1 2 3 4 Next M Mcentee2 Member Messages 1,503 Feb 12, 2020 #1 As Celestions are widely available - is there one closest to the vintage Fanes that David Gilmour used ? He began using them around 1991 in his live rig and for session work like the La Carrera Panamericana soundtrack, and throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb. Butler Tube Driver. I have read that production changed to pressed/formed steel frames at some point, but every Crescendo I have ever seen had a cast aluminum frame. The old Marshall JTM45 is also nearly an exact copy of the Bassman circuit, but substitues a 12AY7 preamp tube with a 12AX7 tube for more gain, which makes it a bit too dirty for most Gilmour tones. Introductions such as NXT flat panel technology did not achieve the desired success and the brand suffered from a lack of focus on the core values upon which it had been so successfully founded and developed between the 1950s and 1980s. I prefer closed back cabs for most things, especially distorted electric guitar, but that is just because they sound better to me in my small studio. (bottom row) mid 2000s Crescendo 12MB 300w PA speaker and cone. roach with one founded in the values that makes FANE great. These should be the best clones for Fane Crescendo speakers. The Ascension F25 is a low wattage, 25 watt, ceramic magnet, guitar speaker with an emphasis on crunch and mid-range presence. Butler Tube Driver - Take A Breath solo, Starfinder speaker - clean tone with compressor - Coming Back to Life solo, Starfinder speaker - clean rhythm tone with compressor - Another Brick in the Wall Part II, Shown above - 150w Hi-Tone Crescendo 'A' with aluminum dust cap and Kurt Mueller cone. For comparison purposes, below are sound clips of a real Fane Crescendo 12A through a Hiwatt (Reeves Custom 50). The original 59 Bassmans were fitted with four 10", 8 ohm, 20w Legend 1028P blue frame Alnico speakers with paper voice coil formers, made by Eminence for Fender. Audio Fidelity Group Directors, including Simon Cowell (top left), meet with arthur Barnes in the 1980s. 1/4 pounders with reverse control wiring, FINALLY DONE, What is your favorite Tele Bridge? Most were 50w or 70w Fanes with completely different specs. Classic Fane Crescendo tone with AlNiCo magnet. Those were discontinued sometime around 2012-13 and replaced with Vintage Purple speakers built by Warehouse Guitar Speakers. Only the highest quality materials sourced from the worlds most respected suppliers are used in our quest to produce the perfect transducer solutions.Designed at our headquarters in the UK, Fane produces a comprehensive range of matchless chassis loudspeakers in the standard diameters, with versatile mounting facilities designed for convenience and security.In addition to chassis loudspeakers, our professional product range includes an outstanding series of compression drivers specialised to cover the high frequency bandwidths. Not exactly the Crescendo sound, but in the same family. The HI-TONE Eclipse series cabinets with "HT-C 'A'" speakers from Eminence are an homage to David Gilmour's WEM cabs loaded with Fane Crescendo A speakers. Fane International limited, UK manufacturer of component loudspeakers and pro audio products are proud to announce the appointment of Sonido Musica Indonesia (SMI) as its new distribution partner for the Indonesian Pro Audio market.

I have seen many examples of Fanes with those brand labels on the exact same cast metal frame as the Crescendo, but they were not Crescendos. The company's still in business. It was still fitted with Jensen P10R speakers. Arthur left the company he had dedicated himself to and the tenure of the Barnes family association with FANE was temporarily ended. There were several amps made by Fender that were in the same tone family as the Twin Reverb - the Dual Showman Reverb, Quad Reverb, Super Six Reverb, and Vibrosonic Reverb. - Phil Taylor, Guitar World Sept 1994, "I've got three normal Hiwatt heads, AP100sOne Hiwatt powers a WEM 4x12 with the Fane Crescendos in it and a Marshall with Celestions; the second does the same thing but it has a chorused version of the first signal in effect, this means that one pair has a wet signal and the other remains dry." It also sounds incredibly good with a Big Muff, although there are no known recordings of David using one with a Bassman. Fane Crescendo speakers have a very strong magnetic field that would not be a concern at any reasonable distance. Established in England, 1958. This speaker has had a small cone repair, its sound and looks are unaffected.

RS is run by Jeff Lewis, head of the U.K. amplifiers and speaker cabinet company Matamp, and Chris Hewitt, owner of Ozit Morpheus Records and CH Vintage Audio. Its articulate high end and super-tight bottom deliver precision and punch while maintaining the legendary Fane tonal character. Those were used with his Hiwatts, and I presume the third was a spare. Vintage Bassman amps with the 5F6-A circuit sound very close to the 59 Bassman reissue with blue frame alnicos, but depending on the speakers used, they may sound more overdriven at high volume. Butler Tube Driver or Proco Rat. Timbre Wolf said: I haven't had the pleasure of playing through an original vintage Fane Crescendo. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. By clicking Subscribe, I agree to receive exclusive offers & promotions, news & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on Reverb. The new Rawson Sparfield Starfinder is probably the closest you can get now from the looks of it, with the Hi Tone being another good choice, from a great company. TYPES OF SPEAKERS - Speakers are just as important as the type of amplifier used, as they are the final voice the signal comes through. Hiwatt (Reeves Custom 50) through Hi-Tone Crescendo A and Celestion G12T-75 speakers with a BKB 911 Tube Driver - Louder Than Words solo, Hiwatt (Reeves Custom 50) through Hi-Tone Crescendo A and Celestion G12T-75 speakers with a Ram's Head Big Muff - Mother solo, Hiwatt (Reeves Custom 50) through Hi-Tone Crescendo A and Celestion G12T-75 speakers with a Ram's Head Big Muff - In Any Tongue solo, Same as above, but with a Green Russian Big Muff - In Any Tongue solo, Same as above, but with a BKB/Chandler Tube Driver - In Any Tongue solo. Dedicated himself to and the tenure of the Fender Twin Reverb, for use with and external cabinet. 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Finishing and preparation of the iconic shape Fane speaker chassis. The braided piping on the early Starfinders was gold but changed to silver and red on later production. The 65 reissue is basically the blackface/early silverface Twin Reverb circuit architecture with two 12" Jensen C12 speakers. Like the Hi-Tone DR-F speakers, these are also based on one of the many Fane purple-backed speakers that were included in 1970s Hiwatt cabs. I have also seen different model Fane speakers that have been re-labeled with fake Crescendo labels. While Phil certainly knows what speakers are in David's cabs and combos, David himself seems to have not been that familiar. Shown above - David Gilmour's WEM Starfinder 4x12 speaker cabinets loaded with Fane Crescendo 100w speakers, from his 2015 tour. Plywood or solid wood cabs are going to be sturdier and last longer than particle board if they get hauled around a lot. Thanks folks. A period of changes of ownership and lack of direction combined to make the next few years challenging for FANE. Fane has a strong heritage and history in sound engineering excellence. Established in England, 1958. No such thing, I'm afraid. Shown above - 100w Starfinder with aluminum dust cap from Rawson Sparfield, made in the United kingdom. During this period production grew to exceed 50,000 units per week. The PRIME 18XS displayed the hallmarks of FANE ingenuity to deliver an incredible peak-to-peak excursion in excess of 60 mm to ensure fast, accurate bass in the most testing of performance environments and engineered to provide significant advantages over competing European products. 12", 60oz Ceramic magnet, 100 watts, 2" voice coil, ribbed cone. The Showman was basically the head version of the Fender Twin Reverb, for use with and external speaker cabinet. For David's 2006 tour he had three WEM Starfinder 4x12" cabs. Keep in mind that this is just one Crescendo, and not all Crescendos will sound identical. Fane also made numerous high powered PA speakers using the Crescendo name that people try to pass off as the type Gilmour used. shown above - 59 Fender Bassman LTD (laquered tweed) from 1995 with Jensen PR10 speakers. FANE continues to dynamically engage with a continually changing global audio industry, evolving to the demands of the present time while being faithful to our original maxims of being at the forefront of audio design and engineering and innovative in our approach to predicting future market trends and requirements. In some ways the 75 sound is the opposite of the Fane Crescendo, which is why they balance so well with them. Umthey are by FaneI'm not too sure.". Fane label that was also used on some speakers with the exact same specs as the Crescendo 12 A. 150w power handling, >100 db efficiency. To reflect our commitment, we updated our terms and conditions. In 2010 Hiwatt UK briefly sold an unlicensed, China made, WEM branded Starfinder 4x12 cabinet made of particle board with printed cloth. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It sounds very similar to the original amps, but speaker types make a big difference with the sound. The tone falls somewhere in between the Crescendo A and Weber FC12. In 1994 David had his Hiwatt preamps switchable, so they could be bypassed and allow the Alembic to become the preamp for his whole live Pink Floyd rig. These are typically 50w or 70w Fane speakers with completely different specs and sound than the Crescendo. Another decade of continuous success saw increased FANE presence in high-end theatres such as Carnegie Hall, New York, and the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen. Shown above - Rola Celestion G12-100 from 1982. I also think the low frequencies sound less flabby with closed backs, especially from a Big Muff. In the 1970s Fane made speakers for Selmer,Watkins (WEM), Simms-Watts, Vox, and Dave Reeves of Sound City and Hiwatt fame, which is likely where Pink Floyd was first introduced to them. Turbosound, who selected FANE for all their custom designed loudspeaker requirements, were the choice of the worlds leading venues and entertainers. They should be replaced after about 20-25 years, which adds to the cost. 100w MINT. The Eminence were slightly brighter and slightly dirtier at high volume. ou can switch the Jensens for Weber 12F150's or Weber Californias if you want something closer to the sound of the old JBL speakers used in the original blackface and silverface Twins.