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

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15 watts. 8 in. Fender Special Design Speaker.

The G-DEC Exec was created for guitarists looking for all the jaw-dropping features and portability of the award-winning G-DEC amplifier housed in a gorgeous three-color sunburst maple cabinet with oxblood grille cloth and a deluxe padded cover.

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 on-board 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 read more 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
Three-color Sunburst maple cabinet with oxblood grille cloth

Deluxe padded cover

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
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Model Name: G-DEC EXEC

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

-- Extra "teacher input" on rear panel

-- IEC Grounding Type Power Supply Cord

Controls: Volume, Tone, Data Wheel, Drum Menu Button, Start/Stop Button, Tuner Button, Phrase Play Button, Phrase Record Button, Phrase Stop Button, AUX Menu Button, Utility Menu Button, FX Menu Button, Amp Menu Button, Save Button, Exit Button

Covering: Maple Cabinet with Three-Color Sunburst Finish and Oxblood Grillecloth

Weight: 16 lbs. (7.25 kg)

Dimensions:
-- Height: 13.5 in. (34.28 cm),

-- Width: 15.5 in. (39.4 cm),

-- Depth: 7 in. (17.7 cm)

Shipping Weight: 16 lbs

Cover: Deluxe Padded Carrying Bag P/N 0072765000 (Included)

Accessories: Deluxe Padded Carrying Bag P/N 0072765000, CD-ROM P/N 0072764000

Footswitch: None

Introduced: 4/2006

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (3 ratings)
Submitted September 16, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"What a amp! Awesome...."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Im thinking of buying my nephew one of these amps, there just so great on so many levels. I will keep mine until the end - great product.
Sound
It was great - so many sounds came from this little amp. It was unreal!
Features
Awesome features - I liked the fact that it was simple to use. The built in tuner was nice seeing as you didn't have to drag one out to tune the guitar. Just tune as you play.
Ease of Use
Even I a silly blonde was working it with the first day like a pro.
Quality
Fender really knows how to make a product. I have yet to have any problem what so ever with this amp.
Value
I would not care its one of the best amps I have played on. I even owned a Marshall stack, the G-DEC is an all around great amp. Easy to carry around, great sound, excellent features and much more.
Manufacturer Support
Again Fender is there behind you every step! I had a question so I called to get some information, the company was very helpful and kind.
The Wow Factor
It looks great to show off before you even turn it on. The LCD screen graps your attention and makes you dazed. Really gives a sense of "WoW!"

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

metal and rock
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