New Fender Tone Master Twin Reverbs....only 33lbs!

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

I've had mine for about two weeks and have only played it at home at low volume. It's a keeper for me. I was concerned about the stock neo Jensen speakers for steel, but so far they are doing a surprisingly good job. Sometime down the road I may experiment with different speakers but not until I get these broken in and try it out in the real world of gigs.

Dave Hopping · From: Aurora, Colorado

Got to looking at my Twin Custom 15 and noticed the speaker is rated at 4 Ohms.Then I started thinking I love everything about the Custom 15 except I didn't get the optional fork-lift. Looks to me like a Tone-Master Twin chassis would swap right in....I wonder what that'd sound like.Whaddaya think? Winking

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

Dave, what kind of speaker is the 15". I have a JBL D-130 in my Evans SE 200. I'm really itching to disconnect the two 12's in my Tone Master and jumping a wire to my JBL. Keep us posted if you get a Tone Master and try it with your 15 custom.

Dave Hopping · From: Aurora, Colorado

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

Dave,the Tone Master is 4 ohms but since the two speakers are wired in parallel, they are 8 ohms.
The Eminence 15-C is supposed to emulate a D-130, so that may be what is in yours. A D-130 weighs 13.5 lb. Assuming the neo Jensen's that are in the Tone Master weigh in the neighborhood of 7 lb. each, it would be pretty much an even weight swap for one D-130 for the two Jensen neo's.

Doug Taylor · From: Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

I have had the Tonemaster Twin for 2 days now, I plan to keep it. I really like the sound of this amp. I donâ€™t know if it sounds like a tube Twin or not as I donâ€™t have one to compare it to. But I can tell you my ear thinks it sounds really nice.

Tim Whitlock · From: Colorado, USA

Ken Metcalf · From: San Antonio Texas USA

Before swapping the speakers it might be worth letting them break in a little?
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Carl Williams · From: Oklahoma

So far, so VERY good! Really liking my new (First Time) Fender Amp, The Tonemaster. I'm using the "Normal" side and use my own Reverb/Delay. The onboard Reverb is just fine. The ability to select from 1 W to 85 W is a nice feature. I'm not near smart enough to start speaker swapping but the tone I'm dialing in sounds just pretty good to my ears. After getting this new amp about 3 weeks or so ago, I sold my Telonics 500B within a week. Prior to the Telonics, I had only had two amps since '74 (That's 1974 :0) with both being Peavey's; Peavey Classic w/two 12's and the last, a NV 400 w/15" BW (Had it for 30 years!!). Anyway, wish I'd had this 33 pounder back in my gigging days with the "Half-Fast Band:...could've saved a hernia or two! ha Here's a shot of it along with a few other toys:

Anthony Parish · From: Austin

I bit the bullet and bought a new Tone Master Twin this weekend.

Now I understand the hype. I'm not usually someone who gushes over gear -- it's just stuff, after all, and probably has less impact on a person's sound than their technique has. But I gotta say... I love this amp!

If I had just one amp to use for the rest of my life stranded on a desert island, this is the best all-around choice that I have found.

As others have said, the amp really feels like a tube-driven analog experience. It doesn't have any of the sterility that I often hear from solid-state amps and/or modeling amps. The tones don't sound "optimized". They sound old-school. Congratulations, Fender, you perfected the sonic reproduction of your imperfections!

Granted, I have only played at the lower-wattage levels so far. I played pedal steel, an old Les Paul, and even an old Fender P-bass (my main instrument) through the Normal channel. I was able to get a full and pleasing sound for each of those instruments.

To my ears those Jensen speakers sound good across the full range of frequencies.

There's plenty of tone-shaping capabilities with 3-band EQ and the bright/not-bright switch.

There are only 2 teeny things that I would change if I could wave my magic wand.
1) I would have included a headphone jack for totally silent practice. I know you can do a line out to a mixer, and run headphones from that, but that's more gear. Fender could have easily added a headphone jack.
2) In my case the horizontal wood plank on the bottom back was cut slightly too long, so it was installed in a slightly bowed shape. Nobody would notice it except a detail nut like me, and it certainly doesn't affect the performance of the amp. It's just a small attention-to-detail thing.

Honestly, since those are literally my only two gripes, the amp is a winner.

Doug Taylor · From: Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

Gary Reed · Posted 21 Jun 2020 7:16 pm

Can the Twin Tone Master handle a Bass without causing damage?

Anthony Parish · From: Austin

Gary Reed · Posted 22 Jun 2020 6:35 am

Of course Anthony.
I didnâ€™t remember to think about that wattage out selector switch.
Thank you,

Dave Hopping · From: Aurora, Colorado

Steve Spitz · From: New Orleans, LA, USA

Dave,
I did a bit of swapping, maybe this will help, and apologies if you know this.
Maybe someone will chime in with an answer.

Iâ€™m not sure the re-issue twin and the standard twin have the exact same size chassis.

I can confirm the tonemaster and non-reissue twin are the same size, as Iâ€™ve made the swap.

Iâ€™m guessing the custom 15 uses the same chassis as a re-issue twin. Again, itâ€™s a guess, so, If you plan on swapping it out, you may want to be sure.

While the speaker wires are hardwired into the TM chassis, vs. the 1/4â€ jack speaker out, they attach with spade connectors to the Jensens. I made some simple adapters with male spade connectors and speaker wire. Pretty easy, and reversible.

After all that work, the JBL 15â€ sounded no better for steel than the Jensens.

Dave Hopping · From: Aurora, Colorado

Steve-Thanks for the wiring tip.I checked cab sizes at Sweetwater.The Tone-Master is ever so slightly taller,wider,and less deep.The differences are in the tenths of inches,so it could be just measurement error.I'm almost certain the Custom 15 uses a regular Twin chassis....

Jordan Stern · From: Texas, USA

I bought a Tone Master Twin last week. It is a great amp, although I am still working on finding the tone that I want. Here is a video of a head arrangement I came up with for "The Waltz You Saved For Me," played through the Tone Master Twin. I have only been playing 7 months, so go easy on me. Very Happy

https://mixcord.co/acapella/p/7sUPuKMR9F57mlwKqhj0ww/?fbclid=IwAR3EgeH5n7Plvc0y_4lY3yKI3JIOmoflbPXClahemaKA5DCwG-tXKuvgT2I

Larry Dering · From: Missouri, USA

Jordan, not too bad. I'm working with mine again to see if I can find the sweet spot. Overall it's a good sounding amp, just not exactly what I was looking for in tone. Keep up the good work.

Chris Harvey · From: California, USA

I purchased one of these after reading about them online. I havenâ€™t been on the forum in a while and wasnâ€™t surprised to see all these posts. This is a fantastic amp. Iâ€™m not sure how Fender did this. Great clarity and feel. Controls all stay true to its tube counterpart. Iâ€™m sure the trained ear could discern subtle differences, however, the differences may sway you to the Tone Master. Iâ€™m not by any means a steel guitar guru, but I do appreciate when a company goes the extra step to make a faithful recreation. Kudos to the Fender team. Here are a few vids from the other night running on the 40 watt setting. Excuse the questionable playing lol.

https://youtu.be/ZVvK6uH8ATY

https://youtu.be/F1RyuZma5Fc

Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

This series appears to be pretty good, and I'm sure everyone is ga ga over the weight and tone, but I'm still wondering why, in 2019/2020 , AMP MFGs are making amps without a Phones out or an EXT Speaker out. I can live without Phones out, but for me, NO Ext Speaker out removes me from the interested party camp Sad

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Jeremy Moyers · From: Lubbock, TX

Sorry to revive an old thread, but has anyone played through the blonde version of the tone master twin, with the cream back speakers? If so, what are your thoughts?

Also, for those of you that have had the tone master for a while, are you still liking it?

I played through one at the Dallas show last year and really liked it, and am really considering getting one, so any input would be greatly appreciated...

Jeremy

Steve Spitz · From: New Orleans, LA, USA

Iâ€™m still happy with mine, and with the free reverb upgrade, a significant improvement.

These amps were flying off the shelf at the box stores we all hate. I bought this amp knowing I could always sell it to a six stringer if I didnâ€™t care for it. Iâ€™m keeping it.

No regrets here.

Brooks Montgomery · From: Idaho, USA

Best do everything amp Iâ€™ve ever owned. Really like it.
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Bill Terry · From: Bastrop, TX

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