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Introducing the Metalhead™: 550 Watts of CRUNCH!
New Product from Fender
2005-05-22

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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.

550 watts!
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.