[Harp-L] mechanical mod for '65 Princton Fender RI

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

i just had a friend of mine who's handy with such things put a pair  
of 14" Fender tilt back legs on my Fender Princeton Reverb RI.  WOW!   
Tilted back, the amp opens up with an improved and more tonally  
balanced sound that is perceptibly and pleasantly different than when  
the amp is not tilted back.  Hard to describe, but i REALLY like it.   
I like this amp anyway, but now i like it  even more.  The tilt back  
legs are a VERY nice improvement . (I'm using a 545 Ultimate into the  
#2 input.)

You should also  put metal corners on the bottom of the amp if you  
put legs on.  Use Fender amp corners WITH a tongue. This will require  
that the little metal feet be taken off the bottom of the amp and  
replaced with the much  nicer Fender Sphinx Glides so that the  
corners will fit on. Screw the Sphinx Glides into the bottom screw  
hole of the corners.  Very elegant in appearance when you are done.  
And all the parts are genuine Fender for those who care about such  
things.

I'm absolutely thrilled that i did this.  All the parts are available  
at Musicians Friend for less than $60 total (much less if they are  
running some type of a sale).  Btw, the Fender amp corners from MF  
(and from Guitar Center) DO have a tongue even though the listings  
say they don't.

Unbelievable improvement for playing harmonica through this amp .   
And if for some reason you don't like it (and i can't think of one)  
just don't tilt the amp back.

JP