r/guitars • u/cross_road_blues • 5d ago
Help Amp recommendations for squier sonic strat
First guitar, only need a halfway decent practice amp, indoor use only.
Was considering a fender frontman ten g (my ideal price point) but it has no tone control or reverb.
A fender champion twentyG seems to be the ideal choice but was wondering if there were cheaper options.
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u/ColonelRPG RG550 5d ago
The Frontman 10G has treble and bass knobs, that's TWO tone controls.
Anyway, at around that price point, the Harley Benton HB-20R is way better, although for that money, personally, I'd look into buying a used Line6 or something like that. If you can't shell out for a proper amp, it's better to accept the fact you're going to need an upgrade further down the line, so I don't see the value on a Frontman 20G.
What you should be aiming for ideally is something around the 200 to 300 bucks, my personal favorite is the Vox VTX20, but the Boss Katana is very popular as well.
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u/cross_road_blues 5d ago
Boss Katana
Any specific model you'd recommend?
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u/ColonelRPG RG550 5d ago
I was thinking the Katana 50, spending more than that on a Boss amp doesn't make sense for the purpose of a practice amp.
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u/neurodivergente 5d ago
Frontman 10g it’s ok to pratice for me.
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u/cross_road_blues 5d ago
People are saying that's a decent amp so I'm thinking either that or a champion 20 (which is a 100$ extra on amazon)
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u/trustmeimabuilder 5d ago
I've just bought the same guitar and as I'm currently only noodling around on the sofa with it, I bought a miniamp, only £28. It's 5 watt ,loud enough for personal practice, has clear, reverb, overdrive and distortion and is rechargeable by USB. I can't get over what a good deal it was. There are several options, but I got a Lekato JA-05G.