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Post subject: Frontman 212R- Stage worthy?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:49 am
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I've been looking at a Fender Frontman 212R for quite some time now, and have decided to buy one. My only question is: Will it be loud enough without buying an extension cab?

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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:17 am
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its extreme loud, dont worry. i began thinking after some time using one myself maybe its TOO powerful. it may be SS, but even this amp benefits from being cranked a bit. hard to crank the fm212 in many places. the 2nd input will be your friend oftentimes.

i had to laugh at the word "stage worthy"...be prepared for negative comments


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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:21 pm
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Sure, it will be just fine onstage. Generally speaking, modern stage setups include mics for all the amps. This means that you can play virtually any amp onstage without too much trouble. It's often beneficial, however, to have something loud enough that you can hear it without too much trouble. I prefer a lot of stage volume, and if you do as well, the 212 will have more than enough gumption. It could probably do a lot of un-mic'd club gigs as well. It would struggle outdoors and in a volume competition with someone lugging a big stack around.


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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:27 am
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The Frontman 212 is a nice amp for the price, plenty of power and good clean tones. You didn't say what type of music you play, but you might also want to consider the FM212DSP. It costs about $50 more but has several additional features that you might or might not want. I own one and love it. Like the Frontman it is also a 100 watts with 2X12s but has several amp selections including Tweed, Blackface, Jazz, Metal etc. also effects such as chorus, tremolo etc. Depending on your music style that might just be a waste of your money but the effects are nice. Either amp will give you plenty of power and decent tone.


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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:30 am
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l88vette wrote:
The Frontman 212 is a nice amp for the price, plenty of power and good clean tones. You didn't say what type of music you play, but you might also want to consider the FM212DSP. It costs about $50 more but has several additional features that you might or might not want. I own one and love it. Like the Frontman it is also a 100 watts with 2X12s but has several amp selections including Tweed, Blackface, Jazz, Metal etc. also effects such as chorus, tremolo etc. Depending on your music style that might just be a waste of your money but the effects are nice. Either amp will give you plenty of power and decent tone.


I play a lot of punk and a little bit of AC/DC style rawk. Then i also play some stuff in the craziest drop tunings you've ever seen (think drop F), and sometimes i'll hook up an acoustic to my amp and play classical style. So versatility is very important to me. Would the FM212DSP be able to handle all that?

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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:49 pm
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As stated before the Frontman has nice clean tone but if you need more versatility go to Guitar Center or another music store and do some comparisons. The FM212DSP has several amp styles to choose from including acoustic. On the flip side because it has a lot of selections and effects available it can take some work finding the sweet spot for the various styles of music you might wish to play. I play mostly blues and really like the tweed settings but it depends on your music taste. I like the extra options but some might not.


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Post subject: Re: Frontman 212R- Stage worthy?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:23 pm
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pbassesrule wrote:
I've been looking at a Fender Frontman 212R for quite some time now, and have decided to buy one. My only question is: Will it be loud enough without buying an extension cab?


A huge solid state, 100 Watt amp? Unless you're playing outside in an ampthetre, you're fine... Maybe too loud.....


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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:15 pm
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At 100 watts, it's definitely loud enough to play onstage. The Frontman 212 has a nice clean tone for a solid state. The overdrive channel isn't fantastic, but that can be easily fixed if you pick up a decent overdrive or distortion pedal.


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At 100 watts, it's definitely loud enough to play onstage. The Frontman 212 has a nice clean tone for a solid state. The overdrive channel isn't fantastic, but that can be easily fixed if you pick up a decent overdrive or distortion pedal.


I actually like the OD channel on these, but of course my guitar player (my guitar player got this amp, what a coincidence) has to run a Big Muff through every amp he plays.. But I digress. Thanks to all who've helped, I really appreciate it!

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This is the very same amp I've been considering, myself. I have the Frontman FM25 DSP for practicing. It has the various effect and amp style settings mentioned in regards to the 100 watt FM 212DSP. But for the "Big Beast", I believe I will prefer the more straight forward 212R version.

I must admit though, this decision is based more on the fact that my FM25's "Amp Select" settings have been acting up on me and may need to be repaired (some of the voices not functioning or getting no sound at all). Because of that, I'm a bit nervous about making such a major purchase if it were to have simular issues. Plus, though I love the "FX Select" settings (use mostly the delay, reverb & reverb/delay), I figure I'll just get a delay pedal for the 212R.

...but I'm open to suggestions and thoughts, kids! Mind you, this gal has some bad GAS for a bigger amp!


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