#100 • 1957-1960 Fender Princeton Tweed Guitar Amp- 5F2-A

Part of Tan Gallery - Furniture, Estate Items, Coins, Diecast Cars (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $950.00

Status: Sold

Fender Princeton 5F2-A Narrow Panel 4-Watt 1x8" Guitar Combo 1957 - 1960 with yellow tweed exterior and tube electronics. This a rare and sought after early Fender amp. Used- tested and powered on, tubes appear in good condition. Not tested for full function. From an expert on Carl's Custom Amps- This is the classic Tweed Princeton model. Fender improved the power section with better filtering and dropped the choke giving the amp more punch, volume and definition. Again it has a 12AX7, 6V6 and 5Y3 as it's tube compliment. The 12AX7 is cathode biased and the sound is clear at lower volumes and get a nice crunch when turned up. This is model people are generally referring to when they talk about a Tweed Princeton. Adding a 3 prong grounded cord is a necessity. I also recommend adding 2 watt 1K screen resistor and replacing filter caps over 10 years old for the best sound. They are great sounding little amp and more versatile than a champ. One trick I like to do it add push pull pot to switch out the tone control so it can behave just like a 5F1....two amps in one! BP