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SWR Workingman's 15

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by lovethegrowl, Dec 9, 2014.

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  1. Dec 9, 2014 #1
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    Does anyone know the f-3 of the woofer? (Yeah, I know SWR is prone to fudging its specs.
     
  2. Dec 9, 2014 #2
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    I made 4 calls to Fender to get that info. My android won't open up the owners/service manual.

    On my last call to Fender CS, he put me on hold to talk to a service tech. He came back & said the f-3 is secret proprietary information Fender has NEVER made public.

    That is a lie! Just two years ago I called them & they told me that Goliath III has an f-3 at 40hz; Big Ben 35hz; Golight 40 hz; Goliath Jr. 45hz, etc. I hate liars & I told him that & hung up. This sort of nonsense is reason alone not to do business with Fender. I HATE liars!
     
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  3. Dec 9, 2014 #3
    The Chuck

    The Chuck

    Dec 11, 2013
    Wilmington, NC
    ;)I wouldn't post the guy's name.
     
  4. Dec 9, 2014 #4
    tobias3469

    tobias3469 Suspended Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2013
    West Los Angeles
    One of the reasons why I cannot own a Fender guitar. They killed my favorite amp company..

    Workingman 15
    Frequency Response & SPL:
    100 dB SPL @ 1W1M (–6dB @ 40 Hz and 18KHz)
     
  5. Dec 9, 2014 #5
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    OK I took out his name!
     
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  6. Dec 9, 2014 #6
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    Thank you so much. It might provide an adequate (but not good) low b, for low volumes (as a back up amp) playing folk music. (Both my Hartke LH-500 & Goliath III will be fixed. It can also reinforce the Goliath in louder venues. (For really loud there's the PA).

    I just purchased a used Workingman 15 for $195 out the door. That includes: 2 year pro coverage; tax & shipping. If it comes in good condition I think It'll work
     
  7. Dec 9, 2014 #7
    tobias3469

    tobias3469 Suspended Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2013
    West Los Angeles
    They're great amps. I just always thought they look too much like a washing machine ;)

    If it was made in Sun Valley you did good!
     
  8. Dec 9, 2014 #8
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    The guitarist I play with has an acoustic Tacoma. When Fender bought them out he immediately bought a second (backup).
     
  9. Dec 9, 2014 #9
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    It is an older model, with the head looking rusty brownish. Sun Valley?
     
  10. Dec 9, 2014 #10
    tobias3469

    tobias3469 Suspended Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2013
    West Los Angeles
    old model = built sun valley, california!
     
  11. Dec 9, 2014 #11
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    One more dumb question. The one "knock" on this unit is that with 160 watts it doesn't get particularly loud. Is that a type of built in "limiter" that will make it less likely that it will already have a blown 15" driver when I get it?
     
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  12. Dec 9, 2014 #12
    tobias3469

    tobias3469 Suspended Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2013
    West Los Angeles
    that speaker can handle 200w RMS.

    the condition however all depends on the mileage and how hard she was ridden..
     
  13. Dec 9, 2014 #13
    Jeff Scott

    Jeff Scott Rickenbacker guru..........

    Apr 11, 2006
    Out there!
    Made in Sylmar is even better, yet, when Steve still owned the company.
     
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  14. Dec 9, 2014 #14
    tobias3469

    tobias3469 Suspended Supporting Member

    Sep 28, 2013
    West Los Angeles
    Anything made in California!!!
     
  15. Dec 9, 2014 #15
    Jeff Scott

    Jeff Scott Rickenbacker guru..........

    Apr 11, 2006
    Out there!
    A friend of mine bought a MIM WP10 several years ago and I opened it up to see how well it was built compared to the older SWR gear I used to own or used (WM's12 S/N 36, old red face Bass 350, Super Redhead, Baby Blue II, SM900, Grand Prix, IOD) and let's just say that I would have no problems owning it. How they were later on I can't say, but the early Fender owned MIM made amps were just fine.

    Since the OPs amp is a Workingman's instead of a WorkingPro I would feel confident in saying it is well built (other than the MDF cabinets, which I never liked).
     
  16. Dec 10, 2014 #16
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    Presumably the older cabinets are only 51 lbs. Later they were 67? That is far less than the 87 lbs of my Goliath.
     
  17. Dec 10, 2014 #17
    Razman

    Razman

    Feb 10, 2005
    Orange Park, FL
    My church has a WM15 in their sanctuary and while it seems to sound fine there is no pre/post EQ for the DI. The DI level isn't even affected by the preamp gain, nothing! Annoying but so far has done a good job at emitting sound for 10+ years or so.
     
  18. Dec 10, 2014 #18
    Jeff Scott

    Jeff Scott Rickenbacker guru..........

    Apr 11, 2006
    Out there!
    The DI on those are Pre only, which makes perfect sense for most PA applications.
     
  19. Dec 13, 2014 #19
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    Might not be a '94. It is heavier than 50 lbs. More like 70.
     

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  20. Feb 17, 2015 #20
    tocs100

    tocs100 Utah Bass of Doom, Metal DJ @ leafpileradio.com

    Sep 16, 2007
    Ogden, UT
    Anyone use the speaker out on any of the Workingman combos? The pdf manuals say use only a 2-wire speaker cable and not a guitar cord for ? reason?
     
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