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Front view of a vintage tweed guitar amp with a brown grille, leather handle, and visible wear on the corners.
01 / 20Front view of a vintage tweed guitar amp with a brown grille, leather handle, and visible wear on the corners.
Right-side view of a tweed amp with a brown grille, showing corner wear and a dark rectangular badge.
02 / 20Right-side view of a tweed amp with a brown grille, showing corner wear and a dark rectangular badge.
Rear view of the tweed combo amp, showing the open back with a visible speaker, tubes, and some wiring.
03 / 20Rear view of the tweed combo amp, showing the open back with a visible speaker, tubes, and some wiring.
Tweed combo amp, angled from the left, showing the tan tweed cabinet with brown grille cloth and a worn leather handle.
04 / 20Tweed combo amp, angled from the left, showing the tan tweed cabinet with brown grille cloth and a worn leather handle.
Close-up of the amp's top, showing the tweed covering, brown leather handle, and control panel with fuse, power switch, and tone knob.
05 / 20Close-up of the amp's top, showing the tweed covering, brown leather handle, and control panel with fuse, power switch, and tone knob.
Close-up of the amp's top, showing the worn tweed covering, control panel with two black knobs, two input jacks, and a leather handle.
06 / 20Close-up of the amp's top, showing the worn tweed covering, control panel with two black knobs, two input jacks, and a leather handle.
Top-down view of a tweed amp with a worn leather handle, a tarnished control panel, and visible wear on the tweed.
07 / 20Top-down view of a tweed amp with a worn leather handle, a tarnished control panel, and visible wear on the tweed.
Close-up of the amp's internal speaker, showing its silver frame, black cone, and a visible magnet with "29B17" stamped on it.
08 / 20Close-up of the amp's internal speaker, showing its silver frame, black cone, and a visible magnet with "29B17" stamped on it.
Close-up of the amp's light brown paper label, showing black text and handwritten blue serial number.
09 / 20Close-up of the amp's light brown paper label, showing black text and handwritten blue serial number.
Close-up of the speaker's silver frame and black cone, showing soldered wires, a gold-colored magnet, and "29B17" stamped on the magnet cover.
10 / 20Close-up of the speaker's silver frame and black cone, showing soldered wires, a gold-colored magnet, and "29B17" stamped on the magnet cover.
Close-up of the amp's interior, showing a coiled gray power cord with a three-prong plug, resting on the wooden base.
11 / 20Close-up of the amp's interior, showing a coiled gray power cord with a three-prong plug, resting on the wooden base.
Top-down view of the open tweed amp chassis, revealing internal wiring, capacitors, resistors, and two glowing vacuum tubes.
12 / 20Top-down view of the open tweed amp chassis, revealing internal wiring, capacitors, resistors, and two glowing vacuum tubes.
Close-up of the amp's internal chassis, revealing wiring, capacitors, resistors, and a tube socket, with some dust visible.
13 / 20Close-up of the amp's internal chassis, revealing wiring, capacitors, resistors, and a tube socket, with some dust visible.
Top-down view of the amp's internal electronics, showing four large silver capacitors, yellow capacitors, and various resistors.
14 / 20Top-down view of the amp's internal electronics, showing four large silver capacitors, yellow capacitors, and various resistors.
Close-up of the amp's internal wiring, showing four large silver capacitors, yellow and red components, and various wires.
15 / 20Close-up of the amp's internal wiring, showing four large silver capacitors, yellow and red components, and various wires.
Close-up of the amp's internal wiring and components, showing several silver and yellow capacitors, resistors, and aged wiring.
16 / 20Close-up of the amp's internal wiring and components, showing several silver and yellow capacitors, resistors, and aged wiring.
Top-down view of the amp's interior, showing the speaker, three vacuum tubes, and various capacitors and wiring.
17 / 20Top-down view of the amp's interior, showing the speaker, three vacuum tubes, and various capacitors and wiring.
Close-up of the amp's metal chassis, showing a silver transformer with a label, wrapped in yellow and brown tape, with green and black wires.
18 / 20Close-up of the amp's metal chassis, showing a silver transformer with a label, wrapped in yellow and brown tape, with green and black wires.
Close-up of the amp's black transformer, showing its silver serial number and four mounting screws with red washers, atop a dusty chrome chassis.
19 / 20Close-up of the amp's black transformer, showing its silver serial number and four mounting screws with red washers, atop a dusty chrome chassis.
Overhead view of a clear plastic bag containing coiled, tan-braided wire and several orange capacitors with leads.
20 / 20Overhead view of a clear plastic bag containing coiled, tan-braided wire and several orange capacitors with leads.

Fender

1958 Fender 5F2-A Princeton Tweed 1x8" Guitar Combo Amp

$3,895.00

Available

  • Year1958
  • ConditionVery Good
  • StoreSan Diego
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Specifications

Instrument

Year
1958
Model
Fender 5F2-A Princeton Tweed 1x8" Guitar Combo Amp
Condition
Very Good
Store
San Diego

Description

1958 Fender 5F2-A Tweed Princeton Amp 

Just Professionally Serviced - Electrolitics Replaced, Anything Out Of Spec Replaced, Grounded Power Cable, New OT Transformer

Why A New Output Tranny? Because The One That Was In There Was Very Wrong

Original Triad Power Transformer

Original Tweed Covering - Original Leather Handle  

Speaker Appears To Be A Vintage Unit - Unsure If It Is Truly Original To The Amp - See Photos 

Comes As Shown - Available For Local Pickup Only - If You Want Shipping You Have To Reach The Brick'n'Mortar It Is Located At - Imperial Vintage Guitars San Diego

 The 1958 Fender 5F2-A Princeton is a legendary low-wattage tweed combo prized for its raw tube warmth, touch-sensitive breakup, and studio-friendly power. Handwired in Fullerton during Fender’s golden era, this single-ended classic delivers rich cleans and harmonically complex overdrive through its simple yet remarkably expressive circuit, making it a favorite among collectors, recording artists, and vintage tone purists alike.

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