Fender G-DEC Guitar Digital Entertainment Center Guitar Combo Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.)

product description
The Guitar Digital Entertainment Center, or G-DEC, is a one-of-a-kind practice amp that?ll keep you playing for hours and hours because it?s so simple and fun! The G-DEC boasts more features than most full-sized amps, in a small, portable and familiar package.

Inside, you?ll find a fully-functional MIDI synthesizer that is used for onboard drum loops complete with practice bass lines and even some accompaniment from other instruments -- each with their own volume control! The G-DEC gives you 17 different amp types, 29 effects, 10 reverbs and tons more parameters to design and save your own tones -- or simply spin the chrome knob and select from 50 Fender-designed presets, which include a drum loop with bass and accompaniment and an appropriate guitar tone to match.

The G-DEC has as much digital signal processing power as any of the Cyber-Series amplifiers with additional features such as a flexible 14-second phrase sampler, a full MIDI synthesizer that can be played by an outboard MIDI controller or by MIDI files streamed from your PC, and filters for focusing on different instruments in any song played by an MP3 player or CD player through the auxiliary input.

The G-DEC is an ideal amplifier system for beginning guitarists who can easily learn to play in time and have fun from day one, and is great for the experienced musician as a song writing tool or just a fun practice amp that will keep you playing longer and more frequently.

Start jamming today!

Features
Easy recall of guitar tones from heavy metal to jazz, punk to country -- at the twist of a knob

Drum beats, bass lines, and other instruments provide musical backing in any style and tempo

70 preset drum loops and metronome

50 factory "Performance Presets" include drum loop, bass line, guitar amp tone plus effects; 50 more can be created by the user

Internal synthesizer with MIDI interface allows playback of MIDI song files via computer. Play all the backing tracks through the G-DEC, and every instrument from piano to percussion is in there! MIDI keyboards can also be used to play the G-DEC?s internal sounds

Easy-to-use automatic guitar tuner

The amp?s top provides a flat surface for placing a portable CD or MP3 player; these devices can be hooked up with the G-DEC for "play along" capability

Internal phrase sampler can sample the incoming guitar signal to create loops, or song soundbites from CD/MP3 may be captured for careful study

Shoulder strap for easy transport

15 watts of power with a Special Design 8 in. speaker

Future software upgrades can be loaded via MIDI

H: 13.5 in. x W: 15.5 in. x D: 7 in. , 16 lbs.
Technical Info
Model name: G-DEC

Model number: 235-0000-000 120V

Series: G-DEC

Type: solid state

Output: 15 watts into 8 ohms

Ohms: 8 ohms

Speakers: 1-8 in. Fender Special Design speaker, p/n 0069744000

Channels: 1 channel

Features:
-- Easy recall of guitar tones from heavy metal to jazz to punk to country-- at the twist of a knob!

-- Drum beats, bass lines, and other instruments provide musical backing in any style and tempo

-- Internal synthesizer with MIDI interface allows playing with MIDI song files via computer -- play all the backing tracks through the G-DEC! Every instrument from piano to percussion is in there! MIDI keyboards can also be hooked up to G-DEC to play the internal sounds.

-- Special effects like reverb and echo plus crazy, creative sound effects!

-- Easy-to-use automatic guitar tuner

-- The amp's top provides a flat surface for placing a portable CD or MP3 player; these devices can be hooked up with the G-DEC for "play along" capability

-- Internal phrase sampler can sample the incoming guitar signal to create loops, or song snippets from CD/MP3 may be captured for careful study.

-- Shoulder strap for easy transport

-- 15 watts of power with a Special Design 8 in. speaker

-- Future software upgrades can be loaded via MIDI

-- Headphone jack

-- IEC grounding type power supply cord

Controls: volume, tone

Covering: black textured vinyl with silver grille cloth

Weight: 16 lbs. (7.25 kg)

Dimensions (H x W x D): 13.5 in. x 15.5 in. x 7 in.

Power handling: N/A

Tube complement: N/A

Shipping weight: 16 lbs

Accessories: none

Introduced: 1/2005

Footswitch: none