Fender neo 810 vs Fender pro 810 HELP please

[stray78]

Hello lovely people.
I used to have the pro 810 for many years with the bassman 1200 pro (sunn..if you remember) and i thought it was the best rig i ever had in my 20 years of playing.

Now i am back in the market, i will get a couple tb 1200 and a 810 so could anyone help me ..even opinions between 810 neo and 810 pro. Knowing about the specs doesnt tell me really much i am looking for opinions. I will be honest when a bass cab goes on diet it is suspicious to me or am i just crazy...? I am not looking to save a few bucks just to have that tone

I have learned a lot from this forum and it is lovely to see people getting involved. Thank you

[Vince Klortho]

If only the speakers differ between them then the loss of weight is because neodymium magnets are much lighter than ferrite magnets. Nearly all of the weight in a speaker is in the frame and the magnet and a much lighter magnet allows the frame to be lighter also so the speaker is much lighter in total.

I don't know if internal bracing was changed or the type of wood used to build the cabinets changed. Those both could also result in a reduction in weight.

I really can't comment on the difference in tone between a neodymium speaker and a ferrite speaker because I have never had the chance to make an A-B comparison of them in the same cabinet.

[stray78]

@Vince Klortho thank you so much for the info, i am breaking my head to find a place to a.b both kinda difficult ..almost tempted to get both and return the loser one...but thats a hard one to pull in the U.K...