Help me think about this (or just get the subject out of my system) :
I have a 68 Princeton (all stock) that I really like as an occasional home noodler. I run it clean and then stick a pedal on if I want anything rocky/for lead sound.
I'd like to start going to a jam night.
Lately a voice in my head has been saying that if I sold it and got a Tone Master DR I'd still have a nice clean reverby/tremlo-y low volume home noodling sound, but would have more luck when playing at higher volume with others too.
To what degree do you agree or disagree with this notion?
Red ones are better.
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I think the Princeton still sounds better in the right room at the right time, but the Twin def has the headroom I miss in the little one for rock gigs.
The Princeton by itself is perfect for a Jam or even a small one guitar gig. In fact, it`s sometime too loud in the sweet spot, depending on the room and drummer.
I thought about the TM Deluxe, but kind of decided it did the same thing as the 68 - hence buying the twin instead which def brings something else to the mix.
I've never been a big Princeton fan not because they don't sound great (they absolutely do) but because they only sound great really quite loud and as such they're utterly inflexible
The Princeton is just such a fabulous amp I think you would regret selling it sooner or later. If headroom is a potential concern you could always try a more efficient speaker or even mod the negative feedback and tone stack values for later breakup. Or get a 12 inch baffle installed etc. All of which are reversible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNcr6hLOJaE
I'd forgotten about that