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Originally Posted by Brent Hahn
...the Fender Frontman 25R is good.
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Why Fender ever discontinued the final edition Frontman amps (with classic mid-60's "blackface" cosmetics) is beyond me, as IME they were some of the best bang-for-the-buck boxes out there. While the 100W "transistor Twin" Frontman 212R is the most common (before the ToneMaster Twin came on the market, surf players on a budget would goose these puppies with an upgraded 'verb tank and a pair of Eminence Cannabis Rex - or, for the Muscle Beach crowd, Swamp Thang - speakers, and have a gigworthy rig that left nothing on the table for less than half the price of a '65 RI), with a speaker swap that Princeton-sized Frontman 25R is a real little suitcase nuke for small- to medium-size venues: choose the right one and you can tailor it to jazz, country, rock, or whatever your style - or buy a few replacement 10-inchers and have a full tone arsenal. They have been discovered and prices are going up - I'd scour the local CL, classifieds, and garage sales and grab the next one that comes up at a good price...
