Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

WKSmith said:
I may just have yours built before the weekend.
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I wonder what it would cost to get one re-covered in Tweed?

I'm not going to do it - I don't even on the FR-12 yet (we're moving this summer, doesn't really make sense to buy one before that). But, it would look cooler.
 
marsonic said:
I wonder what it would cost to get one re-covered in Tweed?

I'm not going to do it - I don't even on the FR-12 yet (we're moving this summer, doesn't really make sense to buy one before that). But, it would look cooler.
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Order it to the new house ;)
 
Received my 10 today. Hisses for sure. I measured a 35dB noise floor with my phone on the floor, about a foot away from the speaker. I know phone dB meters aren't the most accurate. Its a little louder than the hiss my Hedd 07 mk2 studio monitors put off. In that sense it doesn't bother me terribly, because I am sort of used to playing with some hiss.

That said, I still can't wait to receive my v2 :D

Also these things sound awesome indeed! If they do release tweed versions, I might have to snag a 12 next.
 
stephanfm3 said:
so, 12 is on it's way back. 10 is incoming.
mr. smith, you'd better step on the gas with those v2s coming :tearsofjoy:
by the way, how did the satriani thing unfold?
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I'm going as fast as I can🤣. It's been a busy few weeks.
I handed the V2 off to Joes tour Manager and enjoyed a great evening of some mighty fine guitar playing. 🙂 wish I could have hugged Joes neck, but the schedule wouldn't allow it, since he was already warming up backstage.
 
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I also received my FR10 yesterday. It also hisses. I haven't taken the chassis out to see if it's been modded at the factory. But I don't really care to take it out of the cabinet to check when I've got a V2 incoming soon. I think that I'm pretty high on the list.

I debated a long time about whether to get the FR10 or FR12. I was concerned that I would lose too much low end with the FR10. But I don't feel like the low end is lacking. I might feel differently after I do a side by side with my EV PXM-12a, but I can already tell that the FR10 is good enough for my needs. All in all, I'm completely satisfied with how the FR10 sounds.

Now all I have to do is be patient as I wait for my pair of V2 preamps.

Happy Jeff Goldblum GIF by Apartments.com
 
lscottk said:
I debated a long time about whether to get the FR10 or FR12. I was concerned that I would lose too much low end with the FR10. But I don't feel like the low end is lacking. I might feel differently after I do a side by side with my EV PXM-12a, but I can already tell that the FR10 is good enough for my needs. All in all, I'm completely satisfied with how the FR10 sounds.

Now all I have to do is be patient as I wait for my pair of V2 preamps.
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Oh yeah, these things have a pretty wicked amount of low end. I can't imagine wanting more.
 
lscottk said:
I might feel differently after I do a side by side with my EV PXM-12a, but I can already tell that the FR10 is good enough for my needs. All in all, I'm completely satisfied with how the FR10 sounds.
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Just enjoy that combo in stereo. That's what I'm doing. It's wonderful.

lscottk said:
Now all I have to do is be patient as I wait for my pair of V2 preamps.

Happy Jeff Goldblum GIF by Apartments.com
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And yesssssssssssssssssss. (Ready to become hiss free.)
 
Happy Easter everyone (should this be a thing for you)!

While we're on the general topic of upgrading this joyous box of wonder that is the FR-12, has one of you guys been contemplating upgading the installed speaker? Maybe with something like the Celestion F12-X200 or the F12M-150 Triple Cone for example?

The installed woofer seems to be a normal mid / bass PA driver, not a coaxial speaker.
( Here's a gutshot, thanks @jellodog: https://thegearforum.com/threads/fender-tone-master-pro.3286/page-106#post-121253 )

So my guess is, it would be best to only exchange a similar type of speaker, or would you say that the FR-12 could possibly benefit from having a coaxial or "multi cone" speaker installed?

I'd be interested in your guys thoughts, thanks!

Anyways, now back to joyful anticipation of my beautiful, shiny new V2 preamp incoming soon hopefully! :hearteyes:
 
quasimono said:
Happy Easter everyone (should this be a thing for you)!
While we're on the general topic of upgrading this joyous box of wonder that is the FR-12, has one of you guys been contemplating upgading the installed speaker? Maybe with something like the Celestion F12-X200 or the F12M-150 Triple Cone for example?
The installed woofer seems to be a normal mid / bass PA driver, not a coaxial speaker. So my guess is, it would be best to only exchange a similar type of speaker, or would you say that the FR-12 could possibly benefit from having a coaxial or "multi cone" speaker installed?
I'd be interested in your guys thoughts, thanks!

Anyways, now back to joyful anticipation of my beautiful, shiny new V2 preamp incoming soon hopefully! :hearteyes:
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Since it already has built in tweeters, I would think it would be a bad idea to just throw a co-ax in there. Unless I guess you disconnected the tweeters? But still, the cab is tuned to the tweeters already...

Would be interesting to see the results. Even just a speaker swap would be interesting to see.
 
Jkist7 said:
Since it already has built in tweeters, I would think it would be a bad idea to just throw a co-ax in there. Unless I guess you disconnected the tweeters? But still, the cab is tuned to the tweeters already...

Would be interesting to see the results. Even just a speaker swap would be interesting to see.
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The cab is tuned to the main driver, not the tweeter.
With some measurements you can reverse engineer what type of driver you could install. But I don’t see why. I found no perceivable coherence issue in the FR 10.
 
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