Good Cheap Amp

[LowEndWonder]

Fender Frontman 65 R.
I gotta say, this little amp packs 65 watts with a 1X12 speaker and in my house I can't put it above 3. It has saturation almost like a tube amp does. It's worth every penny.

 

[Spudman]

So tell us more about it. What features does it have? Why is it so cool? Hopefully not just because it's loud.

 

[just strum]

I actually looked at one at lunch today, but didn't have time to plug it in and actually wasn't amp shopping. I just went for a music store visit during lunch hour.

The price: $270

The specs
Model Name Frontman™ 65R
Model Number
231-6000-010 (120V, 60Hz) USA

Series Frontman Series
Type Solid State
Output 65 watts into 8 ohms
Ohms 8 ohms
Speakers 1-12" Special Design 8 ohm, 75 watt Speaker, p/n 0062679000
Channels Dual Selectable Channels (Normal and Drive)
Features Two 1/4" Instrument Inputs,
Dedicated Volume and Tone Controls in Both Channels,
Effects Loop (Preamp Out, Power Amp In),
Footswitch Jack (For Remote Drive Select with Optional Footswitch),
IEC Grounding Type Power Supply Cord
Controls Normal Channel:
Volume,
Treble,
Bass,

Drive Channel:
Drive,
Volume,
Channel Select Switch,
Treble,
Mid,

 

[oldguy]

I've played some pretty good solid state Fender amps, if you like Fender clean w/ reverb. I'm still gassing to try out a new Super Champ to see if it has the tube goodness w/ digital effects....... a Vox Valvetronix might stomp it, though.
Don't think I'll be getting another amph soon, tho... when I found the Epi SoCal half stack for $500, I promised the wife that would be it for awhile.
Weird thing about that..... I see lots of the big chains trying to get rid of the 4x12 cabs cheap, but the heads are either backordered or discontinued.
Same with the half-stacks. Maybe I got lucky and got a good one? Maybe nobody else cared for the reverb, either? (It sounds "buried" in there, to me).
Maybe the distortion wasn't the shezizzle they thought it was?
I dunno, I thought Pytor Belov did a good job designing it..... but he seems to have moved on to Blackheart now.....maybe he saved his best for himself.

 

[LowEndWonder]

Said Perfectly!

I actually looked at one at lunch today, but didn't have time to plug it in and actually wasn't amp shopping. I just went for a music store visit during lunch hour.

The price: $270

The specs
Model Name Frontman™ 65R
Model Number
231-6000-010 (120V, 60Hz) USA

Series Frontman Series
Type Solid State
Output 65 watts into 8 ohms
Ohms 8 ohms
Speakers 1-12" Special Design 8 ohm, 75 watt Speaker, p/n 0062679000
Channels Dual Selectable Channels (Normal and Drive)
Features Two 1/4" Instrument Inputs,
Dedicated Volume and Tone Controls in Both Channels,
Effects Loop (Preamp Out, Power Amp In),
Footswitch Jack (For Remote Drive Select with Optional Footswitch),
IEC Grounding Type Power Supply Cord
Controls Normal Channel:
Volume,
Treble,
Bass,

Drive Channel:
Drive,
Volume,
Channel Select Switch,
Treble,
Mid,

That pretty much covers it!