Princeton ’65 Speaker Swap

I recently got a Fender Princeton Reverb ’65 Reissue when I traded in some old Drone gear to Adorama. I knew I wanted to swap out the speaker before I even got it, so that’s what we do today. I took out the stock 10” Jensen C10R ceramic speaker, and replaced it with a 10” Celestion G10 Alnico Gold. I have owned the ’68 Custom Princeton Reverb for 6 years, and live it. I also put a 10” Celestion G10 Alnico Gold in that, and it really opened the amp up in my opinion.

I may not have got the best tones out of the PRRI at the time of this test. I played some sections going in direct from my American Professional Telecaster with no pedals, and the rest with some stacked drives (Wampler Bell - Cornerstone Gladio - Vertex Steel String Supreme). I didn’t feel the drives brought the best out of the amp, however now that I’ve had it a few days, I’ve got the tones more dialed. I’m completely happy with the 65 Princeton, and it makes a great stereo rig with the 68 Princeton. I still think the 68 is my preferred Princeton if I only had to choose one. I like the warmer sound and it takes pedals a little better. hat’s not to take away from the 65 though!