Harry Klippton
Not Interested
I know @Mentaltossflycoon has one but he's been holding out on us
If you were to build one fender amp
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Mentaltossflycoon
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I've been holding out on IT. If there weren't so many pedals I feel compelled to build, I'd get something done on it. My wife was giving me shit about the "untouched amp thingy" just the other day.
Mentaltossflycoon
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I say be like me and buy one just to sit on it for a year and see if it hatches from the box like a chicken egg.
Mentaltossflycoon
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And of course, this is what my bench looks like right now.... no amp in sight.
Passinwind
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BF Vibrolux Reverb, but I‘ve already BTDT with a conversion to my old Fender 30.I'm looking for a winter/summer break project! I really love the sound of a blackpanel princeton but don't feel like shelling out $800+. A super reverb would be so cool, but tooooo loud. Personally, I just play at home and would like something quieter. Right now, I'm just running a blues jr with a crex keeping it clean (looking to change tone stack on it). I would love to run two amps in stereo.
Anyways, if you guys could build only one fender amp, which would it be?
fig
Village Idiot
I have mail going out for some of those. You folks have been so patient.
Mentaltossflycoon
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kweefthief
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is that a space heater i just ordered one mwahahahah
Mentaltossflycoon
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Actually echo foxtrot but you aren't going to regret that space heater.
peccary
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Harry Klippton
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It's sure not gonna get cheaper in a year
cwsquared
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6G16 is my current first choice. But like @Harry Klippton, AB763 or AB165 are on the list.
peccary
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Harry Klippton
Not Interested
763 is probably by far the most reasonable and therefore most boring and least sexy option of all, and then I'm back to square one
kweefthief
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I agree the deluxe makes the most sense but idk if i could turn it up, and i think that the volume is more manageable with a princeton. I could be mistaken. Another problem I'm thinking about is speaker choice. If i want lower volume, it makes sense to get a less efficient speaker right...but i dont want the speaker breakup and i want deep lush bass. So many questions...
jimilee
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I almost pulled the trigger on a champy build, but then bought a blues deluxe for about the same money. I’m not saying I can’t justify it, that’s crap. I’m saying I can have more amp for the same money and I don’t have to build it. Am I missing something, how are you guys doing it?
kweefthief
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Im also wondering this. The kits seem to be pretty expensive, and people seem to be using those instead of sourcing. I feel like maybe looking around for a used princeton reissue seems like a better deal!
dan.schumaker
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I love my 6G2 (Brownface Princeton) that I built a few years back! If not, you really can't go wrong with any of the Fender circuits!