The FRENZEL FM-800 " Rocker 800" dual channel
guitar tube preamp is part of our "INSPIRED" line of products and will give you the classic vintage tones of our Type
F(Fender) and Type M (Marshall) tube amps ....and much more. Those of you who watch our auctions know that we
sell retro conversion and vintage amps with of our Type F and Type M custom vintage tube preamp circuits. A lot of our customers
use the Line Out jacks on these amps to drive other amps and they have asked us to build them custom preamps...so we decided
to add stand alone tube preamps to our product line. You can use these preamps to drive your solid state amps to generate
the classic 60's vintage tube tones. The FRENZEL FM - 800 "Rocker 800" preamp was inspired by the vintage Bassman 5F6A and
JCM800 amps ...but it's far more than a clone....this preamp incorporates features and mods developed over FRENZEL Tube Amps
years of building and fine tuning amps!
The preamp uses four 12AX7's to create two separate preamps
each with its own Input Jack, Gain control, Tone Stack and Master control....and Output Jack. This allows you
to create two distinct sounds, and with the use of an AB-Y pedal on the Input Jacks, you can switch back and forth between
them or blend them....or you can use the separate Output Jacks for each preamp to drive two different amps at the same
time.
Channel 1 is the F section of the preamp. It has
two stages of gain and is voiced similar to the classic Bassman 5F6A. Channel 2 is the M section
of the preamp. It has three stages of gain and is voiced similar to the classic JCM800. Both sections
use separate cathode followers to drive the tone stacks. The three band tone stack was designed by the “tube God”
so no improvements there...but we did add a Master volume after the tone stack. With the combination of the separate
Gain control, tone stack and and Master control you can get just about any sound you ever dreamed of.....including great
clean tones...or that fantastic tube preamp overdrive distortion that the vintage tube amps are famous for.
The amp is very compact. It is built on a 2U rack mount
chassis. This is a rock solid point-to-point hand wired amp that uses only the best of parts...low noise tubular polypropylenes
caps, metal film resistors, Switchcraft jacks, ceramic sockets, etc. The input jacks are isolated from chassis and it uses
a star ground system and DC on the filaments for very low noise.
The front panel controls are Type F Input, Type M Input,
Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Master, Power On - Off. The Output jacks and Power Line fuse are on the rear
panel.
We tried the preamp on several amps. It will work as an effects
amp between your guitar and your amp....or in your amps effect loop. If you have never played through a tube preamp.. you
are in for a real treat. If you have, you are still in for a trip, because of the combination of Type F smooth warm tones
and Type M screaming high-mid overdrive tones that this little jewel will produce. It makes just about any tube
amp sound better......and for you guys with solid state amps who are craving that vintage tube sound, you can insert it in
front of your solid state amp and get those classic vintage tube tones.
PRICE : $695.00 SPECIAL SALE PRICE $495.00
UPGRADE OPTIONS:
1. STEREO PREAMP - We can supply the preamp with identical
voicing on each channel for stereo applications. There is no additional charge for this option.
2. WORLDWIDE POWER TRANSFORMER - for overseas
operation is available for $40.00.
