#175607  by OhiaMagnolia
 
NeilG1 wrote: Sat May 25, 2024 1:08 pm So I’m not the most amp tech savvy but it’s essentially been modded like an original Mesa. Tubes now 2 6L6. Power and output transformers swapped for bigger ones to match. 12” speaker baffle installed.
The “gas” knob, as I understand, lifts the negative feedback control. So at 1 you have clean blackface tones, and at 9 it’s more tweed.
It’s a killer amp. I could message you the info of the guy who did the work if you wanted more details.
Please!

I was thinking about doing the Super Bear mods on my princeton, I mean I am never selling mine so I do not care if I totally kill the any value left in the amp.
 #175616  by Cumtax
 
OhiaMagnolia wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 1:25 pm
Cumtax wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 10:57 am
OhiaMagnolia wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 9:46 am Here my princeton and pedals etc.

I say flanger but its a chorus, lol.

https://youtu.be/-wgqYM8lbKs
American vintage '65?
Good eye, it is indeed a AV 65. Love this guitar, snagged it for a killer price
Hell of a guitar. I read somewhere that the margins on those were very low so they stopped producing them very quickly because they were competing with the custom shop stuff
 #175617  by OhiaMagnolia
 
Cumtax wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 2:57 pm
OhiaMagnolia wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 1:25 pm
Cumtax wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 10:57 am

American vintage '65?
Good eye, it is indeed a AV 65. Love this guitar, snagged it for a killer price
Hell of a guitar. I read somewhere that the margins on those were very low so they stopped producing them very quickly because they were competing with the custom shop stuff
I've heard that and I also heard that they were a headache for stores and customers, cause customers didn't understand it was flash nitro. I mean if you look at the thing it gets a ding, but I really like it. I have two other strats, i am keeping one modern but my first strat i still have and I wanna swap out the neck for a vintage radius.

I much prefer it after this 65 AVRI
 #175619  by caspersvapors
 
NeilG1 wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:46 pm OK here goes - couple quick clips from when I first got it and put the JBL in. Laptop microphone caveats apply.... Clips a bit for sure.

I'm in Toronto if you want to try it any time....

https://youtu.be/hhh7H8G99io

https://youtu.be/y4oIcdRd5O8
10" JBL or 12"? Do you have it wired correctly?
 #175624  by caspersvapors
 
NeilG1 wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 3:32 am 12”.
Wired right as far as I know!
ok just wondering! I feel like a lot of folks dont know black is hot and red is ground with those old JBLs and if you have it switched the sounds is very tinny. I hear that a lot of with demos I see on youtube.

asking because I also have a K120 in my PR and it sounds different
 #175625  by NeilG1
 
Yeah - my guess is it’s because I don’t know how to record. Stuck my phone on the ground in front of the amp!
 #175734  by kludge
 
A Fender Tonemaster (Deluxe or Twin) can do Jerry tones about as well as a tube Deluxe/Twin can. I have the Deluxe and it's definitely grab and go! 22 pounds!

The Tonemaster Deluxe has been superceded by a Milkman The Amp 100 into a Coscia 1x12 with a JBL K-120. The whole thing is about 35 pounds total. Not perfect grab and go, but definitely lightweight, portable, and KILLER tone. The Milkman 100 is flat-out amazing. I use it mostly with pedal steel, but it's an excellent guitar amp as well. Crank the treble, drop the bass, and it's instant Jerry. The boost circuit is nice, too - it's a MOSFET between the two tube stages, so the guitar always sees a tube, and the boost acts more as a fattener than a high gain circuit. I can run it always-on with a pedal steel with no overdriving issues.

Better yet, Coscia has started making a "Milk Crate" cab that houses a Milkman head in their 1x12 Hard Truckers type cab. I may well get one! Turn my setup into a combo. A 15" cube with classic Hard Truckers look as a combo that sounds monstrous? Yes!

I've also been experimenting with speakers to cut weight (and reduce risk to my precious JBL). I tried a Celestion Copperback which is only 5.5lb. It's not as good as the JBL (harsher highs, thinner low mids), but it ain't bad, and it trims a full 9 pounds from the weight. I just got a Weber Neomag 12 (cloth surround, aluminum dome of course) that is a couple pounds heavier than the Celestion, but definitely sounds smoother and more full in the low mids - critical for pedal steel, maybe not so critical for guitar.

Anyway, that would be my grab-and-go formula - a Milkman 100 mounted in a Coscia Milk Crate cab, with a good neo speaker (or a JBL if you wanna be purist). Under 30 pounds with a neo speaker, around 35 with a JBL, big pro-gear metal handles. I don't think you're going to get closer to a SMS-Mac-JBL setup than that, for the weight and size.
 #175735  by kludge
 
Followup… A/B’d the Weber Neomag 12 with my K-120 (now in a different cab), and they’re close enough that the difference doesn’t matter to me. The bad news is I just got the last one they had at Weber. Find a used one, or wait until they get more in. Good way to cut 7-8 pounds from a lightweight Jerry rig! And honestly, the Celestion Copperback is really good, although not a perfect JBL clone. I put it in my old Mesa Mark I instead, and it’s well suited to that amp.
 #175736  by strumminsix
 
kludge wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2024 8:51 pm Followup… A/B’d the Weber Neomag 12 with my K-120 (now in a different cab), and they’re close enough that the difference doesn’t matter to me. The bad news is I just got the last one they had at Weber. Find a used one, or wait until they get more in. Good way to cut 7-8 pounds from a lightweight Jerry rig! And honestly, the Celestion Copperback is really good, although not a perfect JBL clone. I put it in my old Mesa Mark I instead, and it’s well suited to that amp.
Same experience with Weber NeoMags. I've described as vintage JBL type sound. And in a band setting, I couldn't ask for better!
 #175741  by Slewfoot2000
 
I recently lucked into finding a 1967 Princeton Reverb with an original JBL D110. The amp and speaker are pretty much in NM condition. The amp is just about dead quiet and has all the hallmarks you want in a vintage amp plus the tight, bright sound of the JBL.

I was hoping when I bought it that it would be close to this good, but it's exceeded all expectations.

If you find one of these in good condition don't hesitate.
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 #175746  by strumminsix
 
Slewfoot2000 wrote: Sun Aug 18, 2024 6:39 pm I recently lucked into finding a 1967 Princeton Reverb with an original JBL D110. The amp and speaker are pretty much in NM condition. The amp is just about dead quiet and has all the hallmarks you want in a vintage amp plus the tight, bright sound of the JBL.

I was hoping when I bought it that it would be close to this good, but it's exceeded all expectations.

If you find one of these in good condition don't hesitate.
Jealous! I've passively looked for a vintage PR!! That sounds awesome!