Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

[200man]

@WKSmith
I’m still a little confused by the XO for the Fender.
In the initial threads I measured both speaker at the cone and tweeter at the cone through an RME Fireface UFX and an AKG451 mic. Any thoughts? Here’s the pics from the other thread:

 

[WKSmith]

@200man
I modeled the whole crossover in spice and confirmed the measurements with a u-mik1 and REW. I will try and find the posts.

I changed the values for the the LF low pass side and it got rid of this crossover freq notch you see circled here:



Here is the stock crossover modeled in spice




And here it is fixed:



The yellow trace is the new tuning vs. the stock crossover notch in blue

 

[jcueto]

Maybe start a new thread? This is not even rally about the FR series. It’s about a mod.

Sorry, you are right

 

[Hellbat]

@WKSmith it might be worth adding the order/waitlist info to the first post so it's easy for people to find, even if it's just a link to the most recent post about it. Way easier than digging through 60 pages trying to find it. I'm considering ordering one for the FR12 I bought for my brother.

Cheers.

 

[WKSmith]

@WKSmith it might be worth adding the order/waitlist info to the first post so it's easy for people to find, even if it's just a link to the most recent post about it. Way easier than digging through 60 pages trying to find it. I'm considering ordering one for the FR12 I bought for my brother.

Cheers.

I added a bit to the First post.
bookmarks added too!!

 

[Lysander]

I just saw an announcement of the Line 6 Catalyst CX combo amplifiers (an updated version software). Has anybody tried those? How compare with Fender FRs (besides the effects and amp simulation)? I believe are coaxial and have a effects loop and a lot of interesting functions.

tl;dr, it will sound very good, but the Catalyst speaker is not quite FRFR, so it's a bit of an apples to oranges comparison. I came very close to buying a Catalyst 100 to fill the same role my FR-12 currently does.

Line 6's does know how to build cabs thou. The Powercab line are great FRFRs - i sold my PC 112 only to buy a FR-12. They sound amazing, but are quite heavier, and slightly bigger, than Fender's FR's.

 

[WKSmith]

It is a good week indeed!!!
Look at this gold plated awesomeness y'all!
Dang ..I am in love

 

[LolainNB]

[It is a good week indeed!!!

Look at this gold plated awesomeness y'all!
Dang ..I am in love

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mine

So close I can taste it

 

[WKSmith]

mine

Actually yes!
Yours is close to the top of this pile. Thank you for your unwavering support. You are my kind of people.

 

[WKSmith]

It's on! And 100 more assembled ones due in about 2 weeks right behind these... with another hundred as soon as half of those are out the door.

 

[ltarlton]

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It's on!

Awesome! One of those should be mine too... Hopefully I'm near the top too.

 

[WKSmith]

Awesome! One of those should be mine too... Hopefully I'm near the top too.

Yes sir, and my humble thanks for your patience (all of you!)
... and there is a lot of you.
It will be worth the wait.

 

[Patzag]

 

[Chewie5150]

Chewie is very excited! Rrrruuuhhhhguuuurrrhhh

 

[Budda]

Chewie is very excited! Rrrruuuhhhhguuuurrrhhh

Sunn Ooooooooohm

 

[Chewie5150]

Sunn Ooooooooohm

I wonder if wookies get the zoomies? if so, watch out kessel run. I'm about to beat the record.

 

[WKSmith]

Because.... you're worth it @Chewie5150

 

[LolainNB]

As excited as I am to enjoy the fruits of @WKSmith ‘s labor, part of me is sad to see this Hissterectomy come to an end.

 

[davi_ssilva]

As excited as I am to enjoy the fruits of @WKSmith ‘s labor, part of me is sad to see this Hissterectomy come to an end.

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Yeah, me too. Just like when our favorite TV show ends, I can almost feel the void in my soul .

 

[∞Fractals]

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