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Ken Fox


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Nashville GA USA
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2018 7:33 am    
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This is a clone i built a few years ago. Original Fender cabinet, transformers were used.

$1450.00 OBO and freight


Here is a description from my old post in Electronics:

One of my latest projects. An original 1967 cabinet I had gotten and re-covered. I also have a cover for the amp as well as the original power and output transformers. The baffle (from Rick Johnson) will be for a 12" Jensen Neo Jet. Chassis, plates, and eyelet board are from a kit by a long time manufacturer of great reproduction Fender amp parts. NOS tubes (RCA, Sylvania), 225 Orange drop caps (just the best tone I have found for BF era amps). All cloth covered wire, ceramic power tube sockets. Old reverb bag with new tank. Should have a speaker baffle here soon. Also another Princeton cab coming for the original project for Bob Dell (who owned the original amp). We converted his original chassis to a 45 watt Princeton Reverb. Due to the large transformers (Bassman and Twin Reverb) and a 12" JBL we needed a 3" taller cab.











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Chris Boyd

 

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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2018 8:19 am    
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Beautiful ! Whoa!
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Ken Fox


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Nashville GA USA
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2018 8:35 am     Amp
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Original amp cover not included. Have a very nice cover for it

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John Goux

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2018 8:59 am    
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Hi Ken. A few questions.
What are the baffle boards made from on the 12” amps? Are they the original Fender particle board or something else?

Will a JBL D120f fit into a Princeton? Or it that why you had a larger cab built for your mod?
John
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Ken Fox


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Nashville GA USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2018 9:12 am    
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Plywood baffle. Not sure how many ply. Rick Johnson built it. Not sure if a JBL would fit, but don't see any reason why it would not with the offset speaker pattern used
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John Goux

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2018 12:28 pm    
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Pine or birch plywood on the baffle?
Thanks!
John
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Ken Fox


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Nashville GA USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2018 1:11 pm    
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Rick uses birch plywood

http://rickjohnsoncabinets.com/?page_id=2
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John Goux

 

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Post  Posted 21 Nov 2018 3:30 pm    
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Awesome. That is an upgrade from the stock Fender for tone.
J
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Chris Boyd

 

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Post  Posted 22 Nov 2018 9:16 am    
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Beautiful Airstream Ken !
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Ken Fox


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Post  Posted 25 Nov 2018 7:28 am    
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Bump for lower price
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Ken Fox


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Post  Posted 3 Dec 2018 8:40 pm    
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Post  Posted 12 Apr 2019 9:12 am     Amp
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Ken Fox


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Post  Posted 7 Sep 2020 5:54 am     Clone
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Post  Posted 18 Sep 2020 12:58 pm     Clone
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