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Post subject: Frontman 65R amp
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:42 pm
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might buy a Frontman 65R amp for the house--what your opinnions--allready have a twin reverb as my workhorse :)

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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:33 am
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I run an old Stage 185 red-knob American made solid state (mid-80's amp) with spring reverb and oodles of sound altering features. My rhythm player has a Blues Deluxe reissue. I like mine better. I replaced the speaker with a Celestion G12T and had a tech go over it...clean the pots etc. It's REALLY LOUD and I can get just about any sound I want out of it. I don't understand everyone's obsession with tube amps. They sound OK but they're costly to buy and costly to fix.

I've been playing for around 35 years and have come to the conclusion that my guitar setup and the amp speaker(s) have more to do with the sound than the amp. I also have a Japanese made Sidekick 35 I bought new in the mid 80's that I use for practice. It has the original fender speaker.

For the price, you can't really go wrong. Even if you replace the speaker with a Celestion or Eminence one you're still ahead of the game. But that's just my humble opinion.

BTW, I have a blackie, too. Also a MIM strat and a Heritage 535.


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