Fender Princeton Chorus DSP

2004 DSP model with built in effects, multiple types of chorus settings and limiter. 2 channel, effects loop etc... I use the amp onstage and in studio. Plenty of power for most gigs. But, I do mic most of my amps on the larger stages.

Tex-Mex Strat literally sings through this amp. Very versatile. As far as noise, it can be a little "swooshy" but, generally only when it's at obscenely loud.Typical Fender Chimey clean and a surprisingly tasty dirty channel. Comes about as close as possible to tube sound. Accepts pedals very well.I've owned many Roland Jazz Choruses and (in my opinion) this classic amp puts Roland to shame for great chorus sound.

Never needed a thing.

No opinion. But, Fender support sucks in my opinion.

Been playing pro for 35 years and have literally owned over 60 different amps.This one really fits just about any bill that you can play with the exception of Heavy Metal.It's a great amp that seems to be a very well kept secret. I hope it stays that way! Otherwise, the price is sure to go up on these.

Late 90s early 2000s model, 2 special design 10 inch speakers(I love that configuration in an amp), 25 watt solid state.Channel switching, DSP effects and of course, CHORUS! Pleanty of swat for my gigs and usage.

I use with a Strat and it sounds right at home.Not noisy at all.Typical Fender clean. Takes pedals well (if you need them with this). Wah Pedal, Tuner and Overdrive pedal is the only other pedal config that I use with the amp.

It's solid state!

Dont Know and Dont care!

Great "go-to amp" for Jazz, Reggae, Funk, Blues and maybe even some old Metal (with the right pedals.
These things are worth their weight in Gold. Don't take my word for it. Buy One!

SPEAKER COMPLEMENT: TWO FENDER SPECIAL DESIGN 10", 8 OHM SPEAKERS (P/N 0029753000)

POWER OUTPUT: 25W PER CHANNEL, (50W Total) @ 5% THD

Based on the classic design of the original Fender Princeton Stereo Chorus amplifier, the Princeton Chorus DSP is updated with Digital Signal Processing. Developed in Fender's own Digital Laboratory, the Princeton Chorus DSP features 32 studio-quality Stereo Effects that utilize twin power-amplifiers to maintain total stereo-separation. A selectable Overdrive Mode makes this virtually a two-channel amplifier! The Overdrive Mode features exclusive Fender Pre- & De-Emphasis Distortion Circuitry that produces the searing smooth highs and deep punch like that of an overdriven stack tube-amplifier.

Mainly used with an Ibanez RG470 with 2 humbuckers and a single coil pickup.

This little powerhouse has several features and all are great! Fender finally got it right with their Solid State. The chorus is stereo and blends wonderfully between the two ten inch speakers. The reverb is ..well, Fender, need I say more? The overdrive chanel is awesome. It has great compression, very comparable to a tube amp, and the presence control helps quite a lot. I went to buy a tube amp, but fell in love with this amp.

I play a large variety of music, which is why I traded my Marshall in. I use a vintage Tele, Hand made Strat, Gibson Sg, Kramer w/Seymour Duncans, Refirbed 1940's Silvertone w/ P-90's. This is the most versatile amp I have ever had in 35 years of playing. I can get everything from Brian Setzer, to B.B.King, to Angus Young. In the overdrive channel, I can get this amp to sound more like a Marshall than the Marshall I traded in. I know, you Marshall fans are calling me names, But I am a 70's- 80's Marshall Guy! This has everything I want in an amp!

The biggest complaint I have with these amps is the input jacks that are used on these amps. Cheap,Cheap,Cheap. The input jacks are plastic with a metal ring that is in the very front of the jack where you plug your chord in. These little metal rings eventually come off with your guitar chord, and then your chord fits loosely. Not Good. I had to replace the jacks. The problem is that the jacks are the PCB propriortary jacks so you have to replace them with the same ones. These are also known to blow a speaker now and then.

I called Fender and they sent the parts out in days.

I love this thing. If it got stolen, I would replace it the next day. The great thing is you can get a used one for about $200. I bought one for my brother and he loves his. I have a Fender Ultra chorus that I picked up with one chanel that doesn't work. The Ultra Chorus amp is the same but has two 12" speakers instead of 10" and is 65 watts instead of 50 watts. It also has the same features. I will fix this one and have it for larger Gigs. These chorus amps are great because you can connect them together with the stereo FX loop. I can't wait to here this one.

its overall pretty good and everything...yeah. so. its a pretty cool amp. its weight is good for the sound it produces. its some good stuff. its pretty damn loud. yeah. i really like the features on it...really good.

uh...it kind of...squeals at a really high pithced noise when it goes up to 10 with the Drive up on 10. so...usually what i do, is i crank the volume up to 10, and the drive down to...6 1/2 or 7. which is still. pretty effin' loud. but its good. it might make you go deaf, but thats what ear plugs are for. ive been playing for like...2 and a half years or so non-stop. cause i have nothing else better to do, besides high-school and the band im in. so. phfft. no one gives a crap.

its pretty reliable. i took it apart, and then put it back together all over again cause i got bored, and i wanted to see the insides of the amp. hah. yeah.

uhh...i dont really have...any customer support or anything like that, cause i havent had any problems with it. its pretty good stuff.

considering the fact i bought it for a hundred bucks at guitar center...its a damn. GOOD-AMPLIFIER. i love it. its loud and everything that really need on it for now, if i need a distortion and f-ect pedal...im pretty good with everything overall with the whole thing. so. im out.

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its friggin LOUD.

no but probaby 2003/2004 very versatile I play casino gigs so thats every thing from western swing to acdc the distortion won't rival a marshall or boogie but its great for blues or country rock (especally the roy buchannon thing) I play a variax and the tele and strat tones really sing its a very loud amp with lots of head room and since I mike it it has more than enough for the gigs I do ts 2 channels very sweet fender clean and a very usuable overdrive channel lots of note separation so very fast licks have air between the notes even when the drive is high the knobs usually look like this clean (4 2 5 overdrive(6 3 5 5 5) good reverb and other effects It would be cool if you could dial this down to 30 watts/10 I use all the features from time to time in studio but live just verb It does have a hiss but so do alot of amps turned up no 60 cycle hum though (with variax thats never an issue anyway I paid about 300 for thisand I really like it i have alot of amps but this one gets that nice fender tone especally at low volumes a very usuable amp

I use a variax and a telethinline it suits my basic style well which is jazz/blues it does have a hiss on overdrive channel I canh get anywhere from very cool jazz tones to santana like overdrive or danny gatton type tele sounds not a metal amp by any means but I don't need a rectifier sound with what i do I have only had the clean channel up to 5 and its very loud no distortion the distortion is not for everyone but it works well for me as i do not like to cover up my playing with alot of fuzz or overdrive

It has cut out in volume but only briefly I would probably bring a backup anyway

I have not had to deal with fender but I have in the past and they were always dependable and professional

playing about 40 years in every venue you can name just about yes i would buy another I love the portability and the tones compared it to alot of 30 watt combos and this blew them away tube or not I have about 5 other amps tube and solid state I like my carvin nomad for blues and country but it really does not have the punch this does its a great amp if you play a tele and you dig roy/danny/brent tone this will help you get there also if you dig the johnny winter musicman tone it can get really close try one

The Features are pretty standard for a decent amp, dual channel, headphone jack, mono and stereo outputs and effect loop jacks.
2x10inch speakers combing for 50watts of power which is plenty for home or studio use. Built in chorus, overdrive channel. It's defeinately got the basics down pat.

I've played through it with an Ibanez RG and a ESP H202, and find with both that the clean sounds on the amp a sensational. The Chorus is classic Fender and is thus brilliant. However the overdrive channel simply sux. Fender have no idea when it comes to producing a distortion that allows each individual note in a chord to ring through. This amp is muddy and dull regardless of how the eq is arranged. Thus (since i play music that requires high perfromance both clean and dirty this amp has let me down).

Definately a solid piece. It's never played up, and is able to take the standard beatings expected in touring and giiging on a regular basis.

Never had to deal with the company.

Overall the simple fact the the amps versatility in the sound department has let me down, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. For me the most important feature of an amp is how it sounds, and allthough the clean sounds are very good, the overdrive is so much of a letdown that I find it hard to give it any real support.

Hey Readers,
I think it's a 2002 amp. I begged my wife to let me get it. It's alot better then the little Squire amp I had. Power wise, it's loud, I gigged in a few night clubs but it's not as loud as it seems in my practice room. I was surprised how quiet it was once we were all on stage. Ask your drummer to get some lighter sticks :) One thing I really wish it had was a speaker out port. I'd like to get a second cab hooked up for jammin'. I play blues, funk, metal and classic rock, more of a Van Halen style.

I got a great deal on my Ibanez S series back in 92'. I've played other guitars at stores and only really like mine. Through the amp tone is pretty good. My guitars pretty versitile, I record alot too, and this amp put's out some fat tone for laying down tracks, clean and dirty tracks. When the amps on the dirty channel it hisses alot, I alway's have to step on the clean tone on the foot switch for some peace and quiet. I would reccomend a WAh pedal aswell, you get all your tones, and some wah in a light weight amp. Brutal distortion,... well put. I like the tone, I set most of my knobs at 7 on the EQ. and put the gain all the way up and set the limit knob at 3 just to control some of the feed back. Get the effects like delay at long delay and level at 7 or so. And the chorus at 7 and 1 or 2. I'm happy with it, honestly !

I can definatly use this at a gig with out a back up. I had it on a bar table in a club one time and I walked too far with the cord and pulled my amp off the table to the ground. I was facing the crowd and suddenly couldn't hear my self. Come to find out my amp was face down down on the dance floor, and the power cord was un-plugged. The roady picked it up and plugged it back in and it played like it never happened. Solid amp, little expensive, could be worth some money or rare in the future.

I have the 5 year warranty. The amp is great, never needed any service. Well mabe someone to haul it in to the club for me.

I've played music for about 15 years. I used to be in a metal band at 16 to 20 yrs old as a bass player. But really like rocking out on the guitar. Bass is good for starter guitar players. More roots ! I own, a Old TEISCO BASS and 80lb.Teisco BASS amp my dad gave me from his tour to Hong Kong back in the Navy. A fender nylon acoustic a yamaha bass (Ibanez Copy) a Deep wood grain red Ibanez S series (my baby) If my amp was stolen, with my renters insurance i'd probly buy a fender amp with the ability to add another cabinet. I love the big sound from the little amp, hate the over load light on the clean channel on stage. My brother has a Peavy amp the same size and my amp sounds better. I played fender amps in guitar shops and have a like for the tone. So when I shopped for my amp I looked at it, grabbed a guitar and plugged in. I've been plugging in to that very amp for almost 2 years since. I wish it had a lower price tag on it when I bought it, and wish it had the speaker out port on the back. I think i'm going to hold on to this little amp. It's going to be worth some money in the future. I Hope your like your's.

Medium size combo. Rated at 50 watts (which is deceptive, because it's really only 25 watts delivered to each speaker). 2 channels; clean and drive. Has two digital effects sections so you can have reverb and a nice chorus at the same time, etc. For the $500.price point of this amp new, it really should be at least 30 or 40 watts per channel, and should really come with a headphone jack, line out, and speaker out. Comes with 3-button footswitch for channels and effects. I'm guessing they were discontinued in favor of the Princeton 65 DSP now, since it has 65 watts into one speaker, and costs less new than what I payed for this amp used. On the other hand, I like this amp better.

I'm using a MIM Standard Telecaster, a MIM 50's Reissue Strat, and an ES175D hollowbody Jazz guitar. I bought it to get those sparkling Fender tones, and to use as a nice clean Jazz amp. It's VERY clean sounding. The clean channel shimmers like a clean channel should, although it does start to break up a tad when the volume knob approaches the 12:00 area. Cranked full-up, the amp breaks up, and may sound nice depending on how you like your tone. The breakup is not overpowering I'd say. The drive channel can produce some nice Blues rhythm crunches, but seems to especially like single coils rather than humbuckers. My Les Pauls seem too dark with the amp, but my ES175D sounds great. Regardless of which guitar I use and which room I'm in, the amp has a resonant peak somewhere in the lower midrange, which makes the bass sound a little bit boxy sometimes. It's not overbearing though. The DSP section is nice, but they should have split the two controls so that one control is dedicated only to reverbs and the other control dedicated to choruses, delays, flanges, etc. Also, some of the effects sound great, but somewhat weak. Overall it sounds great though.

Solid state is usually pretty reliable, I think.

Overall I'd say it's a sweet amp for Jazz and Blues players. Get warm, sparkling Jazz, a nice rowdy Swing sound, makes Teles and Strats sound real pretty, and gets great Funk rhythm tones. I've owned a lot of amps, (using Marshalls mostly right now), and I'd say that this amp should really be selling for about $399. rather than the $500. they were getting. Mine happens to be showroom mint w/ a 60 day in-store warranty, so the value's good enough. I dig it. For clean tones it's sweet, but the drive channel is mediocre.

Purchased in Aug 2000 from Mars Music in Raleigh. My Princeton has several DSP effects which include 2 types of chorus, flange, delay, 3 types of reverb, (room,hall,plate) and a combination of delay/reverb. I have found the delay/reverb combo to be very useful. 2x25 watts into 2x10" special design speakers. I play in a large church environment in a pit with drummer, bassist, 2 keyboards, and 2 guitarists, one acoustic and another electric. The Princeton has plenty of power so I can hear it over the drummer but is usually miced. Amazing clean channel usually set to 3. Solid state, always ready to play. Never had a problem. Wish it had a headphone jack, this would be useful when I am waiting for the singers to work out their parts. Could use a tremelo, some groups we cover for are using this effect.

My only electric is an Amercan Standard Strat, 1998 Swamp ash body, maple neck with stock, single coil pickups. I play a wide range of music,Christian contemporary (MWS, Third Day, Tom Petty, Gospel, Christmas, Doobies, DCTalk). Also play a 61' Harmony acoustic.
Fender clean is excellent with various combinations of delay/reverb and Chorus. Drive channel is OK, a little harsh on the bridge pickup however I can get a really nice Santana, Jazzy sounds out of the neck pickup, really smooth sounds using minor 7th's and 9th chords. tone set to 2 on the Strat and gain set to 4 on the Princeton. , Lots of compliments during a recent Christmas show. I used a combination of chorus, delay and reverb on the clean channel.

I have to admit, Fender quality speaks for itself. Never a problem, whenever I turn it on it is ready to play.

Never called them, does have a 5 year warranty. I did find an excellent repair shop in Raleigh "Tech Repair Services" who have serviced my VOX AD120. Fortunately just made it under the one year warranty.

Have been playing electric for 3 years. Acoustic since college days 1982 or so. This being my first AMP used in live situations, I will have to give it a ten. It has never died in a live performance. Had several compliments on the clean tone, even from the drummer. I would more than likely purchase the Princeton Chorus again for these same reasons. Also because of the price. For the price paid this Fender delivers. My next amp will probably be a Fender tube amp or Dr.Z. I recently heard a live band in SF pier 39 playing blues. The Guitarist used an ancient looking twin that sounded incredible. Can't beat that Fender sound.