Fender "Princeton" 6G2 clone in a combo cabinet

Fender Princeton clone in a combo cabinet

My first push-pull is built following "Princeton" 6G2 schematic with some adjustments. Two 6V6 got replaced by a couple of 6K6, generating a bit less power. P-T291 from Amplified Parts used as a very unexpensive output transformer. Finally old Yamaha combo bought on the market for $20 donated it's cabinet and 12" speaker. I had to construct a rack to slide the amp's guts into the cabinet and save the original amp for the possible future use. 

The amp turns to be loud enough, but 2-band tone control eats a lot of gain, so it's hard to brake it up. Next time I'd use a long tail phase inverter to get more gain. Comparing to original circuit, this build has an extra "Master Volume" pot and a switch on the back to turn Negative Feedback off. Chassis layout ended up a bit messy, so next time I'll have to plan better layout before start a build.

Not going to sell this one yet and planning to use it as a demo unit.

Tube amp guts on a rack


Tube amplifier layout

Tube amp chassis and controls

This is my first time switched from a 3Pins IEC C6 power socket to a standard computer C14 socket with built in 20mm fuse. Had to cut a square hole with a Jig saw.

Tube amp guts on a rack

Tube amp rear view


Tube amplifier controls and knobs


UPD from January 2026. To return a gain back I drilled an extra hole on the front panel and put a "raw" switch there. This switch elevates a tone control ground point and gives about 3dB boost in gain. The trade off is that you can barely control the tone. Still good to have options.

"Raw" tone switch in a tube guitar amp