I completed building "Brownie" just this morning. It is a little non-standard, in that it is a 6G2 model (Brown era), but I used a Blues Junior style cabinet, so the panel is on the top instead of the front. Speaker is a JBL K-120, and the power and output transformers are bigger than normal for this amp. The result is that the amp doesn't get mushy at high volume like some Browns and most Tweeds. Fat, sweet, and she sings when cranked up. I also paralleled a .1uF cap with the .02uF cap in the trem circuit to slow it down to my taste. I am really happy with the results. Only thing left to do is install the back panel to cover the chassis.
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A new Princeton is born
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Very nice build 
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gary sanders
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LOVE the cab!
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Looking good!
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statorvane
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Sharp looking amp & cab. Bet you have a lot of fun playing that.
Prince
I love it.Beautiful job.Perfect for small places and practice.I would use that at church on Sundays.The cab,handle faceplate is SWEET!!!!!!!!!!Enjoy,Im putting one of those on my bucket list!!!Mikey
PS Absolutly one of the finest speakers made,What a plus having the JBL.
I have one in my fender deluxe and nothing compares when you want clean tight tones!
PS Absolutly one of the finest speakers made,What a plus having the JBL.
I have one in my fender deluxe and nothing compares when you want clean tight tones!
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Thanks everyone. I am hoping to install the back pane today, and then I can really start enjoying the amp. As is, I am worried that my kitten will snoop around in back and get electrocuted
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Milkmansound
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looks great!
good move with the back plane - cats love tube amps. Not sure what thats all about - maybe its the heat. Maybe Egyptian Pharaohs had Marshall stacks.
good move with the back plane - cats love tube amps. Not sure what thats all about - maybe its the heat. Maybe Egyptian Pharaohs had Marshall stacks.
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The chassis is too big, it almost looks like you did not have to struggle fitting everything in. Time to add reverb. Just kidding, nice.
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Haha. You're right though - I have big fat hands and like room to workprinter2 wrote:The chassis is too big, it almost looks like you did not have to struggle fitting everything in. Time to add reverb. Just kidding, nice.