Review of the Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb amplifier. Where to buy it?

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  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Tubes 3x 12AX7, 1x 12AT7 and 2x 6V6
  • 1x 10″ Celestion TEN 30 speaker
  • 12 Watt
  • 2 Inputs
  • Controls: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects reverb and vibrato
  • 2-Way foot switch and cover included
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.6 x 50.5 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 15.7 kg

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This amplifier usually has a price around 969.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

The amp sounded good. I have a 65 reissue Princeton and it sounds quite different. The reverb is a bit more mellow and the tremolo is more intense. The tremolo is very good.

The problem is that the amp rattles and vibrates as soon as it is turned above 2 which is not loud at all. It appeared to be coming from the front baffle (which i’ve heard can often happen with Princeton’s). I think the aluminium drip edge grill trim makes the rattle worse. Turning up the bass also made the rattle/vibration worse.

The reverb was also loose when i received it and i had to secure it properly. This caused the reverb to start feeding back even when it was at a low level.

A good sounding amp but the build quality is not acceptable for the price. There needs to be better quality control with these amps.

Comment:

Fender Custom ?68 Princeton Reverb is a great amp.
It have classic sparkly Fender tone.
This amp have very nice sounding reverb and also very nice deep sounding vibrato, again classic Fender tone.
Amp is very loud, but capable for very nice fender clean tone on low volumes. It is very sensitive to guitar volume potentiometers and to different types of pick or finger attack. My amp break on volume of 5 with Les Paul with humbuckers, and maybe on 5.5 when played on telecaster single pickups. On this volumes amp is very loud. (Maybe not loud enough for some giging situations with heavy handed drummers and so)
It is very nice and musical type of break. Very natural!
Good with pedals, but Princeton’s natural clean tone is
so good and I didnt try much with pedals
(litle bit with overdrive, ED-1 the compressor – nice results)
Amp is not heavy, lighter then ex. Blues Junior, so is very transportable. (it is too different type of amp to compare sounds, but from my point of view Princeton is much better.) 10" speaker is better then expected.
Low end of spectrum from this princeton is BIG.
In my situation is better with singlecoil pickups,
Princeton can play good with humbuckers just need
litle bit of experimenting with controls on amp and guitar.
I’m very satisfied, better word is I’m impressed with this
good looking silverface amp. 10/10

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb vs Fender 64 Custom Deluxe Reverb

The amplifier Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb is usually 1291 € cheaper than Fender 64 Custom Deluxe Reverb.

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

Fender 64 Custom Deluxe Reverb
  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Tubes 3x 12AX7, 1x 12AT7 and 2x 6V6
  • 1x 10″ Celestion TEN 30 speaker
  • 12 Watt
  • 2 Inputs
  • Controls: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects reverb and vibrato
  • 2-Way foot switch and cover included
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.6 x 50.5 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 15.7 kg
  • Hand-wired
  • All tube
  • Tube fittings: 2 x 6V6, 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 12AT7
  • Power: 20 watts
  • Equipped with: 1 x 12″ Jensen C-12Q
  • 4 Jack inputs (2 x Normal- 2 x Bright)
  • 2 Channel (Normal / Bright) Controls for channel 1 volume, treble, bass, for channel 2 volume, treble, bass, reverb, vibrato speed and vibrato intensity
  • Effects: reverb, tremolo
  • Dimensions: 42.9 x 61.59 x 25 cm
  • Weight: 17.3 kg
  • Including double foot switch and protective cover

And then a video of the amplifier Fender 64 Custom Deluxe Reverb

Review Demo - Fender '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb

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Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb vs Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb

The amplifier Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb is usually 421 € cheaper than Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb.

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb
  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Tubes 3x 12AX7, 1x 12AT7 and 2x 6V6
  • 1x 10″ Celestion TEN 30 speaker
  • 12 Watt
  • 2 Inputs
  • Controls: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects reverb and vibrato
  • 2-Way foot switch and cover included
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.6 x 50.5 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 15.7 kg

After giant racks with pre- and power amplifiers and expensive studio effects have been state of the art in the 80s, more traditional systems (head + 4X12 or a combo and a handful of stomp boxes) are more common at the moment again. A small amplifier keeps reappearing again and again: The Fender Deluxe Reverb. Compared to the larger Twin Reverb the Deluxe has a lot less power and has a harmonic overdrive even at moderate volume levels. Of course, great clean tones are possible, but the versatile “sweet distortion” is what so many guitarists appreciate and love with the Deluxe. Therefore the amp is the number 1 for many blues musicians, as well as for modern super guitarrists, such as Michael Landau. The fender-typical spring reverb and a tube vibrato effect allow even more “vintage”- sound variants.

  • 2 Channels
  • Power 22 W
  • Equipped with: 1x 12″ Jensen C12K speaker, 8 Ohm
  • Controls for: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • 4 Inputs – 2 per channel
  • Speaker out
  • Spring reverb
  • Tube Vibrato
  • 4 Preamp tubes: 12AX7
  • 2 Preamp tubes: 12AT7
  • 2 Power tubes: 6V6
  • Dimensions (D x W x H): 24.1 x 62.2 x 44.5 cm
  • Weight: 20 kg
  • Protective cover included

And then a video of the amplifier Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb

Fender Vintage '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue Demo

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Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb vs Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb

The amplifier Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb is usually 141 € cheaper than Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb.

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Tubes 3x 12AX7, 1x 12AT7 and 2x 6V6
  • 1x 10″ Celestion TEN 30 speaker
  • 12 Watt
  • 2 Inputs
  • Controls: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects reverb and vibrato
  • 2-Way foot switch and cover included
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.6 x 50.5 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 15.7 kg
  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Preamp tubes: 4x 12AX7 and 2x 12AT7
  • Power amp tubes: 2x 6V6
  • 1x 12″ Celestion G12V-70 speaker
  • 22 W
  • 2 Channels: Custom and vintage
  • 2 Inputs per channel
  • Controls: Custom CH volume, treble, bass, vintage CH volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects: Reverb and vibrato
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 44.5 x 62.2 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 19.05 kg
  • Double foot switch and cover included

And then a video of the amplifier Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb

Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb Amplifier Demo

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Fender 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb review

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb vs Fender Blues Junior IV

The amplifier Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb is usually 403 € more expensive than Fender Blues Junior IV.

Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

Fender Blues Junior IV
  • Vintage Series 68 Silverface
  • Tubes 3x 12AX7, 1x 12AT7 and 2x 6V6
  • 1x 10″ Celestion TEN 30 speaker
  • 12 Watt
  • 2 Inputs
  • Controls: Volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed, intensity
  • Effects reverb and vibrato
  • 2-Way foot switch and cover included
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.6 x 50.5 x 24.13 cm
  • Weight: 15.7 kg
  • Hot rod series
  • 1 Channel
  • Power: 15W
  • Speakers: 1x 12″ Celestion A-Type
  • Tubes: 3x 12AX7 and 2x EL84
  • 1 Jack input
  • Controls: Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, FAT Switch, Volume
  • Chicken Head Style Buttons
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 40.8 x 45.72 x 23.31 cm
  • Weight: 14.3 kg
  • Design: Black textured vinyl and slightly aged silver-coloured front grille fabric
  • Suitable optional case: Art.318741 (not included)

And then a video of the amplifier Fender Blues Junior IV

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Where to buy this amplifier Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

Thomann

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  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
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  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

Amazon

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  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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