Incoming! ‘62 Princeton 6g2

[Mudman32]

I see the L.C. For March 1962, but what is the handwritten A for, and the production 7?

 

[Intubator]

I see the L.C. For March 1962, but what is the handwritten A for, and the production 7?

The "A" I think identifies the person who wired it up . There may also be a small piece of yellow masking tape inside the chassis with someones first name written on it in pencil. I've seen "Lupe", "Billie" and "Lily" in some early Fenders.

 

[Mike Eskimo]

Great amp . congrats

Stapleton model may have sounded dark due to whatever speaker they put into it.

 

[John Owen]

Nice score! Have fun with it.

 

[slider313]

I see the L.C. For March 1962, but what is the handwritten A for, and the production 7?

The "A" is a revision, or update, of the 6G2 circuit. The "7" is the seventh production run of this model.

 

[PooTwang]

Some people say that the A is for Alinco speaker some have Oxford JB 14 alincos what speaker did it come with?

 

[Mudman32]

Some people say that the A is for Alinco speaker some have Oxford JB 14 alincos what speaker did it come with?View attachment 647789

Unfortunately the original speaker was long gone. I got it with a celestion gold 10.

 

[PooTwang]

Unfortunately the original speaker was long gone. I got it with a celestion gold 10.

Same with mine , I also have the A

 

[Mudman32]

My friend thinks this may be his old 6G2 that he originally sold a few years ago. If that’s true then it came with a gold oxford ceramic speaker

 

[4pickupguy]

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[Mudman32]

Thanks! I've never played a 6g2, but have heard a lot of them lately and have loved them. Reading that they break up a lot later than the 5e3 was the only thing making me second guess. Looks like I know the next amp I will be on the lookout for though!

Switched out the preamp tubes - vintage mullard in v1, rca in v2. Breaks up at 6.5 now with my strats. It had been a bit splatty with singlecoils, that’s gone now.

I will probably put the anos tung sol 6v6s in eventually as well, but it’s a 2 plus hr round trip to the tech for biasing. It can wait. The smoked glass sovteks sound good. I had them in a ‘73 Princeton Reverb as well, and they worked decently there too. I have a sylvania 5y3 for the rectifier- I’ve found they and other vintage 5y3 tubes bring plate voltages down to a safer number compared to the Russian equivalents today.

I also replaced the stock speaker wire for now just to be on the safe side - I do use it with an attenuator when my wife is home, and I don’t really trust moving that old wire back and forth all the time.

 

[PooTwang]

Org. Slyvanias and nos rcas 7025 and 12ax7a

 

[Mudman32]

Org. Slyvanias and nos rcas 7025 and 12ax7aView attachment 647813

I have a set of sylvanias lying around, maybe I’ll use those instead of the tung sols.

 

[bryan83]

Cool 6G2! And great playing. I’m gonna dissect that later on. I’ve got a ‘64 tuxedo ‘6G2 that I’ve had for about 10 years. She’s a keeper! Enjoy!

 

[rze99]

Wonderful catch! I want to hear a demo....

 

[Mudman32]

Wonderful catch! I want to hear a demo....

I’ll do one with the tele soon. Posted this earlier.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/854595574577674/permalink/2439059619464587/

 

[5E3 For Me]

That's a keeper.

 

[King Fan]

Hard to imagine a ‘62 in better shape. Looks almost new, but sooooo much more cred than any reissue.

If your kitchen studio is to be trusted, [emoji846] that speaker sounds awesome. After trying several times to recreate what might be ceramic Oxford tone, I ended up loving alnico in mine.

 

[schmee]

My friend thinks this may be his old 6G2 that he originally sold a few years ago. If that’s true then it came with a gold oxford ceramic speaker

I wonder if it's like these? I have two.

 

[Mudman32]

I wonder if it's like these? I have two.

Certainly look like old oxfords! I bet they’d be similar at least. If you ever want to part with one lmk.