Fender Princeton 65 1x12 65 watts

[Jazzman301]

Hey guys I was curious if this is a good amp for jazz? I found one for dirt cheap and was curious if it would be worth spending $150 on this. I never heard of these before. Any words of wisdom or conspiracy thoeries on this?
I would mostly use this at living room levels.

Thank you for your time and information

'Mike

[AlohaJoe]

It should be fine for sitting around the house, and at that price it's no big deal if you use it for a while and don't like it. In the long run I think you'd be happier with the Ampeg you asked about in the other thread even though it's more expensive.

[Jazzman301]

Thanks Joe. I have the money for Fender but I have heard good things about the older Ampeg stuff(I know Ted Greene was a fan of the Gemini II series amongst others) and if I can save $300 and still have a great sounding tube amp for jazz...why not. I am not a brand snob...

'Mike

[JazzyJim]

They're not bad amps at all - they do come up on eBay both in the States and in the UK fairly often, so I would have a look at past auctions to see if that's a good price.

FWIW, the Princeton 65's are solid state - not tube.

[OldGuitarPlayer]

Indeed the Fender Princton 65 is solid state and not tube but it does produce the Fender clean tone quite well. I think for jazz this would be an excellent amp.

[bigdaddyguitar]

At that price , go for it . It is a Fender . You'll be able to get quite a good jazz sound . I'm using a Fender Frontman 25R in my music room and occassional jams . It works well.