Fender Frontman Drive Test

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.

Category:

Music

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• Fender
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• 212r
• Drive
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• MxPx
• Nirvana
• Livin on the breeze
• feel high
• I'm ok you're ok
• smells
• likem teen
• spirit
• solo
• rhythm
• crunch
• box
• amp
• 100
• watts
• loud
• bleed
• distortion

[bbyrne16]

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.

[Johnnnybgoode]

@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!

[eduardozpn]

is this amp good for ACDC, metallica, nirvana and loud music or is it better for calmer and lower music?

im in dought between getting this one and the line 6 spider iv 120.

please help

[Johnnnybgoode]

@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

[baitsworld79]

Does this amp work for metal?

[Johnnnybgoode]

@baitsworld79 Thanks for the question! I'll send you a message ASAP!!!

[XxHarounXx]

hey do you thing I could ise this with metal(just using the amp). I couldn't put it so loud in the store so i couldn't tell. I might have to buy a metalzone or another distortion pedal. Do you have any suggestions?

[escapethesoundoftrut]

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.

[lornearab]

What Guitar do you have?

and should i buy this amp for punk/ hard rock type styles of music

[emildeoz]

FENDER FRONTMAN 212 100watts VS vox valvetronix ad50vt???

[MrMuddyBleach]

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.

[foxybrown2]

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

[foxybrown2]

Thank God you can play. I hate when people can even play and they do a review

on an amp or guitar.

[foxybrown2]

@eduardozpn Get a Vyper it kills the line 6

[stiehlreddog]

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.