Fender gives its Tone Master FR-12 cab a vintage Tweed makeover
Fender’s Tone Master range is designed to offer guitarists digital amplifiers which replicate the look and feel of vintage tube models.
When we got our hands on the Tone Master FR-12 – a full-range, flat-response active cab unit with a 12-inch speaker – in 2023, we gave it a strong 9/10 in our review, citing its affordability and time-honoured aesthetics.
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The Tone Master FR-12 essentially offers a solution to players dabbling with amp modellers, but who also don’t want to give up the look and feel of having an actual amplifier.
So the fact the Big F has just given the FR-12 a Tweed reskin is certainly going to pique the interest of the section of the Venn diagram interested in both modern amp modellers and vintage amps.
As stated, the Tone Master FR-12 Tweed boasts a full-range, flat response powered speaker, meaning it replicates faithfully “every detail of your amp simulations”. This time, though, it comes wrapped in a ‘50s-era tweed covering and brown-striped grill cloth.
Elsewhere, the unit features an integrated 1000-watt power amp, delivering the volume and headroom you need for a multiplicity of studio or stage environments.
There’s also an onboard three-band EQ and high-frequency cut control, meaning guitarists can fine-tune their tone beyond the amp modeller they’re running through.
The Tone Master FR-12 Tweed is available now, priced at £579 / $649 / €689.
For more info, head to Fender.
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