Fender MH-500 Metalhead™
Truth be told … The first public audience to witness the mind-numbing, speaker-testing beast that is the Metalhead, was none other than our local authorities. After firing it up and delivering a few gut-wrenching power chords, car AND building alarms started sounding off throughout the complex where our R&D department resides - spurring the police to hightail it to our parking lot! Needless to say, we had some explaining to do …
One of the most powerful electric guitar amplification systems known to man, the Metalhead was designed from the ground up to deliver a no-nonsense, full-on guitar assault. Three independent preamp channels create the necessary tones for all modern, heavy guitar styles. The visual appearance is simple and timeless, with heavy-duty flight case hardware and chromed knobs and switches. This amp is made to survive the rigors of the road! Companion 4x12 cabinets (MH-412SL, MH-412ST) feature extreme-duty 100 watt Celestion®speakers and matching "flight case" construction.
MH-500 features include:
- 550 watts into 2 ohms (a pair of MH-412 cabinets)
- 400 watts into 4 ohms (a single MH-412 cabinet)
- All solid-state circuitry, reliable and maintenance-free; power amp is descended from one of our Professional Bass amplifier platforms
- Forced-air fan cooling
- Three-channel preamp voiced for the new millennium
- CLEAN channel is studio-pure, with tons of headroom
- TIGHT DRIVE channel covers the palette of vicious rock guitar tones
- LOOSE DRIVE combines copious distortion with high-headroom, uncontrolled power-amp rumble for modern drop-tuned metal, punk and beyond …
- 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 and Ground Lift
- Four-button footswitch is included
- Included display box contains 25 sets of foam earplugs ... You are going to need them!
8.5" H x 29.25" W x 11" D, 50 lbs.
