NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
- StevenO
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
Definitely look for an old Gibbs, if you feel up to it (make sure you find one with the right impedance!), HOWEVER, I own both an old Gibbs and the old made in USA Accutronics, and I have to say... The Accutronics is my favourite. Perfect amount of decay, super punchy, and always sits well in the mix, even at '10'. The Gibbs sounds good until about 5 and then it's WAAAAY too much.
I also bought a Mod tank because people on here said they were good. Yeah... Don't buy a Mod tank (or take mine).
I also bought a Mod tank because people on here said they were good. Yeah... Don't buy a Mod tank (or take mine).
- Telliot
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
This is an old Accutronics, made in Illinois, and it sounds great. If I had a pedal that did what this tank does I'd be super happy with it.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
Imgur mas betterandy_tchp wrote:Congrats! Killer amp.
True.Telliot wrote:SIDENOTE: Photobucket REALLY sucks these days...
http://flickr.com doesn't.
And HNAD!
I love my 65 PRRI, I can't imagine how great the real thing must be
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Man, that Tele...Despot wrote:Dude - looks like we both got lucky today! Just seeing this post now - well done Todd!
I haven't looked back since I picked mine up. I'm even somehow managing to justify having both the PR and non-reverb model!!
Compared to you I've only dipped my toe into the vintage pool, but the water's niiiiice.
It's been a good week for trades. I also traded my Shure SM7b for a new Aston Spirit, which I'm loving so far. Great mic.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
Congrats! I'm hoping to find one too. Enjoy.
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
I've just been pron-ing over these photos again. That's just perfect.
To be fair this is the ideal BF Princeton Reverb - one that's had the sting of the price taken out of it through modifications, and which has had work done to improve reliability.
The key thing you're lucky to have is the speaker. Having the benefit of playing two similar SF Princetons, one of which has it's original Oxford and one which has a really nice Weber ... there's something in a worn in speaker that you just can't replicate in a modern replacement.
That amp will run for years without giving you any trouble and sound glorious doing it. May it wear well Todd.
To be fair this is the ideal BF Princeton Reverb - one that's had the sting of the price taken out of it through modifications, and which has had work done to improve reliability.
The key thing you're lucky to have is the speaker. Having the benefit of playing two similar SF Princetons, one of which has it's original Oxford and one which has a really nice Weber ... there's something in a worn in speaker that you just can't replicate in a modern replacement.
That amp will run for years without giving you any trouble and sound glorious doing it. May it wear well Todd.
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
"I've only had it for roughly 10 hours, but I have to say OHMYGOD.THIS.THING.IS.AMAZING! I now understand what all the hype is about. It truly is an incredibly musical amp, and it fits my needs to a tee."
You always seemed like a sensible bloke, glad you have woken up to yourself and got one of these
Welcome to the club and it's a nice club to be in
You always seemed like a sensible bloke, glad you have woken up to yourself and got one of these
Welcome to the club and it's a nice club to be in
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
I also have a '67 Princeton Reverb! I love mine. It is totally original (including cap can), except for a replacement PT from a '71 princeton reverb.
I love mine to death. I don't think I'll ever part with it!
I love mine to death. I don't think I'll ever part with it!
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
congrats, T!! i love it when a basket case is brought back to glory.
i can't believe the number of $400 BFPR's i overlooked in the quest for a Super Reverb or Vibrolux back in the 90's. eventually i did get lucky and got one as payment for some studio work.
this reminds me of my bedroom rig of 2010! though i can't believe what a mess that room was :
i'm not certain, but you might keep an ear out for avoiding speaker distortion - mine came with a C10N, and the P has a much smaller magnet. even the N can be blown out from old age. i've managed to keep mine alive as i got a 12" baffle to accommodate my "library" of 12 inch speakers that i've somehow managed to accrue. i've got a weird looking no-name alnico in there for a couple years now, it gives up some sweet breakup just after the amp overdrives, really fun. but the 10" vintage Jensen is still the BF classic tone
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i can't believe the number of $400 BFPR's i overlooked in the quest for a Super Reverb or Vibrolux back in the 90's. eventually i did get lucky and got one as payment for some studio work.
Telliot wrote:
this reminds me of my bedroom rig of 2010! though i can't believe what a mess that room was :
i'm not certain, but you might keep an ear out for avoiding speaker distortion - mine came with a C10N, and the P has a much smaller magnet. even the N can be blown out from old age. i've managed to keep mine alive as i got a 12" baffle to accommodate my "library" of 12 inch speakers that i've somehow managed to accrue. i've got a weird looking no-name alnico in there for a couple years now, it gives up some sweet breakup just after the amp overdrives, really fun. but the 10" vintage Jensen is still the BF classic tone
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I love the '67 Jensen! It really is what I hear in my head when I think 'vintage BFPR'. There's no hint of distortion that I've found, solid as a rock. There's something special about 10" speakers, for sure.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
Congrats!
I'm glad to know that another human being is enjoying a Princeton Reverb. It's such a beautiful sound!
I'm glad to know that another human being is enjoying a Princeton Reverb. It's such a beautiful sound!
- BoringPostcards
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Re: NAD: 1967 Princeton Reverb
I have a reissue. I so badly want an original some day.
Lucky man!
Enjoy it!
Welcome to the princeton club!
Lucky man!
Enjoy it!
Welcome to the princeton club!
Det er mig der holder traeerne sammen.