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So many great Princeton discussions but not a lot with sounds to go on so here is my 65 Princeton clone with mid control on max, treble 4, bass 3, volume 3 and Celestion 12” Gold with 2012 Gibson 175 controls on 10 Thomi flats 11 to 47 recorded with a talking bone.
Only my 3rd attempt at a chord melody for a tune, sugar coated constructive feed back welcomed
apologies for the shorts, don’t you hate looking at old fellas legs
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02-09-2020 10:56 PM
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It sounds like the amp is ready to howl with some feedback on those tone settings 19 seconds in.
Last edited by cosmic gumbo; 02-11-2020 at 03:12 AM.
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It definitely has the trademark "Princeton" tone. Good effort, played clean and nice sound.
I have recorded a lot of the clips I have posted on a Fender PRRI but neglected to note it. Maybe I'll put a few here if that's okay.
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Glad you got the amp sorted out. Mid control is nice to have in a princeton for certain guitars. Hope it inspires you to play now. Thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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for sure Lawson, really enjoy all your videos and observing your journey and progress
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Here's Donna Lee on my L5ces and the Princeton Reverb Reverb ReIssue. This one is the Sweetwater special edition with the 12" Cannabis Rex speaker. Recorded with a Shure SM57.
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Here's the Jimmy Raney solo on the changes to "Out of Nowhere" played on a 2015 Gibson ES175 "Figured" through the PRRI with the 12" CR speaker. I really, really love the way this amp sounds.
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This is my 78 PR with a Jensen C10q. Not well recorded (just my phone), but I think you can still get a sense of it. I generally keep both treble and bass on the amp all the down, though I sometimes turn the treble up a hair if sounds muddy. Having the bass all the way down helps a lot with feedback. Amp volume is about 2 on this
John
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
What sort of settings are you using on the amp and guitar here, if you don’t mind me asking?
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Originally Posted by EvansDrD
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
at the risk of asking a silly question: do you use input 1 or input 2?
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Originally Posted by EvansDrD
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
that really helps
now I just need to learn how to play as well as you
thank you again
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I love that CR speaker, and think it's a perfect choice for jazz tones (even tho I use it for rock tones, but I like thick tones, so...)
I recently got a Bad Cat Hot Cat, and replaced the OEM V30 with my old CR - instant "me." My PR has the 12" Cream Alnico in it... so it's got more mids than normal. Not as much mids as a PR with the mids mod (which have done in the past, and MIGHT consider doing again)... but it's definitely warmer/bigger than the stock 10" POS.
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anyone tried the Celestion Cream Neo. I saw a video comparing it to Blue, Gold, Cream and it sounded really good, seemed a more balanced sound but still with nice clean top end chime.
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I installed the mid control on a PRRI I used to have... I REALLY liked the mod, but I ended up selling the amp (one of my few gear regrets). It was one of the orange tolex Jim Campilongo ones.
FFWD several years, and I have another PRRI... this one the, the Knotty Pine with the 12" Alnico Cream. Gorgeous amps, looking and sounding. I have been thinking of installing the mid mod again.... I just hate to alter just a gorgeous specimen, LOL. I've been trying various pedals to see if I could EQ my way around it... I do love the blackface tone, but sometimes, with certain guitars, I'd love to have a more tame high end, and more mids...
If I had it to do ALL over (hindsight being 20/20), I would have just bought an Allen Sweet Spot (with a middle/RAW control), and been done with it. I do feel like the mid control gives you 2 amp voicings... the "more middy" one being closer to the Fender brownface era amps.
re: Celestion Cream Neo & Cannabis Rex:
I don't know how my Alnico Cream compares to the Cream Neo... you would think they'd be similar, since they are both "Cream", but people have told me that's not so?
I have a CR in a 1x12 cab, and I plugged the PRRI into that... interestingly, the Alnico Cream 12" and CR are VERY VERY similar to each other. So much so I find them completely interchangeable, at least at the volumes I play at, at home (about 3.5 on PR volume).
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