His electric guitar of choice is a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster, and he often uses an amp named 1962 Fender Princeton from the same company. The Vibrolux drives the tremolo from the 2nd 1/2 of the first tube, the Princeton drives it from the 2nd 1/2 of the second tube. The Princeton uses 30uf filter caps, the Vibrolux uses 16uf. Solid pine was a traditional Fender amp construction hallmark of the 1950s and ’60s, making for more resonant and more “musical” speaker cabinets. Chris Stapleton primarily plays electric and acoustic guitars. The Tweed Vibrolux and the Brown Princeton are nearly Identical. We haven’t done a hand-wired reissue of any of the Fender Brown amps from the. Based on the award-winning musician’s personal go-to, the ’62 Princeton Chris Stapleton Edition amp is a unique addition to the Fender line-up. Rich, pulsating tremolo in any shade from subtle to stupendous is simply part of Fender’s guitar-amp DNA. Fender, the legendary American guitar and amp maker, just reissued an amp from 1962 for Chris Stapleton. The sparkling cleans, rich overdrive and organic tremolo of Fender’s famous brown amps are prized by guitarists who know and appreciate unique tones.Įminence speakers deliver versatile tone and performance spanning every sonic shade from clean to mean, and everything in between. This amplifier features hand-wired circuitry, mounted on eyelet board, performed by a builder at a workbench, just like the iconic Fender guitar amps of the 1950s and ’60s. Includes 1-button tremolo footswitch and Filson Rugged Twill fabric cover.Fender Vintage “Blue” tone caps Schumacher transformers.Two 12AX7 preamp tubes two 6V6 power tubes single 5Y3 rectifier tube.Eminence 12” Special Design “CS” speaker.Includes 1-button switch for tremolo and retro-styled Filson™ Rugged Twill fabric cover. The acoustically resonant solid pine cabinet wears rough brown textured vinyl covering, wheat grille cloth and thick dark brown leather handle, while the dark brown control panel sports dark brown “radio” knobs and the rear panel features an engraved brass plate with Chris Stapleton artwork. This 12W combo features Fender Vintage “Blue” tone caps, Schumacher™ transformers, an upgraded Eminence® 12” Special Design “CS” speaker, and an output tube-biased tremolo circuit. The hand-wired ’62 Princeton Chris Stapleton Edition combines the classic 6G2 circuit with Stapleton’s favorite features and personally chosen aesthetic touches. Adjustable feedback resistance, or a switch for two values (56K & maybe 150K.) M-150 tone caps.Ĭomments and ideas are encouraged and I can post some progress photos if there is interest.The brown ’62 Princeton amp’s sensitivity and smooth organic tremolo made it a longtime studio favorite and the ideal partner for Grammy®-winning country artist, Chris Stapleton. Typical deluxe reverb bias spec with adjustable bias. Using a Classic Tone PT that allows me to shoot for 320V and has a bias tap. They kept the original heater wiring scheme which surprised me - maybe I should not bother with twisted pairs?
CHRIS STAPLETON FENDER AMP MODS
I read that Chris's amp had mods to the trem circuit - can't see the pots - but its power tube bias modulation which is std I think. I'm using a 2x32 F&T can and a 20 axial on the board near the preamp tubes. I doubt the need for this.ģ axial filter caps. Preamp grounds to chassis bolts no brass plate. It is intermittent and lasts for about 2 to 3 minutes while the amp is warming up. Is this a UL thing?ĭiodes on both the power tube and rectifier sockets. The noise is heard through the speaker, even with all the controls at zero, and is completely independent of any control (the noise does not get louder when maxing the amps volume, and it is not affected by the tone control either). Just starting the build.Īdditional fuses for the heaters and B+.
Right after collecting the parts I saw this reissue and its price, and felt better about the $ I'd spent. I had decided to build a 6G2 after reading about the originals, and after building a 6G3 Deluxe which I really like. Grammy-winning country artist Christ Stapleton is open about his affinity for the grittier sounds of outlaw country artists from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
This link includes a gut shot of the amp with a zoom window.
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