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Published on 06/27/01 at 15:00I needed a small practice amp after my Crate packed it in. I wanted to find an amp with the RCA jacks for plugging in a CD player and one that had a headphone jack. In checking out eBay, I found a Fender Rad Bass Amp that claimed to have 25 watts RMS with 75 watts max. I bid on it and bought it for $100. It arrived from Oregon via UPS. This little amp looks like the day it was made. It looks very much like the Fender BXR 25.
First I love the CD input jacks and headphone jack. The tone on this amp is amazing and it's gotta be more than 25 watts RMS??? Probably not but it sure cranks it out. Again, the tone on this amp makes you think you're playing a tube amp. It's got a Fender Special Design 10" speaker and all of the controls you need to shape the sound you want. This is one cool looking Fender Amp BUILT IN THE USA! Ahhhh.
This little guy rocks, sorry, what is there to not like about it? The speaker does sound like you are pushing it if you crank it up over half, but hey its a practice amp. You could put in a more expensive speaker and even take it to small gigs. It is covered with a short black carpet material that must take a beating considering it looks new. Okay, I just thought of one complaint. It does not have a cord wrap at the back of the amp to secure the cord when you are transporting it...there.
This amp is light, it is built well, and apparently it was built around 1995. For a six year old amp, how can you fault it when it looks new and sounds like a much bigger and expensive amp.
If you are looking for a practice amp, you can't go wrong with one of these. Parts are still available, manuals are still available, they're inexpensive, and they real rock. They look cool and were built in the USA.
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First I love the CD input jacks and headphone jack. The tone on this amp is amazing and it's gotta be more than 25 watts RMS??? Probably not but it sure cranks it out. Again, the tone on this amp makes you think you're playing a tube amp. It's got a Fender Special Design 10" speaker and all of the controls you need to shape the sound you want. This is one cool looking Fender Amp BUILT IN THE USA! Ahhhh.
This little guy rocks, sorry, what is there to not like about it? The speaker does sound like you are pushing it if you crank it up over half, but hey its a practice amp. You could put in a more expensive speaker and even take it to small gigs. It is covered with a short black carpet material that must take a beating considering it looks new. Okay, I just thought of one complaint. It does not have a cord wrap at the back of the amp to secure the cord when you are transporting it...there.
This amp is light, it is built well, and apparently it was built around 1995. For a six year old amp, how can you fault it when it looks new and sounds like a much bigger and expensive amp.
If you are looking for a practice amp, you can't go wrong with one of these. Parts are still available, manuals are still available, they're inexpensive, and they real rock. They look cool and were built in the USA.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com