Saturday, April 26, 2008

Fender FM 212R Combo Amp Review




Price paid: $330

Year made: 2004


This amp is 100 watt with two 12inch speakers. They don't sell these anymore but the Fender Frontman 212R is the same thing.

Sound:

Yeah it's REALLY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't ever need to turn the volume past 2. Its loud enough for gigs. It has buttons on it for clean/distortion, drive/more drive, and mid contour. If you play stuff like AC/DC then use "drive." I play heavy metal and Green Day songs with "more drive" with the "mid contour." There's also reverb. 10 out of 10

The Look:

It looks cool. It got the classic Fender style: black texured covering with chrome edges and white letters. Overall, this amp doesn't look as good as the Frontman version though because the Frontman one has more shiney stuff like the silver grille cloth. 7 out of 10

Overall:

This is amp is huge and it weighs A TON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to carry it to the basement and my arm hurt. Also, you can use the included foot switch instead of pressing the distortion buttons on the amp. You can store the footswitch and wires in the back of the amp. 10 out of 10

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