Fender launches Tone Master Pro with licensed EVH 5150 III Stealth model
October 4, 2023 · 1 sources
Fender launched the Tone Master Pro on October 4, 2023, a floor unit that GuitarPlayer described as the company's move into the amp-modeling and effects market alongside Line 6 and Neural DSP1. The unit is listed among multi-effects pedals.
The Tone Master Pro carries more than 100 amp and effects models, and one of the amp models is, per GuitarPlayer, "the first-ever EVH 5150 III Stealth model to get an official license and seal of approval from the usually modeling-averse EVH firm"1. The unit runs on eight processors and includes over 6,000 Fender-captured impulse responses with third-party IR support, plus cab and mic options, and 500 user preset slots1.
Its controls are 10 footswitches, which also work as rotary parameter controls, in two rows of five, and a seven-inch control screen for adjusting settings and signal chains and browsing amps and effects1. Live features include a 60-second stereo looper and a "Song and Setlist" mode1.
Connections include dedicated instrument and mic inputs, four effects loops, two expression pedal jacks, a headphone output and a ground/lift switch1. The unit is Bluetooth- and MIDI-compatible, and its USB connects to Fender's Tone Master Pro Control desktop app for editing, downloading and sharing presets and for firmware updates1.
The Tone Master Pro is available now for $1,699, a price GuitarPlayer noted is identical to that of Neural DSP's Quad Cortex and the Line 6 Helix1.
"Fender has taken a massive step forward in its involvement in the amp-modeling and effects worlds with the launch of the Tone Master Pro"