold.
    If anyone out there has one or sees one for sale please let me know.
    Cheers
     
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    RodeoTex

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    I love that fawn rolex. I've really been tempted to buy a DR just because of that.
     
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    Coloradotwanger

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    I love my western tolex 65 PRRI with a 12" Jenson C12Q i bought earlier this year!It came with a yellow jewel too. 65PRRI1.jpg 65PRRI2.jpg
     
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    Willie Johnson

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    I'll bet it looks and sounds great; love me some white knobs. How do you like the low wattage 12" in there? I just put a Emi Lil' Texas in my non-reverb and like it a lot, but it's super efficient.

    I like the Western tolex in the pic above, too, but what is up with Fender these days and those stupid bolt-on tube detention centers? My Super Champ X2 has one and I despise it.
     
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  5. Dec 3, 2020 #5
    Coloradotwanger

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    Detention Centers!I gotta remember that one!
     
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    Minivan Megafun

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    It really is just the speaker. Open it up and it's just a PRRI in there. PR's really respond to different speakers. I've got the tweed covered version but instead of a C-Rex mine has a Weber 12F150. It sounds totally different. And my buddy has a PR clone that has a 12" Alesandro in it and his sounds totally different than mine.

    There's another video I saw where they took a hand wired 64PR and compared it to a 65 PRRI. The 64 sounded way better. That is until they decided to use a jumper to plug the 65 into the 64's speaker. Suddenly it sounded really darn close.

    Congrats on a great amp!
     
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    Willie Johnson

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    I got the GC special. 12 in. celestion G12-65. Sounds soo goood!
     
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    smuc

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    How's that Jensen behaving in a Princeton? I had the same speaker in my 1x12 cab and it sounded bassy as f...
     
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    Coloradotwanger

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    It is still not broken in yet.I have not really been able to open it up yet where i a currently living.But i am really enjoying the sound at very low volumes.So time will tell.
     
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    Coloradotwanger

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    They did it on the Supersonic-22 also.
     
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    guitaradelic

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    Love the special edition Princetons! I have been using a Bordeaux with the 12" Jensen for a couple years, now. Enjoy it so much I got myself the Tweed/Cannabis Rex as an early Christmas present. No such thing as a bad sounding Princeton!
    Enjoy!
     
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    telepraise

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    ^^Yes^^, that bordeaux and wheat combination makes a nice looking amp, I have it in a DRRI. I went for the SW tweed '65 PRRI SE and have since swapped speakers a couple of times, ending with a Celestion cream alnico which makes it a fabulous amp, great cleans and creamy break up tones. The Deluxe is getting less play time now.
     
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