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The Princeton is the furthest thing from Horrible and Boxy you can get. The Blues Jr is just a really bad amp, I don't know how they made it sound so bad, and why it's so popular.
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I A/Bd the 68 and 65, and with a les paul the 65 was a clear winner for me.
I reckon with a strat a 68 may well be the better option though.
Something I'm considering but haven't had a chance to try out.
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Smaller transformers than other BF 6L6 amps so breakup is a lot earlier.
I don't own one because they are now quite desirable and therefore expensive, plus the usual caveats of keeping vintage amps running.
If the RI is close to that sort of sound then you'll love it.
It will be louder than a PRRI of course.
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I traded a JCM800 for a PRRI and I was in tone heaven for 2 years until I sold it to 'upgrade' to a Vibroverb reissue, but I'm not so sure it was an upgrade. The VVRI is fatter, less scooped, more mids, but I still can't forget about how nice the Princeton was.
What is so special about it? Other than being a small amp with tube tremolo and reverb, it is already a classic in a way which a Blues Jr will never be.