The FRENZEL FM-800Z "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
tubetones. The FRENZEL FM - 800Z preamp was inspired by the vintage Bassman 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.
The outputs are fed to a common Output Jack. This allows you to create
two distinct sounds and with the use of an AB pedal on the Input Jacks.
The output jack has a Trim control
which allows you to match the output
level to the input level requirements of the amp you are driving it
with.
The The F section preamp is voiced like the classic Bassman. The M
section is voiced like the classic JCM800. The three band tone stacks were modeled after the original
Fender and Marshall stacks and we added a
Master volume after the tone stack. With the combination of the
separate Gain control, tone stack and Master control you can get just
about any sound you ever dreamed of.....including great clean tones of
the Bassman...or that fantastic tube preamp overdrive distortion that
the Marshall JCM800 amps are famous for.
The preamp is very compact. It is built on a 12"x 8"x 3" chassis. It
has laminated faceplates and a bottom cover plate with rubber feet.
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- Standby - Off. The Output jack, Trim
control, and Power Line fuse are on the rear panel.
The inputs are high impedance and the outputs are low impedance. This allows the preamp to
work as an effects amp between your guitar and the input jack of your amp....or in your amp's effects loop. It will
also drive studio mixers or PA amps. 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 high-mid overdrive
tones and other extras that have been added. 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 that
classic vintage custom sound of your own.
PRICE : $495.00 SPECIAL
SALE PRICE $395.00
OPTIONS:
1. VINTAGE CAGE - A retro style
metal cage to protect the tubes...plus
with chrome side handles for easy transport is available in as an
option. Please add $85.00 to the price for this option.
2. 240 VOLT POWER TRANSFORMER - for operation
outside the USA. Add $40.00
3. RACK MOUNT CHASSIS - Pro Rack
Mount Chassis Enclosure. Please Add
$245.00
4. STEREO OUTPUTS OPTION - Separate output jacks and level
controls to use as a stereo preamp $Add 25.00
5. BASS EQ - The F input has an EQ similar to the original
Fender 5F6 Bassman and it will work well with a bass and guitar, but for bass use only, we offer the option of modifying
the F input EQ to the later Bassman 864 contour which includes a Deep Bass Boost pull switch on the Bass control. This will
give you the vintage Fender bass tones on the F input and the dynamic Marshall lead guitar tones on the M input. There is
no extra charge for this custom version.
6. TWO WATT POWER AMP - At the request of a lot of our customers, we have
added a power amp as an upgrade option. The power amp uses a 12AU7 as a Class A output stage which will deliver
F and M crystal clear cleans or great overdrive tones at 2 watts of power into an 8 ohm speaker. This allows you to use
the FM-DP1 as a low power practice amp as well as a preamp. With this option a speaker jack is added to the rear panel. Please
add $90.00 for this option.
