1974 Fender Princeton Non-Reverb Silverface Vintage Guitar Tube Amp with Cover
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Up for sale, a 1974 Fender Princeton in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Unlike its brother the Princeton Reverb, this non-reverb Princeton has much more clean headroom, as the lack of the reverb effect introduces less gain into the circuit, allowing the amp to be clearer and punchier, with a sound that has sparkle and chime indicative of the Black Panel line and perfect for recording situations. The controls are simple and intuitive, and the bias based tremolo circuit has a nice even pulse with a wide range of available speeds. The circuit retains all of the original Schumacher-made transformers with date stamps from’74. The CTS pots have visible date codes from the 24th week of 1974, and the preamp has been professionally recapped with Sprague Orange Drop signal caps and smaller Sprague electrolytics to ensure optimal functionality. The power tubes are a fresh pair of 6V6s from JJ, with JJ-branded preamp tubes and a 5U4 rectifier. The speaker is a ceramic magnet CTS-made driver which has a clean black frame, stock cone and blue foil Fender label on the magnet. The tube chart is also fully intact inside the cabinet. The black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth with orange stripe are in truly remarkable shape, and the faceplate is practically pristine with its turquoise text and full complement of witch hat knobs. Stock hardware includes the nickel-plated chassis straps and handle caps, as well as the push-in sphinx glides (feet). The original schematic accompanying “P” (for Princeton) stamped envelope is included, along with a modern Fender-branded slip cover.
