It's evident that it's far from the dynamics a tube amps has, but the sound isn't sterile at all, like with some other amps in the same category. It's a real delight to plug in my Strat live with the amp's reverb. I changed the volume pot of the clean channel with a log pot and the amp has become even better.

I bought it two months ago and it was an excellent surprise: A typical Fender with two channels, light and powerful. I use the drive channel as a clean boost with the gain set to minimum, and I have added a Joyo F14 American for the crunch. The Princeton 112+ comes very close in terms of clean sound, with colder dynamics, obviously, but perfectly usable for my music style: The sound is typical Fender, meaning crystalline and well-defined. My amp is a 12-watt, class A Fender Champ 12 with a 6L6GC, mounted with the Torrès kit and I'm really satisfied with it. I have a Strat and play '50s Rock 'n' Roll. Well, it's progressive and useful thanks to the contour control. I expected worse from the drive channel because I had already tried other solid-state Fenders (FM65, RocPro 100, for example), and it was obvious to me that it isn't the brand's main strength. Hyper-clean, well-defined sound, pleasant without the need to spend much time with it. The clean channel comes originally with a reverse log pot for the volume, so the volume increases quite a bit from 0 to 1. In terms of controls, it features two channels with separate EQ, reverb (not amazing, but correct), FX loop, and headphones output on the front panel. I went for this 1996 solid-state Fender Princeton 112+, made in USA, rated at 65 watts, with a 12' speaker, and weighing 31 lbs, which has perfect looks for its age.

I needed a backup amp and thought about a basic solid-state amp that wasn't heavy and fitted in my car's trunk.

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