So after having this for 2 weeks and just switching from multi tube amp and multi Marshall cabs (different speaker types) I can say going to FRFR is going to be nice.
The Birch cab keeps it warm still and if I do not look at the speaker I sometimes do not know it’s not my Marshall cabs. There is no doubt a learning curve as I find myself tweaking here and there a bit each day.
The biggest change is cranking it up. Seems the highs come out more on the FRFR when louder. Not necessarily a good thing but can be tweaked.
In a perfect world I would have a wall of tube amps and guitar cabs powered by the axe. But in today’s changing landscape it seems in-ears, low stage volume and good front house sound, going FRFR is a logical choice. You can have a sweet sounding amp/cab and the sound guys hooks up a SM57 and lazily eq it or place the mic on the cab, it could sound like crap in front. With FRFR at least you helped elimiate some of this.
Having a Birch Speaker like the KW122 I believe helped my transition to FRFR.
I love the portability of this. 3 Handles, not very heavy, well made. Sounds great as a wedge or standing up. Sometime I am amazed how it replaced a 4x12 cab and still sound real real close.
For anyone switching to FRFR they need to weigh out their needs because there is no doubt some sacrifice, albeit small, to the purists.
This is another thread, but the difference in FRFR, CD sound to Cab sound has a lot to do with patches and the volume you play them. A lot of killer patches like the EVH patches people create on You Tube sound killer. When you d/l them and play them through pro tools they sound killer. But when you crank them up through a FRFR or even a tube/cab they starting sounding bad. Stage volume is about moving air and fitting in your freq range (guitar vs. bass, drums) and I think these You Tube patches do not do that well. At least in my experience.
So for me the move to FRFR is a good once and the perks far outweigh the minuses. I purchased the QSC KW122 mainly to edit patches, jam at home. I will bring it to gigs in the rare event I may need it for something.
There is pretty much nothing I would change in the KW122. They really thought this speaker out when they were designing it.
The Birch cab keeps it warm still and if I do not look at the speaker I sometimes do not know it’s not my Marshall cabs. There is no doubt a learning curve as I find myself tweaking here and there a bit each day.
The biggest change is cranking it up. Seems the highs come out more on the FRFR when louder. Not necessarily a good thing but can be tweaked.
In a perfect world I would have a wall of tube amps and guitar cabs powered by the axe. But in today’s changing landscape it seems in-ears, low stage volume and good front house sound, going FRFR is a logical choice. You can have a sweet sounding amp/cab and the sound guys hooks up a SM57 and lazily eq it or place the mic on the cab, it could sound like crap in front. With FRFR at least you helped elimiate some of this.
Having a Birch Speaker like the KW122 I believe helped my transition to FRFR.
I love the portability of this. 3 Handles, not very heavy, well made. Sounds great as a wedge or standing up. Sometime I am amazed how it replaced a 4x12 cab and still sound real real close.
For anyone switching to FRFR they need to weigh out their needs because there is no doubt some sacrifice, albeit small, to the purists.
This is another thread, but the difference in FRFR, CD sound to Cab sound has a lot to do with patches and the volume you play them. A lot of killer patches like the EVH patches people create on You Tube sound killer. When you d/l them and play them through pro tools they sound killer. But when you crank them up through a FRFR or even a tube/cab they starting sounding bad. Stage volume is about moving air and fitting in your freq range (guitar vs. bass, drums) and I think these You Tube patches do not do that well. At least in my experience.
So for me the move to FRFR is a good once and the perks far outweigh the minuses. I purchased the QSC KW122 mainly to edit patches, jam at home. I will bring it to gigs in the rare event I may need it for something.
There is pretty much nothing I would change in the KW122. They really thought this speaker out when they were designing it.
