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Apples, oranges, watermelon are all cool… but pears.. one one really like those. Thank god, you did not try to advocate for kiwis. I have to use the fake attenuation on a kiwi to think I can even stomach that.
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04-23-2023 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by st.bede
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Strawberries. Contrarian. Totally different. But where did they go?
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But, but, but...I like kiwis!
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but what about gooseberries now. They used to be very popular and nowadays?
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Originally Posted by mheton
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I'm trying to get back to OP's theme, but on a general level. To me, a non-American, Fender vs. Quilter is almost like Coke vs. Pepsi. Less of an issue for the rest of the world. Americans seem to have Fender in their DNA. But do even they choose fast food based on which of the two colas is on tap? Here on the Forum, other threads dwell (ad nauseam) on Polytone, a long-gone ginger ale or root beer brand, compared to the ruling colas. I dare say that Quilter's remaining problem is its Fender addiction. Pat Quilter, the amp genius, loves steel, country, Western swing, surf and whatever twangy, and you hear it. To me, DV Mark produces a darker, mellower and jazzier sound. In between, we have all the ICE Power based indie amps, which IMHO lack character. Then there's those who say they love Polytone but prefer Mambo in all respects. What do you know?
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Originally Posted by Gitterbug
As for American amps I would note that Vox and Marshall have had a great bearing on our collective listening experience.
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Originally Posted by Spook410
Perhaps we need an Eminence vs. Celestion vs. Jensen thread?
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Originally Posted by entresz
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Originally Posted by entresz
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The Jensen N10/100 TR (Tornado) and Celestion G10 Vintage both have a sensitivity of 97 dB. Jensen's usable frequency range starts from 85 Hz, which is above its resonance frequency. Celestion is stated to start from 100 Hz, with resonance frequency at 115 Hz. Layman's interpretation: Tornado is happier in the low end of the scale. It's simply a great, balanced speaker across the range.
In jazz, a 12" speaker/humbucker combination easily produces muddy tones from the lowest strings. A 10" avoids this, is practically as loud as a 12" in civilized settings, projects broader and weighs less. With the proliferation of fixed PA systems in typical venues, and with at least Boomer audiences less and less thrilled by ear-pearcing decibels, stage volumes could be a lot lower - assuming of course the drummer's cooperation and no Hammond around.
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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Originally Posted by Gitterbug
Last edited by entresz; 04-27-2023 at 02:08 AM.
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Just as a caution note - apparently part of the modelling on the Fender Tonemaster speakers is between the power amp and the speakers, there's a filter of sorts to emulate the behaviour of a tube power amp with the speaker. By changing speakers, you loose that and (maybe or maybe not) part of the mojo of the amps. So, it's not the same as changing a speaker in a regular Fender.
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Originally Posted by jorgemg1984
I thought it goes from the ICEPower class D power amp module straight to the speakers and all of tone modelling is done in the previous stage in the digital section.
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Originally Posted by bluenote61
Fender Tonemaster Speaker Swap?
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Originally Posted by jorgemg1984
Even if Fender use the Celestion neo speaker to calibrate the modeling software of the tone masters, it doesn't mean that other speakers will necessarily sound bad. The fact that Fender released it with two different types of speakers (jensen and celestion) is reason to believe other speakers might sound good to. Additionally the line out has more than one cab sim option, so I doubt that the oem speakers are the only valid speaker options.
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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It's not between the power amp and the speaker(s). It's part of the software modelling.
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Has anyone actually swapped a tone master speaker?
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Originally Posted by InsufferableRhythm
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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I've seen a few threads on TDPRI where people have swapped speakers on Tonemaster amps - seems to be okay. From what I understand the stock neo speaker (N-12K) is supposed to sound as close to a Jensen C-12K as possible. Personally I am really keen on the JBL sound - one of my favourite speakers is the D-130. It would be cool to hear a JBL style 12" in the Tonemaster. They are very detailed and unforgiving in some respects, so it might reveal digital artifacts that otherwise wouldn't be noticeable.
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Ok, my bad, thanks for the clarification.
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