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Post subject: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:40 am
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Searched unsuccessfully for the answer, so does anyone here know the answer? (Of course the new speaker would have the same impedance as the stock one.) Amp is a several month old Super Sonic 22.

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:33 pm
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Technically, yes:

"Fender's amplifier R&D department has designed scores of iconic amplifiers that have changed the landscape of western music. All of our amplifiers pass rigid NEMCO and CSA safety standards. Any modification, no matter how slight, will both void your warranty and nullify any safety rating. We understand that you'd like to make some modifications to your amplifier, however, due to liability concerns; we may not assist you directly with any advice or support to perform a modification to any existing Fender electronic product. Please check with your local amplifier service center for assistance if you wish to perform mods to your amplifier."

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/ ... dification

Fender Warranty:

http://support.fender.com/warranty/FEND ... 9-2001.pdf

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:50 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
Technically, yes:

"Fender's amplifier R&D department has designed scores of iconic amplifiers that have changed the landscape of western music. All of our amplifiers pass rigid NEMCO and CSA safety standards. Any modification, no matter how slight, will both void your warranty and nullify any safety rating. We understand that you'd like to make some modifications to your amplifier, however, due to liability concerns; we may not assist you directly with any advice or support to perform a modification to any existing Fender electronic product. Please check with your local amplifier service center for assistance if you wish to perform mods to your amplifier."

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/ ... dification

Fender Warranty:

http://support.fender.com/warranty/FEND ... 9-2001.pdf

Thanks so much for the info. If I'm interpreting it correctly, possibly an authorized repair tech. may be permitted to change out the speaker for me. I'll have to check with the one I've done business with to see if he'd do it.

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:11 pm
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IM4Tone wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
Technically, yes:

"Fender's amplifier R&D department has designed scores of iconic amplifiers that have changed the landscape of western music. All of our amplifiers pass rigid NEMCO and CSA safety standards. Any modification, no matter how slight, will both void your warranty and nullify any safety rating. We understand that you'd like to make some modifications to your amplifier, however, due to liability concerns; we may not assist you directly with any advice or support to perform a modification to any existing Fender electronic product. Please check with your local amplifier service center for assistance if you wish to perform mods to your amplifier."

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/ ... dification

Fender Warranty:

http://support.fender.com/warranty/FEND ... 9-2001.pdf

Thanks so much for the info. If I'm interpreting it correctly, possibly an authorized repair tech. may be permitted to change out the speaker for me. I'll have to check with the one I've done business with to see if he'd do it.


Keep in mind that people replace their speakers all the time. As long as you don't screw things up, I wouldn't worry about it. All of my Fender amps and guitars have been modified by me to the point that the warranty has long since been invalidated. A Fender warranty tech wouldn't even recognize the insides of my amps. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:00 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
Keep in mind that people replace their speakers all the time. As long as you don't screw things up, I wouldn't worry about it. All of my Fender amps and guitars have been modified by me to the point that the warranty has long since been invalidated. A Fender warranty tech wouldn't even recognize the insides of my amps. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I follow what you're saying. I can changeout a speaker w/o screwing things up and could change it back should a fault occur in the amp requiring warranty repair.

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:12 pm
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IM4Tone wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
Keep in mind that people replace their speakers all the time. As long as you don't screw things up, I wouldn't worry about it. All of my Fender amps and guitars have been modified by me to the point that the warranty has long since been invalidated. A Fender warranty tech wouldn't even recognize the insides of my amps. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I follow what you're saying. I can changeout a speaker w/o screwing things up and could change it back should a fault occur in the amp requiring warranty repair.


Well, you didn't hear that from me. :wink: :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Does Speaker Changout Affect Warranty?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:45 pm
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bluesky636 wrote:
.....Well, you didn't hear that from me. :wink: :wink:

:shock: Hear what? :mrgreen:

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