1959 Princeton

[Bob411]

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

It may once have been a Princeton, but it looks like a Camden now. Yipes.

 

[BlackCat]

That looks like it came out of king Tut's tomb.

 

[CBHScott]

That looks like it came out of king Tut's tomb.

Is "tomb" what the kids are calling it nowadays?

Wow, Bob, that is...something. I'm sure you'll make some "chicken salad" out of it, though .

 

[Ignored Member]

When you have to put a dropcloth under your amp to keep it from jacking up your floor, the craigslist condition is not "good", ok?

 

[Deep Eddy]

So, that's a "heavy relic"?

 

[PunkKitty]

It looks like you have a small project on your hands.

 

[Denverdave]

Good thing about that one is that is must be restored.....no leaving it 'vintage'.

 

[Mark Wein]

Yeah...at this point I'd put the guts in a new cab. Probably needs a new speaker too.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I'd tent it, throw in a bug bomb, hit it with compressed air to blow the gunk out.
Make sure it functions properly and safely and use it as-is.

 

[Flamencology]

That looks like it came out of king Tut's tomb.

You mean the Titanic.

 

[Modern Saint]

Cool a mummified Princeton!

 

[Chad]

does it work?

 

[Stratguy]

Looks like one of those amps that went underwater during the Nashville flood of 2010. A lot of submurged gear was dried out and then sold to unsuspecting buyers. If the gear wasn't sold directly to the musicians, it was scooped up for cents on the dollar by stores that sold it without disclosing that it was flood damaged equipment.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that this Princeton was one of them. If not, it sure looks like it's seen its share of moisture.

 

[Bob411]

Is "tomb" what the kids are calling it nowadays?

Wow, Bob, that is...something. I'm sure you'll make some "chicken salad" out of it, though .

Brain Salad Surgery?

 

[Bob411]

It looks like you have a small project on your hands.

I loves me a project.

 

[Bob411]

Yeah...at this point I'd put the guts in a new cab. Probably needs a new speaker too.

That's the plan.

Good thing about that one is that is must be restored.....no leaving it 'vintage'.

He does want me to cut tp cut the wood where the sticker is, and put that into the new cab.

 

[Bob411]

does it work?

Not sure if it's doing anything. Not mine, at the very least, it desperately needs new caps.

 

[Bob411]

Looks like one of those amps that went underwater during the Nashville flood of 2010. A lot of submurged gear was dried out and then sold to unsuspecting buyers. If the gear wasn't sold directly to the musicians, it was scooped up for cents on the dollar by stores that sold it without disclosing that it was flood damaged equipment.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that this Princeton was one of them. If not, it sure looks like it's seen its share of moisture.

This is from somewhere in Arkansas. Free, he also got an Alamo amp, and lifetime supply of tubes.

 

[Wyatt]

Word of caution. All those old Tweeds had an abestsos pad on the inside of the back panel. Make sure that isn't too frayed, worn, torn, etc.