Fender Silverface Princeton

Model/Circuit Number: AA964 (68-70), AB1270 (71-?) 
Years of Production:
1968 – 1979
Era: Silverface
Configuration: Combo
Controls: Silver, forward facing w/ blue labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 – 10

Schematics

Faceplate

  • Front: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity – Pilot Lamp
  • Rear: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (1A), Power Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Cabinet

Covering Material

Logo: Grill mounted, raised, chrome & black script
Weight: 28 lbs.
Speaker

Effects: Tremolo
~Watts: 12 watts
Tubes

  • Pre amp: 7025
  • Power: 2 x 6V6GT

Bias: Fixed, Nonadjustable
Rectifier: GZ34 (early) or 5U4GB (70s)

Comments: A three position ground switch was added in `70. The “Boost” pull switch was added to the Volume control around `78. The Princeton was discontinued in 1979.

7 thoughts on “Fender Silverface Princeton

  • July 24, 2016 at 9:06 pm
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    I have a bunch of old Fender tube amps from 70’s. These are the prettiest sounding of any. The non-verb.

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  • September 12, 2016 at 11:22 am
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    I have a 1970 Princeton-Amp Export. I presume the export means 240 volts. but I can find no reference to this model. Anyone got any ideas? It has a Sound City (charingcross rd, London music shop in the 1970’s) sticker on the back, which is where I got it second hand in 76

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  • May 9, 2017 at 9:29 am
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    I picked up a near mint condition 1977 Silverface Princeton (non-reverb); can anyone point me to an “official” Fender schematic of the circuitry? The AB1270 circuit your page references is for the reverb model.

    Any info greatly appreciated, I dearly love this amp…

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    • May 6, 2018 at 5:46 am
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      having the same problem.. have you had any luck?

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  • January 13, 2018 at 6:27 am
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    Tengo un Silverface `71 el sonido es impresionante y eso que mi guitarra no ayuda mucho.

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    • May 10, 2019 at 6:39 pm
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      Just picked a Princeton non-reverb for $100. It’s very dirty. Probably stored in a basement or garage.
      It was missing the two 6v6gt’s. Lord know what else it will need. I’m digging into it this weekend.
      But interestingly, the two transformers I could read both have a date of 46th week of 1980. The chassis starts with an F0 which also represents a 1980 production date.
      Also, no push/pull bright volume knob.
      Still searching for the schematics.

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  • February 19, 2019 at 1:47 pm
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    There was never a pull boost on the Non-reverb Princeton.

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