Matrix FR12 active Cab

The CLR just emits a high pitch squeel and nothing else now. It is a few years old but only used about 10 times because I use studio monitors at home and prefer to carry my much lighter RCF 10 instead. Not happy.
 
rickboot said:
I've had my FR12 for a week. haven't had a chance to try it with my band but it sounds pretty good cranked in my man cave. I was going to compare it to my CLR wedge but the CLR died during my last gig.
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Can you comment on the loudness or power of the FR12? Can it hang with a loud band? Will the FR12 get loud without a lot of breakup\distortion.
 
chrisjnyc said:
Can you comment on the loudness or power of the FR12? Can it hang with a loud band? Will the FR12 get loud without a lot of breakup\distortion.
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I only had one short practice with the FR12 and my loud rock band. I initially thought it might not be loud enough because I had trouble hearing myself even when I dimed the FR12. However, this may be a gain staging issue with my new rig (I switched from AFII to AX8). And maybe I need to tweak my patches to cut more since my current patches were dialed in with a CLR.

My CLR came back to life so I compared it and the FR12. Despite having similar FRFR specs, they sound different, with the CLR being crystal clear like studio monitors. I could hear reverb trails better than on the FR12. That may not be a good thing depending on your preference.

Hopefully I'll have more band time next week to tweak. I hope it works out because I love the light weight and look. And the Matrix team is very responsive and supportive.
 
rickboot said:
I only had one short practice with the FR12 and my loud rock band. I initially thought it might not be loud enough because I had trouble hearing myself even when I dimed the FR12. However, this may be a gain staging issue with my new rig (I switched from AFII to AX8). And maybe I need to tweak my patches to cut more since my current patches were dialed in with a CLR.

My CLR came back to life so I compared it and the FR12. Despite having similar FRFR specs, they sound different, with the CLR being crystal clear like studio monitors. I could hear reverb trails better than on the FR12. That may not be a good thing depending on your preference.

Hopefully I'll have more band time next week to tweak. I hope it works out because I love the light weight and look. And the Matrix team is very responsive and supportive.
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I have heard this from a few people. Guess I won't even bother trying the FR12
 
Resurrecting an old thread, but how have people found these cabs?
I'd love to see pictures of peoples rigs with these in them.
 
Resurrecting again, I am waffling between an FR12 and CLR neo, is there a real $200 difference?
 
I had a FR10 and I thought the sound was great. I got compliments from the other guitarist in the band.

I am now switching to a FR10P as I want to use my Matrix GTX1000 to give it more volume. The FR10 was loud enough for a gig in a medium pub with 5 piece band FWIW.

I have been using my Matrix GTX1000 into my Mesa 2x12 cab for big gigs over the last few years. Now it sounds pretty flat and dull. I am looking forward to getting the new passive speaker so I can get some great tones out of it. BTW weight was fantastic.
 
I use a FR12 for a moderately loud country band, but im the only electric guitar player. I dont dime it much mainly because we have wedges in front of us, so its really just a backfill. I think its plenty loud.
 
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