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Princeton

Non-reverb blackface Princeton — the same small-box combo without the reverb circuit.

Catalogue code
PRINCETON (BLACKFACE)
Years
1963–1967
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
12W, 1-10 in. Jensen speaker, 2 x 6V6, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 7025, 1 x 5Y3
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
12
Speakers
1-10 in. Jensen speaker
Tubes
2 x 6V6, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 7025, 1 x 5Y3
Channels
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Tube chart sticker, Transformer code, Speaker code, Pot code, Chassis stamp, Circuit code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1963; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $1,578, good $2,212, excellent $2,212 USD · 7 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2026-10-14. this is the NON-reverb Princeton; the 14 Princeton Reverb lots in the same search belong to row fender-princeton-reverb and are excluded here; Reverb exposes the price and condition but not the exact sale date, so asof = measurement date; no Fair/Poor sale observed; fair = lowest sold price in sample

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — fender · Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) — snapshot of www.ampwares.com · +1 more