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Topic: Princeton Reverb 2 for steel ? |
Steven Welborn
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Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2019 12:41 pm |
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Anyone try em for steel? Looks much like a compact single channel DR w/ added features i.e. Mid control. 22W/12"spkr. Some say a bit louder than classic DR. They were the last of hand wired PTP amps made from '62 to '68. Rivera era.
http://www.stratopastor.org.uk/strato/amps/prii/PRII_hub.html |
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Steven Paris
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Los Angeles
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Posted 13 Feb 2019 11:36 pm
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That's '82 to '86. NOT from the sixties.
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Josh Yenne
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Sonoma California
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Posted 14 Feb 2019 12:14 am
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| Steven said it. Not even close to 60s. I’d run. I’d run fast. I’d put my hands over my ears while running. 🤪ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ |
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Gary Spaeth
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Ken Fox
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Nashville GA USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2019 6:23 am
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Just worked on one for a studio in Moultrie Ga. Gary D is the owner and a fabulous steel player. It is his favorite amp for steel in the studio.
It is a wonderful sounding amp.
I own two Blackface Princton Reverbs. However if I find one of the PR II amps that I can afford I am buying it. Prices here in the States are around 900.00 or less |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 14 Feb 2019 8:06 am
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The small Rivera-era blackface amps are not so far different from the comparable silverface amps until you push them hard. They put a bunch of bling like push/pull bright/midrange-boost switches and a switchable lead channel with separate lead level pot. You can get a lot more details here - http://www.stratopastor.org.uk/strato/amps/prii/PRII_hub.html
I didn't find they broke up as sweetly as the earlier amps, and I never liked the overdrive channel on any of them, including the Super Champ or Princeton/Deluxe II. But I always felt they had a good, classic Fender clean sound, and more poop than their blackface/silverface counterparts. For example, I agree that the Princeton II is more like a single-channel Deluxe, about 20 watts RMS into a 12" speaker. With a clean, efficient speaker, they are more Deluxe-like in the clean range.
Since I play guitar too and care about a sweeter breakup when pushed, I prefer a silverface Princeton/Deluxe Reverb over one of these unless the price differential is real huge. But I do see these reasonable sometimes and for steel, I think they can be a good choice. |
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Steven Welborn
From:
Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2019 9:33 am
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| Steven Paris wrote: |
| That's '82 to '86. NOT from the sixties. |
My dyslexia, thanks for the correction
I'm picking one up today for $700 from local CL. I've been wanting to build a single ch DR which would end up costing more when you figure in time,labor, building custom cab.
The PR2 looks like a very well built boutique amp with a Fender cosmetics. Some unusable bells and whistles i.e. crappy OD. But plenty of fun mod possibilities,i.e. black facing. |
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Steven Welborn
From:
Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2019 5:20 pm
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Ken, do you recall what speaker Gary D had in his PR2 ?
And did he record micing the spkr? Thanks! |
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Jonathan Mitguard
From:
San Rafael, California, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2019 1:45 pm
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I have one and like it quite a bit. It did take a Eminence Travis Toy 12" speaker to be viable for steel at lower volume or for rocking out. Not much head room. I'll include a link of a show where I use it. Just the amo into the room not mic'd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgOdnQXTw7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi6_0T-S7tc
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Mullen and Williams SU12, Owens Square neck dobro. Amps evolving Princeton II reverb w/ eminence Double T 12" |
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Steven Welborn
From:
Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2019 7:22 pm
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| Would that be the Travis Troy t-12 300w ? |
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Jonathan Mitguard
From:
San Rafael, California, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2019 9:08 am
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Yes it would. I didn't like it too much for steel before putting that in. I also don't like the reverb too much, I pedals for that, mostly delay.
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Mullen and Williams SU12, Owens Square neck dobro. Amps evolving Princeton II reverb w/ eminence Double T 12" |
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