Rivera speaker change?

[nickt]

so I've had a Fandango 112 now for a couple of months, and persevere and tweak as I might,
I just cannot get a drive sound that puts a smile on my face. I play old school classic rock, Lizzy, Bad Co etc, and am looking for a nice "chunk" especially when palm muted.

I'm now wondering about a speaker change, and can't afford to experiment really, so given that the stock speaker is a 12-GT75, is it worth considering a V30 or similar, is it going to make a perceivable difference vs cost?

I've heard the distortion from channel 1 of the Fandango described as kind of "hi-fi" sounding which isn't really a bad call.

I bought it new as I got a great deal new on it, and it's too late to return it, much as I'd like to, so also, any distortion pedals that might fit the bill could be a consideration, although it kind of irks me to have to put a pedal in front of a "high end" amp..

[Dave L]

Changing the speaker makes a huge, huge difference. Also, if I remember correctly the Fandango is a semi-closed combo, so adding a closed-back external cab could probably help out with the chunk you´re chasing.

You also need to get the master up to 3.5 or 4, I´ve used Riveras for years and they´re really no good until you get up to around that level in volume.

[newking70]

[thetangmang]

Originally Posted by newking70

Beat me to it.

[dangeroso]

Originally Posted by nickt

so I've had a Fandango 112 now for a couple of months, and persevere and tweak as I might,
I just cannot get a drive sound that puts a smile on my face. I play old school classic rock, Lizzy, Bad Co etc, and am looking for a nice "chunk" especially when palm muted.

I'm now wondering about a speaker change, and can't afford to experiment really, so given that the stock speaker is a 12-GT75, is it worth considering a V30 or similar, is it going to make a perceivable difference vs cost?

I've heard the distortion from channel 1 of the Fandango described as kind of "hi-fi" sounding which isn't really a bad call.

I bought it new as I got a great deal new on it, and it's too late to return it, much as I'd like to, so also, any distortion pedals that might fit the bill could be a consideration, although it kind of irks me to have to put a pedal in front of a "high end" amp..

This may be a dumb question, but have you tried playing in the vintage mode? I think the Fandango sounds ok in modern mode, but really comes alive in the vintage setting.

[Rod]

I have a Jake studio model which the Fandango basically replaced. The Jake came with a Celestion 85 which has more mids than a 75. I also use WGS Britsh lead 80's with mine... Great balanced tones..the 75 is a bad choice for that amp..... Trade the speaker, not the amp