Practice Amp for use with Headphones advice
I've been thinking about getting a Fender Frontman 20 or Orange Crush 20 for use exclusively as a pedal platform with headphones.
Scoured the Internet and YouTube and have not found a definitive answer as to which is best. Does anybody have any experience with a similar set up?
I mostly play Metal with lots of High Gain Distortion and Gain Stacking with Overdrive and sometimes Fuzz. I have loads of Pedals already and currently use an old second hand Peavey Rage 158, but the Headphone tone seems to be missing something.
Looking to upgrade.
Any suggestions for up to £200?
You could get the Fender Fontman + M-Audio bass traveler. This nifty little amp also includes bass switches; or you can shut them off and listen in a fairly neutral manner. It’s not hi-fi, but it works. Products form this company might also work: For your intended application, of course, not ncessarily hifi / summit-fi, but then again, who wants to hear all the bad parts of music if it’s too accurate?! Which headphones are you using? Maybe I could recommend you something better. |
I would choose the Fender for pedals, but if you are only concerned about how it sounds with headphones, then @jasonbourne52 is right, you really won't hear a difference. By the way, I use Grado headphones with my amp, sounds great. I've tried others, but the Grado's don't add/change the sound. |
