Jim Campilongo Gets Familiar with '68 Custom Princeton Reverb | Fender

Longtime Telecaster and Princeton Reverb aficionado Jim Campilongo is joined here by guitarist Luca Benedetti as they take a close look at Fender's new '68 Custom Princeton Reverb amp.
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[@jimmypinch]

I respect anyone who plays different to anyone else

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

Jim Campilongo is an absolute legend, one of the greatest Tele players of all time. So cool to see him do a Fender video

[@h.j.w2783]

People complaining about Jim's playing...truly a face-to-palm situation. The guy is a straight G.

[@natlamar9386]

Most just don't understand what testing consists of... you don't just go right into a melody until you know what sounds go good with the amp. Straight up learned a lot just watching him in this video. lol

[@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747]

@@natlamar9386 he's not playing to try and impress anyone he's having fun. Alot of people are into music for the wrong reasons imo

[@s0da.-.]

​@@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747 I personally just play what i think sounds good, it just so happens that for me that's playing b minor Pentatonic licks haha.

[@grosebud4554]

The subtle things he does when he plays are so interesting and flavorful.

[@eliasp8645]

Jim really puts both the tele and the amp through their paces 😄

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

I just love when I'm playing and somebody else adjusts the tone for me

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Campilongo videos are about the only ones that show how sparkly the '68 can be, even if he basses them through the floor. Best advert on KZbin.

[@rodolfolarrea8493]

Campilongo is just fantastic player

[@kendesjarlais7577]

I've been around, and taste is subjective-- he does his own thing and has his schtick , he's no frank gamble, or tommy emmanuel but he's havin fun

[@KeenanRuffinEl]

Ken Desjarlais check out his records.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@kendesjarlais7577 if gambale or emmanuel are the yardsticks, there's about 500 legendary guitarists who ain't shit

[@snidelywhiplash8399]

Jim is a very wise and hip player.

[@teledx76]

Jim and Luca are both monster musicians!! masters. cool video.

[@James_RC]

I have a silverface Vibro Champ from '78 but I do fancy getting a Princeton. Two of my favourite players here.

[@ArtDonna84]

Just got the new 68 Custom Princeton Reverb in today from Sweetwater. Sounds different as would be expected at home. Yes I did try one out at True Tone Music in Santa Monica, CA recently with a Amer Jazzmaster Special and was immediately won over by the tone. In my home it sounds a lot deeper but then again, that's my home and not the music store. If I had to immediately choose a small amp, I go with my HR Blues Junior, though it is a 15 watt vs. this 12 watt. All in all though for a small amp, a lot of muscle, great knob response to any setting you ask for. The Celestion 30 is an awesome speaker. Really like the "blue" color light vs. traditional red from an aesthetic aspect. Being a Fender amp person (one acception being a Vox ac15cc1 with Celestion GH12 Heritage 30 speaker switch) and new preamp tube) the Deluxe Reverb is top dog then my Vibrolux. Don't play out much these days, so I go for the smaller watts and mic if needed. My advice, try the 68 Custom first before you order and use the guitars you'd normally use. Environment is the challenge

[@tricko2286]

Beautiful amp- love mine ... Thanks for the comparison .... Wish I could buy 6 of them 😳

[@bigdaddystinkeye]

I went to Camp Ilongo when in the Boy Scouts back in the 60's. 8v) Seriously, I love Jim's playing and listen to all of his recordings. Just like Roy, guitar-cable-amp. The great one's always have the simplest rigs. This makes me want to at least go to the music store and try one of these amps out.

[@unclechaos27]

I never heard of this guy before but he seems like a wildcat, makes for an actual interesting review. Thanks!

[@JM-qz1yk]

uncle chaos A living Telemaster. Eccentric. Many vids of him on KZbin. Give a listen. He is a good talker too. Some great chats. Like many Telemasters, he is into the pre-rock roots music: Jazz, country, blues.

[@therealthomasbraam]

Jim Campilongo is a true badass!!!

[@Bbendfender]

I haven't seen Jim since he got so gray. What a fine Tele player he is.

[@nuggulux]

Oh, he's been gray for a long, long time ---- he's just not covering it up anymore.

[@john-zw9rw]

If this Cat- Jim was a painter.....I can imagine the depths of what would be on that canvas..... Young birds need to pay a lot attention to this Artist.

[@cuellar23]

I bought one after seeing this. If Jim likes it, good enough for me.

[@DrDavis77]

They seem like great guys but this video is like a very surreal episode of Twin Peaks!

[@conarwhite7812]

twin peaks lol

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

Dude it really is

[@danieltrue1689]

He was in the house band at One Eyed Jacks.

[@tristandeniet]

I wish more reviews were like this. More interesting to watch. Lol, there could've been a scene where it pans up at the ceiling and shows the fire sprinkler dripping for no reason, no explanation. (Twin Peaks hah)

[@EmygdioCosta]

OMFG! This is the best youtube comment I even seem! hahaha

[@joemorrow8411]

Take my Jazz Chorus 120 any day,,,, love it 🎸🎸

[@noonsound4894]

Jim is the best!

[@charlesfabri9771]

I had 2 before I saw Jim's video 13 years ago. Now I have 10. They are way too expensive now. But I have a power down transformer, and buy from the US now. From Australia. Leo made the amp to be perfect with all knobs at 12 o'clock

[@jamesprice6381]

What REALLY needs to go in this amp is a Jensen 100 watt Alnico Blackbird, blow that one AWAY! NO break-up, just a warm fat tone! I use them in my 30 watt clean amps, n they are mortally AWSM...

[@mattiv1]

this guy is a magician

[@chimpsticks1]

This guy is like a fascinating very nice genius

[@dershine9069]

That`s Fender-sound pure

[@jfar3340]

even though he described it as marshalesque?

[@jhowellkc]

for Jim (and anyone else): Adding two 1M resistors in parallel to the existing 1M resistor in the trem circuit dramatically improves the Princeton's wobble. See any of Uncle Doug's Princeton restoration videos on youtube. Easy, cheap and magnificent. Easily removed if you don't like it too. Cheers!

[@nicolasdexelle2541]

Link Wray is the man

[@pabdiary]

I don't know why but this guys playing is cracking me up!! not hating, it's just.... funny

[@lars4738]

He's always putting in a bunch of bs stuff! He can't play straight XD

[@Vaughn6886]

What was he noodling on there at the very end? Is that a part of a song?

[@f3uibeghardt522]

What's the story with that orange Telecaster? That is so cool. Does anyone know anything about what year or model it is, and what the finish is called?

[@BenPrevo]

The vibrochamp/bronco trem circuit is unique 00 it wiggles the cathode of V2A

[@jeppep95]

How does he do that?

[@eggsmann594]

Hitting Csharp is also a good way to reaffirm to yourself that solid state amps suck...or any note on the hi E.

[@espinela]

Master!

[@joemorrow8411]

The date is inside the amp

[@SolamenteVees]

You know the actor who you like so much you could listen to them read the phone book? That's Jim, but with a Telecaster.

[@tylerflint5447]

he looks loke Harrison Ford

[@tapetrails1607]

Also shades of Richard Gere

[@pjbarford]

Love Jim, and that guitar looks sweet

[@tidepoolbay]

A is a Good Note!

[@christianelphick]

3:00 That. Is. All.

[@-Atmos1]

Great

[@tjnugent62]

Jim, your tone is unparalleled, but are your neighbors happy? :-)

[@juanfichtl2011]

I have that amp and trust me, my neighbor's neighbors are NOT happy with the volume

[@JRcash226]

Dat link wray lick

[@legallyresistingtyranny5901]

That’s how amp should sound, really good.

[@jacobk4n3]

I'm tuned down to a low e WHAT LMAO

[@senorphilipe4242]

Jake Stone it’s an octave lower than a normal bottom e

[@bigblockelectra]

I'm surprised he uses the old style telecaster saddles....aren't the newer individual saddles more precise?

[@TheBluesnbob]

Vince Gill, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Robben Ford, Jim, I can't think of any famous Tele player that doesn't use the original 3 saddle bridge! Can you BB?

[@Zamollius_the_Holy]

Robert A Richie Kotzen.

[@TheBluesnbob]

You are right! But Poison's guitarist legacy is not legendary as these aforementioned Tele wizards. It's personal preference anyway. Probably easier to keep in tune.

[@christerrosenquist8700]

@@TheBluesnbob Albert Collins

[@Jonathan-L]

I had a Princeton Blackface Re-Issue and the tremelo was weak. I ended up selling it and eventually got the 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb (good tremelo). Sometimes you're lucky, and other times you're not. You can never count your chickens before they hatch.

[@melonfarmersounds]

You wrote this six years ago I realize, but in case somebody reads this: if the tremolo on a 65 PRRI is too weak, the amp is probably biased too hot. When biasing you should aim for 20-21 mV with that amp, tremolo should be fine then. If the bias is too low, the tremolo is too pronounced.

[@NewHopeAudio]

You'd think for almost a grand, Fender would have better constructed cabinets & handwired circuitry. I really wish they'd get rid of stuff that's below usable quality & invest in things that are classics with better quality and attention to detail.

[@lambert1702]

These have a MSRP of $1200 which means dealers are paying $600 for them. So Fender needs to be able to make these for about $300 to make any money. There is no way they could do hand wired Princetons for $300 manufacturing cost.

[@tomfoolery342]

Those 68 reissues rattle like hell....I took mine back!!

[@joshuasarabjit]

Damn I thought I was the only one.

[@mismo358]

Lose power tubes?

[@tomfoolery342]

@@mismo358 No, I had extra tubes from my 65 reissue, and the issue didn't go away. It was defiantly the speaker baffle. Even when I returned it, I tried out another 68 in the store, same issue.

[@mismo358]

@@tomfoolery342 I think mine is doing the same. but it went away after I smacked it

[@x7stringinJSCx]

He sounds like Bill Murray from the Ghostbuster days. lol.

[@Mission2Transition641]

is it on??? is it on??? hahaha...that was great...the new one wins...hands down.

[@noworries12]

at 6 it gets marshally, thats way too soon....I need more clean headroom...but I guess you`ll never get there with bedroom levels.........its sad that he doesnt really play something real

[@patricksmith4860]

3:05 Rainman be like

[@mattobenvenuto]

Harrison Ford plays guitar? :)

[@Liquidhamstermedia]

Is it me or does Jim sound identical to Bill Murray? Was driving me crazy

[@michaelhoward7009]

Jim's playing is great-neighbors...maybe not as happy.

[@shaunmcinnis1960]

I've never used vibrato in my 45 years of playing.I've also never heard anyone else use it either except for a couple of songs like" seasons in the sun". Ok, because it's reissue I get it, but I'd like to see this amp with a delay or some chorus instead. I have a Princeton here now and really like it. My 2 cents...

[@PeterDad60]

I love vibrato and use it a lot. We are all different.

[@jensschettler1732]

Better get a vintage one or the 64 custom hw. These 68 needs a thin sounding strat to it. It is too bassey for most guitars.

[@doubleG333]

yeah good comparison..10sec sound test of the real 68. once he plugged in the shitty glassy tone was gone

[@dannyrivers3922]

"Slushy". Was that what he named his amp!?

[@RickP2012]

It's like listening to the kids play at the guitar store.

[@imhatchmantoo]

"it sounds Marshall-esk" Me: uh, no it doesn't /:l Also me: Owns.. Marshall DSL 50 , JMC 800, JCM200 TSL 100. Fender amps: Fender princeton 68 custom. Previously owned a Twin reverb and a Super reverb.

[@Krawum1]

the amp is ok but use the speaker output with a good speaker cabinett and then talk about the Princeton this demonstration is nuts cause they don´t demonstrate what the amp can

[@SHEMAMAN]

I really love joes playing. However, this video is rather self indulgent and it's too informal. I detected the earlier breakup of the new one is partly defeating the object for most of us.

[@robertdavis4089]

a 35 dollar speaker in a 900 dollar amp what a penny pinching joke

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

I put a Ragin Cajun in mine. Sounds great.

[@robertrosejr1]

What speaker would you like in it?

[@stratplayer96]

That Celestion speaker is a joke.

[@stratplayer96]

@@robertrosejr1 A Weber 10F150 with a beam blocker would be a great choice.

[@CloverTheBunnyABDL]

They're more than $35.00.

[@webseiter]

Weirdest review ever?

[@iagobroxado]

Gotta agree that Jim is not one of the most conventional players around, what works great for him.

[@ShadovvV]

Alexander Langer Yeah, I learned nothing. The guy is flaky as fuck.

[@ALotOfBottle]

This is not a review and if you thought it would be, I suggest you read the title again.

[@ShadovvV]

***** I've never noticed because I've never owned one. I've played through Fender amps before though and I found them to be too loud and chimey. I've always found reverb on an amp to be extremely annoying. I never use it, at all..

[@HitmanJenkins1]

+Daniel Birtchfeld It's not meant to be based on a '65 Princeton Reverb, that amp is a Blackface. This is based on one of the early Silverface Princetons, although how much it sounds like an old Silverface I can't tell you as I've never played one, and this particular one makes some modifications to it. Some people reckon this sounds quite simialr to the Brownface Princeton as well, but again, I haven't played one of those either.

[@humplucker2445]

At first glance I thought it was the Fonz playing the tele.

[@NewHopeAudio]

he's really good but at a certain point what in the world is he playing.

[@pilsenoutdoors3721]

It's called music, Kyle, look it up

[@Healcraft]

hes testing the amp not putting on a show

[@soofitnsexy]

is he a beginner drunk or a genius???

[@cgavin1]

Original hipster. "Woooahhh I gots to knowwoowww .. are you a hipsta.. wooah a hobo?!"

[@cookiezztest7702]

He is a way better player than you are. Not just a little . A lot. Sorry.

[@profd65]

He might be drunk, but he's definitely a genius.

[@soofitnsexy]

@@cookiezztest7702 im not a player...Im a weight lifter just love guitar

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

I thought he was having a stroke!

[@soofitnsexy]

he was

[@j.p.7708]

Take your jacket off , stay awhile 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@billbradley8562]

WTF?

[@PrinceWesterburg]

They could have got the amp name in the right place. Celestion? [face palm]

[@darlingfarm9525]

He's talking about the speaker, Snoop.

[@captainamerica3222]

bogus

[@jessehurtado2056]

To much fancy stuff play the thing

[@edwinmartinez9787]

wish you play so we know the true sound not pieces and bits bad review

[@ihikml4314]

The most useless demo on YT! EVER!!

[@lomoholga]

Jim, stop with your pretentious affectations. There is a $350 fuzz pedal you endorse.

[@doubleG333]

You're making fools of yourselves wtf

[@DaveDexterMusic]

2:38 cut as his phone started ringing.

[@trashbirdie]

Directed by David Lynch