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Frontman 25R Review

manufacturer: fender date: 11/06/2009 category: guitar amplifiers
Frontman 25R
 Features:7.5
 Sound:6.9
 Reliability:8.2
 Impression:7.3
 Overall rating:
 7.5 
 Users rating:
 6.7 
 Comments:
 24 
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overall: 9.3
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overall: 7.8
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 24 
 comments posted
drmmrboi :
hey. i wouldnt recommend this amp. no good distortion. the cleans alright.
uhh. whenever i shut it off, it switches channels for a split second, so it pops and makes loud booms then it shuts off. very bad. also, i get a wierd hum goin on and off every once in a while.reverb sux too. eq is alright. not the best.

POSTED: 04/28/2006 - 06:36 pm / quote |
tpot06 :
drmmrboi :
hey. i wouldnt recommend this amp. no good distortion. the cleans alright.
uhh. whenever i shut it off, it switches channels for a split second, so it pops and makes loud booms then it shuts off. very bad. also, i get a wierd hum goin on and off every once in a while.reverb sux too. eq is alright. not the best.


I agree. I have one of these too and the distortion is poor. You get a lot of background noise and it does hum too. The clean is good though but ill deffinitly be investing in a new amps soon.

POSTED: 05/14/2006 - 03:34 pm / quote |
turbopunk2000 :
I have the 15 watt one. Worst amp ever.
POSTED: 08/02/2006 - 06:08 pm / quote |
ava_adore666 :
i got this amp as a gift from my grandparents i use a jackson and a fender this and its not that bad.
the distortion is not that bad but theres better.the cleans good. the reverb isnt good at all. its good for a starting amp but thats about it
the input on mine is messed up and had to be fixed and after that is works but could be better.
it dosent have a foot switch witch is bad for me because i like to switch from clean to distored alot and the knobs spin real fast so if your wire gets inbetween them and pushes it messes it up
i use this amp for pratice and thats about it

POSTED: 08/22/2006 - 02:20 am / quote |
aeirom1 :
My friend has this amp. She blew it out in about 3 months and had to get it fixed but it hums a lot. It was total bullshit. Don't get it.
POSTED: 10/09/2006 - 09:09 pm / quote |
trivium060 :
I have one of these, and I normally use my Eppiphone Les Paul Custom and a Korg Toneworks 104ds Hyper Distortion pedal from the '90s. The distortion isn's GREAT, but its acceptable, sounds good when u play with someone who has the same amp, but by myself I prefer the pedal. The clean is pretty good. The reverb is pretty good, I have no problems with it, and with my experience w/ my pedal, the louder it get, the better it gets. Its a great practice amp in my case. Maybe the rest of you guys are just used to the highest quality, sometimes thats not what it's all about.
POSTED: 02/07/2007 - 07:54 pm / quote |
shoolocomous :
to the guy who said this is a tube amp; it blatantly isnt.
POSTED: 05/24/2007 - 06:38 pm / quote |
ismith :
For some reason I can't write a review for it yet but I'll say this:

If you're looking at buying this, go with a Marshall MG15DFX or MG30DFX on ebay, they're a much better value and won't crap out on you at higher volumes. My Frontman sounds like shit past volume 2 and the clean channel has such massive bass that anything on the lower strings will make a gust of wind and a lot of rattling from the grille net. It also hums, and if you leave your guitar plugged in while not playing it, it slowly works its way up to a shriek. I've only been playing for one year but I have a good enough ear and common sense to know that this is not a smart buy. Again, go with the Marshalls with DFX, fantastic little practice amps.

POSTED: 06/21/2007 - 09:52 am / quote |
ridingthemetro :
shoolocomous wrote:

to the guy who said this is a tube amp; it blatantly isnt.


glad someone pointed that out

POSTED: 06/28/2007 - 02:13 am / quote |
Incubus=Science :
yeah really a 25r tube amp...nice...
POSTED: 07/07/2007 - 04:55 pm / quote |
outerlimit501 :
I have one of these as a practice amp, and to those of you (4 people) ho said get a Marshall MG instead, you obviously shouldn't be writing reviews. Go play more (better) guitar amps.
POSTED: 09/03/2007 - 11:59 am / quote |
Tele Echoes :
FM brand is shit, as is Marshall's MG.
POSTED: 10/21/2007 - 02:11 pm / quote |
americablanco :
I use this strictly for practice. I use my friends Marshall half stack at gigs though.
POSTED: 10/30/2007 - 07:00 pm / quote |
eldoplaysguitar :
i got this amp and i dont know what shit all you guys are smoking but i loved it and for a lil 25watter its way louder than the 50w g-dec
POSTED: 11/17/2007 - 06:09 pm / quote |
Tster :
I'm thinking on getting the Frontman 65R, is it anything like this?
POSTED: 12/08/2007 - 05:43 am / quote |
jeffo46 :
Don't waste your money on the FM65.I had the FM212 and it sucked.As far as the frontman 25R goes,don't get a Indonesian one,go for a Mexican made one.You could probably find one on E-bay or Craigs list.If you are going for a 65 watt combo,then see about getting a used Princeton 65 or any other solid state mexican made Fender amp.Don't waste your coin on the chinese made shit.
POSTED: 12/20/2007 - 07:49 am / quote |
vitax :
good for practising at home... thats it!!!!! if ur lookin for a gig amp look another way!!!!!
POSTED: 01/07/2008 - 03:52 pm / quote |
urmum :
I've got a Mexican made one and it kicks ass. I use it with a Jackson and a Yamaha.
POSTED: 01/18/2008 - 06:39 am / quote |
alexhockey :
great amp
POSTED: 04/13/2008 - 01:09 am / quote |
studioboss :
Some of the comments here are from guys who don't really know what to look for in an amp and are making poor choices as a result. Fender has never made amps that excel at Hard Rock / Metal. Buy a MARSHALL, dude. I have a Marshall AVT-20 for that. The Frontman 25R works great for clean sounds, always Fender's trademark (Think '60s surf and the like). I have a Les Paul and a Strat and the two amps are as different from each other as my guitars are. Effects? What do you expect for this price? This is a great amp for recording, which is what I use the Frontman and the AVT-20 for. I've been playing for 30+ years- trust me when I say don't by a screwdriver when you want a hammer. Buy the right tool for the job.
POSTED: 07/21/2008 - 10:11 am / quote |
tbarrettl :
Just so people know, I guess if a person gets a replacement speaker for this amp like an Eminence Ragin' Cajun it is supposed to make all negatives of this amp go away though I haven't tried that myself.
POSTED: 08/18/2008 - 10:22 pm / quote |
Shovelhandle :
I just picked up a sweet MIM Frontman 25R off E-Bay for $41. I'm just practicing at home but this amp has volume and decent sound though the reverb is not great it's ok. The amp is portable. I'd pay $150 for it after what I've seen in the shops around here.
POSTED: 08/19/2008 - 07:31 pm / quote |
dougl126 :
You guys who gave this amp a bad score are dumb. This amp is less than 200 dollars. If youre only looking for an amp this cheap then this is the best by far. If youre looking for an actual amp to play with then save up your money.
As far as I'm concerned this is a great intermediate amp.

POSTED: 10/13/2008 - 02:10 pm / quote |
sincewhen?? :
You get what you pay for, and the 'distortion' is morely overdrive.. which I love though. The EQ is obviously not the best with some treble and bass problems on it but it worked.. unfortunately mine recently blew out and died after three/four years of use .. but I think it was great value.
POSTED: 08/06/2009 - 04:41 am / quote |
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