{"product_id":"vintage-sound-vintage-15-combo-black-aged-silver","title":"Vintage Sound Vintage 15 Combo, Black, Aged Silver","description":"\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVintage Sound Vintage 15\u003c\/span\u003e is essentially an all hand-wired, all USA made, super-modified Fender Princeton Reverb. It's based on the \"blackface\" Fender Princeton Reverb (AA1164) used from 1964-1967, but with several major and significant upgrades \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e(read more below)\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe Vintage 15 has a decent amount of warm, clean headroom for a 15 watt amp. As you turn the volume knob, it doesn't start breaking up until about 4 or 5 on the dial. It will easily hold it's own again any typical Deluxe Reverb out there. Players from all genres LOVE this amp - from Blues, to Country, to Rock! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Blah, blah, blah...  We could go on and on with \"salesman speak\" as we like to call it, but let's get right down to the interesting stuff that really matters. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #339966;\"\u003eSo exactly what are these upgrades, you ask?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1)\u003c\/span\u003e  The most obvious difference is the 12\" speaker upgrade.  The Princeton Reverb came with a 10\" stock speaker, and many people modded them to replace the 10\" baffle with a 12\" so they could get a standard sized speaker in there. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e(more on the speaker we chose below)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2)\u003c\/span\u003e  The reverb circuit is vastly upgraded.  The stock reverb on a Princeton was a small 9\" pan spring reverb.  The Vintage 15 uses a large 17\" spring reverb pan that's the same size as the one used in the Twin Reverb!  The reverb circuit also includes a very nifty reverb dwell control on the rear of the chassis for varying the decay time. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e3)  \u003c\/span\u003eA \"MIDDLE\" tone control has been added that Princeton Reverb amps did not have.  This addition does absolutely nothing to hurt the integrity of the circuit or tone. The original Fender circuit actually had a fixed mid tone was set permanently at 6.8k. Vintage Sound removed this resistor from the circuit and replaced it with a much more versatile 10k potentiometer. The result is you now have the ability to adjust this frequency range without compromising the original tone. If you want it to sound precisely like a blackface Princeton Reverb, just turn the port to around one o'clock on the dial and you're there. You want to scoop the mids a touch, pull back. Warn the tone a bit, turn up. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e4)\u003c\/span\u003e  The Vintage 15 utilizes a 5AR4 rectifier instead of a 5Y3. This bumps the wattage a bit (from approx 12 watts to approx 15).  Accordingly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eRick added grid and screen resistors (as seen in the Black Face AB763 circuitry). This gives the transformer more protection in case a tube fails catastrophically.  Wait!  You say you want the sound of a 5Y3 instead?  No problem!  Just swap it out.  Easy as pie.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e5)\u003c\/span\u003e  The addition of a Standby Switch.  The original Princeton Reverb didn't have one. This one does.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e6)\u003c\/span\u003e  External Bias Points have been added so as to more easily bias the amp when you swap out tubes.  This was previously an upcharge, but starting in 2017 these are now included on the Vintage 15.  Nice!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So, as you can see, the Vintage 15 has lots of upgrades to the original Princeton Reverb circuit without adversely affecting the vintage tone. As well, all Vintage Sound amps are point-to-point hand-wired using top quality filter caps and electrolytics, carbon comp resistors, Orange Drop tone caps, solid core push back wire, and custom transformers that are hand wound in the USA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#339966\" style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage 15 Specifications:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wattage: 15 watts \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e(or 12 watts with 5Y3)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preamp Tubes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e 3 x 12AX7, 1 X 12AT7\u003cbr\u003e Power Tubes: 2 x 6V6\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eRectifier: 1 x 5AR4 \u003cbr\u003e Front Controls: Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Reverb, Speed, \u0026amp; Intensity. \u003cbr\u003e Rear Controls: Dwell (for controlling the reverb decay time)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eEffects: \u003cb\u003eLarge Pan, Tube Driven Spring Reverb, Tube Vibrato\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eSpeaker: WGS G12C\/S - 1 x 12\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e (read more about this speaker below)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eInputs: 2 Inputs\u003cbr\u003e Auxiliary Input: RCA Footswitch Jack\u003cbr\u003e Extension Speaker Jack: External Speaker Jack\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eCircuit: \u003cb\u003eAll Point-to-Point, Hand-wired\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cabinet: Dove-tail jointed solid pine w\/Baltic Birch Plywood baffle and back panels\u003cbr\u003eLight: Blue Jewel\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 17\" H x 19 7\/8\" W x 9 1\/2\" D  (32 lbs)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Vintage Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53545273688248,"sku":"VSVIN15BKASIL","price":2095.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4003\/files\/vsa_v15_aged_grill.jpg?v=1780507993","url":"https:\/\/www.humbuckermusic.com\/products\/vintage-sound-vintage-15-combo-black-aged-silver","provider":"Humbucker Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}