You could be right. I worked on a blues jr a while back. And the board was just about as cheap as you could possibly build one.
mine is an alien autopsy now.
Dirty!!I need confirmation; someone in TGF claims to have gotten a brand new FR-12 from Fender which is basically factory-modded
https://thegearforum.com/threads/fender-fr-10-fr-12-noise-reduction-mod.3559/post-157520
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The EQ opamp ICs were replaced with OPA1664s - a fine choice for this application, with a very low noise floor - but, surprisingly, one i haven't seen suggested elsewhere so far.
Wait, what? They’re sure it wasn‘t a return that someone modded on their own?I need confirmation; someone in TGF claims to have gotten a brand new FR-12 from Fender which is basically factory-modded
https://thegearforum.com/threads/fender-fr-10-fr-12-noise-reduction-mod.3559/post-157520
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The EQ opamp ICs were replaced with OPA1664s - a fine choice for this application, with a very low noise floor - but, surprisingly, one i haven't seen suggested elsewhere so far.
Those adapters don't look like the ones available from the usual places either.
Fair point. I watched a bunch of SOIC SMD soldering videos before I did mine and thought “this is cake, I can do that no sweat.” Then 1 1/2 hours of swearing and bleary-eyed hallucinations later I had the equivalent of Homer Simpson’s BBQ Grill steaming in a pile of flux on my bench.
I'm starting to have anxiety attacks about how much your mod will cost me
I'm starting to have anxiety attacks about how much your mod will cost me
Luckily I have almost all the passives here already, and they were paid for over a decade ago.
I’m just good at soldering, but I have some colleagues/friends that are excellent.Fair point. I watched a bunch of SOIC SMD soldering videos before I did mine and thought “this is cake, I can do that no sweat.” Then 1 1/2 hours of swearing and bleary-eyed hallucinations later I had the equivalent of Homer Simpson’s BBQ Grill steaming in a pile of flux on my bench.
-Aaron
It makes sense as Fender would have been very concerned about the “voicing” of the circuit. Or at least they should have been. But who knows? Still, I give them major credit for resisting SMD and building something that is easily hot rodded. Kudos to Fender for doing this. As @WKSmith and yourself have discovered, the circuit is straightforward and easily modified. Amps and speakers have been modded to artist’s specs forever and this cab is no exception with respect to its ability to be modified. Try doing the same with any of the other designs out there !
