Fender Frontman Drive Test
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- This is my test of the Frontman's drive range. From one to 10. It's pretty awesome.... And yes I know I skipped 5 but you can use your imagination. If you don't like this amp you probably wont like 5 anyway lol.
Gear:
-Esp Viper 50 with Stock pick in the neck an Jeff Beck Seymore Duncan Humbucker in the bridge
-Fender Frontman 212r
Tone Settings:
-Treble: 10
-Mids: 1
-Bass 8
-Reverb: 7
Plus I used the songs,
Livin' on the breeze and feel high by roy nathan.
I used I'm ok You're ok by MxPx.
And finally I usedSmells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. I played the chorus and solo.
Hope this helps you, I'll be demoing the more drive channel when I think up something tasty to play with it. I'll have to dig through my riff library and maybe try it with some Slayer and Stavesacre.
Thank God you can play. I hate it when people try to do a review on a amp or guitar
and can't even play
Hopefully in the future I'll have something that improves the sound a little, but I think you get the idea. I posted this because in my opinion it shows some of what this amp can do. Please leave feedback. Questions, comments?
Thank God you can play. I hate when people can even play and they do a review
on an amp or guitar.
Thank you for your question.
As I have said before, this amp has potential to work well with pretty much any distortion, but you have to know how to EQ it right. It depends on the type of distortion. For metal, since those pedals have high treble, you have to turn the treble on your amp down, or you'll get a really awful tone lol. Because this is a fender, you get a really unique tone out of the clean channel. So I can't guarantee you can make it sound just like anybody else.
Great vid. The tone control tip's right on. I don't like electric guitars without them.
lol Awesome. I've actually heard a guy play some Satriani through this amp, and it sounded awesome. The clean channel is REALLY bright, and is really good for bluesy and jazz stuff. But it's all in the way you set your eq. It has amazingly sensative controls, and effects come through extremely well.
@bbyrne16 Good question!!! I haven't played a screamer through this drive channel as of yet... But I imagine it would just do what it does to any other amp's drive channel... As always, I would suggest trying it out before buying, but I don't see why not!
I had already replied by message, but you're ight on about that. I find myself setting the bass and treb at 7 and the mids at 51/2 or 6. Engage the mid contour and you have a prett decent rock tone for acdc or even Guns n roses. I've been trying to learn sweet child, and I must say, this amp put out a pretty darn good tone for that song. But some of the first stuff I played on it was AC/DC. That why I chose it in fact.
I'll send you a message ASAP. This amp's interaction with distortion is interesting, so I'll explain the pros and cons as best I can. Thanks for your question.
@baitsworld79 IMO it does. It doesn't do the best scooped tone, but with more drive + mid contour switch on it comes close. Might need to fine tune the drive tone with a graphic EQ. Otherwise, use a good metal pedal.
@Studmon182 footswitch yes. It's a two button i think
This amp is the best. Loud and clean, and you can just do whatever sound you like with pedals. I lovelovelove basic ass amps that are just.....amplifiers that serve a loud clean base ground.
Not pedalboard emulator amps with more effects than 15 post rock bands, where all the effects sound bad anyway like Line 6 or something.
@Johnnnybgoode They're not quite as raw sounding as a celestion but they have a real smooth frequency response curve and handle about 3 times the power. Great for jazz and metal but if youre looking for a tweed blues sound you may have to use some sort of pedal. I love them.
Thanks so much. You should really give this amp a chance. Iss one of the best amps I've played. There's just something about a Fender. It sounds so unique. The best part it, it sounds totally different depending on what guitar you use. It sounds different every time I plug in a new guitar.
@Studmon182 Uhhhh.......... Well, this amp sounds very clear at high volumes. THe clean channel is so loud that you really can't tell what's going on though. It's almost disorienting how loud the clean channel is. I would actually recommend replacing the speakers after a while though. A set of v30's would make it sound even louder and better. But yeah, it doesn't get muddy at high volumes. It's very clear sounding.
@Johnnnybgoode Hey thanks for the response. I actually JUST bought an Ashdown Fallen Angel dsp60 with 2 -12" Texas Heats. Paid 300 bucks for it and it sounds crazy good dude. Happy trails....
As soon as i get better at Guitar. Im gonna consider this one.
Sweet, maybe I'll try that. Mine is set for a high gain tone... But warm is nice!
@escapethesoundoftrut get a a boss noise supresser or an mxr smartgate, it gets oout that extra noise from the amp
This is a great little amp for the money.Nice clean channal and drive channal has a nice clean distortion.with drive on about 7 or 8 nice for ac/dc type stuff.If you want something heavier.You will have to add a distortion pedal.With a hard rock, metal distortion,delay and chorus pedal you can play anything from bb king to maiden with this thing.
I can tell you, this amp might just do Creed proud. As far as AX7 goes, I would recommend getting a pedal to get the right drive sound.
But overall, I think this amp can handle anything as is.
@Studmon182 Yes, yes it does. Although, mine gave out on me and I have it replaced for free with a better one.
I'll send you a message right away.
There are several things you might be talking about, and I'll try to address them. Thank you very much for the question!
@eduardozpn This is a solid amp. It sounds good for pretty much anything once you figure out how to set the eq right. I suggest you take your guitar down to the local GC and plug into both. The line 6 is also kinda cool, seeing as how you can get a lot of sounds. But the frontman has a very FENDER tone. Try them out yourself. It works good for me tho. :D
@brianwurst1234 HOLY CRAP!!!! That's a nice amp. I've never played one myself, but I think you struck gold there bro lol. You'll have to post a vid when you can. I want to hear this.
I don't play much system myself.... But I'm pretty sure this amp can crank out some System tunes! It has more than enough distortion and tone range to play Sugar.
I'd encourage you to check it out for yourself.
@AngusYoungFan200
i read somewhere that its one of the best but u have to dial it up just right
I really like it. It was pretty awesome.
@baitsworld79 Thanks for the question! I'll send you a message ASAP!!!
Ok, with ANY amp, you'll need to do minor adjustments for different music. Your tone come through your amp, not the pedal, although some pedals CAN modify your tone.
MOst distortion pedals only have controls for the level of distortion, not Bass Treble and mid. The amps settings are always important in getting the right tone. YOur pedal and amp need to work together to get the right sound.
@christiaan28285 Oh yes! I mean, it's not like you're gonna have Kirk's exact tone, but you can DEFINITELY, crank out some master of puppets on this beast.
@brianwurst1234 Hmmmm...... Well, this has 2 speakers, so this automatically has a little bit more sound coming out of it...... I would say it depends on the wattage, but unless your amp is ridiculously modded, I'd say this kicks it's butt in the volume department.
I'll reply with a message ASAP. This amp is great with effects though.
@baitsworld79 I read a lot of comments that it doesn't work for metal. So probably it doesn't
Hmmmm.... Not sure what you mean by melodic rock.... It has clean and 2 types of overdrive... I'm guessing you can probably set the eq to sound like melodic rock...
thnx for the info bro 5/5*
@brianwurst1234 How do the texas Heats sound btw. I'm looking at putting some in this maybe.
i would like to know if this amp can play songs like sugar by system of a down
I was wondering, if I had this amp on overdrive and plugged in my Maxon OD-9 overdrive into it, would it still sound good or would it ruin the tone? My brother owns this amp and I've played it a few times, and I might buy one.
I'll send you a message about that. If anybody wants to know my opinion just ask and I'll explain.
I have a 1-12 solid state marshall. Would this be better? (loudness for gigging)
i have this amp and everytime i turn it to more drive it gives me that weird noise. is there a way to get rid of it? because i prefer playing metal on my guitar and idk if i need a certain setting or a pedal.
@eduardozpn Get a Vyper it kills the line 6
How does it compare to the Roland Jazz 120???
Is this good with effect pedals on the clean channel?
is it good for a7x and creed
@Studmon182 Yo bro, you should check out my new video. I demonstrate this amp with a modeling system, which has just about the same effect as a pedal.
doe's this make any AC/DC sound ? :)
Is this amp good for Metallica stuff?
@brianwurst1234 Hmmmm...... Well, this has 2 speakers, so this automatically has a little bit more sound coming out of it...... I would say it depends on the wattage, but unless your amp is ridiculously modded, I'd say this kicks it's butt in the volume department.
@brianwurst1234 Hmmmm...... Well, this has 2 speakers, so this automatically has a little bit more sound coming out of it...... I would say it depends on the wattage, but unless your amp is ridiculously modded, I'd say this kicks it's butt in the volume department.