Fender Unveils Metalhead Guitar Amp at Winter NAMM
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Metalhead Head
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Metalhead Half Stack
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January 20, 2005
New from Fender is the Metalhead, designed from the ground up to deliver a no-nonsense, full-on guitar assault. The Metalhead is a solid state monster built to meet the needs of today's heaviest guitarists.
Coupled with two all new speaker enclosures--the new MH-412SL and MH-412ST--the new Metalhead can deliver up to 550 Watts of power and extreme headroom. The all solid-state circuitry ensures that the Metalhead is reliable and maintenance-free, with its power amp descending from one of Fender's proven Professional Bass amplifier platforms.
Three independent preamp channels create the necessary tones for all modern, heavy guitar styles. The Clean channel is just that--with a great deal of headroom for any live or recorded situation, and a starting point for use with any number of rack or pedal effects. The Tight Drive channel offers a full spectrum of familiar rock guitar tones, and the Loose Drive combines heavy distortion with high-headroom and uncontrolled power-amp rumble for modern drop-tuned metal and punk playing styles.
Said Shane Nicholas, Marketing Manager for Fender Amplifiers, "The new Metalhead is easily our most powerful guitar amplifier, but the thing to remember is that it's about more than just volume. For many guitarists, 100 Watts is more than enough amplifier with regards to volume, and 550 Watts may seem like overkill. But what the Metalhead really offers is the headroom to deliver the aggressive low-end response you can't get with a lower powered amplifier."
The visual appearance of the Metalhead is simple, with heavy-duty flight case hardware and chromed knobs and switches. The companion 4x12 enclosures feature extreme-duty 100 Watt Celestion speakers and matching "flight case" construction, and together, the this head and cabinet combination is ready survive the rigors of the road!
US MSRP for the Metalhead is $1,142.84, and US MSRP for both the MH-412SL and MH-412ST is $857.13.
SPECIFICATIONS
Fender Metalhead
- 550 Watts into 2 Ohms (a pair of MH-412 enclosures)
- 400 Watts into 4 Ohms (a single MH-412 enclosure)
- All solid-state circuitry
- Forced-Air fan cooling
- Three-channel preamp voiced for the new millennium
- BOOST knob allows footswitchable volume boost on any channel, effectively providing SIX channel performance
- 16 useful effects, including new GATE feature, which can be used for noise reduction or "stop-start" muting techniques
- Professional speaker-emulated XLR Line Out with Level control & Ground Lift
- Four-button footswitch is included
- Weight: 50 lbs (22.7 Kg)
- Height: 8.5"
- Width: 29.25"
- Depth: 11
MH-412SL & MH-412ST Enclosures
- MH-412SL has a "slant" baffle
- MH-412ST has a "straight" baffle and caster cups to allow stacking the Slant cab on top
- Perforated Metal grille
- Angled Nickel-plated Steel edge reinforcement
- Premium 13-ply Birch construction
- Four 12 inch, 100 Watt Celestion drivers
- 4 Ohms total impedance
- Enclosure can handle 400 Watts RMS
- Single 1/4" speaker input
- Pop-out Casters are included
- Weight: 106 lbs (48 Kg)
- Height: 30"
- Width: 30"
- Depth: 15"
For more information, visit their web site at www.fender.com. | 
