All user reviews for the Fender FM 212R

Frontmann Fender 2 X 12 "Resistor

Good amp, very powerful (100W), 2 caneaux Clean and Drive / More Drive, Spring Reverb

Pots arranged from left to right ("/"= Change [chanel]):

[all chanels] Master volume / [clean] aspen, middle, bass / [overdrive] drive, volume, aspen, middle, bass / [all chanels] reverb

Buttons:

- Channel Select (no comments)
- Drive more (more = saturate the overdrive channel)
- Mid contour (= having a more "clean" when using the channel Overd)

Input / output jack

-Input 1
2-Input
Foot-switch
Pre-out (line out =)
PWR-in (= entry for anything other than a guitar: mp3, stereo, digital piano ...)

I put 9 / 10 under this heading because the most annoying thing for this amp is its weight of 21, 8 kg!
But where else it's great to use alone or in concert repeats (small rooms up outside!)

UTILIZATION

Hyper simple configuration, so no problem finding its sound, and not even need the manual!
10/10 for use!

SOUNDS

Very versatile amp!

In clean channel, its ability to have a very "dry" or very "bold", passing between the two.

In overdrive channel:
- Drive: the sound is rather cruchy, very good for the blues
- More drive: there's a harder, therefore good for playing styles from hard rock to black metal
(Of course, you can always ajustter Knob its sound with the "DRIVE")

Well, I use it almost always clean channel with a Boss DS-2, which makes it not too bad ^ ^

8 / 10 for sound because my concern is the power that this amp gives off (master volume on 2 and 3 repeat in concert, too powerful for my utilitée)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year is my first "big" amp.
Value for money, it provides: approx. € 290 nine
But with experience I think I ferrai another choice, just to see what is otherwise

Overall opinion: 9 / 10

It is an open transistor combo of 100 Watts. Settings:
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Clean: Volume, treble, mid, bass.
Drive: volume, drive, treble, mids, bass + button "mid contour" and "drive / more drive"
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So there is the "mid contour" to change the sound, it makes a bit more rounded. This is very useful to have a distortion sound a little less dirty. There is also a spring reverb which is really excellent and very powerful. There is also a footswitch jack for use with two-button footswitch (channel + drive / more drive) that is provided, and an output "preamp out" and input "power in" for the use of an effects loop, recording, or chaining multiple amplifiers. The design is very successful, the design looks very strong ... No complaint on this point! <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="mrgreen" />

UTILIZATION

The setup is very simple: industry, we made some adjustments to tone and go! The manual does little to nothing ... <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" /> It happens quite easily find its appropriate, it is a major advantage of this amp: it offers many possibilities of settings and can do almost any style (except maybe the big big metal .. .)

SOUNDS

I use a Cort G-250 and Behringer few effects (fuzz, wah-wah, delay).
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Clean: The sound is really excellent, it is THE strong point of this amp, it is ideal for any style of music, such as blues and reggae through rock, etc.. It's pretty warm, crystalline and with a little reverb it gets really great! <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" />
Drive: Again it's good, I play mostly rock typed '70, sometimes psychedelic, occasionally things a bit more metal, and it sounds pretty good! Basically it's a little aggressive, but with the "mid contour" is reached very correct sounds without too much push the disto ...
More Drive: Here is a little less, we arrive at a distortion rather dirty, it's been a bit messy, especially if you push a little distortion (this is fairly typical of the series Frontman) but we will not s 'complain about it ... For a transistor amp it's still okay, especially considering the price!
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Personally, it suits me perfectly for what I play ... it is very easy to use and yet I get my sound to work well in some states! I put 8 / 10 for the distortion a bit messy, but it's still okay, especially if there is a good branch distortion pedal!

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a few days ago, but I had the opportunity to try it before and I always worked with amps in this series, so I knew what to expect when I purchase. I particularly appreciate the ease of use and sound clean and drive (not too push the distortion) that I find amazing! The channel "more drive" is a little less pleasant, but if you push too much it allows the distortion to accentuate still a bit during his playing solos, which I find quite handy! <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="mrgreen" /> The look is well and everything seems solid. There are just the buttons provided footwitch that seem a little more "cheap" but otherwise okay. For that price I recommend it to anyone looking for a very powerful amp for playing good old rock and blues, reggae or even clean! It is a very good compromise that allows her to work well without taking his head too! If I had one day to buy one, I think I would do the same choice unless you have a bigger budget <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" />

What is this amp....is what I'm thinking when I first glance at it? It looks very deceiving because it looks like a Fender Twin or something but it doesn't have any tube and it's not an amp modeling even though it is priced at that price point. If you see this thing at yard sale beware because you might think you're looking at a Twin Reverb but you come to find out it is some solid state two speaker waste of time.

It has three channels that sound awful besides the clean channel. The clean sounds decent but god lord this amp is terrible!!

* 100W
* 2 Special Design 12" drivers
* 2 channels: Clean and Drive/More Drive
* Drive/More Drive channel has a quick tone-shaping mid contour switch
* Spring reverb
* Blackface-style control panel
* Chrome hardware


UTILIZATION

Specification Detail
Type Solid State
Number of Channels 2
Power 100W
Speakers 2 x 12" Special Design
Effects No Effects
Reverb Yes
EQ Ch 1: Treble, Mid, Bass; Ch 2: Treble, Mid, Bass (Mid Contour Button)
Amp Modeling No Amp Modeling
Number of Models 0
Number of Tubes 0
Preamp Tubes No Tubes
Power Tubes No Tubes
Inputs 2 x Instrument
Outputs No Outputs
Footswitch I/O Yes
Effects Loop Yes
Height 19.5"
Width 26"
Depth 9.5"
Weight 48 lbs.

SOUNDS

This thing is so bad I am actually embarrassed to have listened to it. It sounds horrible with any guitar and and effect pedal you put through it. It takes pedals extremely bad and guitar sound like your playing hasn't improved since you first picked up a dusty acoustic guitar.

This amp...I'm sorry is just garbage. I am not sure what the point is for this amp. I have been trying to wrap my head around why Fender would market this product and I can't come to any conclusion. They have a Mustang series amps that are around the same price point and do amp modeling which sound far more superior if that's possible with an amp modeler to this thing.

OVERALL OPINION

Do not buy this waste of money! At new they come in at around $300. Which to me is about $300 too much. I didn't give this an unusable rating since it does have a Fender clean tone, but if you want any amount of distortion then throw this thing off a roof and buy a Roland amp modeler or a Line 6.

Who would I recommend this to...no one! Don't waste you time getting a Twin Reverb look a like solid state paper weight.

Originally written by valskater on Audiofanzine FR.

Fender Frontman 2 X 12" with resistor

Good amp, very high output power (100 W), two channels (clean and drive/more drive), spring verb

Pots from left to right:

[both channels]master volume /[clean] treble, mid, bass /[overdrive] drive, volume, treble, mid, bass /[both channels] reverb

Switches:

- channel select
- more drive (= overdrive channel)
- mid contour (= overdrive channel)

Connections:

-Input 1
-Input 2
-Footswitch
-Pre out (= line out)
-PWR in (= additional input for other sound sources: mp3, CD, digital piano...)

I rated it 9/10 because it is very heavy!!


UTILIZATION

Very easy to use: you'll easily find your own tone and won't need to read the manual!!

SOUNDS

Very versatile amp!!!

The clean channel can provide a "dry" or "fat" response.

Overdrive channel:
- drive: crunch sound, very good for blues
- more drive: good for hard rock and heavy metal

I use almost only the clean channel with a Boss DS-2 stomp box. The result is quite good ^^

8/10 because of the huge output power of the amp (master volume set to two for rehearsals and three for live gigs. Too much power for me)
Overall opinion 9/10
I've been using it for over one year. It's my first "big amp".
Very good value for money.
Based on my experience, I would buy another amp to discover something different.


OVERALL OPINION

9/10

This amp is a Fender Solid-State guitar amplifier. This amp has two inputs. There are three channels (clean, drive, more drive). The amp has built-in spring reverb, which is a master control (it applies to both channels). There is a simple, one-knob control for this reverb. There are seperate volume knobs and EQ knobs for each channel (the EQ is three-way, bass, middle, and treble). The drive channel also has a gain knob. There is a footswitch capability as well.

UTILIZATION

The more drive channel of this amp is really just a boost for the drive channel. It is good if you want to use it to boost solos or leads, as it is louder and has a little more fuzz on it. This helps a lot and is useful, but unfortunately, there aren't many other useful things about this amp. For one, it has a typical solid-state problem of not providing any natural distortion. Also, the EQ controls are pretty weak, and they don't go very far at all in shaping the tone. Thus the guitar has very little variation in tones. If you aren't extremely happy with the tone you've got, this amp is going to be tough to get a good sound out of.

SOUNDS

I have tried this amp with a couple different guitars. I like it best with my Strat and my Tele, but I wouldn't say that any guitar sounded particularly good with it. I didn't have particularly high expectations considering the price, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The clean tones are very precise, and don't color the sound at all. However, that's not a good thing, as I like to have a little bit of breakup in the sound. A true clean channel isn't interesting for those of us who play blues, rock, or other similar styles, unless they want to sound really tame. The drive channel is likewise pretty weak. It will certainly inspire those of us who play more light, smooth music, though. One of the benefits is that there is almost no noise with this amp, so if noise drives you crazy, this might be something to look into.

OVERALL OPINION

The price of this amp is without a doubt its salient feature. It's not that great sounding of an amp, but who expects it to be at 300 dollars? I don't regret having it, if one of my amps were to die or something, and I needed a quick replacement, I'd use this, but I don't think I'd ever prefer it to a tube amp.