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Thanks Tim. A friend told me that Henriksen is working on a "Forte Head", but it's all the information that it has....
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06-24-2019 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jazznero
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Originally Posted by jzucker
Its perfectly possible that a Class D power section sounds fine for clean sounds
while not being optimum for more crunchy sounds .....
Is that why ?
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Originally Posted by pingu
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Originally Posted by jzucker
but to quote their website
"The Forte is capable of cleans up to 117db, with a saturation and input gain control to fine-tune just how much hair you want on your tone."
So maybe my question still stands ?
not intending an argument Jack , just interested in all this Amp stuff
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Originally Posted by pingu
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thanks jack that would be interesting ...
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Originally Posted by jzucker
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Hey everyone, Jack asked me to log in and answer some questions about the Forte, here are my responses to what seem to be the most FAQ in this thread, please reply with anything specific and I will try to get back to you:
The cabinet - we used a tweed deluxe cabinet from MojoTone as the development cabinet because it was off-the-shelf (we don't have our own cabinet shop), had a slant front and was light weight with a proven design, and we could mess with front or rear loading the speaker. Over the course of developing the amp, the cabinet design was customized and is now basically a pine, tweed deluxe size but an inch deeper.
The power amp - The Forte is not using a switching power supply or a class D power amp. The Forte uses the same A/B design we have been using with the JazzAmp since its inception. If you want to know technically what it is, it's a darlington pair transistor configuration. Our use of the word "analog" to describe the amp is meant more to differentiate it from modeling amplifiers than from class D. Recent class D developments have been extraordinary, and we are making use of it in our other products, however when we tried it with The Forte, you could really "feel" the difference, and we just felt the product was superior when coupled with the traditional A/B amplifier.
The tube - it's a full plate voltage (as opposed to starved) 12AX7 circuit. Heat isn't really a serious concern, that's not why we have the tube sticking out of the top, we assumed people would be wanting to change out the tube and so looked for a way to marry the design with accessibility, and protect it at the same time. Our stock tube is a Mullard, so it's not like we went with the cheapest option for stock, but much like the speaker, we know there are plenty of options out there to suit individual tastes.
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Thanks for the information!!!! I wish that you low a little the price.....
Here is a great sound clip of the gain sounds with pedals:
Scott Lerner
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I m very interested in the amp.
One Question- how does the Equalizer interacts with the tone knobs? I play a Princeton Reverb and too many knobs scare me...
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Originally Posted by fabiansey
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Good idea????. So for me The question for a portable fenderish sound is: Forte or quilter head with blockdock cab.
Any thoughts?
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i love the blockdock 12 but it doesn't sound particularly fendery. is the forte available as a head now?
I have the blockdock with a jensen jet tornado in it. Same light weight but a little more fendery than stock speaker which is more like a 12L
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Originally Posted by jzucker
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Henriksen is going to announce the "Forte Head" on the next weeks.....
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Resurrected this thread to inquire on any experiences with it.
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Originally Posted by jzucker
Last edited by jazzgtrl4; 06-23-2022 at 01:11 PM.
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Very nice sound indeed!
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Originally Posted by jzucker
There are other Jet 12s with total Qs of 0.85 and up (e.g. the Falcon and the Blackbird) that are theoretically better matches for an open cab. But they're not neos, so they weigh a few pounds more.
Sonny S. -- Les Paul Player
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