The princeton recording amp blends the classic fender small-amp tone with the convenience of built-in compressor, overdrive and attenuator, as well as a speaker-simulated line out that can be used for recording.. The princeton recording amp was designed to capture all the vibe and tone of a classic princeton reverb (although it lacks the tremolo/vibrato circuit) and it is pretty true sounding to the original princeton reverb; pretty much the same cabinet dimensions, except deeper and significantly heavier due to all the extra stuff it has crammed inside it.. I own a vintage '66 princeton and this new recording version sounded really anemic in comparison. i don't mean to bash the newer amp, but everytime i've compared a vintage fender vs. a new fender there's no question that the older amp has a more musically pleasing and interesting tone that inspires me to play..
I bought the princeton recording amp when it came out. i was very disappointed to say the least. returned it after a couple weeks. moving ahead, i was looking for a smaller amp that still sounded good and easy to carry out. i was all set to go with a blues junior nos. that's until i plugged into the princeton reverb reissue.. I used a princeton recording amp when i was recording with a friend of mine kin his studio. he owned it, not me. he also had problems with the attenuator, so he asked me not to mess with it. the amp was okay, not really the "real vintage" tone that i liked with the original blackface versions. not bad, just not to my liking.. This is a gear demo from the march 2007 issue of guitar world magazine's cd rom. this version of the princeton has compressor and trans-impedance attenuator.
