any ideas as to how this would sound? seems like an easy fix.

and how does one do such a thing?lso like to build a new cabinet for it. both will happen, but first id like to try the caps.

this is actually a continuation of an earlier post, modding an old heathkit amp. but i thought id start fresh here. are there any mods you guys like for a princeton 112 plus? i find the distortion to sound thin, sort of wispy. id like to fatten it up a bit, more "chunky". any of you ever do ythis? if so, how did it work out, were you happy with the end result?

wow! thank you very much indeed, guys! very nice forum you have here. i believe i will try my luck with another amp, as this one doesnt sound like it was designed to fit the bill. my fender princeton 112 plus, is it mod-able? what, if any, mods do you gents prefer on this model?

ah, makes sense! the cabinet looks to be chip board. and the speakers, there are numbers printed on them but no name that i can see. ill check for a lightbulb, but i think there is only one next to the on switch. anyone know why  the on switch is an on-off-on switch? i dont hear any difference between up on and down on. thanks for the tip simon

the tremolo stopped working. neither the depth or speed knobs make any noise at all, the other pots are a bit noisy. actually this amp sounds extremely dark to me. i just did a side by side comparison with a les paul plugged into it, and then a princeton 112. the fender was much "crisper" and the highs all but disappeared on the heathkit amp. are there any mods or tune-ups to do on these amps? or are they just not worth the effort? i really like this old amp. i would like to clean up the sound, take away some of the bass and make it sparkle a little. having the tremolo would be a huge plus too!

ok, thanks for the reply. kind of a bummer, but ill accept it.  and a pedal would be cool to have. too bad, i like the airy sound of this amp.

i have an old heathkit ta-16 solid state amp that actually sounds pretty good, but id love to hear it with some distortion. my fender princeton 1/12 has two volumes- its called gain and master volume i believe. is it possible to add another volume pot into the mix to be able to get distortion without turning the poor thing all the way up and rattling the walls? if so, could the volume pot  be a push/pull pot for bright/warm?
Darren