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So what I did was to replace the stock 10" speaker with a 12" Celestion Neo Creamback in my '68 CPR.
All depends what you want an amp to do for you.
Do any of the fab UK makers produce something like this for similar prices to the Fenders?
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
Personally I preferred the tone of deluxe, but it was a little too loud for home use (and the one i had was noisy) so decided a Princeton was the way to go.
I first played the 68 and loved it, then compared the 65 and 68 and with humbuckers definitely preferred the 65, which was brighter and clearer to my ears. Both were great though.
I ended up with a 65 and can't get enough of it!
Don't be too hasty to change it, it's actually very good once it's broken in.
Much prefer the Deluxe. The Princeton is nice up until the verge of breakup but the crunch is really unpleasant and farty to my ears. It's not particularly loud anyway and on some gigs I was having to compromise the sound by pushing it beyond its sweet spot. The DRRI sounds badass when you get it up to around 7, but also the pure clean sound with reverb and trem is as sweet as can be. I have a neo creamback in mine
If you are at the point where you are getting the DRRI up to 7, then the PRRI won't be loud enough. Where I play most of the time, I just couldn't get away with DRRI on 7 kind of volume.
The farty breakup may be due to the speaker. You didn't say whether you had the 65 or 68, but I think the 65 uses a Jensen and they can get a bit farty. A speaker swap is very easy.
The 68s break up isn’t as brittle sounding but without the speaker change it does get very flubby with the bass.