Fender Frontman 25R with Eminence Rajin Cajun speaker

[7ferret7]

Sounds great; can't wait till I get my Ragin Cajin.

[chairtablestable]

on the drive, turn the reverb down.

[360street]

i have a limited edition 25r and a 95 peavey predator, have you been able to get a jazzy sound from your speaker cuz im debating weather to get this speaker or an eminence red coat, thanks

[vhp456]

I NEED ADVICE...I just upgraded my frontman 25r with the same eminence ragin cajun speaker. It sounds amazing with the volume around 4, but when I turn it to around 6, the bass response sounds horrible, almost "airy" like air is being pushed through. Is that suppose to happen or did I install the speakers wrong or what? please give tips and advice...i'm playing through a fender jaguar btw and this only occur with the neck pickup. please respond

[southamericanrocker]

I own one of these... Best practice amp out there!... Don't just believe me... go ahead and try it!!... It is so cheap its a real steal!... so I Upgraded to the same Eminence Ragin Cajun 10" Spkr.... And Man!!!.... now Im in love!!!

[Tomandinga]

i have a marshall amp: 30 W,whithout efects, only 2 lines, 1 clean and the otrer with overdrive, it doesn't have effects but its a great distorsion and it has reverb. I know that my marshall is a good amp, but i want to taste other sounds.

i am thinking in change my amp for a fender 25r. Is it a good desicion?

I play with a ibanez rg 270.

[BlindMkd]

It's quite a cheap amp , and it's worth every fucking penny . I mean , I find it to be the best affordable practice amp there is. I said Affordable so don't you dare swing your VOX AC15/30 at me.

[sidpryce]

I want that amp with your speaker mod!!!

[istdhd]

I'm buying mine tomorrow for 45 bucks. =D

[frietjericcardo]

Cool, if your name is Fender Frontman 25R XD... no, It sounds great!

[Xonoxsuka]

Nice clean sound, thanks for sharing. What was the arpeggio you played right at the end ?

[Oblivion3200]

anyone know if this amp is loud enough to play at a talent show ? or would i need to buy a speaker

[RichardGuitarTV]

is your footswitch an economic of fender<?

I really need to now because i need a footswitch ;)

Cheers mate.

[zaktan415]

does this amp come with a cable?

[heymelbs]

I just ordered the 25r and I'll be puttin' in a ERC for sure...

[heymelbs]

You've inspired me, my 25r is on order and I'll be puttin' in a Rajin' Cajon fer sure!!

[lakajd]

can anyone help me....one of these amps....or a line 6 15 watt spider III(or IV...i hear its the same thing)

[elevin1972]

@lakajd Anything but the line 6....I've had a Line 6 spider, Marshall mg30, Vox Valvetronix vt50....almost gave up on solid state / modelling then tried the Fender Gdec 3 30. Try for yourself but I bet you'll like Fender better..

[buhnahnuhbred]

hey, I have the exact same amp with same speaker, what are your tone settings?

[pepper684]

im saving up for a Frontman™ 25R and if anyone has anything to tell me about this amp please tell me

[southamericanrocker]

@pepper684 Clean is very good, reverb is decent,... overdrive is not too bad, used conservatively will render decent sound. Too loud for bedroom practice, but will serve. If you play in a small club it is gigable. You can plug in an mp3 player or any other audio source wich I find very usefull. I have had mine for almost 5 years without a problem. Recently I upgraded the speaker with an Eminence Ragin Cajun... Im in love!. If you are into effects just use a multieffects and youre done!

[seedzu]

@pepper684 Hey you probably already got your amp a loong time ago, but, in case you didnt, i have this amp and it plays really well on clean channel, the distortion isnt that great but it's good for practice.

So if you're looking for an amp to practice on , this is a good one, other than that, i think you could find better ones.

[maciverandy]

that sounds better than my fender fm 65? wtf?

[intrsoul]

@maciverandy I got one of these in a trade, thinking it'd be a little practice amp to make some noise, maybe for my daughter. I was pleasantly surprised - especially the low-end response. It has a very tube-y feel. As long as you turn the treble down to about 2, mid up (8 or 9) and bass about half (5 or 6). The reverb isn't great - it really swallows up the warmth, but nice with pedals. LOUD.

[moucon]

Turn down the reverb... sounds like a cave.. a bad one.

[harryflocyberman]

I love this amp! it's got great tone it's light and perfect for practice, the clean channel has the classic fender tone the dirt channel is passable but needs a tube screamer to wake it up and the reverb is top shelf when it works I mean, mine had a defect in the crimp on the 2 pin connector but I fixed it, but I can't complain this amp was cheap. Don't waste your money on any other practice amp, this is it!

[wedge070]

for what it is..it does a great job. I replaced the stock speaker with the ragin cajun. Huge difference. Clean side is wonderful.. OD channel is ok. You buy it for the clean and fender reverb. Great little blues amp for the house... Very quiet too for a SS amp. It will take on a boss metal zone if needed..lol. Not meant to but it can handle heavey distortion pedals. For the price..great little amp.

[xx55AC55xx]

wow this amp is olny 100 bucks and it better than most 500 doller sing amps ive pluged into

[EIS333]

The distortion in this amp sucks sweaty hairy donkey balls. If you want a combo amp with decent natural distortion get a marshall peavey or line 6

[TheFerrari250]

i got the same and I love it :-)

[tommysheffield1992]

would this amp be good for rock ? this is what i wanna know cause i play old rock like led zepplein acdc scorpions and three days grace

[squierplayer]

@tommysheffield1992 No, it's not really the best for classic rock like you want to play. I have this amp and you can't use the distortion for anything, it sucks. You can plug some stomp boxes into it but I would just get a different amp.

[intrsoul]

@squierplayer Turn the treble down - way down. I can get everything from AC/DC to rockabilly with it ;-)

[jonfender123]

I have a fender mustang and i use a lot of effect pedals. Would you recommend me this amp. Thanks.

[SonicGamer1991]

Is it good for smooth jazz?

[0hypnotoad0]

The overdrive on the line 6 amps sounds like a shrill fart.

[ferbicus]

You can gig with this amp if you mic it right...  It has great tone, great distortion and has some great clean sounds. Not a bad way to spend 100 bucks

[NeverBeBored08]

I have this amp, it's my first amp and it is pretty loud. It is 25 watts and doesn't have any effects besides reverb, but this amp has amazing gain, distortion, and when clean, it sounds amazing!

[MrJackanthony]

How loud is this amp. Im confused with wattage but apparently they dont cause the amp to be louder? Anyway I want to run a boss gt10 through it. Will it sound good.

I am in desperate need of a practice amp that handles effects well.

[Lonehwolf1]

Higher wattage means the transistors/tubes (depends on the amplifier design), can handle higher volume. Transistors cut away the sound when you overstep what voltage they can handle, so higher Watt amps means can handle higher volume, and play it without distortion too. :) Tubes on the other hand distort the sound when they take a volume they can't handle, which is what makes them popular :p

[MrJackanthony]

@Lonehwolf1 Yeah I figured. guess that's why you have to crank em up to get a good distorted sound huh?

Thanks for your help. BTW I hate the new youtube lol

[CoandCaSSTB]

ive been thinking about picking one up since its just $100. I'm noticing the speaker upgrade will cost about $70. Cant find a better practice amp with that power for $170 anywhere.

[0hypnotoad0]

It's a biggish amp. As far as practice amps go, it's probably on the bigger spectrum.

[Coheedandcambria545]

i think im going 2 get it

[pdoughnut96]

is that a big amp i cant really tell

[iivaan1995]

hi Fender Frontman 25R my name is line 6 valve 112 xD haha

[wedge070]

line 6? digital effects amps are lame..

[wedge070]

@iivaan1995 gay... like comparing apple to a hot dog. Two different things/styles/everything...

[snowknot915]

wats better buy a frontman 65 r or Dean Z Metalman 4-String Bass?

[gar992000]

does the footswitch change the amp from the clean setting to the drive setting or does it turn reverb on and off?? because in the description on musicians friend it say footswitchable reverb so that throws me off.... if someone knows please reply cause i really need to know... thanks

[Cgrrp]

@gar992000 I have one and the footswitch changes it from the clean setting to the drive setting

[gar992000]

okay thanks man cause i was tryin to figure out for a christmas present... hahaha thanks again.....

[Jungleman1966]

The footswitch changes channels between the clean and overdrive channels.

[GeetarGuy101]

Some can do both. More basic common ones change it from Clean to overdrive.

[Macsk8ing]

I was wondering cause I am getting a Les Paul , and I wanted to know if this 25 watt. amp was better than a Line 6 spider IV 15 watt. amp´. I mean the quality and which one if better for distortion? or I could get a 15 watt Marshall but they dont have distortion, that what they told me , but wich one is better for distortion , remember one is loudness and other is distortion , so which one is better , Fender frontman or line 6 spider IV ?

[LeoCast96]

yes, it is much better, line 6 amps doesn't have a really good sound. There a re no marshalls that come without distortion, i would buy the marshall

[Macsk8ing]

Thanks.

[ffadestinyffa]

how much would this cost for the british people

[Marin55555ws33]

Hi . just wondering if this amp would be powerfull enough to play it in the band or should I by 65R. Thanks

[slugball0000]

Really depends on the nature of the band but I think for solid state, I'd go with the 65R.

[yootesa1515]

oh yea OH YEA its loud !!

[MrAlfredocolon]

if its with a band this should work. for live id get a mic and a PA to work with this cus the 65r would be alot to haul around. just so you know how strong this is i had a ds1 on the lowest distortion setting and the level like halfway and the gain channel on with the gain on 1 (for a little kick ) and my friend told me he heard me from the 5th floor of my apartment building. the volume was on 2. the 25r should be good for a band if you have it on like 5 or 6 for clean or 3 0r 4 for distortion

[baldroker]

I agree with slugball, the 25 would be fine for practice and small gigs but otherwise buy the 65

[ru25dy]

HI, just wondering if an eminence speaker with 12 inch diameter would fit inside the frontman 25r , can you please suggest an eminence speaker for jazz & blues, can't decide between cannabis rex or ramrod speaker. rajin cajun is too sharp for me/ or is it depend on the setting otherwise I would go for rajin ca speaker.

[slugball0000]

Not sure about the size of the baffle - I think you should check with either Fender or Eminence to be safe...

[MasterCamz]

is it good for playing metallica and megadeth??, i have a great distortion... and also is it worth 130 euros.... and also does it comes with that eminence rajin cajuh speaker, or did you put it in later on??? Please reply all of there questons

[slugball0000]

Hi - doubtful for q1 - in the bedroom perhaps. New at 130 euros maybe, but probably used for half that or even less - rajun cajun was added later - stock speaker is eminence I think...

[TheRockOutProduction]

why?

[TheRockOutProduction]

whats Reverb for??

[slugball]

reverb is a spatial effect - creates the echo-ish sound...reverberation.

[liamzuid]

@TheRockOutProduction When you have reverb on, it simulates the feeling of playing in a big hall, maybe a stage.

It adds an echoe but not an echoe like delay.

[renatoufo]

Hi ! one question: the footswitch if for the overdrive or for the reverb? thanks.

[slugball0000]

Hi - switches channels - no control over reverb.

[thegrindking180]

can this amp over power a drummer

[GenDoomVisser]

I would really like to know this too

[GenDoomVisser]

too late! i already bought it!

[slugball]

Hi - doubtful - at basement levels it can hang with a drummer who listens to the rest of the band. But a heavy hitter is likely to overwhelm it... that said, i used it for practice and playing with friends here and there...so never tested this theory.

[samljer]

@slugball Mine overpowers our heavy handed drummer, not sure you should answer these questions without experiance, kthxbye.

[DGKALLDAYskater]

yeah it can over power a drummer and still be loud..loud and clear..i got tht from a review so dont quote me on tht

[SkeletinProductions]

@thegrindking180 this thing is really loud you will be able to keep up with the drummer most of the time and if you crank it which I suggest you don't do because it will blow the speaker(done it). It can blow a drummer playing pretty hard not really hard. I played my school with this amplifier filled the cafeteria completely with sound.

[jollieman02]

do you know the difference between that one and series 2

[slugball]

sorry for the delayed response - sorry, but I don't know.

[Rozq87]

awesome sonding amp and guitar, by the way what guitar was it?

[slugball]

the guitar is a peavey reactor - tele clone. thanks.

[stratofied]

Your demo sounded great. Did you have to disassemble it to change the speaker, or did it fit through the opening in the back? I have a similar amp, and I was thinking about swapping the stock speaker for either the Rajin Cajun or the Ramrod.

[slugball]

Thanks! I did disassemble - just four screws - two on each side (near the bottom and from the chassis). Very straightforward - then just unclip the speaker. It might fit though - but on this amp, the baffle comes right out of the front. Good luck - glad this might be helpful.