gchiaren's Amp Rig

I mostly play and practice at home, and I had a list of criteria that was pretty specific for a guitar speaker - I wanted one that did not color the sound in any way, would take pedals well (with an amp-sim pedal in the chain providing the core tone), have a headphone output for silent practice, have Bluetooth to jam along with tracks, and preferably have an understated look.

I first learned about full-range, flat-response speakers and had nearly decided on the Headrush FRFR-108. Thankfully, I discovered the FRFR Go before buying, and I was immediately sold.

I mean, you couldn’t really match the specs any better to my needs. In terms of form factor and looks, it’s actually much smaller than I thought! It’s just about 1 ft wide, super light, and as a design snob I love its simplicity. With other FRFR speakers looking like either stage wedges or traditional guitar cabs, it’s nice that the FRFR Go looks like a modern/minimal bookshelf Bluetooth speaker. Point is, it should fit right in wherever you want to put it. The fit & finish is great, it feels well-built and the knobs are stylish and high quality.

My signal chain is guitar ➡️ drive pedals ➡️ amp/cab sim pedal ➡️ time/space pedals ➡️ FRFR Go. Depending on your other gear, you’ll need to experiment with INPUT VOLUME and MAIN VOLUME. Balancing the two will minimize distortion from high-gain pedals. You’ve also got BASS and TREBLE knobs which are nice and responsive, to sculpt your tone further (I keep mine at 2 o’clock). I’ve set the Volume and Gain on my amp sim pedal to about noon, fwiw.

Considering the price and how small it is, the sound quality is outstanding. It’s pretty much exactly what I wanted. Total power is 30W so it’s not loud enough to hang with band practice, but that’s also not what it’s designed for. For jamming in your home it’s perfect. I do find I can get it to crack a bit depending on drive pedals, pickup config, etc but this could also be due to me needing to play with the gain through the whole chain. As it stands I do wish it had a little more headroom but not a deal-breaker by any means.

When I plug my headphones into it, it sounds awesome. No complaints. I do find I need to crank the main volume a bit with headphones but that’s probably due my headphone’s impedance.

The Bluetooth works great. My iPhone connects to it seamlessly, and I can stream my favorite tracks and jam along with them and feel like I’m in the band lol. Especially with headphones on.

Apparently it has a rechargeable battery good for 13 hrs but my FRFR Go stays put so I don’t have a review on that. Oh and it also has an aux in, which I haven’t tried but makes it even more versatile.

All in all, the Headrush FRFR Go is awesome. There are certainly other small practice options for bedroom guitarists, but the vast majority are amp modelers which makes them more complex and expensive. The FRFR Go is PERFECT if you’re already generating your tone digitally and need a way to faithfully reproduce it, while throwing in tons of thoughtful features that guitarists need when practicing and playing in small spaces.