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My own 6G2 Princeton in a head.
I got the idea to build this head after owning an original 1964 Transitional 6G2 Princeton. They are wonderful amps. Combos. For my ears I find the little amps, a little to tight sounding for my liking. I am not sure tight it the right word. Boxy, others call it. They are great as is, but I thought about taking this one a little further by plugging it in to different cabs. I have been playing it through a 1x12 open back Avatar cab and it sounds great.
My version is mostly stock so far. I did use a multi-tap output transformer. I have two speaker hook up jacks. A 4 ohm and an 8 ohm option. I am planning to play with the amp's voicing a little. I will add a switchable gain boost off v1 second triode cathode. As well maybe experiment with a few coupling cap values. When the amp is up in the 3/4 to max volume range there is a little more 100 hz to 200 hz bass than I like. I'll see what I can do to cut some out.
There is no kit for these amps that I know of. I sourced my own parts. I used Hammond transformers. A 290CAX power transformer. It has a dual secondary voltage option. I used the lower voltage that gave me original 1964 specs, even on today wall voltages. I built my own pine cab, and face plate. Tolex'd the cab at home this week. The chassis came from Mojotone. It is cut for some reason for a 6G3 PT. I built my own adaptor plate to put in the smaller, correct 6G2 PT. Circuit board and most of the guts I hand picked from Dave Hoffman's web site.
Here is my dream of a transitional 6G2 in a head format. This amp was originally offered in the Brownface era. However carried over into the BF cosmetics in early 64. I prefer the BF look for this one, which is why I choose to dress it up this way. The 64 6G2 never had the Fender logo on the front, I just like it there.
This one is for my own use and collection. Heck of a great amp the 6G2. Unique in it's own way. I plan to plop it on and push it through my 1964 Bandmaster 2x12 cab at the next jam with the boys.
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During the build I took some long breaks and did some sound demos.
I got the idea to build this head after owning an original 1964 Transitional 6G2 Princeton. They are wonderful amps. Combos. For my ears I find the little amps, a little to tight sounding for my liking. I am not sure tight it the right word. Boxy, others call it. They are great as is, but I thought about taking this one a little further by plugging it in to different cabs. I have been playing it through a 1x12 open back Avatar cab and it sounds great.
My version is mostly stock so far. I did use a multi-tap output transformer. I have two speaker hook up jacks. A 4 ohm and an 8 ohm option. I am planning to play with the amp's voicing a little. I will add a switchable gain boost off v1 second triode cathode. As well maybe experiment with a few coupling cap values. When the amp is up in the 3/4 to max volume range there is a little more 100 hz to 200 hz bass than I like. I'll see what I can do to cut some out.
There is no kit for these amps that I know of. I sourced my own parts. I used Hammond transformers. A 290CAX power transformer. It has a dual secondary voltage option. I used the lower voltage that gave me original 1964 specs, even on today wall voltages. I built my own pine cab, and face plate. Tolex'd the cab at home this week. The chassis came from Mojotone. It is cut for some reason for a 6G3 PT. I built my own adaptor plate to put in the smaller, correct 6G2 PT. Circuit board and most of the guts I hand picked from Dave Hoffman's web site.
Here is my dream of a transitional 6G2 in a head format. This amp was originally offered in the Brownface era. However carried over into the BF cosmetics in early 64. I prefer the BF look for this one, which is why I choose to dress it up this way. The 64 6G2 never had the Fender logo on the front, I just like it there.
This one is for my own use and collection. Heck of a great amp the 6G2. Unique in it's own way. I plan to plop it on and push it through my 1964 Bandmaster 2x12 cab at the next jam with the boys.
During the build I took some long breaks and did some sound demos.
