I really love the fact that you are not into the whole tube tone snob scene. It's nice to see a review of SS amps that end the discussion by saying "Its good... for a SS amp"
:) I've played enough valve amps in my life to know that there no better than solid state. Solid state just gets a bad rap for no real reason. I prefer Solid State over valve any day. Thank you very much for watching. :)
***** I hope you check out my follow up post, but.... Ever hear of, or try a Quilter amp? Specifically the quilter mini 101 or the toneblock 201? Fantastic amps. Lightweight, tons of power (100 and 200 watts respectively) all analog. And the unique circuitry actually interacts differently in its preset modes! So you get different, authentic styles of clipping or compression. Oh, and did I mention they are only 2 and 4 lbs respectively? check em out if you can. it's all I play now.
@@thedavesimpson There's nothing objectionably good about the tone of a SS. I mean it's passable, but there's just no warmth to it. I could understand the simplicity of not having to maintain tubes and what not, but that's about it.
What a great amp demo! I come back to this video regularly and I'm fascinated again and again with how great this amplifier sounds... I'll probably get one of these second hand soon too. Thanks for the great review Dave! Wishing you happy holidays from the Czech Republic :)
I gigged with this amp last night with friends in a reheashall band (voice, bass, drums, piano) and I was really impressed. I always used tube Marshall amps, but this Fender 212R is great. A little heavy. Volume never over 3. it's loud!! super clean and decent crunch. 🤟
Sweet review. Been away from my FM for a few years but returning now. Lovely amp, it really shines in the clean department, the Fender trademark. Together with my trusty old Digitech RP-1, I can do all I want for the needs I have. Nice playing, mate! :-)
A guy I knew years ago took 2 of these amps slaved together with a fuzz pedal for MASSIVE stoner-doom tones... His band was called Stonehelm. You can find em here on youtube.
I love mine! Need to get it out of storage. One of the few amps that makes my older BOSS MT-2 sound decent (on the clean channel of course). Very tubey sounding solid state amp. Great distortion tones. The clean channel even breaks up a bit like a tube amp at higher volumes. I also used to patch my Zoom GFX 5 straight on the power amp in, with the speaker sim turned off. Later versions did include a headphone jack, but I don't need that as the GFX 5 is fine for late night sonic brawling.
I've had one for six months now (bought after watching this review). Great amp! One complaint I keep seeing about this amp is that it's too loud! The volume controls only have to go a half millimetre past "1" and it starts getting loud. Also, the amp really starts sounding even better at 6 and above on the volume, too loud for a garage jam, let alone bedroom practice. Discovered a great hack for this today, and it's a ridiculously obvious solution. I just connected a battery-powered preamp/D. I. Pedal (Behringer ADI) that I had using the FX loop and it works as a volume attenuator. I can now crank the Amp's volume controls as high as I like while using the D.I. as a master volume. Also, to my ear, it's greatly improved the Amp's overdrive sound.
Hey, thanks for that information. I was going to sell my amp because I can't turn it up in an apartment. I saw a pedal that did lower the volume thru the loop connection but wasn't sure if the two in and out of this amp was for a loop pedal or not. I never got it up to 6. Only 2.
Tony Colletta * Surprised ? Did you not see the FENDER badge on it? All kidding aside though, those fender frontman amps are very very good for how cheap they are, but my fender frontman 212R blew up the filter caps and some heavy ceramic resistors and I've been meaning to get it fixed (it's all taken apart in my garage ready to be fixed) but can't find the parts plus it's not really in the agenda seeing as how I now own all the fender classics (Vintage Twin REVERB, vintage Bassman silver face,BF Pro Reverb...) so the frontman falls down the list of priorities pretty fast, ESPECIALLY when A pair of tubes cost about as much as it would cost to take the FM212 TO a shop to repair, and the FM212 can be found used for$100.00 usually so I could just buy another if the urge came, but it doesn't really the classics take care it my needs, until they don't then solid state seems appealing for the fact that they just get up an go, no warming up and no stage power voltage issues like with my deluxe reverb not working properly because the Damned electricity in the night club is getting sucked by the deep fryer and the massive freezer along with all the other bar and kitchen appliances going all night in the joint 😉 But yeah I really like Dave Simpson channel and talking gear with fellow music makers 😉
Two Marshall-Celesions in open back cabinet ... something about every amp would love and as always "Dave the single coil man" does find the sweet spots. Of course the 2 speakers double the prize tag of the amp, but this upgrade sounds really good ... worth every penny. Nice demo, thanks a lot. Cool new channel icon!
I still have the all black FM212 that i bought for 299 when it was new 17 years ago when i first started playing. And yes its brutally loud but sounds awesom with a metalzone going through the fx loop
I purchased a black faced (original version) Frontman 212R for $200 back in 2016. It sounds a lot like my '59 Bassman LTD. It has good strong spring reverb too! Loud, clean and also 2 gain stages., 100 watts at 4 ohms.
I recently acquired the 15 watt version of this amp and i really like the grungy muddy kind of gain that I get out of it and i have a crate 212 combo right now but this little amp is making me want the 212 version cuz the gain is pretty unique
I bought one with a Squier JV as the seller would not sell them separately. I like the clean channel, the amp is a little fuzzy on the drive channel but my twin bucker guitar loves it. Strats and Teles are great clean but the 'warm melt' that my Fender Super 210 tube amp gives you is missing from this solid state amp. All in all it's a great and very loud amp and thankfully there are no digital multi effects gimmicks.
Yeeeeah ! you knw what Dave? you're quickly becoming my favourite guitar gear reviewer. :) saw you doing the Tonerider City limits pups, then This amp. Lol
I've had the frontman 25r for years as a practice amp and always thought the clean channel was beautiful. Iv been through alot of amps including tube amps and i swear none of them have as nice of a clean channel. I just bought the 212r for my main rig. Im done with tubes for now. Too much hassle and money.
yeh man too much monkey business AND money and biasing and heat and standbying and stress AND MONEY, WHICH I RARELY HAVE A HOLD ON, lately I had a great session home with my Yam Pac 112V, some eq from a ZOOM G2, and a darkish tone from a 20€ Mosky Crazy Tone pedal and a Fender frontman 10 G to some cds I have in my laptop! dont have to wear headphones everytime anymore ( headphones can damage ones hearing....,the Frontman 10 at vol 2 is parallel to almost speaking voice with my laptop extension 2W speakers so neighboors gut no beef for that!!! bough another Front 10G brannew fo 80€s, its a home amp live or dead(with headphs..), Cheers ; K : )
Great demo, really enjoyed it...! Seems the Celestions made a HUGE difference because I thought the tones, regardless of channel, sounded terrific. I have a 2008 model myself, of which I am going to outfit with WGS ET65's (which comes highly recommended for this specific amp), in the hopes of attaining a great sound as you did. The "Special Design" (Eminence) speakers from the factory are just plain awful, except at low volume on the clean channel. BTW: Your Strat is absolutely gorgeous. Although it has seen a lot of action, it looks more like a a one-of-a-kind custom model that sounds amazing. I say never part with it...! Thanks again for the excellent demo.
+Dave Simpson - Update: I finally outfitted my 2008 FM212R with a *WGS ET-65 and *WGS Retro 30 - after the same configuration I have used in my Carvin MTS-3200 4X12" Half Stack for about three years. Suffice to say my FM212R's sound is simply amazing - as close to a Twin Reverb as one can get, but for much less. *Warehouse Guitar Speakers - www.wgs4.com.
Im considering getting this amp but I’m not really sure if that’s a good option since I haven’t found a good video that has the original speakers so if anyone has had this amp can you guy give me your opinion on this amp?
So happy to of found your channel man, you know there's always that channel you like to visit when one is on youtube, well yours is now that channel for me :) Blessings bruv
Love your videos Dave! Just followed both of your band pages on Facebook. You are truly inspiring and your videos are all so helpful. I can feel myself growing as a player due to your videos. By any chance do you still have this amp? If so how would you set it up for a john tone?
Thank you sop very very much indeed. :) I don;t have this amp anymore no. Also as much as it pains me to say its very very hard to get a John kind of tone out of this amp. Its a little to bright and hasn't got the right mids. My advice would be to get the Golden Plexi pedal to run into the front end and boost the mids. :)
I bought a solid state Pearce G2r in the early 90's and gigged with it for years. I lost count of how many other guitarists would come up to me and ask how I was getting such a killer tone, and in stereo too. I ran my guitar straight in with no effects pedals other than the onboard Alesis reverb/delay. I own a Marshall tube amp now, and the Pearce is still my number one go to amp.
Hi nice video men, really good humor by the way, little question, i need some help, im planning to buy an amplifier an amp. Im between this one (fender 212r) or a marshall, I play more rock than other thing. Thanks !
You said you prefer the stage 100 over this? I was thinking about grabbing this frontman but went for a stage 100 instead. Do you have a review of the stage 100 i could check out? Cheers!
dave, nother questio. just got mine (used) and when i dont play or turn down my controls on guitar it buzzes and well it just makes noice. is this normal with this amp and if it isnt what can i do about it?
Also check you guitar chords, when they are broken you get noise. Also check your guitar jack and make sure it is tight. Another thing that adds noise is when you use too many or poor pedals.
What kind of pickups are you using in that Strat? I had a blue Frontman 212R. Mine was a bit roughed up but all in all I was very happy with it. I lost it when moving last year and am thinking of getting another one. The guy I bought it from said it had black widows in it... He thought. I paid $400... excuse me, Overpaid for it. Not complaining about the amp... he WAS a friend but always wanted to get over on whoever. Anyways, I was wondering what would be an alternative speaker to use. Whatever I had sounded alright but kinda muddy and dark. I played an ESP LTD ( Nothing fancy but it played great and I went through all of the settings and found a couple of tones I liked. I like a bright, clear sound like Hughie Thomasson when he played with Skynyrd and sort of got close. Any recommendations?? Thanks and greatly appreciated!!
iam looking for a gigging combo. i like fender amps but i play punkrock music. a champion or this one sounds nice but would it do the trick for me? maybe with a distort pedal?
Hi Dave, I have a Question. I own a Fender stage 100 Did you know if it is posible to make the Reverb switchable by footswitch? Does it run to underbreak the connection on the Board?
Hey Dave I know it’s an old video but I really hope you see this, I was wondering how would you as you said run another amp off it as a slave? I’m looking at getting this amp and want to know all it’s ins and outs. So Thankyou hope you see this!!!
Had to sell mine when I moved 400miles away ( need gas $$$ ) still sick over it .. Any new amp in my future will be a good Fender 212 cab , my Code 50 is good but not Fender good ...
Loved mine when I turn it on , I dial it from off too .25 -.50 of a dial turn and 💥 its really loud ( a great tonal loud ) and its pissing off my apts ppl ..lol Man I miss it ..
+Matthew I'm afraid I'm no longer sure of my setting but I think the clean channel was Treble - 5 Middle - 6 Bass - 4 the overdrive channel was Gain - 10 Bass - 10 Middle - 10 Treble - 0 Thank you for watching. :)
OK all you Dave fans let's all contact Joe Bonnamassa and get him to book Dave for a blues Cruz. Dave could use a cruze. I hope you don't get sea sick. Joe could use a lesson or two anyways.
Thank you. It doesn't look like this any more though. It just a Vintage V6 i ordered from vintage. When it came it was black and i wanted a white one with a maple neck so i sprayed it and over tme the paint chipped to reveal the black underneath. Plus dragging it around a stage helped it look like this. I got tired of it looking this way though so i refinished it again totally white with no black underneath. Thankyou for watching. :)
hey good video I got just one question if want to plug another head amp how many ohms the head amp should be??? I mean how many ohms does the cab of this FRONTMAN can stand?? I'll appreciate someone reply me t-you bye =)
+elmero mero Howde. You are not able to plug a head into this amp. You can run another amp off the frontman as a salve but its not a speaker cab to plug a head into. :)
Hi Dave, I really like your demo on this amp. At 7:00 you are saying that you prefer your Fender Stage 100 over this amp. Is it just because of the 1X12 versus 2X12 and the weight, or are there other reasons too? In other words my question is: Do they sound/play different. I am only interested in the clean channel with pedals. Thanks a bunch! Greetings from Germany. Keep rocking!
+burktheguitar Hello. They do sound different yes. The stage was a bit darker sounding where as the frontman is a lot more sparkly and trebly which I'm not such a fan of. For me it just comes down to the tone and the stage (that I unfortunately had to sell and it kills me everyday) was just more appealing to my ear. If your running pedals through it either amp is great. Greetings from the UK. :)
+Dave Simpson Wow that was fast! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Since we are talking: What would be your experience with the 2x12 of the Frontman versus the Stage 1x12 ? I am trying to find out if the 2x12 would be of an advantage for me - not for volume - but to fill up the stage with sound. I play blues/rock with a few pedals. Once more - thanks for your time!
+burktheguitar In my experience theres no real difference between the frontmans 2X12 to the stage's 1X12. The both sounded great and big at stage volume. It just comes down to what feels better for you when you play. :)
When I used to own this amp, the Drive channel with a Tech-21 Dual Drive with low gain settings was absolutely sex.
I really love the fact that you are not into the whole tube tone snob scene.
It's nice to see a review of SS amps that end the discussion by saying "Its good... for a SS amp"
:) I've played enough valve amps in my life to know that there no better than solid state. Solid state just gets a bad rap for no real reason. I prefer Solid State over valve any day.
Thank you very much for watching. :)
***** I hope you check out my follow up post, but....
Ever hear of, or try a Quilter amp? Specifically the quilter mini 101 or the toneblock 201?
Fantastic amps. Lightweight, tons of power (100 and 200 watts respectively) all analog.
And the unique circuitry actually interacts differently in its preset modes! So you get different, authentic styles of clipping or compression.
Oh, and did I mention they are only 2 and 4 lbs respectively? check em out if you can. it's all I play now.
Gibbons * What's your point ? Is that saying something about him ? I don't get it ?
@@thedavesimpson ss state better than valve..ah ok...a solid state fanboy...your credibility just dropped 90%
@@thedavesimpson There's nothing objectionably good about the tone of a SS. I mean it's passable, but there's just no warmth to it. I could understand the simplicity of not having to maintain tubes and what not, but that's about it.
What a great amp demo! I come back to this video regularly and I'm fascinated again and again with how great this amplifier sounds... I'll probably get one of these second hand soon too. Thanks for the great review Dave! Wishing you happy holidays from the Czech Republic :)
I gigged with this amp last night with friends in a reheashall band (voice, bass, drums, piano) and I was really impressed. I always used tube Marshall amps, but this Fender 212R is great. A little heavy. Volume never over 3. it's loud!! super clean and decent crunch. 🤟
I love this amp, have had it for a while now, use it with a ton of pedals on the clean channel and I feel like it sounds amazing.
Sweet review. Been away from my FM for a few years but returning now. Lovely amp, it really shines in the clean department, the Fender trademark.
Together with my trusty old Digitech RP-1, I can do all I want for the needs I have.
Nice playing, mate! :-)
Thank you very much and thanks you for watching. :)
Very nice clean sound. As always, it's a pleasure to listen to your guitar playing. Cheers from Canada
Labor Day weekend 2021 I’m barely watching this! You’re a great player amigo keep on Rockin 👍💪💪💪🤙
A guy I knew years ago took 2 of these amps slaved together with a fuzz pedal for MASSIVE stoner-doom tones... His band was called Stonehelm. You can find em here on youtube.
I love mine! Need to get it out of storage. One of the few amps that makes my older BOSS MT-2 sound decent (on the clean channel of course). Very tubey sounding solid state amp. Great distortion tones. The clean channel even breaks up a bit like a tube amp at higher volumes. I also used to patch my Zoom GFX 5 straight on the power amp in, with the speaker sim turned off. Later versions did include a headphone jack, but I don't need that as the GFX 5 is fine for late night sonic brawling.
I saw Eugene Hideaway Bridges play a Burny Fernandes Strat-clone into a FM212, with no pedals and he made it sing! Great amp.
That was a great review. Perfect song selection to showcase each sound. Thanks.
Thanks Dave! bought a second hand one of these after watching this clip. Great amp! Unmistakable Fender tone, and I actually like the OD sounds.
My favorite amp. Play it for 15 years now
Fine chops there champ! Very worthy demo - thanks for your efforts!
The gear almost chugs!
I've had one for six months now (bought after watching this review). Great amp! One complaint I keep seeing about this amp is that it's too loud! The volume controls only have to go a half millimetre past "1" and it starts getting loud. Also, the amp really starts sounding even better at 6 and above on the volume, too loud for a garage jam, let alone bedroom practice. Discovered a great hack for this today, and it's a ridiculously obvious solution.
I just connected a battery-powered preamp/D. I. Pedal (Behringer ADI) that I had using the FX loop and it works as a volume attenuator. I can now crank the Amp's volume controls as high as I like while using the D.I. as a master volume. Also, to my ear, it's greatly improved the Amp's overdrive sound.
If you plug into imput two this amp becomes way better!
Hey, thanks for that information. I was going to sell my amp because I can't turn it up in an apartment. I saw a pedal that did lower the volume thru the loop connection but wasn't sure if the two in and out of this amp was for a loop pedal or not. I never got it up to 6. Only 2.
@@SeriousTipStudio did that work for you? I'm thinking about doing it
Wow! That Axis bold as love sound was soooooo perfect!I'm so suprised such an affordable amp can sound like that!
Thank you for watching. :)
Tony Colletta * Surprised ? Did you not see the FENDER badge on it? All kidding aside though, those fender frontman amps are very very good for how cheap they are, but my fender frontman 212R blew up the filter caps and some heavy ceramic resistors and I've been meaning to get it fixed (it's all taken apart in my garage ready to be fixed) but can't find the parts plus it's not really in the agenda seeing as how I now own all the fender classics (Vintage Twin REVERB, vintage Bassman silver face,BF Pro Reverb...) so the frontman falls down the list of priorities pretty fast, ESPECIALLY when A pair of tubes cost about as much as it would cost to take the FM212 TO a shop to repair, and the FM212 can be found used for$100.00 usually so I could just buy another if the urge came, but it doesn't really the classics take care it my needs, until they don't then solid state seems appealing for the fact that they just get up an go, no warming up and no stage power voltage issues like with my deluxe reverb not working properly because the Damned electricity in the night club is getting sucked by the deep fryer and the massive freezer along with all the other bar and kitchen appliances going all night in the joint 😉 But yeah I really like Dave Simpson channel and talking gear with fellow music makers 😉
I dont know why theres not much content of this amp. Thank you for this!
Two Marshall-Celesions in open back cabinet ... something about every amp would love and as always "Dave the single coil man" does find the sweet spots.
Of course the 2 speakers double the prize tag of the amp, but this upgrade sounds really good ... worth every penny.
Nice demo, thanks a lot.
Cool new channel icon!
Matze R Thank you very much. :)
I still have the all black FM212 that i bought for 299 when it was new 17 years ago when i first started playing. And yes its brutally loud but sounds awesom with a metalzone going through the fx loop
I purchased a black faced (original version) Frontman 212R for $200 back in 2016. It sounds a lot like my '59 Bassman LTD. It has good strong spring reverb too! Loud, clean and also 2 gain stages., 100 watts at 4 ohms.
Thanks for the review on this amp.. nice amp , awesome sound , and great guitar playing as well ..
Thank you very much indeed. : )
I recently acquired the 15 watt version of this amp and i really like the grungy muddy kind of gain that I get out of it and i have a crate 212 combo right now but this little amp is making me want the 212 version cuz the gain is pretty unique
Beside the demo of that amp...What a great guitarist are you!!!!
Totally cool review bro! Found me one of these for $100. I'm gonna buy it for sure. Thanks!
Frankda70 Thank you for watching and have fun. :)
Got one of these for free from a local guitar shop since only one speaker works. Sounds great as is - looking forward to the new speakers to come in.
Great review. Dude can play 👍🏻
Thank you very much. :)
And I have 3 of them with a BOSS ME80. I can rock out on any stage with it. I have been using these amps for years and doing their job.
I have the same setup just with a separate distortion and wah, because the me80’s distortion is pretty trash.
Dude! You nailed it!
Very nice demo! Sounds pretty cool:)
Cheers mate! Just bought one for £40 that needs a good clean up and a wee bit of t.l.c, so thatl do me nicely🤘
Besides the demo I enjoyed the guitar playing even more!
Nice job...now, that is the way you review an amp!!!👍👍👍
Best time I heard of Dave Johnson ,a Really good Guitar Player
Thanks, Dave!
i can not believe that you are playing Pantera! so COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
:)
I bought one with a Squier JV as the seller would not sell them separately. I like the clean channel, the amp is a little fuzzy on the drive channel but my twin bucker guitar loves it. Strats and Teles are great clean but the 'warm melt' that my Fender Super 210 tube amp gives you is missing from this solid state amp. All in all it's a great and very loud amp and thankfully there are no digital multi effects gimmicks.
I just picked up one of these on the cheap and you are totally right about the clean channel - it is a total pedal friendly amp.
whormongrmuzik if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for yours? and did you buy it brand-new?
Vince Lee for me I payed mine used for $160
Loved the hendrix I may end up getting this Amp honestly thank u for video
Thanks for showing me what my amp can do. Love it! 😆❤️👊🏻
Yeeeeah ! you knw what Dave? you're quickly becoming my favourite guitar gear reviewer. :)
saw you doing the Tonerider City limits pups, then This amp. Lol
what where the settings on this? also: any good settings for a good indie/cobain-esque sound for this amp?
Witty and very talented...subbed!
Thank you very much indeed. :)
I've had the frontman 25r for years as a practice amp and always thought the clean channel was beautiful. Iv been through alot of amps including tube amps and i swear none of them have as nice of a clean channel. I just bought the 212r for my main rig. Im done with tubes for now. Too much hassle and money.
yeh man too much monkey business AND money and biasing and heat and standbying and stress AND MONEY, WHICH I RARELY HAVE A HOLD ON, lately I had a great session home with my Yam Pac 112V, some eq from a ZOOM G2, and a darkish tone from a 20€ Mosky Crazy Tone pedal and a Fender frontman 10 G to some cds I have in my laptop! dont have to wear headphones everytime anymore ( headphones can damage ones hearing....,the Frontman 10 at vol 2 is parallel to almost speaking voice with my laptop extension 2W speakers so neighboors gut no beef for that!!! bough another Front 10G brannew fo 80€s, its a home amp live or dead(with headphs..), Cheers ; K : )
Very good demo man! Cheers from the philippines!
+RJ Cruz Thank you very much indeed. Greetings from the UK. :)
My current amp. Killler tones, saving up for a supersonic 60
I ended up finding 1968 BandMaster Drip Edge
Great demo, really enjoyed it...! Seems the Celestions made a HUGE difference because I thought the tones, regardless of channel, sounded terrific. I have a 2008 model myself, of which I am going to outfit with WGS ET65's (which comes highly recommended for this specific amp), in the hopes of attaining a great sound as you did. The "Special Design" (Eminence) speakers from the factory are just plain awful, except at low volume on the clean channel.
BTW: Your Strat is absolutely gorgeous. Although it has seen a lot of action, it looks more like a a one-of-a-kind custom model that sounds amazing. I say never part with it...!
Thanks again for the excellent demo.
Thank you very much. :)
+Dave Simpson - Update: I finally outfitted my 2008 FM212R with a *WGS ET-65 and *WGS Retro 30 - after the same configuration I have used in my Carvin MTS-3200 4X12" Half Stack for about three years. Suffice to say my FM212R's sound is simply amazing - as close to a Twin Reverb as one can get, but for much less.
*Warehouse Guitar Speakers - www.wgs4.com.
Good review, Good humour :O)Nice one mate
+SONGSTICKS Thank you very much and thanks for watching. :)
Great man
which song is that riff at 3:27 please? i hear it in reviews everywhere and it's beautiful
Im considering getting this amp but I’m not really sure if that’s a good option since I haven’t found a good video that has the original speakers so if anyone has had this amp can you guy give me your opinion on this amp?
Hahahaha cowboy from hellllll!!!!awesome Dave!
Your 'unfortunate' neighbours! :)
But 'wicked' playing. Thanks for the review.
Have you tried the 90s fender champion 110? What do you think of it?
VERY GOOD HENDRIX!
Thank you very much. :)
So happy to of found your channel man, you know there's always that channel you like to visit when one is on youtube, well yours is now that channel for me :)
Blessings bruv
P0GFLIPPER Thank you so very much. that means a lot to me. :)
When on the distortion side. Does it clean up.as you back off on the volume on the guitar ?
Not very well but its useable. :)
Love your videos Dave! Just followed both of your band pages on Facebook. You are truly inspiring and your videos are all so helpful. I can feel myself growing as a player due to your videos. By any chance do you still have this amp? If so how would you set it up for a john tone?
Thank you sop very very much indeed. :) I don;t have this amp anymore no. Also as much as it pains me to say its very very hard to get a John kind of tone out of this amp. Its a little to bright and hasn't got the right mids. My advice would be to get the Golden Plexi pedal to run into the front end and boost the mids. :)
After watching the new video I figured that's what you would say lol. Thank you so much for your help 😊
I gotta say, you really jam though man.
My 212r makes a constantly clicking/tapping noise when the guitar cable is plugged or unplugged. Does anyone know why? Or what could be the problem.
I bought a solid state Pearce G2r in the early 90's and gigged with it for years. I lost count of how many other guitarists would come up to me and ask how I was getting such a killer tone, and in stereo too. I ran my guitar straight in with no effects pedals other than the onboard Alesis reverb/delay. I own a Marshall tube amp now, and the Pearce is still my number one go to amp.
Hi nice video men, really good humor by the way, little question, i need some help, im planning to buy an amplifier an amp. Im between this one (fender 212r) or a marshall, I play more rock than other thing. Thanks !
Thank you very much indeed and i would say if your more of a rock player go for a Marshall.: )
Can I get some info on the guitar you are playing it looks and sounds really awsome
It’s a Vintage V6. He says it in reply to a comment below.
🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸
Damn dude you have lessons on CZcams? That Hendrix was KILLER!!
Thank you very much and I do have lesson son my channel yeps. :)
You said you prefer the stage 100 over this? I was thinking about grabbing this frontman but went for a stage 100 instead. Do you have a review of the stage 100 i could check out? Cheers!
I sadly don;t have a reveiw on the stage no. :(
dave, nother questio. just got mine (used) and when i dont play or turn down my controls on guitar it buzzes and well it just makes noice. is this normal with this amp and if it isnt what can i do about it?
I would go get it looked it. Theres always background hum on an amp but if its loud buzzing you need to get it checked out. :)
Also check you guitar chords, when they are broken you get noise. Also check your guitar jack and make sure it is tight. Another thing that adds noise is when you use too many or poor pedals.
Hi Dave, how would you set this amp to get Frusciante tone with the Jackhammer? Which Channel? Clean or drive? Thanks in advance☺️
I'd use the clean channel but i have no clue about the eq. Its been a long time since i used one of these. Sorry.
I have this Amp and I love it
me to is to loud.
ha ha ... great video... very informative and funny
Thank you very much. : )
What kind of pickups are you using in that Strat? I had a blue Frontman 212R. Mine was a bit roughed up but all in all I was very happy with it. I lost it when moving last year and am thinking of getting another one. The guy I bought it from said it had black widows in it... He thought. I paid $400... excuse me, Overpaid for it. Not complaining about the amp... he WAS a friend but always wanted to get over on whoever. Anyways, I was wondering what would be an alternative speaker to use. Whatever I had sounded alright but kinda muddy and dark. I played an ESP LTD ( Nothing fancy but it played great and I went through all of the settings and found a couple of tones I liked. I like a bright, clear sound like Hughie Thomasson when he played with Skynyrd and sort of got close. Any recommendations?? Thanks and greatly appreciated!!
There Wilkinson pickups.
iam looking for a gigging combo. i like fender amps but i play punkrock music. a champion or this one sounds nice but would it do the trick for me? maybe with a distort pedal?
With a pedal this amp would indeed do the job. Sound great with pedals. :)
Dave Simpson thanks dave! always fast replies you the bezt
best*
Hi Dave,
I have a Question.
I own a Fender stage 100
Did you know if it is posible to make the Reverb switchable by footswitch?
Does it run to underbreak the connection on the Board?
I have no idea. Sorry.
Dave Simpson ok thx for soon answer Dave ;-)
this is by far the loudest amp i ever seen
What we really want to know is comparably, How does the amp sound now??
I haven’t owned it for years so I can’t say.
hendrix :)
Awesome tone man!!!! Could you please tell us the eq's for the clean and drive channel?
Thank you very much but sadly i have no clue what i had the eq at. Sorry. :(
Dave Simpson "eq" is the equalization or setting. The position of the amp knobs, sorry for my bad english.
great castles made of sand man.
Hey Dave I know it’s an old video but I really hope you see this, I was wondering how would you as you said run another amp off it as a slave? I’m looking at getting this amp and want to know all it’s ins and outs. So Thankyou hope you see this!!!
I'm really sorry but i have no idea how to do that. Sorry. :(
Dave Simpson so you can’t “Slave an amp off this one? What’s the pre out and power in mean? This still confuzzles me, thanks Dave!!!
What does the mid contour do
Scoop out the mids.
Had to sell mine when I moved 400miles away ( need gas $$$ ) still sick over it ..
Any new amp in my future will be a good Fender 212 cab , my Code 50 is good but not Fender good ...
Loved mine when I turn it on , I dial it from off too .25 -.50 of a dial turn and 💥 its really loud ( a great tonal loud ) and its pissing off my apts ppl ..lol Man I miss it ..
settings?
nice
+LLG Blaze Thank you. :)
Hi!!!! Can you plug 2 different guitars on it at the same time?? Thanks!
You can indeed but input 2 will be quieter than input 1. Thank you for watching. :)
Dave Simpson if it's a true Fender style parallel input, then it will both be a low input Z the amp will see.
And so castles made of sand,
fall in the sea... eventually...
What is the riff at 5:15?
Unchained by Van Halen. : )
Between this one and the Peavey Bandit from your other video, which one would you choose?
I would go for the bandit over the frontman any day. :)
Love the tone bro. :)
+Michael Ganceña Thank you very much. :)
man sound awesome !, now ill bought one tomorrow, can u tell your amps set ? thanks u !!!
+Matthew I'm afraid I'm no longer sure of my setting but I think the clean channel was Treble - 5 Middle - 6 Bass - 4 the overdrive channel was Gain - 10 Bass - 10 Middle - 10 Treble - 0 Thank you for watching. :)
Ha lol i'll buy one tomorrow too
OK all you Dave fans let's all contact Joe Bonnamassa and get him to book Dave for a blues Cruz. Dave could use a cruze. I hope you don't get sea sick. Joe could use a lesson or two anyways.
ace
that guitar is gorgeous. whats its story?
Thank you. It doesn't look like this any more though. It just a Vintage V6 i ordered from vintage. When it came it was black and i wanted a white one with a maple neck so i sprayed it and over tme the paint chipped to reveal the black underneath. Plus dragging it around a stage helped it look like this. I got tired of it looking this way though so i refinished it again totally white with no black underneath. Thankyou for watching. :)
One selling near me for $220.00 worth it? I have a Peavy Supreme 160 Solid State and a couple small tube amps already but would like a clean ss amp
I wouldn't say thats worth it no. This amp is ok but there are bette fender solid states than this. : )
@@thedavesimpson Thanks for the honest opinion. and why I asked! I value yours.
Is it even possible to play a bass through this amp?
Nopes.
hey good video I got just one question if want to plug another head amp how many ohms the head amp should be??? I mean how many ohms does the cab of this FRONTMAN can stand?? I'll appreciate someone reply me t-you bye =)
+elmero mero Howde. You are not able to plug a head into this amp. You can run another amp off the frontman as a salve but its not a speaker cab to plug a head into. :)
***** you mean I can plug another amp n' use it as a second amp n' use a STEREO pedal through them ?? t-you =)
what is your pickups?
Wilkinson single coils.
Why do so many guitar channels randomly say "yea" while they're talking? Darrell Braun does it a lot. So does CS Guitars and a few others.
Hi Dave, I really like your demo on this amp. At 7:00 you are saying that you prefer your Fender Stage 100 over this amp. Is it just because of the 1X12 versus 2X12 and the weight, or are there other reasons too? In other words my question is: Do they sound/play different. I am only interested in the clean channel with pedals. Thanks a bunch! Greetings from Germany. Keep rocking!
+burktheguitar Hello. They do sound different yes. The stage was a bit darker sounding where as the frontman is a lot more sparkly and trebly which I'm not such a fan of. For me it just comes down to the tone and the stage (that I unfortunately had to sell and it kills me everyday) was just more appealing to my ear. If your running pedals through it either amp is great. Greetings from the UK. :)
+Dave Simpson Wow that was fast! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Since we are talking: What would be your experience with the 2x12 of the Frontman versus the Stage 1x12 ? I am trying to find out if the 2x12 would be of an advantage for me - not for volume - but to fill up the stage with sound. I play blues/rock with a few pedals. Once more - thanks for your time!
+burktheguitar In my experience theres no real difference between the frontmans 2X12 to the stage's 1X12. The both sounded great and big at stage volume. It just comes down to what feels better for you when you play. :)
+Dave Simpson Thank you very much Dave. You have been very helpful. Best wishes!
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I like you Dave.
Thank you very much. : )
real live Garth
+Maple Valley Sound Room Party on. :)