Hi Gang,
Hope all is well. Does anyone know any techs in the NYC area that could do the type of mods that Bear did to Rick Turner's 1967 Princeton as seen in the description below? Would prefer not to ship, but can if absolutely needed.
I wouldn’t need the bright switch. The added middle switch could be fun, but I don’t feel too strongly if that’s difficult to install. It’s really about having more power with choke for more headroom and less hum plus a bigger speaker.
Anyone know if this has been done since Bear?
Thanks!
“Yes, kind of a legendary amplifier...one of three "Super Bear" Fender Princeton Reverb amps modded by Owsley Stanley for use by Jerry Garcia and other members of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Grateful Dead. This one was likely Jerry's rehearsal pedal steel amp. 1967 build...then modded with a beefed up power supply with choke making the amp dead quiet...unless played! Bear added a midrange tone control and a bright switch, basically giving the amp the front end of the reverb channel of a Twin Reverb. Oh, did I mention the JBL D-120F speaker? Reconed, likely by Dennis Wiz Leonard in 1973. Note that NRPS is crossed out, and GD written on the basket. Significantly more sensitive than the original 10" speaker, this speaker is the equivalent of doubling (or more) the power of the amp. Yeah, clean and loud...kind of the ultimate small Jerry tone amp.” - Jim Furman
Hope all is well. Does anyone know any techs in the NYC area that could do the type of mods that Bear did to Rick Turner's 1967 Princeton as seen in the description below? Would prefer not to ship, but can if absolutely needed.
I wouldn’t need the bright switch. The added middle switch could be fun, but I don’t feel too strongly if that’s difficult to install. It’s really about having more power with choke for more headroom and less hum plus a bigger speaker.
Anyone know if this has been done since Bear?
Thanks!
“Yes, kind of a legendary amplifier...one of three "Super Bear" Fender Princeton Reverb amps modded by Owsley Stanley for use by Jerry Garcia and other members of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Grateful Dead. This one was likely Jerry's rehearsal pedal steel amp. 1967 build...then modded with a beefed up power supply with choke making the amp dead quiet...unless played! Bear added a midrange tone control and a bright switch, basically giving the amp the front end of the reverb channel of a Twin Reverb. Oh, did I mention the JBL D-120F speaker? Reconed, likely by Dennis Wiz Leonard in 1973. Note that NRPS is crossed out, and GD written on the basket. Significantly more sensitive than the original 10" speaker, this speaker is the equivalent of doubling (or more) the power of the amp. Yeah, clean and loud...kind of the ultimate small Jerry tone amp.” - Jim Furman