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.

p.s.

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.

Made in 2000, I bought this amp as my first guitar amp a little over a year ago (Christmas of 2001). It has amazing features. How could you ask for more? It sounds like you have 10 effects pedals hooked up to a Roland Jazz amp.

I have two guitars, a fender standard strat (mexican), and an epiphone les paul nuclear extreme. I mostly use the strat because I like the coil sound. I was into the whole heavey metal and grunge music in the begining, so I really didn't get to appreciate the wonderful sounds of this amp. Hey kids will be kids right? I ran a metal zone and got an okay sound. Not enough low end, but what can I expect from 2 10" speakers? The clean sound is amazing and is NO WAY distorted at high volumes. As for the distortion, it sounded bad, real bad. But its more of a jazzy distortion. Its not the amps fault, I just picked something that wasn't in my range of tone.

This thing is reliable. The only problem I had was in the begining, I couldn't get any special features to work. My guitar teacher fixed that in about a second. I giged a few times with it, and it worked. You can't use it in a big area becuase the sound isn't too loud. I would say 50 Fender watts equals to 25 Marshall, Crate, Laney, or any other loud amp watts. Still going way strong.

I never dealt with the company, but the guys at C&C in Hazleton, Pa are great. We gotta stop buying from magazines guys cause its our little shops that need the money. They are there when we need them, not a magazine. How would you feel if someone came into your shop asking you to fix their amp that they bought from a magazine?

I've been playing for a little over a year now and my music style has changed. I still like metal and all that but I appreciate a nice clean sound. My Fender sounds great. I have a crate half stack to jam out on, but when i record on my 8 track on clean parts, I use my Fender. I dont think I would buy this again if it was taken. I might buy a head of this type but just because I want to crank it. I just wish maybe it would have a differnt set of settings for the distorted channel. Those effects turned up high can make ear cracking feedback!

2001 Fender Princeton Chorus DSP. This amp gives a variety of wonderful clean tones, easy to set for smooth jazz and crunchy blues. Mosty, I play ambient rock sort of things (Police, Rush, Radiohead, etc.) which its well suited for. 50W from two 10" speakers is fine for most gigs I play (small to medium).

The two channels run through one Eq., which I was skeptic at first, but it works fine if you eq for the room and not the sound. The foot switch allows you to switch channels, as well as, toggle reverb/delay and toggle chorus/flange which makes me _really_ happy. Check out the "Sounds" section of this review for more on the great DSP. The foot switch is great -- I have complete control over the amp. I don't even need to run through any stompboxes or effects (except for a WahWah if you're into that).

This amp is super clean and clear, the drive channel will take a few moments to get the sound you want, but I've been able to get everything I want. There is this mid-boost button on the drive channel which I press from time to time but leave off for the most part.

This amp also lets you run through a stereo effect loop, which is a must for me.

Though I wish it had a headphone jack (hence my score of 9).

I run a 1991 Fender Strat Ultra with the now deprecated Fender Lace Sensors, this amp appears to love them and reproduces each pickup perfectly!

I play rather spacey, so sound and delay is what I need. I either need warm and thick (which it does by default), or tinny (I have to set the bass eq to 2-3).

The DSP is awesome. The Reverb lets you pick Room/Hall/Plate, as well has a Delay which moves from a slap-back to a full on delay! You get to control the delay time and the mix. The Chorus is thick and wide (you'll never go back to mono-psudo-stereo!) and you get to set the Mix, Speed (Rate), and Depth.

Amp hasn't been too noisy, but I don't turn up much (4-5 vol on the clean channel), I mic. the amp at medium gigs.

The amp is still rather new but shows no signs of failure. I've banged it against one to many door frames and it doesn't even show much of a scratch. And it's all solid-state...no moving parts generally means no failures.

Fender slaps a 5 year warrenty on the amp, but one year for the speakers. The warrenty is fully transferable if you sign your name and the new owner on your sales reciept.

Generally, the Fender people are as good as your local Fender repair dealer. In the past, they've been good people, but that could just be my local shop. Finding a Fender dealer is rather easy...just hit their web site.

I've been playing since 1989. I also run a Dean Markley pop-in pickup in a Martin 6 String and a Seagull 12 through this amp from time to time and it is fabulous.

I couldn't imagine owning any other amp right now. I looked at a handful of Fenders (30w DSP to a Stage 112 100w w/celestron 12") and several twin 12" Peavy and Epiphones. Honestly, I wasn't even planning on buying this amp (I was looking at the Princeton 65 DSP), but I plugged in to this one in the store for fun and realized the choice was obvious. It's such great amp. Compaired to the Princeton 65 DSP, the Chorus DSP is much more flexible.

2001 princeton chorus dsp ss amp, 2x25w 10", stereo chorus, flange,delay, reverb, distortion, fx loop, 3 button footswitch, etc. lots of features in this amp. only wish the delay was more usable. the chorus is awesome and very tweakable (unlike delay). this can get pretty loud with out sounding bad. no line out or headphone jack though.

i use a 72 thinline tele RI with wide range humbuckers thru it and it sounds amazing. very punchy on the bridge and very warm on the neck. i also play a homemade strat w/ a lace sensor silver at the neck and a duncan lil 59er at the bridge. the lil 59er wails with distortion on this amp. the dist. channel on this amp is very...harsh. its extremely digital sounding. not too usable. but i didnt buy it for that. as bad as it is distorted, it is a thousand times better clean. the most clean sounding amp you might ever hear, very bell like with my silver sensors.

love this amp

2001 Fender Ultimate Chorus DSP made in mexico. I used to own a Line6 AX2 which was flexible for me but I have decided that less is more. I play 80's Hair, Metal, Neo-Classical and Jazz. This amp covers them all.

The amp is 130 Watts (65 X 2) equipped with two (2) Fender custom designed speakers. Has two inputs, digital effects (Chorus, Delay, Flange, Reverb) and wheels. 2 channels with A midrange boost switch. A 3 button footswitch. The amp has enough power for the bedroom, den or small to medium sized gig.


No headphone jack or speaker out :( so I'll give features and 8.

First off, I immediately yanked the fender speakers out of the cab and put in two(2) celestion vintage 30's I had from a previous cab. WOW! I recommend this upgrade. This emphasizes the sound and pronounces the distortion edge. Also I just love the way the DYNA-TOUCH SS Distortion feedsback at the top, just like a pushed marshall. It's hard to describe this amp initially. I thought it was a one trick pony, but I was so wrong. This amp has multiple personalities. It can sound much like a Marshall, Soldano/5150. There is a mid-range boost switch, when pressed gives a little more gain that can push your solo over the top. I MUST EMPHASIZE THAT THIS AMP IS EXTREMELY CLEAR AND ARTICULATE. The notes are clear and distinguished and don't get lost in the mix.

I play a modified Fender strat S/S/S with dimarzio HS-3 (Bridge) and Virtual Vintage 2.1 (Neck and Middle). I get a "scrunchy" sustaining sound from the amp that is the sound that I desire. This amp has unbelievable sustain. I also play a Steinberger GM and a Peavey Wolfgang which sound awesome as well. I use a DOD overdrive pedal in front of the amp only when I play the Strat; the HS-3 is a low output pickup and I need a little more gain.

On the CLEAN Channel I was blown away by the clarity and headroom. When I added chorus, I got an angelic bell like sound that fender is famous for.

For months I snubbed this amp when I passed it at Sam Ash, because I owned a Line6 AX2. Little dd I know that these Solid State amps from fender sound a hell of alot better than anything else out there.

No need yet. Still under warranty though.

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Very versitle amp that has a diverse tonal range. It's a great practice/gigging amp in my opinion because of superior OD and Clean channels and power.

I bought the amp at Guitar Center for $500. The amp's features create a wide range of sounds. It has two channels between clean and overdrive which can be activated with the included foot petal. In the overdrive there is a mid-range boost. The overdrive features a limiter and gain control to create a wide range of distortions.

The amp also has a digital signal processor for delay, reverb, chorus, flange effects. These effects can sometimes be used to create ambient clean tones, or glam rockesq sounds, but be careful cause the effects can sometimes be overbearing or annoying. These effects can also be activated with the included footpetal.

Overall the amp has a nice selection.

I play an American Standard Fender with a Seymour Duncan hot rails in the bridge position. Overall I can get nearly any sound I want within the range of a solid state amp. I cant get that warm bluesy sound like a tube, but for a solid the sounds are really good. The amp produces a low hum no matter what channel it's on.

I give the sound an 8 for one reason. The bass knob. When playing at practice or comfortable solo levels the bass must be turned down to a 2 or 3 otherwise the low E string roars and drowns out the other strings. To have a bassier sound I must also increase the volume and crank up the mid and high knobs in order to compensate for the bass sound.

With the bass at a 2 or 3 the amp sparkles.

I have only had it for a month.

5 year transferrable warranty.

The amp is only 25 watts on each speaker so the clean channel only gets so loud. The overdrive can get quite a bit louder. This amp could be used for small gigs for sure.

I really like this amp and do recommend it.

I bought this amp two years ago at Mars Music. It was a floor model. This is a very versatile amp, but that deos'nt affect me too much as all that I aspire to play is Metal. I would suppose the clean sound is as impressive as others here think it is , but I only go there to tune. It has no headphone jack and that is indeed a pity. Would'nt mind having a speaker out jack either. I dont use alot of the effects on this amp. I've got it set to a flange and big-room reverb and I have not touched those settings in a year. This amp stays mostly at the house and has very much more than enough power for the living room. It deos get loud, and my 8yr. old son runs for his room every time he sees me reaching for the volume knob.

I am playing an Epiphone Les Paul, 95 Gibson Les Paul, 81 Gibson Explorer thru this amp. Dimarzio Super Distortions are on all of those beasts. I've got the overdrive gain set at 9, and the presence set at +4. I am very satisfied with that sound at low volume. No limiting here, but I have the mid-boost button engaged. Once again, the amp has been set this way for at least a year. Now, it deos at times seem to be a bit noisy, but it turns out that might not be the amp. I've recently discovered that the hovel I reside in has no grounded outlets--just 3 prong wall outlets that have no ground wire hooked up at all. Because of this { I am convinced } I have changed speakers that I thought were blown. When it is clean it some times breaks up rather badly when I strike the srings in a ah....vigorous way. I intend to check that anomaly out with another Princeton Chorus DSP that a friend of mine owns, but I suspect it might be that grouding thing I mentioned above. The manual that came with it says it must be plugged into a grounded outlet. If that is the case then I am surprised that I have'nt blown it up yet.....

It seems to be very reliable. I mean, every time I turn it on it actually comes on. It has never broken down. I have encountered no anomalies while in operation, and if I was a gigging guitar player I would rely on it absolutely with no backup { who can afford one of those any way???? }.

I don't know about the warranty-- I forgot to send in my card. I don't have any idea about Fender's customer support either.

I've been doing this guitar thing since 1976 and I would rather not think of that in terms of actual years thank you. I grew up with a 1972 50 watt Marshall head and slant top cabinet, EH Electric Mistress, and a DOD 10 band E.Q. I have owned a Lab Series L7, and ran the same stomp devices thru it. In addition to the little Fender I own now another old Marshall 50 watt. A JMP going to a 2-12 cabinet which I overdrive with either a classic SansAmp or a very old Chandler Tube Driver I didnt know I had { it fell out of the closet, one day, and hit me on the head! }. Really I cant decide which one of those to use--they both have thier good and bad pointes. I dont have that problem with the Fender. It won't let me use either one! I had thought it would be nice to have a different type of distortion going thru it but every time I try to hook it all up I get way too much noise even using the clean channel. Could be my peculiar grounding problem again though....don't know yet. But I don't really need it. For me the Fender distorts & sustains just peachy all by itself. My only other possible complaint about this amp would be that it did not seem to have very much definition at band-jam volumes. I have only gotten to do this once with this amp, and I did not have any time to attempt to sculpt a high volume sound with it. In these reviews I have read of others describing the "Fender distortion" sound of this amp. I must say that if it had sounded anything at all like the Fender amps I had to play on in the late 70s {Twin Reverbs--the only other Fender experience I've had} I would have never bought it. Those things were impossible to get a tone out of. For a transitor amp, they got it right with this one. I am very pleased with it, and that is no small concession for someone who grew up with ancient Marshalls.

This solid state amp is brand new in 2001; made in Mexico; lists for $719 USD.

Here's the very impressive list of features:
* 2-10" Fender-branded speakers
* 2x25 watts for 50 watts in stereo
* 40lbs - light and portable
* mono and stereo effects loop (mounted on back, instead of front like its non-DSP predecessor)
* 3 button switch for overdrive/clean, reverb/delay, and chorus/flange
* clean and overdrive channels
* treble, bass, mid controls on each channel with mid-boost and limiter controls on the drive channel
* low impedance and high impedance inputs for gutiars with preamps and ormal guitars
* Rotary dials for DSP-based effects:
- Reverb/Delay:
: hall, room, plate with several flavors of each
: several types of delay
: several delay and reverb combinations
- Intensity control for reverb and delay
- Chorus (about 10 types) and flanger (4 types)
- Rate and depth controls for chorus/flanger
* Overdrive channel has gain and volume controls along with mid-boost and presence. All other EQ knobs are shared between the two channels.
* Blackface type cosmetics; blue sparkle grill cloth - very pretty amp

If you want separate EQ controls for each channel, you need to look at the Ultimate Chorus DSP amp (dual 12's, 2x65 watts, lots more money).

The PC-DSP has plenty of power for my hobbyist playing and i figure I'll be able to play small gigs with it. It's plenty loud enough and versatile enough to satisfy my urge for clean jazz and raucous Rock 'n Roll!

There are no preset programs and no way to save any - thank goodness!No programming - YES!

OK, if there was one feature I'd like to see on the amp is MIDI in/out - just for the future. If it had that, I'd give it a "11"!

So far, I've only played my Washburn HB-35S through it. I have a couple of deep body jazz archtops to try out as well, but for now I'm getting to know my new HB35 a little better.

I play jazz, blues, and rock and this amp is perfect for all 3 genres!

I like effects like chorus, reverb, and delay and prefer those effects be on-board as they just sound better to me when they are part of the amp's internal circuitry as opposed to an external $300 multi-FX box.

There is some very, very low level hiss that you can hear in a silent room when the amp is completely idle and you're not breathing too heavily :) Crank the overdrive and the hiss increases slightly, but certainly no more than any tube amp I've ever had!

*** REVERB *** The digital reverb on the PC-DSP is much better and offers way more variety than the long-tail, solid state, 3 spring reverb on the regular PC's. I know, I've owned both. In fact, it is better than any of that solid state Fender reverb that so many folks mistake for "classic Fender reverb" (which is tube-driven).

*** CHORUS *** The digital chorus on the PC-DSP is mroe versatile than that on the regular PC, but the regular PC's chorus is richer, but more one-dimensional. Still, you'll lvoe the PC-DSP's many varieties of chorus.

*** DELAY *** Excellent and many varieties.

*** FLANGER *** Eh, sounds liek wild chorus to me. In tandem with the overdrive channel, the flanger allows you to get glamour-rock tones! Nice! Without the overdrive and it's a bit much for me, but - hey - just dial the intensity back some and it sounds decent clean.

*** CLEAN CHANNEL ***
Very clean, jangly, expressive. The PC-DSP actually sounds better naked (no effects) outta the box than does the regular PC. I expect it will sound even better naked when those speakers break in. This channel is fine for jazz and clean rock or blues. Of course, with only 2x25 watts at your disposal, cranking the clean channel will only take you so far, so don't buy this amp hoping to play to a crowd of a thousand unless you mic it.

I had a 70's Super Reverb that sounded better naked and clean than the PC-DSP, but that's an all-tube amp with 4x10" speakers and essentially a one-trick pony (70 watter, clean all the way). That amp was the eptiome of clean tone and the PC-DSP and any other SS amp can't touch it for naked, clean tone.

*** OVERDRIVE CHANNEL ***
Excellent, especially with a touch of 'verb and chorus/flange. Without the effects, the OD is one-dimensional, just like a tube amp. Vary the gain and add in the ffects and most any tone is possible on the PC-DSP! OK, maybe not death metal, but I don't play that, so I don't care.

Compared to other SS amps, this baby gets a "10"!

If I was comparing just the clean tone to my ex-Super Reverb, the PC-DSP would get a 6-7. If I was comparing just the reverb between the PC-DSP and my ex-SR, the PC-DSP would get a 7.5-8.0.

Liking an all-in-one package, I had a yamaha DG80-112 digital modeling amp which won rave reviews everywhere. I couldn't find but one negative comment against the amp.

The PC-DSP kills the DG80-112 in the clean department! The PC-DSP kills the DG80 in the chorus and reverb department, too! The DG80 had more EQ controls like low and hi-mids which were quite nice and handy, but there wasn't a clean tone in that amp, though the effects-laden OD tones were nice.

My PC-DSP is replacing the DG80, no questions asked!

Remember, I'm giving this guy a "10" compared to other SS and many smaller tube amps, but not to vintage SR's, Vibroverbs and such which I had also considered, but when I thought about spending $800+ for a tube amp that would be heavy as heck and another $400 on a decent multi-FX pedal, I said, "forget it!".

I can grab my PC-DSP and go and get any sound I want, so why bother with other amps?

It's new for me, so I can't comment. If it is built anywhere as near as good as my 1988-91 ex-Fender red-knob Princeton Chorus, it'll be just fine. One thing, my ex-PC had all metal connectors, while my PC-DSP sports plastic ones.

Have not needed it with this amp.

I have been playing for about 10 years over the last 25 years, taking 15 years off to raise a family etc. I have recently owned Fender SR, PR-II, Super 60, Champ, PC, Stage 112-SE, 185, Yama DG80, Gibson Skylark, and a while lot of other stuff (see: http://www.geocities.com/oasysco/gearidx.htm ).

If I lost it, I'd get another one. It's the end of amp searching and ravenous gear consumption for me - I hope :) Now, I can get back into playing.

has all kinds of goodies....distortion, 2 chorus, flange, a million reverbs, delay.....2 inputs, footswitch

it makes my POS squire strat sound better. i won't say great because you can only do so much with a peice of junk, but for the price it is good. i think i actually like the amp distortion better than my boss sd-1. it also eliminates the need for my ice box

i have only had it for a short while, but from what i hear this thing is a beast

never dealt with them

i think this is a great second amp. i use it in the church band i am in and mike it, but it is plenty loud for smaller places. i've only been playing for about 5 years, but this amp is just the next logical step up in my gear. i would recomend it to any starters turned amatuer.(if you play christian or blues or classic rock and have some settings you wouldn't mind sharing please email me)

This is a 2000 model with a digital signal processor (hence DSP), high and low gain inputs, two channels (clean and fuzz), stereo and mono effects loops. It boasts 2x25 watts and has 2x10 speakers, and comes with a three button foot switch (channel, reverb/delay and chorus/flanger). The effects are a really neat feature, but they are not of the highest quality and I doubt they would be suitable for recording or serious live performances. It is great for a practice amp and can dial up many different sounds.

I use a wide variety of guitars including customized Yamaha Pacifica and Kramer Seven String, American Strat (stock) and Ibanez Studio (stock). This amp is solid state so it is very clear and quiet on the clean channels. I play everything from classical and jazz to speed metal and techno so one amp won't cut it for me, and I bought this amp as a practice amp mainly for the clean tones which are very nice and "fendery". The distortion is typical of fender solid states and not a marshal. One cool feature of this amp is boosting the gain on the distortion to about 8 with a good load of bass on the equalizer while at the same time setting the reverb channel to 10 on the smallest combination of delay and reverb. It sound just like standing outside a concert hall when a metal band is playing!
The distortion is a little noisy, but not more than one would expect, and the breaking up of the clean channel is very bluesy (and LOUD).

This amp was a floor model at guitar center and had bad connections somewhere, but imagine the abuse it gets there. The DSP probably makes it a little less sturdy compared with other amps, but overall it seems fairly solid.

As I said this amp was broken when I got it, so it was sent to Fender even before I could take it out of the shop. The guys at Fender take their time after what I've heard and I was told it would take from four to six weeks, but it came back after almost two, so I couldn't complain. Fender also has a good warranty covering almost all kinds of breakdown, except for that resulting from abuse or misuse, for five years.

I have been palying for seven years and have owned JCM800 head with 4x10 cabinet(still have it), crate stereo chorus of some kind (I hate the Crate sound, so I sold it), Valvestate 8080 (still have it), a roland of some kind (sold) and this one.
This beats any of the above mentioned amps in value (for 160 bucks!), but is not worth the street price of about 500. It is a great versatile practice amp and includes useable effects and it has the "glassy" sound of fender. It serves a purpose as a small jamming amp and my friends drool over it when I mention what paid for it. If I was rating this by the 500 price tag I would give it a 5, but for what I paid its 10, so that's the verdict.
If it was stolen and I could get it for less than 300 I would probably buy it again, but I would rather spend to hundred more than the 500 tag and get a DeVille tube amp.

BTW Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

?2000? Fender DSP, 2 channels, chorus/flange/delay/reverb... This is an incredibly versatile and dyanmic amp.
let's see
chorus 1,2
flange - I never use, but it's good
delay,a few kinds of reverb (plate,hall...)

2 inputs-jame with friends or plug in a mic

I'm playing a new US Telecaster, and I find the I can get good crunch around 4 or 3 on the gain. More would be too much more me and my psuedo blues bits, maybe 5 for punk and the presence up a little. It offers a lot of distrtion a low ass volumes...like less than 1. Not noisy. Has two inputs so I jam around with my friends or plug in a mic for a song and dance bit.

It's pretty loud, had a few noise complaints at home.

n/a - never had any problems ...but it IS my backup now, or If I jsut feel feel like messin around for a few hours later night.

n/a

Been playing for a few years, play punk and blues, like the amp for both of these. It could do a small gig. Give it an 8 only cause it's solid state, but it's excellent value. I was sure I was gonna sell it, but I like the Fender DSP too much to get rid of it!

Refer to my review shown below from 07/12/2000 19:34.

Refer to my review shown below from 07/12/2000 19:34.

Refer to my review shown below from 07/12/2000 19:34.

Refer to my review shown below from 07/12/2000 19:34.

I have another review for this amp shown below from 07/12/2000 19:34.
My primary concern at the time was the way it sounded at high volumes. Since that review I've been able to spend more time with it cranked up. The jury is in and it sounds "incredible!!". The thing remains very clear and extremely well voiced at top volume. I'm completely thrilled with this amp. It still does not get the compressed sound that a tube amp gets, however, my Route 66 pedal handles that pretty well. I strongly recommend trying this one out because it gives you the killer Fender sound at a good price. I have two other tube amps right now that this one blows away. It's not a Marshall or Boogie, so don't look for mega distortion.

Incidentally, I play Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups and Fender Custom Shop '54 pickups through it. I give this solid state amp a 10.

MY 2000 MODEL PRINCETON CHORUS DSP IS THE BEST AMP I'VE OWNED,AND I'M STILL EXPERIMENTING WITH ITS ALMOST UNLIMITED CAPABILITIES.
I'M 49 AND HAVE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR ON AND OFF SINCE I WAS 8.
THIS AMP IS TERRIFIC FOR HOME PLAY AND JAMMING WITH FRIENDS.
I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS AND AM STILL FINDING NEW SOUNDS.
THIS IS A STEREO AMP WITH 50 WATTS OF POWER ( 2 X 25 W ).
THERE ARE TWO CHANNELS (CLEAN AND EFFECTS), A 3 SWITCH FOOT PEDAL, EFFECTS IN AND OUT, VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE, GAIN, MID, PRESENCE, REVERB, AND A SLEW OF SPECIAL EFFECTS INCLUDING CHORUS, ECHO, ETC.
MANY MANY MANY SOUNDS FROM THIS FENDER. IT'S ALL SOLID STATE AND TO ME, THATS A GOOD THING. THE AMP HAS THAT CLASSIC FENDER SOUND WITHOUT ANY OF THE POP AND CRACKLE THAT MY 64 SUPER REVERD HAD. (WHICH I STUPIDLY SOLD ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO FOR 200 DOLLARS)
ONE FEATURE I WISH THE DSP HAD IS A HEADPHONE JACK.
THE TWIN 10 INCH FENDER SPEAKERS SOUND GREAT, GIVING A TRUE, RICH, STEREO SOUND.
THE CABINET IS CLASSIC FENDER.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE FENDER AMPS; DON'T BUY IT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO SOUND LIKE A MARSHALL, LINE 6, CRATE, ETC.
AUTHENTIC FENDER.
I PURCHASED A NEW OLD STOCK CALIFORNIA STRAT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE PAIR SOUND UNBELEIVABLE TOGETHER.
MY 67 GRETCH SINGLE ANNIVERSARY ALSO SOUNDS AWESOME THROUGH THE DSP; BUT OF COURSE, WAY DIFFERENT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE OLDER STYLE AMPS I GREW UP WITH.

THE AMP SOUNDS GREAT WITH BOTH OF MY GUITARS. A NEW,(N.0.S) FENDER CALIFORNIA SERIES STRAT, AND MY CLASSIC GRETCH.
I PLAY A VARIETY OF MUSIC. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING EXCEPT METAL, GRUNGE, PUNK.
THE AMP IS CLEAR AS A BELL, WITH SOME GOOD MILD DISTORTION USING THE GAIN CONTROL.
I DON'T PLAY IN LARGE HALLS, MOSTLY IN THE REC ROOM OR JAMMING AT A FRIENDS, SO I DON'T NEED EAR-SPLITTING POWER.
HOWEVER, THE AMP HAS PLENTY OF GUTS FOR CLUB-SIZED ROOMS IF YOU;RE GIGGING.
VERY CLEAN THROUGH ALL BUT THE TOP VOLUME SETTINGS. I'M TOTALLY IMPRESSED!

IT'S BRAND NEW.
I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN MY FENDER RETAILER.
IF YOU'RE EVER IN NIAGARA FALLS CANADA; LOOK UP MURPHY'S MUSIC.

AGAIN, I HAVE A GREAT FENDER RETAILER TO TAKE CARE OF ANY PROBLEMS.
THE AMP COMES WITH A 5-YEAR LIMITED WARRENTY

ALMOST FULL MARKS FOR THIS AMP.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING ABOUT 40 YEARS AND THIS AMP HAS THE UNMISTAKEABLE FENDER SOUND THAT I GREW UP WITH.
NOT QUITE UP TO MY OLD SUPER REVERB'S CAPABILITIES, BUT THATS APPLES AND ORANGES.
I WOULD DEFINITELY BUY ANOTHER ONE IF GIVEN THE CHOICE.
IT HAS EVERYTHING I COULD POSSIBLY WANT. (EXCEPT A HEADPHONE JACK)

This is a 2000 year model, and I beleive it is new in the Fender line of DSP amps. There are two channels, one is set up for clean sound the other has gain, presence and limiter controls. Both channels have Bass, Mid and Treble controls. There are two inputs that serve both channels, one Hi and one Lo impedance, I believe.

There are built in chorus and reverb controls each with a knob to adjust the level of the effect.

Used with Fender Vintage Noiseless and Fender Fat 50's single coils. The amp sounds great at low volumes. I get all the cool Fender signature sounds, from clean and sparkly to light crunch like Stevie Ray. The distortion is not too cool. I keep the gain turned way down on 1, 2, or 3 to get my favorite sounds. The heavy distotion settings are O.K. but not great. No comparison to Marshall or Boogie distortion, but I did not hope to get those sounds with this amp. At low volumes, up to about 5 or maybe six, the clean channel remains clean.

The reverb effects are AWESOME! There are standard 3 spring reverb, plate reverb, room reverb, hall reverb, delay/reverb, and combinations of all these that can be had. This is one of the primary reasons I bought the amp...it's a great practice amp for home. The chorus effects are also awesome. I believe you can get a variety of chorus settings (the amp is packed up right now because we are moving, so it's a little fuzzy-and I've been using another amp to practice with)

I believe better speakers might help this puppy out some at higher volumes, These just break up in a bad way above 5.

Seems to work well, haven't owned it that long though. I have a great deal of confidence in it until it proves me wrong. Seems to be very solid.

Haven't dealt with customer support.

Have been playing for about 15 years and have owned another Fender tube amp, a Gallien Kruger, a Mesa/Boogie 50 Caliber, and a Lab Series L3. I really like this amp, and would recommend it to others, I will probably hang on to it because it is a good practice amp with the type of built in effects that I like to use. I do have to use a distortion pedal though.

This amp has a nice clean Fender sound. I wish that the clean channel had a Presence control and I wish that the speakers sounded better at high volumes. Haven't put it up to 10 to test out top volume because it doesn't seem like the speakers would handle it, but I will have to give it a shot.

It lacks the warmth of a tube amp at volumes above 4. I like it better than the Boogie I had because it has the Fender sound that I like, without a massive search. It is a loud amp, but with these stock speakers, it gets loud in a bad way. The Boogie was awesome at top volume, on either of its channels. I bought this amp for a cool home practice amp, and it works great. If lost of stolen I might but another one, but then again I would probably look pretty hard at some of the other Fender tube amps, like a Deluxe Reverb, or Pro Reverb.

I give it a 7 for what it is...A solid state Fender DSP amp (Of course there are other amps in this category on the market that will knock its socks off, but I just had to have a freakin' Fender).

Would have been a 9 if it sounded better cranked up. The Lab Series I had sounded really cool cranked, very tube-like.