All user reviews of 5/5 for the Fender FM 212R

We are in the presence of a transistor amplifier with a power of 100W, decorated with two speakers Fender 12pouces. There are two entrances and the first is sensitive enough, the second is a little less, probably intended for active microwave instruments and / or pickups humbucker. The machine also has an effects loop and a footswitch input for connecting the supplied with two-way. Nothing more to report.

The beast has two channels and a half. Hell, what strange figure?! Let me explain:
* The first channel is the clean channel, with its own EQ and volume.
* The second channel, called "Drive", a channel is saturated with its own EQ, a setting of the drive (read: overdrive) and volume, plus a small button "Mid contour" to boost the midrange frequencies.
* The third channel, called "More Drive" is actually just a boost on channel saturated. He brings up the gain and volume, and also shares all the settings of the second channel, but I do not think you can really consider it as a separate channel.
However, this configuration is perfect for me: everything is at foot (cf. footswitch for switching from channel to channel saturated and clear, once the channel is saturated, to activate and deactivate the boost !) On many (poor to excellent) amps, there is a clear channel and a channel saturated, but for drilling during solos and lead others, you must attach a boost pedal (or overdrive, as I do with my another amp). Here, everything is there, you do not need anything other than the amp!

Finally, it should be noted reverb, which has the merit of being present.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple, I would say it is greatly facilitated by the equalizer for each channel. No more chipotages to find a compromise between the perfect sound for the clean channel and its perfect for the saturated channel!
on the other hand, as it is spoken, it is not an amp that I would call "easy access". He may vomit sound absolutely rotten as it can play a sound as you wonder if there is not some small lights under the hood. And for the second I'm talking to search. Depending on your patience and your experience, it can take time. In short, no, you do not get a good sound so easy, take the trouble to look, try. But once we give ourselves the time to look ... It opens eyes as round as balls and never stops playing for an hour!

However, do not expect to use the beast quietly in your room (for students), or even in your apartment in your house (for others). As mentioned in my review of the Gretsch G5222 Electromatic, it depends on the thickness of the walls, insulation and especially the patience of your parents / neighbors ... But as you say now that it will be very challenged by this amp. 100W, two speakers of 12pouces is huge ... But if in addition to the amp comes from Fender, do not try, damn it! The volume is too high a tenth of the power amp. Unplayable at home.
Instead of the beast is in your rehearsal room of your group and / or in your rack together. Certainly not at home (unless you have a good soundproof room to do this).
Now, it's not being asked, I really wonder what idiot would buy this monster to play quiet home ...

The manual is very short, one or two A4 pages and describes the function of each knob and each input of the amp. This is not particularly useful, but it is clear enough.

SOUNDS

I play really everything, mainly blues and rock (from the Rolling Stones to Airbourne through Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, The Subways, ...). This amp is really versatile and I am absolutely everywhere.

All functions are usable:
I use the clean channel, which is really clean, crystalline, "Fendérien" for all passages ... clear (ahem), and it does! A professional musician recently told me that we should not turn our backs on transistor amps evolving well and sound approach lamp, and he was right! Certainly, a tube amp will always be hotter, more lively ... But 1) not that much in the end and 2) that it is worth to € 1,000 more for a '65 Twin Reverb? I stop here my litany: This amp has a clear sound extremely close to perfection.
Moving to LA big controversy about this amp, its canal saturated: exploitable frankly, brilliant even in the records where I use: blues, blues-rock, rock, punk, pop, pop rock, ... It is very close to a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (through distribution channels and even the sound). Love it or do not, personally I love it. More and drive, used for lead solos and other parts, is really well done!
This amp is a very versatile

Finally, the reverb is present and doing his job, I did not complain.

My main guitar is a Fender Stratocaster Standard (with rosewood fingerboard), my back-up guitar is a Danelectro Dead On '67 (reissue the Hornet). Both sound really good with this amp, special mention for Strat 'marriage could not be more successful!

The excellent clear sound of this amp makes it suitable to collect your pedals well. That said, unless you're trying to get sounds like high-gain (metal, extreme metal and others), I do not think it's necessary (I play preferably without any pedal, hence the fact that I'm so happy with the boost on this amp).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since June 2010.

Initially, I was playing with a multi-effects pedal and sought an amp that I could not serve me as the power. In short, I have not tried other, I took the amp the most powerful and the cheapest I found on the market. Shortly after buying it, I stopped using my pedals and I had the pleasant surprise to get a usable sound. By dint of patience and testing, I managed to sculpt a sound that I like and suits me perfectly.

I love his power as a group, it is ideal, it is far too much but this model compared to its little brother, the FM65R, the advantage of having two speakers, which gives a better sound diffusion.
I love her and her three channels each, very complementary and I said, everything is at your foot!
I love his look, on stage, hard to say that it is "that" a Frontman, it looks a lot like a Twin!

In my eyes this is the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe the poor. I'm even wondering if it's worth it to € 600 more for HRD which present the disadvantages of a tube amp (maintenance and precautions, changing lamps required ...) ...

A success!

I bought this unit off Musicians Friend for 299.99$ about a month ago.

This is a great amp. It's solid as a rock and looks awsome. Along with the clean channel, which has a 3 Band EQ that sounds great even at high volumes, you have the Drive channel and the more drive channel. The drive really kicks in the distortion for almost any kind of music, and the more drive cahnnel completly floors you. These channels also have a Mid-contour switch that lets you dial in the perfect tone for any knid of music. It also has classic fender spring reverb. And did i mention the volume of this beast? The effects loop is pretty nice too~ so plain and simple IT ROCKS. You can practice and gig with this awsome amp. AND you get a foot switch.

The only thing thats kinda weird and i dont know if its just mine, but when using the footswitch when switching from drive to more drive, the normal channel comes on for like a split second. i dont know, but it could give you problems on stage, but its minor and i wouldn't make that a reason not to buy it.

Its bulit very nicely everything is good except when mine came the POWER indicater light had fallen into the amp. Probably something happened when being shipped. But i got it back in so its all good.

Honestly, if you are looking for a first gigging amp, or any gigging amp, i suggest you buy this beast. I have one, and my friend Nick (The other guitarist in my band) has one, and we love them. So Go out and get one!

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UTILIZATION

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SOUNDS

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OVERALL OPINION

Bah global opinion a very good value for money thank you sir for this beautiful beast fender has a price so ridiculous I sui ke satisfied for the price I paid 350 euros.

Everything you need and nothing more ...

UTILIZATION

Get sound INTERESTED may take some time with this amp because qualiseurs are quite effective and we can spend time back one degree in rear and hop damn rat! if not rocket science.

SOUNDS

L I really had a great surprise, that price I could not believe my ears ... the sound is clear prcis, crystalline, soft and shiny without being aggressive, the game is to rponse Fidler. I will not dwell on the crunch channel is saturated drinking no more, for more against the drive is an absolutely avoid calami ...

OVERALL OPINION

I am delighted to have found an amp like this that price, the sound suits me perfectly.

Amp transistors while, I tested dabord a Fender Deluxe and I much preferred this amp
Two-input guitar
Hp two-
-Footswitch
Reverb-a true
-4 Channels clean, drive, more drive, mid contour

UTILIZATION

Super simple setup and more with the foot switch for quiet play there but lacks a little button for more details 350 euro but we will not quibble, no picture ily

SOUNDS

That makes me rock but mostly hard rock this amp suits me quite but if you drive more over mid contour gives her a hard rock metal that brings out the harmonic and éttouffé
when the clear sound nothing to say Crystal clear and super quiet simpa fender, and the drive is a Pettit's crunchy which is great for small and ritmque fameu more drive distortion is a tipical 70s by year against as I said higher if we add more to the mid contour drive was a great hard rock metal

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a month since I use it and I'm really happy with 100W it does everything I have tried many amps and this is the one I bought because ila a great sound to me quite corespond 350euro and I pa eSite Highly recommended and really I'm not above

Fender Combo 100W for 350 € with the footswitch ... would not do without.
The weight may in fact be a handicap during transport (I brought back from Pigalle to home in suburban RER ....).
He almost looks like a real amp very expensive ...

UTILIZATION

Easy to use and clear.
Reasonably accurate adjustments.
Personal I like it a lot.

SOUNDS

While we are not in the high-end Fender. But the value for money is excellent.
For my part my previous amp was a 25R Park. The jump is great. I rediscover my guitar and the sound palette that provides me with the original pickups.
It is powerful enough to repeat "noisy".
There are still the "key" Fender.

OVERALL OPINION

Not being a professional guitarist, this "little" amp fills me completely
He has the power, the distortion (and even "more" of distortion), the sound, a real Fender look and reduced price.

Fm 212
100w
2x12pouces
Channel: clean, drive, drive more
simple ficasse

UTILIZATION

Simple. lempli emcombrant but is very hard to transport. but once a good land and my guitar pluge I am glad telment laundry.

SOUNDS

Tip: nutuliser not disto lempli not available. it is good to make pan Müthing but offers no sound enjoyable. vercatiliter but allows the clean with a good multi effects sound davoir corespond to our esprence.

OVERALL OPINION

Jai try hanging a long time filled. with such power and such a tonalite. I thought to even be oubliger grater in the bottom of my economy and filled me Peyer a high range. but these lesseiller ladopter. jaime not anything that gives me distortion, clean sound worth its weight in gold and once a good set or multi PDAL conceits he is very much in the same place ca Jamm

- 100W stereo amp (50W 2hp)
- Reverb
- 2 guitar input (high gain, low gain)
- CHANNELS "clean", "drive", "more drive" and "mid contour"

UTILIZATION

- Level configuration is not simpler
- Is obtained in clean easily what you want but it's harder distortion because the distortion of the amp is not great.

SOUNDS

- This amp is well suited for clean sounds (which are still excellent for this price range), APRS for the distortion is not great and more when we go into the amp distortion liberates large enough breath but the one we can add distortion pedals on the clean sound of the amp and then to have no breath is not the end of the world.
The clean sound bah-one can say what you want but its certainly feels like the Fender sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I have used it for 3 months and still no problem.
- Pros: - its strength, I lugs around a lot and hold on, has also seen some advice below on its solid ..;
- The clean sound.
- Price: bah yes it's cheap and it's more "raffinquot, and less banal than a bandit 112 for example (neamoins I have nothing against this amp)
- Cons: - The distortion that is a little clutter especially at high volume.
- The breath (especially with distortion, the clean no problem) becomes soul to 2 hours after a high volume.
- But his weight could have been worse.

Trs 100w amp good to see one of the best nine-under 350.

Any transistor amplifier.
100 W
Channels clean / drive / more drive.
Spring Reverb

Question rglage trs is simple, and there is no superfluous
Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass for the clean channel
Drive, Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass for channel saturbr />
Position contour mode drive / moredrive

UTILIZATION

Level use, simple is hard.

The clean channel, whatever people may say, it's Fender, so clear and bright. We like it or not. Cot Overdrive is not a. Luckily, the prsence of an edge to find a sound that is not too ears bleed.

The volume produced by applied to both HP 100W 12 "Fender (Hon bill) is standard for an amp of this price. Use in an apartment near impossible if we want to raise the volume to hear the int gral of the spectrum produced by the amp. Trs enough for rptitions scnes and small (like bars ...).

Even if it is described above Fender, still has a 350 amp. In other words, Hi-Fi separates components are low end, and ralisations, including the shield is not all done by appointment.

SOUNDS

In clean channel with a little reverb, a branch of US LoneStar Start is not bad. sounds good to round and almost warm.
Modes drive more / drive are frankly means. I do not hardly ever used.

The reverb is classic spring reverb. The use sparingly, it participates in noise-General for the amp.

OVERALL OPINION

When I bought it I wanted an amp capable of producing a high volume particulire colorless.
Why? BECAUSE I head in the acquisition of a Tonelab SE. This n'tait not worth buying an amp better (and more expensive), with a particular sound, which would have masked the sound palette of multi-effects.

Now that I have a ToneLab, all that I ask my amp is an amp to be as linear as possible. What it does rev well!

The Fender FM 212R is a transistor amp, 100W rpart in two boxes 12 ", two between instrument, making a Foot Switch (included with switch!). This amp has two channels (clean, overdrive) .

UTILIZATION

Nothing could be simpler ... A rglage volume, bass, mid, treble for clean and overdrive rglage identical plus one SETTING THE level of distortion. The sound is sharp and snapping. Quickly found his happiness as "feeling" the rglages ... I do not know for me it is a special case but I have not had a manual with ...
It is true that in the room even at low rev boost its volume, but it feels good its BPS!

SOUNDS

This amp suits me perfectly. In clean, there is really pure sound and banging that goes for all styles fairly "classic" and the distortion gives a rather serious and bold type that fits over the "Hard", it is true that the cepandant sound distortion is really not good ... I play it with an Ibanez's series, the guitar rather mtal ajoutte a touch of its fat.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 weeks and I do not really regret my purchase. I did not try many MODELS but I think it's one that suited me best.
The report is really qualitprix gnial! for 350 euros it was a standard power (2 * 12 "!!), and a good quality amp trs albeit transistor.

Fender Frontman 212R.
transistor guitar amp 100-120 watts with a 2 HP 12 "Tested special sound design.
Between two (one active, one passive), effects loop, foot switch between normal / drive / more drive (included).
2 channels (normal / drive)
Spring reverb.

UTILIZATION

Amp very easy to use.
the foot switch provides three mode type signals by two LEDs on the left and right of it (clear channel left = yellow / red = left drive / more drive red = right (mode "more drive" is excellent for solos).
possibility to add contour to the mediums.

SOUNDS

This amp is powerful trs, and I can not mount the volume as I want to stir up the penalties under voisinage.le sound is extremely clear with brilliant highs and few basse.Du FENDER crach all, what . OVERDRIVE mode against by not interesting trs,
the sound of the latter is not at all that I'm looking for (it's heavy and not very faithful to the nuances of the game, without much color .....), a short play with a clean channel overdrive pedal Custom loop effect.
The spring reverb is great even if I have an AIM even more powerful, despite the fact she sings not bad.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and it's a cool amp. is not playing any style of music on it.
Even so let me choose as the next Marshall amp because its ulta-clear treble fender is not what I want, (I tried a marshall mg100dfx at a friends, and finally I prefer its saturation well crunch
the price is 350 euros nine (approximately) and it is not expensive compared to its strength and solidity.
The downside is that you can not push the sound back if we do not live in a remote corner !!!!!

It is a transistor amplifier with an output of 100W, 2HP team of 12 "Fender (you will appreciate the sound of a prsence 212) open back
3 Channel: clean - drive - drive more
A spring reverb
2 guitar input (acitve and passive)
3-band EQ for the clean channel indpendante and drive
Volume indpendant for channel clean and drive
Mid contour small button used to dig the well mdium for a more aggressive
Comes with footswitch

This is a good amp for group play, trs powerful for a great price!

UTILIZATION

Trs trs simple configuration. No need to open the manual.
More than enough power for rpt 'group, even with a drummer who types trs trs fort!
The clean sound is good trs, turn the knob, there is something very easily.
Drive to the channel, that's another story ...

SOUNDS

The clean sound, nothing wrong, you can do anything with (it also supports trs well multi-effect pedals or analog!)
As against the disto ... it was not what was!
But if you buy at the same time a good little distortion from pedals, you will be filled.
As against the rverb trs is low, even background ...

I play it with a multi-purpose Zoom GFX-5 of distortion pedals and a Guyatone Flip Metal Monster, the sound is much better! (That said, a Boss DS-1 trs good job done!)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it now for 1yr 1 / 2. It's clear enough apprcie the "neutral" and high power. The 2 HP 12 "are becoming a group.

For amateur big big sound, turn you over on Peavy Bandit, the distortion is much better! and much more rverbe Submitted.

The ratio quality price is excellent.
I srement remake that choice (or when in doubt with a Peavy Bandit)

- Amplifier Transistor

- 100 Watts into 2 * 12 inches

- 2 input (active and passive + Foot + Out + Pwr IN)

- Reverb

- Clean, drive, drive more

- Foot switch

UTILIZATION

- Are there not simpler!

- It sets the clean and drive separately, and with the foot switch is managed super simple!

- It sets the clean quickly

- The saturation is more chiantes!

SOUNDS

- If you have a guitar polivalente we obtain for almost all (me with a Start, list ASh trapping ca)!

- To clean the AC input, this is really his element, no coment is really the TOP (almost say)!

- The saturation well if you're used amps boring you go out for a first amp go your way, not just be habit and it ended out good sound, but it is not super super accurate !

- The Reverb is really not great, I would say it is not much!

OVERALL OPINION

- For a little less than a year, I bought it to pair with my Start!

- Vraiemnt to the Canon's Clean!

- The saturation is not bad but get used. . .

- The R (reverb) is too much!

- The value for money is not bad at all (I bought € 300)!

- For what I wanted to make it suit me perfectly, but this amp will not fit every style, still have to love the button Fender!

Any transistor amp, 100 watts. No need to repeat the adjacent t said.

UTILIZATION

The amp is very simple to use, you can easily find the sound for. No need to linger over the Nor ...

SOUNDS

See below ...

OVERALL OPINION

You really have to mfier everything you read in the reviews ... Indeed, it is said everywhere that the FM 212 is almost unusable in saturation. It sr, ct amp lights much more expensive, he ple figure. It is also true that the sound obtained when overdrive is quite cold does it well saturated - this amp will please NEVER a metalhead, or even an amateur fat and punchy sound. But it's even far from being as bad as they say! Any fawn, the main quality FM212 is the clear sound. If you are looking for a shiny, smooth and slamming both typical Fender, and a great price: look no further, it is the amp IDAL.
What is important when you achte amp (or any musical instrument, for that matter) is not to be fooled into thinking that all the sound comes from the hardware. The sound is you who makes it, by turning the knobs on the guitar and amp, by spending time looking for the ultimate rglage and the fawn playing. The ultimate rglage, I think to have found and I rgale, both at home in RPET! Obviously, if I could, I would have bought the 59 Bassman ... May be one day ... Meanwhile, I highly recommend this amp anyone looking for a beautiful clear sound budget.

Transistor amp, 100 watts, everything is already said. 100 watts, but it's just enough ... and for the price, we will not spit ...

UTILIZATION

The so everything is already said ... very simple

SOUNDS

Good, let me say that although the distortion is rotten, but the sound is clear cried. I want to say that I am a metal rather in the extreme. For now, I can tell you but seem incendiary ... and this is more than important, but: I use a distortion pedal digitech death metal from home, and the sound is perfect. Considering the price, the amp is truly excellent.

OVERALL OPINION

Over time, I do not regret my purchase, I remake the same without any hesitation. The amp is very cheap for an excellent performance. Of course a big fat marshall tube is not comparable, but the prices either. In short, this amp is an amp for jazz, but with adquate pedal, this amp is a killer in any style (at least for metal). I recommend it to anyone looking for a cheap amp, powerful, and does not ignore the sound.