Fender Limited-Edition '65 Princeton Bordeaux Reserve 112 12W Jensen P12Q Tube Guitar Combo Amp

Used for home studio recording and small/medium performance spaces. This Princeton has the 12" Jensen speaker which has great depth and that classic "scooped" sound that Fender is known for. I A/B'ed it in the store with the "tweed" 12" Princeton which is notably more mid-forward in tone; depends on what you like. Beautiful cleans with big, spacious reverb and a tasteful trem, not overpowering. Fantastic cleans and mild overdrive without being too loud. 12 watts is perfect. Get one.

Just picked up his glass of fine wine and couldnt be happier with choice. My search for 'the sound' had me trying several amps- VoX, other Fenders including the GC 65 Tweed with a Celestion and the Sweetwater 65 with a C REX. Both the tweeds reminded me of my modded Blues Junior with its clean high end tone, so I had that covered for 1/2 the price. On the hand the Bordeaux has all the glass but also a warmth and richness, even at lower volumes, that distances this amp from the other two 65's AND its only going to get better as it breaks in! With its balanced highs lows AND MIDS you can turn this amp up without hurting your ears. It the first time at home that an amp reminded me of the high fidelity the Grateful DeaD played thru, Myers Sounds Systems (?) All the FQs are beautifully mixed for a lush clean experience, like best of home stereos in the day. Also worth mentioning, I keep coming back to my Guitar Center in Greensboro, the customer service is the best in the area. Tristan and the rest of the staff know their stuff, are engaging, helpful, and very pleasant to work with. Guess thats why I keep coming back. Lots of music stores have knowledgeable staff, but many dont have the 'people skills' that bring you back.

I was searching for the perfect secondary Amp that would be able to compliment my Mesa California Tweed. This amp has done that and more. The way it handles my board adds a different flavor to my sound I am in heaven. I can honestly say that this is dream clean amp. So glad I pulled the trigger.

Been playing guitar for 50+ years and this is one of the best sounding stock rigs ever... and I've owned them all. Perfect for Americana, blues, country, and jazz. Never cared for Princeton Reverbs in the past due to the 10" speaker not being my taste. The 12" Jensen P12Q is the perfect match for this amp. Its lower efficiency allows you to crank the amp into the sweet spot without damaging eardrums. It doesn't "fart out" like a 10" Princeton. For comparison, I also own a Deluxe Reverb RI with a Jensen P12Q that also sounds great. The Princeton sounds "meatier"... not as thin/scooped as the DRRI. You can "feel" the notes under your fingers. The Princeton is also loud enough for 95% of what I do. The amp really doesn't require any pedals for my needs. Straight into the amp produces glorious sounds by simply adjusting the guitar volume/tone. Tele/strat heaven. The reverb and trem sound better than my DRRI for whatever reason. I know it's not "hand wired", but the amp sounds incredible.

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These things absolutely rip. I prefer it over the 1x10" versions, including the custom shop handwired '64. The FSR Bordeaux (wine red) one is really the best overall Fender amp imo. The big difference between this FSR and the standard '65 and '68 Princeton Reverb reissues are larger than you'd think. This FSR one has solid wood construction where the regular ones have plywood and sound a bit more boxy, and this has a 12" Jensen P12Q. This amp really coaxed me into throwing the pedalboard in the closet for a while and learning how to sound good with just an amp. People complain that these don't have a mid control, but if you know how Fender tone stacks work then it's a non-issue. These have a subtractive EQ, so if you want to boost the mids what you'll wanna do is put the treble on 10, and put the bass on 0, and then roll off the highs as desired with your guitar tone knob, and then turn the bass up till the point where you're happy. But honestly they sound super mean still with the bass on 0 bcuz it turns all that low stuff to buzzsaw-like low mids that rip right thru a mix. These things are louder than you might imagine. You can still crank it and get the trashy filth, but you're gonna definitely feel it. These are loud enough to damage your hearing, be warned. If you wanna play dirty at home all the time without pedals I definitely would recommend getting a '68 Vibro Champ Reverb instead, because they won't hurt your ears as much. But imo this FSR Princeton really shines best at edge of breakup, at around 5 for most guitars, a tad higher for strats, a tad lower for a Firebird or something with high output. But once you dial in your perfect edge of breakup tone this thing shines. It has a lot of depth at edge of breakup, where you can play gentle and it'll be clean, and if you pick hard and angry it gets trashy. These are really great. This is the Fender amp I always wish I had. It's the perfect sweet spot between a Deluxe Reverb and a Champ. A deluxe is way too loud for home use at edge of breakup, and a champ doesn't quite have the clean headroom that I sometimes desire. Also 10" Princetons lack the girth I sometimes want on the low end when playing at home unaccompanied. This amp is fantastic for gigging as well. A 10" princeton sometimes gets lost behind a heavy handed drummer, where as this one if you know how to make it cut, will cut right thru a heavy handed drummer in a small/medium sized room, and you can get more mids with the 12". It's great for throwing a mic on in larger venues. If you only want 1 fender amp- this is the one. You can play it dirty without going deaf at home too, if you dial the treble and bass to 0-1 and dime the volume it will do the tweed champ almost marshally thing. I can't sing this things praises enough. I got mine used from a GC down south, I saw it online and called the store and they quickly agreed to ship it to me for $1000 shipped. That was about 2 years ago, and I've not had a single issue. It does take pedals well also. I found that I prefer the natural breakup of this over any pedal or attenuator. But if you want the trashyness at a level that doesn't hurt- I recommend a clean boost such as a Klon Clone. I like the Archer Ikon for that. You can crank it at home and tolerate it, sure, but it does get a bit intense. The reverb is fantastic, and though I rarely have it above 3 you can dime it and get cavernous. Where it really shines tho is the tremolo. When you get it dialed just right I find myself smiling and looking around the ceiling while I play, I can hear and feel the sound swirling around the room, and I often catch myself looking up at it swirling lol. The only downside I can think of is the included foot switch. It feels cheap, and it doesn't have a very positive click, if that makes sense. It's hard to feel whether or not you clicked it on/off. Other than the cheap crappy footswitch these things are Chad.