1966 Fender Princeton Reverb Vintage Black Panel Tube Amp w/ Jensen C10Q, Ftsw

Up for sale, a 1966 Fender Princeton Reverb in exceptional condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original two-button footswitch and an all-vintage tube complement. Extremely original and notably clean cosmetically, the Princeton Reverb is the perfect amplifier for small club gigs and studio sessions. This classic Fender AA764 Black Panel circuit delivers both well-balanced, sparkling cleans and smooth, harmonic-rich overdrive when you dime it out. The Reverb is extremely lush and the Tremolo has a nice pulse with a wide range of speeds.The circuit retains all of the original transformers, manufactured for Fender by Better Coil & Transformer, dating between the 1st and 17th weeks of '66. The preamp retains numerous original blue molded Ajax tone caps (an essential part of the Black Panel sound), with a couple boutique Jupiter caps and smaller Sprague electrolytics to ensure trouble-free performance. The power cable has been upgraded to the modern three-prong variety too. All of the original pots are intact, with visible date codes from the 14th week of '66. The tubes are all vintage valves, with preamp tubes from the likes of Telefunken, RCA, and General Electric.The speaker is the original Jensen C10Q, notable for its Fender-branded brown and gold foil label on the magnet. The speaker retains its original cone and speaker harness, with a date stamp on the edge of the clean black frame from the 50th week of '65. The tube chart is quite clean, with limited aging of the paper and a bold "PH" date stamp which translates to August of 1966.As the photos show, the original black tolex is extremely clean, with only a few very minor nicks and a small area of wear on the back lower edge, and the original silver sparkle grillcloth shows limited aging with plenty of sparkle left in the thread. All of the original hardware is intact, including the handle caps, chassis straps, and sphinx glides (feet).The original two-button footswitch is included.