Fender Bronco SS "tweed"

Tim Toberer · Post by **Tim Toberer** » 19 Jun 2022 8:59 am

Anyone have experience with these? I am looking for a practice amp that takes headphones. This Bronco seems to have a following. Some people are convinced it is a Fender Frontman repackaged. The schematics are similar but not identical. According to the Bronco owner manual, Fender modified the power amp to mimic a tube amp. I am trying to get to the bottom of this mystery. The sound clips on Youtube sound amazing! Very Champ like. I am leaning towards the Champion 20 as I love tweeds and there are some promising models in this amp. Seems very versatile. I haven't ruled this little Bronco out, but they go for some dough, about twice the Champion 20. They just look so cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUQIpYIuuFE

Michael Butler · Post by **Michael Butler** » 19 Jun 2022 10:52 am

i have the fender bronco and it is a great little SS amp. works well as a practice amp as well as running thru a larger cab for a bigger sound. i'll enclose a pic of mine. i may be tempted to let it go as i've decided to downsize some equipment.

play music!

Tim Toberer · Post by **Tim Toberer** » 20 Jun 2022 4:24 am

Let me know if you decide to sell it. Looks like it is in good condition. It would be nice to find one locally I could play around with. Wish it had reverb.

Michael Butler · Post by **Michael Butler** » 20 Jun 2022 3:37 pm

tim: send me an email and i'll send you a quick demo of the bronco.
i'm at muscmp@gmail.com
play music!

Tim Toberer · Post by **Tim Toberer** » 21 Jun 2022 5:19 am

I have a thread going on over in the telecaster forum about this. https://www.tdpri.com/threads/tweed-bro ... p.1103148/
This amp really interests me, but I may just try to find an early Frontman 15 Reverb. They are the same amp as far as I can tell. (minus the tweed cab and cool retro chassis). Not the same as the Frontman 15G. Apparently the lowly Frontman just needs a cool retro look to sound good