Help! Good practice amp for Rick?

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:01 pm

I'm thinking of doing the same, Paul and Mitch. There's an ex rock band guitarist (played with Skyhooks for a couple of years) very near to me who does private tutoring. All I'll need is a cortisone injection in my left thumb every few months!!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:53 pm

Wow thanks alot!I just started taking lesson a couple of months ago after trying to teach my self.All told I have only been playing for a few months and I am terrible but I still enjoy my lessons alot more than I did when I was 12.By the way,I just traded 3 of my amps for the Premier.I Love it!Thanks for the advice Rob!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:10 pm

Is this the same amp as yours Rob?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:29 pm

Here is the "Doorstop" footswitch

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:07 pm

Mitch, what you have is the Model 110. It's just about the same thing as mine, but fitted with a 10 inch speaker, versus my Model 120 with a 12 inch speaker. Probably puts out the same wattage, whatever it is.

There's a neat litle section on www.jt30.com about Premier amps. There should be a link to click on the website.

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:13 pm

BTW, Mitch, I read you traded 3 amps for the Premier? Mind I say, I hope those 3 amps weren't worth too much, because you should be able to score a Premier without alot of cash by all means.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:51 pm

Hi Rob thanks for the info.I think my amp is a Premier 120 because that is what it says on the nameplate.The 3 amps I traded weren't worth much(maybe $150-$200 for the bunch)Is the Premier worth less than that?

rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:19 am

I would say you did well. $250 is about right for one in really nice shape. There's another Model 120 at a store by me that's much nicer than mine, and the owner is asking around $275 or so.

I thought yours was a Model 110 because it looks like it could be a tad bit smaller than mine, plus the back panel is totally different than mine (compare it to my pics). Yours probably is a Model 120, but a different year. I date coded my pots to late 1954, and maybe yours is around 1956 or so.

That's great to see you still have the original speaker cloth with the harp logo on it. Of course, mine didn't come with any speakercloth, so I used speakercloth made by Fender.

I would imagine the doorstop footswitch activates the tremolo? If it works, how does it sound? My tremolo hasn't worked in years.

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rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:51 am

I'll sure give it a try!!!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:27 am

Hey Rob here is a picture of the inside of my amp.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/ampback4.jpg

eggman · Post by **eggman** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:58 am

Howdy,

My '65 Princeton stays pretty clean for my 620-12 string. A Silver-Face version from the 70's would cost less and still be afordable and portable. Good luck!

Respectfully,
Larry

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:24 am

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:25 am

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:31 am

Here's the inside pics of my Premier Model 120. Notice the "Heater Duct Vent" underneath the speaker. I was told once that this was at one time a great idea to break up the back pressure from the speaker, making for a better sound quality. Some sort of sound baffle, if you will. It works nicely for a 50+ year old practice amp.

Larry, have you got any pics to share with us on that '65 Princeton? I'd sure like to see it. It's not every day I get to see a vintage Fender amp.