If you are a good musician, particularly a guitar player, there is no way that you’ve never heard of the company called Fender. Fender is one of the frontrunners in gear for guitar players. From their guitars, to their coveted amplifiers, Fender is a great source for guitar players. Today we’ll be targeting the Fender Frontman 212R. We will share with you a few reasons you should purchase this amplifier. If you’re looking for an amplifier that’s loud, clean, and affordable…. you’ve landed on the right article. The Fender Frontman 212R is a durable solid-state 100w amplifier that comes with two 12”specially designed speakers. This amplifier comes with several attractive features. Let’s examine some of those features.

Control Panel: I love the layout of this control panel. It’s very easy to use and the average person should be able to find his/her way around this control panel. The designers shaped it that way purposely. If you take a look to the left of the Fender Frontman 212R, there you will find a clean channel with two 1/4 inch input jacks. The first jack is high and the second jack is low. Next you’ll see the main channel volume control, and then three EQ controls (Treble, Mid, and Bass). To the right of the panel is the gain channel. This easy to navigate control panel is ideal for the novice as well as the advanced player.

Lets review the uses of the various elements of the control panel shallowly. The first element will be the gain control knob. This knob will adjust the level of distortion output. I’ll follow up with the channel select push button. This button can turn the gain channel on or off. The 3 band EQ (Treble, Mid, Mid, and Bass) controls the desired clarity of tone as expected. This control panel and its feature are simple and user friendly as I explained above.

Its Heavy, It’ll Last: This Fender Frontman 212r 100w solid-state combo is a workhorse for gigging musicians. Its been designed to emulate the classic fender amps in which the tubes were king. It has those specially designed 12″ speakers that handle the 100w amplifier easily. It has garnered a reputation of having amazing clean tones when played at high volumes or low volumes. Even after testing it with the powerful Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Pro Electric Guitar it remained crystal clear. All of the preceding features explain why it’s heavy in regards to its quality. One other reason its considered heavy is because it weighs 48 pounds. It’s built to last folks.

I will conclude that this amplifier is ideal for gigging musicians. It is also good for band practice. The ease of use, and navigation, as well as the crystal clean sound it provides is a good reason to purchase. If that’s not convincing enough to purchase, consider that it will not break your piggy bank in order to buy. It is currently $299.99 to purchase this monster of a machine.