Fender Stage 112SE

Solid state 1X12 combo. Whopping 160Watts output with an extension cab. Fender tone. Fx loop, line out, 2 buttong footswitch for Reverb.fx and Chanels. Kickin cleansound and great distortion.
I'm not a fan of DSP on an amp as its usually not that great and just gums up the Control Panel.
I gave this amp a 9 on features cause it has it where it counts. Everything you need in a Solid State and you get that great Fender tone.

I'm playing an Epiphone Del Rey and a Fender AS Strat through this and they sound wonderful.
I play mostly Alternative to blues type rock and this suits them fine.
The amp has a wonderfully smooth clean tone on low volume settings (low being relative.) but is kind of harsh once it gets past 7 on the dial.
The distortion is killer. With the Gain and Contour dial you can get everything from bluesy OD And AC/DC distortion to high gain Creed type distortion. Distortion probably not good for death metal freaks.
The amp sounds clean except for some slight vibration at louder settings (Or maybe thats my house.)
Oh did anyone mention its LOUD LOUD LOUD.
Its actually loud to a fault. I had to fiddle with it for 5 minutes to get it to a nighttime volume.
Overall it has a great sound but dont expect it to be a tube amp. IT IS SS!!! DO NOT COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES!!

Amp is in good solid condition. Upon inspection everything looks solid and good to go.
I would gig without a backup if no backup was availible. its just foolish to gig without any backup no matter how solid something is.

Never dealt with em!

I've been playing for about 5 years and have played alot of gear (not neccesarily owned.) I own and Epiphone Del Rey, Fender AS Strat, Vox Pathfinder, and now this. I run it all through a Digitech RP7ax12 FX processor. I've played through alot of Crate, Vox, Marshall, and Peavey Solid States and this one really hangs at the top with tone. Again, for all the tube snobs out there, dont expect it to be a tube amp. It sound awesome for what it is and it dont break the bank like a tube.
If this were stolen I would definately buy it again (If I couldnt hear it and track it down that is.). It sounds great on its own and rock out when hooked to a 2 or 4X12 cab.
I love the Reverb on this thing, its simple to set and oh so sweet! I also like the dual inputs as it saves space when singing through a mic. I only use the distortion on my ped when running a mic through it, otherwise the distortion is better on the amp.
I HATE that there is not a headphone jack, it makes this a daytime ONLY pratice amp.
It would be nicer as a 2 x 12 combo but that would just drive up the price.
If you find one of these for under $300 then go for it! Its well worth that price and a little more.

Christian contemporary, Country, Alternative and some Ska. All standard Features. Nice reverb, 2 Channels foot switchable, No Effects Loop. I Use this amp at my church and It Kicks. 160 watts Solid state.

I use an 83 Amer. Standard Strat and at times play my Yamaha apx12a(acoutic 12 String) for worship leading. It has that awesome fender clean sound ok distortion. Suits my purposes well. Dist. Channel is a bit noisy when the gain is above 7. I play in a medium size venue and going in the high gain side(Chan. 1) it has nice punch and lots and lots of headroom. 8ohm speaker out for those who want to ad an external cab.

Built like a house. Heavy ..invest in some casters!!!

I've been playing for about 7 years and i would definatly buy it again. I love the clean channel and i hate the sensitive volume control. Loud at about .6 and very loud at 3. I've had a fender princeton 65 and a Champion 30, vox pathfinder, and dean markley k20. Just a more powerful and more versitile amp.

I am pleased with the features on this amp. It has a great clean channel for peddels..etc. The distortion is good for metal and some rock. I'd like to have more channels but the two this guy comes with are great. Also, it has a jack on the back to hook up expantion packs if needed/wanted.

Currently I am using an Ibanez RG270 on this amp. Lately I've been using mostly the high pickups for distortion in metal and rock styles. The distortion can be made to sound very crunchy. I have found ways to get nice feedback but it isn't excessive at all. Right now I have it set up in a basement with the volume up at about 1 on each channel. When we have drums and the bass player in there along with myself and the lead, I'll turn it up a little.

This is a good, reliable amp. It's not to hard to transport from home to gig and back. I would use it without a backup at a gig. I havn't had any breakdowns with it yet. Its a sturdy littly guy.

I've been playing for a few years now. I use a 60's fuzz peddel, crybaby, Boss mt-2 metal zone peddal, a stereo chorus peddal, and a digital effects peddal which i don't remember the brand of. All work great on this amp. I'm kind of a fan of an amp having two 12'' speakers which this doesn't have but im not dissapointed in the performance. If stolen, I would probably buy another one of the same kind. I compared it with other amps of similar size, features, and price and this one wouldn't let me leave the store without it.

Has very good distortion, I mainly play punk, hard rock, I really enjoy the tone it gives off, good cleans too and works well with a Crybaby wah

I use an Epi Special II which sucks by the way, and it sounds great. I really like using it for punk songs and metal. It gives off a little hum but hey not much you can do about it.

built like a tank dude, i'd gig without a backup definetely. no worrying about tubes either

been playing 5 years now, i love the amp, it looks good, and it gives off great tone.

A Solid state amp: dual channel inputs, 160 watts, line out (works great with my fostex), 2 channel footswitch(reverb/overdrive)1-12 speaker. Weighs about 4,000 lbs. but could be fixed with some casters..Like I said, this amp is great for recording, and it's very LOUD. Definitely enough power for playing out, but don't test how loud it can go, you may regret it.

I use a '57 strat through this when I'm not playing through my twin. I play blues, jazz, classic rock, and latin rock and I'm in a couple of different bands. The clean channel on this thing is pristine, and did I mention it's loud? I've played out a couple times with this baby and man, anything above 4 on the clean channel and the people were holding their ears. The distortion isn't too bad, but I prefer my marshall bluesbreaker II for some added punch on santana-esque solos. This amp is great for a solid state, and the reverb is good on it.

This amp is a rock. It has never failed me recording or at a gig. It's been through hell, being lugged into the back of my car and I've never needed to get it serviced. I doubt it will fail me soon because I use my twin now for playing out. This is my backup, but I have used it at gigs without back up and it's been great.

Well, it has a 5 year warranty, but the place where I bought it will probably take that long to repair it if needed. I brought my strat there once and it took 8 months to sand a burr in the bridge. Got a great tele for about $200 out of them for it though! And as everyone knows, Fender doesn't really give a shit what happens to their product once it's sold.

I've been playing for about 5 years and this was my first really "good" amp. I now play through a vintage '72 BF Twin and use this as a backup and for recording since my twin doesn't have a line out. I love the clean sounds, but this thing weighs a damn ton, and I think if you turn the volume past 5 you could possibly piss someone off if they're within a hemisphere's radius. Reliable though. If it were stolen I'd hear the damn thing first, then I'd find the poor bastard face down outside of my house with a broken back from trying to lift it. Great amp for the price, and great for playing out because of it's loudness. The clean channel and reverb are great, maybe try a pedal for overdrive though.

I bought this amp used about 1 year ago. It is in perfect shape, so I assume it was fairly new. It has all the features I need, and you can add a cabinet later with the external speaker option. I play rock mainly (Nirvana, Chili Peppers, Bush, Korn) and this amp can handle anything. I am able to dial in any setting I need to with little effort. It is very powerful. LOUD if you want it to be. It can handle any club setting. Played many indoor/outdoor gigs, performed very well. Volume is never a problem.

I play a washburn BT4: s,s,h. I replaced the humbucker with a gibson. I like the way this combination sounds. I have a Boss DS1, PH2, and a Dunlop Crybaby. They all sound great. Like I said before, you can get any sound you need to if you fiddle around enough.

No problems

Never had to deal with them

I have been playing a few years now and I love this amp. I would get a twin reverb if this were to vanish, but $$$$$! Kind of loud to practice alone with, but you don't buy an amp like this to be quiet.
Very pleased overall, I recommend it.

Pretty standard combo-amp features.

Using dual-humbuckers, and this amp is probably the perfect match for such a guitar. This amp is LOUD, if you turn the volume up to 1.5, you're probably going to be the loudest amp in the room. Volume seems to max out at 3, beyond that it does not get any noticably louder.

Have had this since 1995. No problems.

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Best live amp you can buy. Worst practice amp you can buy.

An amazing Solid State amp. Footswitchable drive and reverb channels. The drive does get loud quick, as everyone says, but this is by no means a bad feature - you just have to dial it in right to match the clean volume when you switch back and forth. The reverb is great.

Using it with a Fender Strat and a few pedals (wah, delay, etc), and stands up well against my hard-rock style. You can zone in on pretty much any rock/hard rock/metal sound using this amp.

I haven't had it long - yet to play a show with it, but it's built well. I can't see it breaking down unless it gets seriously dropped out of a window and it's already a few years old (they don't make them anymore)

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Overall . .this is an excellent amp - my band was blown away by how good it sounds. . .and I got it for $190US through eBay - a great deal! I love the different sounds, the footswitch is a great feature. Great tone on all channels, and great power! Don't fear the loudness, enjoy it!

1998, i play hardcore and it is great for what i use ut for i love it. its loud and has very good good distortion.2 channels, clean distortion.has effects pedal and all the other good stuff.

i play epiphone spcial II. it sounds really good with the amp. i play heavy music and it sounds great. it is very loud. it sounds good in the 2 places ive played it. in my room and in brandons garage. they both sound reat. it can make all the good heavy sounds you wnat it to and it also has an awesome clean channel;. no distortion on that. the distortion varies because of the countour. you can get the older sound or you can get the really heavy sound that i like.

well i have had it for about 2 months now. i know its still reall soon after i bought it but its ben in a ar many times. it still works perfect.it hasnt broken down.

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ive been playng for about 9 moths now. i all i had was a puny studio 10 from epiphone an d i mean this thing is so much LOuDER!!!!!i would buy it again if it was stolen.i like how it can make all the sounds that i need it too. its great with the heavy and clean stuff.i compaed it to the chrus mp and the guy showed me that this one was much uch more loud so i chose it. i dont have anything else to say except that it rocks for what i need it for.

Good amp for solid state. Clean and Drive channel, footswitchable reverb. It's LOUD and need some time before you get a good sound out of it. The feature are pretty simple my only complaint is the Bass and Treble on the drive channel aren't noticible enough.

I'm using a modified 60's Epiphone solid body and a late 90's Epi Les Paul Standard (all stock). For this review i'll refer to the LP.
The key to getting a good sound out of the drive channel is to keep the gain down. With it past 12 o'clock it's not that unique and it can get noisy. With the gain below 2 it blends very well with other distortion pedals, ie: Boss DS-1, DOD Overdrive Plus.
The Clean channel sounds muddy when the eq is set below 12 o'clock.
The Mid SHift button is kinda useless for my tastes but it give a nice "Metal" color to the sound when using a distorion bedal with lots of gain.

One of the best things i did to my amp was adding the extention cab. It's a home made cab made to relativly match the amp. It's 3/4" poplar ply wood loaded with a EVM-12L speaker. It's the same speaker Mesa/Boggie uses in their amps and to get a Mesa 1-12 ex cab will run about $350. The speaker really add another tone to the sound and compliments the amps speaker very well. If i were using it to play out i would want both speakers miked because of their individual tones. Because the EVM-12L is a 300 watt speaker it takes more power to distort which makes for a very tube like emulation.

Um...no problems yet and the amp is about 4 years old

It's not too bad of an amp, i'm happy with it. If i had more money I'd buy a Mesa/Boogie but i'm a poor college student and can only afford SS.