Jackson Ampworks Fullerton Head (black & ivory)

When the team and I set out to make the Fullerton in the spring of 2014 (exactly 50 years after the release of the Princeton Reverb in 1964), we wanted to create an 6V6 style American Voiced amp that would pay homage to the venerable Princeton Reverb, but would also pick up where the Princeton left off and bring that core tone into the modern era with refinements that only 50 years of technological advancement can provide. In order to build a better amp we had to ask ourselves, "What made the Princeton so great, and how can we make it better?" In order to answer that question, we had to identify the core qualities of the Princeton Reverb that have kept it at the forefront of popular music for over 50 years. The Princeton Reverb, which is the most recorded amplifier in history, has a number of qualities that have helped it stand the test of time. Those traits are namely, a fantastic core tone, legendary lush reverb, raw and organic tremolo and a small form factor which makes it perfect for gigging. In order to improve on the Princeton, we chose to focus on the very things that made the Princeton a legend and systematically improve upon each of them with a radically expanded set of features that Leo and the boys could have only dreamed about 50 years ago! Keep reading below as we go through every feature of the Fullerton and learn the story of how the Fullerton became our tribute to the greatest amplifier designer of all time, Clarence "Leo" Fender. If the Princeton Reverb has one complaint, it is that it is not powerful enough to remain clean at loud stage volumes. With this in mind we opted to double the number of 6V6 output tubes in the Fullerton from 2 to 4, and in so doing doubled the maximum power of the Fullerton to 40W! This increased power, along with our custom wound 200W output transformer, will deliver more volume, headroom and low end punch than you've ever heard from a Princeton Reverb! Low notes that typically can "flub out" on a Princeton will remain crisp, tight and focused as the extra wattage works to deliver your tone with unparalleled clarity and definition. We have also included a Half Power Switch on the back of the amplifier so you can adjust the output power from 40W down to 20W. To improve on the single knob reverb of the Princeton, we expanded it to a full featured Three Knob Spring Reverb like you'd find on an outboard reverb unit! With the Fullerton it's like you have an outboard spring reverb unit integrated into the amp! The Fullerton reverb has three controls; Reverb Send (R.SND), Reverb Tone (R.TONE) and Reverb Return (R.RTN). The Reverb Send allows you to set how hard the reverb tank is being driven by the preamp. Lower settings of the Reverb Send control will give a more subtle sounding reverb while higher settings will give a more pronounced or "surf" style of reverb. The Reverb Tone control allows you to adjust the tone of the reverb from very warm and plate-like in the lower settings, to very bright and crisp (like you'd hear in some of Eric Johnson's earlier recordings) in the higher settings. Finally the Reverb Return control adjusts the amount of reverberated signal that is mixed back into your dry signal. Experiment with various ratios of Reverb Send to Reverb Return and you'll find a host of new reverb tones waiting in there!