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« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2011, 07:10:56 AM »
Quote from: jayster2 on August 14, 2009, 10:33:54 PM
+1 (or 2 or 3) on the Blackface Princeton. Best little bar amp I ever used. Plus it can be easily modded (cathode bias, master volume) to add versatility to it.

Wasn't the original Boogie a modded Princeton?
I took my BF Princeton Reverb in for service once and Vito said it was putting out over 30 watts
I bought it as a cutdown head (!) put it in a funky old Jansen (NZ) cab & stuck in a 200watt EV..heh
That was a great gigging amp, but it got stolen.

I've got a BF Super Reverb (which I also bought as a cutdown head) I've got a Mojo cab for it,
but I'm currently using it with a Laney "quad shaped" 2x12 box with HH Invaders
The metallers don't like the HH speakers, but I'm surprised how good they sound with the Super,
almost like EV's

I also had a BF Deluxe Reverb when I was a teenager...it used to eat other guy's 60 watters for breakfast

So yeah, I love blackfaces....but I still want an OTS!
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« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2011, 03:20:29 PM »
Hi

Cool!

With the upcoming release of the SSS, I guess we can explore the blackface more.

With us having more recognition,  I think we can do what we want, to the design.

it used to be "clone just sells easier.." but I think the natural progression, after some recognition, is to offer improved products of similar type

Well, some of you will smile knowing how "improved" stuff worked out for fender in the 70s.

But I am talking more abt features, look and feel, etc. I really dont like the slanted chassis front of the BF amps, for eg. Now I can make em straight and not worry so much! hehe..

Well actually, it worries me that we need to have 50 different cab designs. I'd love it if we can have 30 models that share the same cabs! 


of course, the 1st phase of attack would be to the DR and SR models.

Thanks!

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« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2011, 09:39:18 PM »
DR and SR would be an awesome start indeed. You already have your Prinzetone, I can imagine if would be even more excellent with reverb! I agree with the straight face vs slant face. I love the looks of the slant face, but it limits the cab choices.

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« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2011, 02:43:10 PM »
Quote from: ampkits on October 04, 2011, 03:20:29 PM
Hi

Cool!

With the upcoming release of the SSS, I guess we can explore the blackface more.

With us having more recognition,  I think we can do what we want, to the design.

it used to be "clone just sells easier.." but I think the natural progression, after some recognition, is to offer improved products of similar type

Well, some of you will smile knowing how "improved" stuff worked out for fender in the 70s.

But I am talking more abt features, look and feel, etc. I really dont like the slanted chassis front of the BF amps, for eg. Now I can make em straight and not worry so much! hehe..

Well actually, it worries me that we need to have 50 different cab designs. I'd love it if we can have 30 models that share the same cabs! 


of course, the 1st phase of attack would be to the DR and SR models.

Thanks!

Nik

Just do them to fit in the OTS cabinet and all will be well with the world...
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« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2011, 03:13:58 PM »
yes, improve the BF. use the dumble style iron, larmar, 25k mid pot and improve on the filtering and grounding scheme
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2012, 12:42:34 PM »
I am amazed Nik, that you wrote about the recognition that you now have and with this new found recognition you can offer amps "other than clones". I bought one of your kits a while back and as far as I was concerned you had all the recognition that you needed right their and then. I think I have done about 7 or 8 since then and put friends onto your stuff. You know all the mods that are needed to improve on the old amps and you are more than capable of building your own name brand amps that would blow the big names out of the water. I will never buy a fender production line amp over one of your amps again.
Go hard Nik and get your Ceriatone models out there. You have built the reputation and the people they come.
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