Fender Frontman 10G

Gain channel is bad

Clean is amazing, sounds great, but gain loses a lot of clarity. So it’s best for clean uses.

Great for starting guitarist.

great basic amp

it lacks of features but overall a really good starter amp and 100% worth the price

😝

nice amp to start but if you want to develop as a guitarist you will have to upgrade to a better one

Bad

Best way I can describe this amp is the word bad. In every way this amp is not good. Nobody is getting this amp they are only looking to play clean , because there are way better options even at this price range. The distortion sounds absolutely horrible.

Sounds awesome

What a great little amp. I plugged the guitar in and was really surprised how loud it was. The over drive channel is great and sounds amazing, Feels great, well built and the sound quality is spot on.

Bon rapport qualité prix

Très simple à utiliser, à emporter partout, peu encombrant. Très appréciée, la sortie casque, idéale quand on s'exerce ou que l'on joue du métal. Seul point négatif, quelques crachotements. Je verrai en changeant le câble si le problème persiste.

A good practice amp for playing “clean”

The build quality, while not on par with that of its big brother, the Champion 20, is surprisingly good. I have owned an older iteration of this model, back when it was made in Indonesia, and the quality was worse. The unit is lightweight, but, despite having very thin fingers, I am only able to fit three of them under its handle, which makes it uncomfortable to carry the amplifier. It seems that the handle was made narrower in order to preserve the esthetic proportions of the historic design.

The extraneous noise heard upon turning the amplifier on was barely perceptible, which is a pretty rare thing in this price range. After fiddling with the controls for a couple of minutes, I was able to dial in a decent “clean” tone, but no matter what I did, I was unable to completely eliminate the “thinness” of the sound, which could probably be blamed on the small speaker. If my memory serves me right, the Vox Pathfinder 10, which I owned a decade or so ago, sounded a bit “fuller”. But now, back to the Fender. I always play “clean”, so “dirty” tones are not my specialty, but when I tried the built-in overdrive, it sounded to my ears like a jar full of wasps — shrill and irritating. Here, again, the aforementioned Pathfinder 10 excels, but for those who play “clean” or get their “dirty” sounds from a pedal, the Frontman 10G should do just fine.

One of the main selling points for me was the auxillary input. I think, every practice amplifier should have this underappreciated feature because it enables to practise with a backing track and use the amplifier as a speaker for listening to music.

I have deducted one star from the features category because of the lack of reverb, but I understand that the inclusion of either an analog spring unit or a digital chip would have increased the price of the amplifier, thus putting it out of the reach of some players. But if money is not a problem, I would highly recommend saving up and going for the Champion 20 instead because it really does sound a lot better (I know because I own both, the Frontman 10G and the Champion 20).

To sum up, the Frontman 10G offers a surprisingly good build quality, an excellent portability, and a good, although a little “thin”, “clean” tone. You can also plug in an external device and play music or backing tracks from it. It is worth trying out, but I think that it is better to save up for the Champion 20.

Excellent clean sound, poor overdrive

Very powerful sound for its size. Excellent clean sound, overdrive is poor.

Does exactly what you need it to

Fender Frontman 10G does exatly what you need it to do. The clean sound is very good. The overdrive is not as smooth as the clean sound, but that is to be expected at the budget price.

Given the budget price and the very nice clean sound, it's great value for a decent price. Awesome for practicing in room.

Frontman 10G

One of the best combo I have ever had! The sound is so clean and bright. You can also play some concerts with this guy!