Got my new amp. Fender G-Dec

Dave · #1 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 01:51 AM

I generally don't like spending money, but I've wanted a new amp for a while, and the Fender G-Dec in particular. It's not the best sounding amp in the market, but I wanted it for the effects, built in tuner, and the ability to record yourself, and then play something over that recording. Anyways, I still have my other amp (which I think is marginally better quality).

Now all I need is a new guitar, but that can wait. Once I get better, can play all the chords, know a few full songs etc, I'll be getting a stratocaster most likely.

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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" speaker
Future software upgrades can be loaded via MIDI

mailduck · #2 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 01:58 AM

Woah great amp. you got there. I don't have much money at all, so my amp. is a Fender as well, only a TON cheaper.

Dave · #3 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 02:12 AM

hehe, my first amp I got from my uncle, who got it at an auction for $40 or something. Either way it sounds fine, but it has limited settings.
Now just turn the Knob to get a grunge sound, or turn it again to get blues sound. So awesome

mcfugg · #4 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 03:33 AM

That's a good amp, especially if you don't have much experience and don't have someone else to play guitar with. The record feature is the big thing about that amp which I like.

Dave · #5 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mcfugg

The record feature is the big thing about that amp which I like.

Yeah, it's quite cool. :)

Just been messing around with palm muting and grunge effects, turned out to be a pretty neat sound.

Love the amp so far.

jordanzeldafan · #6 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 09:40 PM

ya it's good for Juniors, maybe the best junior amp , its probley better than my old junior amp which was a fender but had no special features , it only had volume control like Bass,middle,treble, Gain,overdrive volume and clean volume. well good luck playing...