All user reviews for the Fender FM 15G

Features — 8
2007 model, purchased brand new at a local music store. Eventually sold it to upgrade for a dearer Marshall. I owned it for 2-3 years and loved playing it. It was my first ever amplifier. I used an Ibanez guitar with it and managed to play most styles of music. The product build is solid and feels high quality. It's a pretty standard product from Fender and doesn't look out of place with more expensive gear. There are basic EQ controls and some effects but I would use it clean as some of the fancier stuff isn't that great-sounding, although fun to play with at first.

Sound — 7
Suited my blues and classic rock style fine, the sound could get quite treble-heavy due to cheaper solid-state hardware. It's probably best to use a humbucker-equipped guitar to compensate for this. I would stay away from using your typical Squier Bullet or equivalents as you might get severe treble-itis. I didn't use any effects with it and just cranked up the gain a little when playing AC/DC, Hendrix, etc. It's not a noisy amp. You can get a wide variety of sounds, although I wouldn't play Metal or anything too heavy, go for a Marshall in that case.

Reliability & Durability — 7
I wouldn't use this as a main live amplifier, just for rehearsals and home practice. Reason being the sound quality could be better (see previous comments). Durability is fine however. It's dependable and looks quite cool. Portability is a huge plus, the amp is quite lightweight so you can carry it around easily. It's a standard rehearsal / practice amp that will last you a good couple of years when you first start playing, especially if you like classic rock. I had fun using it and it never let me down.

Overall Impression — 7
A great place to start in terms of amplifiers. Portable, light and robust-feeling, you can easily take it to practice. The tones suffer a little from the solid-state nature of the amp, with treble sounds that are quite harsh and weaker bass than other beginner amps. However, it’s affordable and performs well with most playing styles. It’s an easy to recommend this amplifier for a beginner. Resell value wasn't bad on it either, I managed to get around half the original price. I would have given it higher marks had it not sounded so tinny at times.

It is a small combo that as 15W transistor. There is a handy auxiliary input (the red and white), a jack, a headphone jack: perfect for beginners.
The amp has 6 knobs and a little magic button.
-Normal volume for the clean
A gain-
-The magic button to switch drive (read crunch / distortion)
-A volume to drive
A knob-Treeble
A knob-middle
A knob-bass
and of course the ON / OFF

for simplicity and functionality that are good, I put 7

UTILIZATION

The configuration could not be easier, turn the volume knob to deliver the desired power is adjusted equalizer with his little knobs Treeble, middle and bass and roll my chicken. Especially we forget the gain (between 5 and 10 in general) and Roll!!
We obtain easily a good sound because the settings are extremely simple.
I do not remember the manual but I do not think it is very useful
Beware though, after 6 years of use, my amp I was literally depressed. He fell down, impossible to draw anything since. Damage.

I would have been 8 but failed after 6 years of use forced me to reconsider my appreciation to 6.

SOUNDS

No mystery, no one buys Fender to Marshall and vice versa. The sounds are pretty good cleans, the crunch and suitable distos fair. After that it should not be forgotten that it is to begin and the amp is designed for small budgets.
For value for money I think sounds really good. The cleans are kind of crystalline and screaming Crunches. I'm not talking about distos. If this is what you want, go with Marshall or Peavey, you will be delighted.
Connected with my strat, I really appreciate the cleans and crunches. Lag Arkane 2000 with my Master, only cleans are good.
In short, sounds good little amp for cleans and crunch correct, I put 7 in relation to price.

OVERALL OPINION

So I used for 6 years (then crashed). This was my first amp so obviously nostalgia operates, I had not had the opportunity to use or test other amps before.
What I like most is the ease of use when it starts very valuable and we know nothing.
I do not like the sounds distos and unreliable (a friend had the same concern as me after only two years).
I judge quite good value for money but I think in hindsight it is much better especially in Peavey Rolland and not to mention.

I put logically a 7.

Over 20 years as a musician. I play Hammond organ, Rhodes, Keyboards, assorted percussion, Violin and Sitar (fitted with humbucker pickups). Favourite bands include King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Dead Can Dance, Dunlavy, Deep Purple, Led Zepplin and Primus. Other than that I like classical and ethnic influences.

Cost $149- Venue music, December 2006, Sydney Australia.

Small, classic fender styling, simple and sounds great for its size. Has the standard clean and distorted channels. The RCA connectors on the front are much more useful than the 1.25" phono Jacks found on most other units. Very easy for hooking up your CD player, PC and MP3 players.

Nothing, its great for what it does. Some other reviewers seem to be confusing this little practise amp with a 100W Mashall Stack. They seem a bit negative but forget that this is only a practise 15W amp. If you need an amp for band practise than this is not your unit. I use a 400W a side mosfet PA for those occasions. This unit is great for warmup or practise at home, not playing to a 20,000 person audience. And comparisons with all valve units is a bit unfair considering they are 10 times this price. Yes it is solid state technology but it is fab for what it does. AAAA++++

Very solid build, finish is classic Fender, front panel controls are much better than top or rear / top controls. The front grill is the grey silver shiny material standard on classic syle Fenders. No cutting out or signal issues. Mine was built in Indonesia. Quality control seems to be much better than the comparable Mashall's which are built in India. I have dealt with Indian manufactured goods for many years and would be very cautious of quality control there. They will send you great samples, you visit the factory and everything seems good until your $50,000 container arrives with something completely different than expected. yes I'm raving a bit but I got to make up my 200 words - what a pain !!!!!

Great little practrise amp. I think you will be happy as long as you are not expecting the sounic quality of a 100W all valve outfit. Small compact, simple to use without all the bells and whistles of its bigger brothers. If you have any effect units you won't need them on you amp anyway. This unit is not really big enough for band practise so don't be dissapointed when you are drowned out by power drums or driving bass lines. An excellent choice as a first amp. And it certainly makes my Sitar sound pretty good. Well done Fender, I think it deserves a 10 out of 10

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I play street punk, black metal, death metal rythym, and ska.

Came in a $280 Squire Strat Pack starter pack.

Somewhat durable.

The distortion is cheazy as hell and gives me headaches. The clean channel is mediocre at best and crackles at higher volumes. The handle fell off. The control panel is caving in.

This amp has been thrown down a stair case and came out just like it was before. Although for no apparent reason the handle came off and control panel caved in before that.

Don't buy it, there are better amps in this price range.

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Bought from a New Zealand Music Shop for 200 NZ bucks, about 140 US. (Its 95 US on Musicians Friend) I bought it just a practice amp, but I've ended up playihg it with a band.
Specs:
8 inch speaker
38 watts
2 channels
1 1/4 input/1 RCA AUX input
!/4 headphone out

This thing has pretty cool distorion, good for metal I think, pretty sizzly. EQ does an okay job, the bass control is nice for getting sum of that cool palm muting cruch.
Its pretty small and light; easy to carry. On the subject of transport, it is really quite sturdy. I've dropped it, smacked it, tipped it over, and not even a single ding. Last but not least, this friggan loud, for a practice amp. I used a different one(a friends amp) in a punk band, where we did some Green Day and Nirvana covers. We had 2 other guitarists, a bassist, who we ran thru the PA, and 2 drummers, though only 1 played at a time. I played lead, so I gotta turn up the loudest, and I was cutting thru the drums at 6-7. In my latest band, I've been playing thru a BOSS HM-1, so my dist sounds similar to the other guitarist's. I crank the clean up to 8-9 cuz we like it loud.

Just minor annoyances:
The nut holding the Input jack steady is plastic, and tends to work its way off.

Once you turn up to 10, the sound goes down the tubes, but 9 is almost as loud, so its not really a problem.

There is a volume jump when turning the clean or drive volume up. As you turn from 1-2 it goes from quiet to LOUD all of a sudden. You can fine tune it, but it takes some fine motor skills...I dont play that soft anyway, Its an AMP, so it doesnt really bug me.

As I said in the "likes", its quite durable. The handle is nice too.

Kool little amp. Good clean channel, decent dist. Pretty cheap if ya buy online. It doesn't really stand out from the hordes of little practice amps, but its not worse than any. It would prolly be better to buy the 15R model, it has reverb. But, hey, its a Fender, its pretty kool.

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I got this as part of a Fender set for 600 bucks (CAN) at the guitar shop.

I really like how if u change the knobs abit you get the perfect sound. If u want a clean channel that sounds exactly like ur guitar does with an amp then change it to: Treble: 9 or 10, Middle: 6, Bass: 3. I just bought a Line 6 Spider 2 and I use the Frontman for vocals now, and it sounds great.

The distortion isnt very good. I bought a BOSS pedal which really helped. Also, if u put to much bass or middle it sounds like garbage. It's suprisingly heavy for something that small, and has a problem with really loud clean channels.

It's built really well. I've dropped it and its never broken. The mesh outside the speaker is pretty rad, with all the sparkly things.

It's a good amp for a starter. Probably the best amp out there for a starter.

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i bought it in canada for around 100$ for a practice amp

this is a great little amp. it goes pretty loud for a 15 watter. it has the classic fender clean sound plus great sounding distortion. also it has a nice metal back to cover the 8" speaker just incase youve got to move it around. it was a nice cheap little amp that i found was perfect to practice on and sounded supperior to the amps in its price range.

well sometimes it buzzes which it never used to do. im pretty sure its cause somethings loose inside it. i carry it around alot and it gets bumped around pretty often. other then that it was perfect

its a nice tough good quality amplifier for any guitarists that want to have the classic fender sound to practice with at home.

it was cheap, it was great sounding and i reccomend it for sure as a practice amp to any guitarist no matter if they want to rock, mellow out, do the blues or whatever else theyre in to. its a keeper!

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I got this amp from Guitar Trader off the internet. I got it because I needed a new practice amp that has good sound. I paid $79.00 for it.

For its size/weight, this little amp can really put out. When you crank it all the way up, it can rallte some windows, or at least make people complain about it being too loud It has a 3 channel equalizer, which works well. Its distortion channel sounds pretty good. And its clean channel is bright and crisp. It also has a headphone jack, which is great for late-night practicing. It also has stereo imputs for hooking up a CD player or something along those lines.

When you do crank it up all the way, there is a slight hum, but, of course, you don't hear it when you are playing, which is what an amp is for, right, not sitting idle. Other than that, there is nothing to complain about.

It is built great, Remember what name is on the front. Fender put time into fit and finish. It has the metal plated corners, and a metal grile, things that normally come into play at much higher price ranges. All of the knobs and switches are smooth and work good.

The Bottom Line. This Amp is a great value for the money it costs. Sounds good and looks good, and it is perfect for practicing, for any experience level.

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I was looking for something louder to replace my kustom practice amp. I got it from cash converters second hand. I payed £70 for it.

Its got good sound, loud for its size, i never needed to go over 3 when i'm in a room. It's Fender so it's really well made, it survived a good battering (& mine was 2nd hand). It's got an AUX in, so you can plug in a minidisc player of CD player or something and play along to it.

There's no footswitch for the distortion. Suprisingly heavy...

Very well made. Completely solid. The speaker is completely covered up at the back, probably better.

Very good quality, good sound. Good value for money

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The Fender Frontman 15g is a small 15 watt solid state practice combo with two channels, a shared EQ, and auxiliary and headphone inputs. It features classic Fender cosmetics and is driven by a single 8 inch speaker. It's basically meant to be a tiny yet decent amp for the starting player if for someone who might need a small amp for travel or other such things. What it lacks in major features it makes up for with decent and surprising tone.

UTILIZATION

Getting a good sound out of this amp is not difficult. Fender geared it towards beginning players so it has a very easy to figure out interface that sounds good at most any setting. Despite its small size the amp packs a nice wallop in its punch... definitely surprising for a practice amp. The cleans are good and the drive tones are great as well. It works good with various guitars too.

SOUNDS

I find that this amp sounded its best with humbuckers to really thicken up the tone. I found single coils to sound good but they could be too bright at times, which is frustrating on a Fender style amp. The clean tones are decent with a nice warmth to them, surprising for solid-state. It can be a bit flat sounding at times but mostly it sounds pretty good there. The drive tones have a nice bit of snarl and bite. The vibe is looser and more vintage than certain other practice amps, great for classic and hard rock. It has a nice singing quality to the midrange that is great for rock or shred lead work too.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Fender Frontman 15g is a good litle practice amp for someone looking for a reasonable Fendery clean tone and a cool drive sound in one package. They can be had for around $50 used which is a great value for the money in my opinion. Definitely worth a look!

It's a transistor amp. There is an EQ low, mid, treble common to both channels. A clear channel and a channel-type saturated distortion (not overdrive!).
We can adjust the gain of the channel distortion. There is a reverb model would have preferred. It's not exactly that of the photo. Mine has a stereo RCA input, called Aux In, which operates the amplifier as a power amp and speaker, but it blows a lot, and you can not adjust the volume.

Its power is 15W.
Connections:
powered by a cable like that on your PC.
There is an input jack, headphone jack (with which you can not register, I already made juice).

UTILIZATION

Great for work in his room. The clean sound is crystal clear. Fender forces.
The distortion is not bad for a 15W, but I use this amp with a guitar ***** so it's not easy to judge.
The EQ works well. The only problem is the breath of distortion and the breath of the RCA.

One can easily get a good sound. I also use it with my electro-acoustic, and there it sounds a minimum.

I have not opened the manual, but I think it is more succinct. on the other hand, there must Register on site warranty for Fender, and Fender is given a card by mail.

SOUNDS

It suits me. I play it with a typical strat Abraham Z '(that's guitar ***** in question), and with Jim Harley Colorado with a dual band quite a hit.

I give to eat of Ibanez TS7 pedal that I like. It warms the sound

The clean sound is good. The distortion can quickly become filthy, but funny at times.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this amp since November 2003.
What I like about this amp is that for a basic amp with Fender, he fights well. He has a good sound for power, and a low-end, very good to work.
I do not like is the breath of the Aux in, unable to adjust the volume when using this input, but also the lack of reverb (filled by another model) and especially the failure to take in order to register online without breaking his gear.

The value for money is good. Good amp for work at home. I've never used live. This should be resolved by the start of 2005, in bars, to see.

I would make this choice will be restarted if needed

Amp transistor
-15w
We can adjust the gain, treble, middle and low there is no effect
Head phone jack
-2 Channel: channel clean and saturated channel (overdrive)

UTILIZATION

Very simple-too simple
-It is very rare and hard to get a good sound
-No manual

SOUNDS

Ovient it has to be near what I play but do not expect the fair with metal even with a guitar made for
I played with an Epiphone G 400 ghotic and no effects
With the clean-channel sound pluto lens and a drive with a rather bold
- I do not hate but I do not prefer

OVERALL OPINION

Jlutilise-3 months
I had nothing before essayier
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UTILIZATION

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the manual is absolutely worthless

SOUNDS

This amp fits perfectly to my style of music: Funk blues rock reggae
I play with a harley benton (replica of strata) and the gift I jobtien a following satisfactory
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OVERALL OPINION

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- What kind of amplification (lamp, transistor ,...)?
Amp transistor.
- What is the power dlivre?
15 watts and for those who say it's 38watts, it has nothing to do. That's making electric.
- What connection?
Between jack and the headset.
- What are the rglages the effects? ...
Clear sound with low distortion, middle, trebble.

UTILIZATION

- The configuration is it simple?
No difficulty
- Gets it easy to sound good?
Yes, but not for group, and when the distortion trsdsagrable grsillement the continuous gain.
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Yes

SOUNDS

- Is it your style of music?
I'm more the kind mtal, no problem.
- With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
With a Squier ("sub-brand" of Fender) Frontman.
- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
He pulls well even without reverb distortion.
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?
I dtest distortion in the big grsillement (dpend that if the gain is high or not ...) continuous dsagrable but clear sound excellent!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
More or less 2 years
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Good distortion sound that the mouth and so I said above
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
Not
- How do you report qualitprix?
For the price which is expensive at all, it's excellent quality-price.
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
If yes j'tait beginners but if you have a dj achter much better!