princeton sounds
so ive been slowly working/having work done on a princeton i got a few months back and its finally coming together.
i recorded a few things using my iphone to give it a listen and critique the tone.
i didnt transcribe when you wish by Jim but listened to it so many times that it sounds pretty similar.
Alley cat was a song i remember from an arcade game as a kid but when i heard a recording of jim play it with adam levy I had to learn it.
https://soundcloud.com/coreyjohn
i recorded a few things using my iphone to give it a listen and critique the tone.
i didnt transcribe when you wish by Jim but listened to it so many times that it sounds pretty similar.
Alley cat was a song i remember from an arcade game as a kid but when i heard a recording of jim play it with adam levy I had to learn it.
https://soundcloud.com/coreyjohn
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Nice
I'm considering another speaker swap bc what I have in now is no name and doesn't sound great cranked.
This is the 4th tube amp I've owned (blues junior, Mesa blue angel and drz maz prior). I'm convinced I sound pretty much the same no matter what amp I use.
The princeton is great weight wise. I found myself not going out to play bc I didn't want to bring a 70 pound drz
I have a 73 Princeton Reverb which had a replacement speaker when I got it a few years ago. I think it's a Ragin Cajun. I found that while I loved the overall tone, it wasn't quite loud and clear enough to keep up with my noisy rock band. I kept hunting around for other options...tried a DRRI, a Princeton non-verb and a few tweed combos. I always went back to my Princeton for the tone I heard in my head. In the end, my "problem" was solved by putting in a larger output transformer...sized more for a Deluxe Reverb. I now am getting tighter bass and more headroom than I had before. I mostly play rhythm guitar and sing so I wanted to achieve a little more of clean volume without maxing the amp volume. I turn it up pretty loud and ride the tele vol and tone.
It's a reversible mod, if that's a concern (and as long as you keep the parts) and it did the trick for me. I think the part I used is a Heyboer transformer...they are sold in a lot of places online.
I have enjoyed your stuff on Youtube as well!
The ragin Cajun has been brought up a lot in conversation w friends and tdpri so it is def on my radar.
Never thought about a transformer swap. I have no reservations about changing anything out on the amp so I will check out the cost.
I do however like having a little less volume. I jam w my buddy who plays drums in a lot of hardcore bands and I always try to get him to play brushes. W the princeton I have to tell him I can't get any louder, you will have to get softer!
Where I can found good transcriptions of this greats songs?
Saludos
JIG
Unfortunately I don't feel like selling the Deluxe or Twin to swing that deal.