newholland
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what's your main beef with the frontman?
curious that you say it sucks, as it's a pretty decent cheap amp that sounds like a fender to me.
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i'm going with less than 10
'69 f100 two tone.
aw shit. if i had that, i wouldn't need any other sexy cars...
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Consider the size of your room; the speaker size is imported. In a 200x220 room, I found even 6" drivers weren't giving me a good reproduction and had to go to 5".I didnt like the MR5s I had and went with the KRK RP5s in the end.
yeah-- definitely comes down to the room and the ears. i gave all the krk's a good whack, and they seemed to just have underdamped bass so it was a bit flappy.
ultimately-- i think it always comes down to what you can tolerate for long sits and what you get USED to to translate outward. i think given at least a baseline resolution-- you can mix on anything-- it's mostly what you're comfortable with.
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i'll make my standard recommendation of mackie mr5s. krks are too woofy, maudios are too woofy and too bright, i don't trust behringers build quality-- but can't speak to their sound, and i don't like yamaha hs 50s. i prefer the mr5's over the mr8's and the newer 824s too. but if you can hold out... yamaha hs80s.
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uh... ok. pretty cool that you hold a guitar up to your chest which isn't translucent unless you've got jellyfish dna.
yeah.. the 80s weren't good to a lot of people..
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nothing wrong with a frontman at all. it's not made for loud playing-- and even he admits it sounds alright not screamin' loud, because it does, and it sounds very much like a fender, which it is.
mostly-- he just needs a burlier amp- and if that's what y' mean with 'better'-- i'm inclined to agree. but i've run a frontman 25 with pedals AND used the onboard dirt. does a respectable job with both, really. key to that amp is basically turning the treble pretty doggone low. i think they give you extra outrageous treble on that thing because they also give it RCA jacks to be used as for a music player to go full range. the speaker'll do it.. but it's some seriously weird mojo to have that much top with a guitar.