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Headstrong Lil King S FS/FT Sold

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AllthegearNoideaAllthegearNoidea Frets: 293
edited August 2020 in Amps £
I never thought I’d sell this amp as it is the closest to a vintage Fender Princeton tone I’ve ever heard. I base this on owning an original 69 Princeton reverb. 

The Headstrong just has a bigger bottom end than a Princeton and stays cleaner at higher volumes before breaking up. 

Great amp just fancy a change. Would take a tone king imperial Mkii Or 3rd power woolly coats as px

Recently re-valved And then service by Rosewell Amps. £1300



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  • WazmeisterWazmeister Frets: 9445
    Absolutely stunning amp at a cracking price ! GLWTS
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  • 4on64on6 Frets: 86
    Any trade temptation possible??
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  • 4on6 said:
    Any trade temptation possible??
    Pmd
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  • Re-valved and too awesome to part with
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  • AllthegearNoideaAllthegearNoidea Frets: 293
    edited July 2020
    Now looking for the same but 6v6 and 10” speaker
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  • mgawmgaw Frets: 5239
    great sounding amps 
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  • I think these accept both 6l6gc and 6v6 with just a bias change.     So you can lower the wattage, by just swapping to 6v6 power tubes and a bias.
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  • I think these accept both 6l6gc and 6v6 with just a bias change.     So you can lower the wattage, by just swapping to 6v6 power tubes and a bias.
    I fancy trying the smaller cab and speaker. 
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  • Treewig1Treewig1 Frets: 443
    I picked up a Lil King Reverb with a 12” Celestion Gold on Reverb last week.  Amazing amp.  Nails what I was after.  Good luck killing with your search.  
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  • Treewig1 said:
    I picked up a Lil King Reverb with a 12” Celestion Gold on Reverb last week.  Amazing amp.  Nails what I was after.  Good luck killing with your search.  
    Cool. So you have 6v6. Does it sound like a vintage Princeton? Mine has that bigger bottom end being the S. may just re-bias as @captainbeeffart suggested. Probably just being silly looking for something else. 
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  • Treewig1Treewig1 Frets: 443
    Replied 
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  • Treewig1 said:
    I picked up a Lil King Reverb with a 12” Celestion Gold on Reverb last week.  Amazing amp.  Nails what I was after.  Good luck killing with your search.  
    Cool. So you have 6v6. Does it sound like a vintage Princeton? Mine has that bigger bottom end being the S. may just re-bias as @captainbeeffart suggested. Probably just being silly looking for something else. 
    The thing is, i think even most lil king amps have the 12" speaker. Rather than the 10" The 10" seems to not be as popular so you will be lucky to find a lil king with a 10".

    Maybe you could try the new 64 princeton. I find the 10" speaker better at home. I have an original pr. But soon as you jam or gig with anyone you will be glad of the 12" speaker.
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  • PCGPCG Frets: 14
    edited July 2020
    Yeah, I have an Lil King with the 12” speaker. I think that’s the standard configuration so finding one with a 10” in the UK might be tricky. To be honest, I think the 12” is 100% the way to go with these anyway!

    You should definitely give the 6v6s a try, a relatively cheap experiment.
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  • 4on64on6 Frets: 86
    Sorry to hijack this thread... Any lil king s owners looking to sell ?? I know Allthegear decided not to. 
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  • Thanks everybody. I’ve been unable to find a lil king with 10”. Was trying to get back to real Princeton. I’ll give the 6v6 a try and see how I feel. The real issues is I sold a 69 Princeton and regret it. 

    Wayne at headstrong has also suggested a weber 12a150t 25 watt to help out with volume issues at home. Just can’t find one
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  • Back for sale
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  • 4on64on6 Frets: 86
    Hi there again... I just thought I had arranged to buy captainbeefhearts from him and I’ve nothing back from him... I would like to go for yours... but I feel I should give him a couple of days grace. please get in touch if you get an offer and I likewise will give you a shout late Monday latest to discuss further. 
    Regards
    ian
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  • Ian. 

    Will do. 

    Jase
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  • TTT
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  • 4on64on6 Frets: 86
    Hey Jason. Just to say thanks again bud. Pleasure dealing with you. I 
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