AWARD-WINNING FENDER® ACOUSTASONIC™ SERIES ADDS DSP TO THE MIX

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Posted 2003-12-07

Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) proudly announces that it will unveil cutting edge updates on two of its award-winning Acoustasonic™ Series amplifiers, which will be unveiled at this winter’s NAMM show. Fender’s top-selling Acoustasonic Jr. and Acoustasonic 30 have now been fitted with on board, state-of-the-art DSP effects that offer even more versatility to the world’s most trusted name in acoustic amplification.

With more than a year spent on research and development, the new Acoustasonic Jr. DSP and Acoustasonic 30 DSP now feature handcrafted Digital Signal Processing effects that combine the clarity of Fender’s Acoustasonic Series with the versatility on board digital features to offer musicians a complete palette of acoustic possibilities. New DSP effects include Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Vibratone, and more, all of which are specially designed and optimized for acoustic performers.

Says Shane Nicholas, Marketing Manager for Fender Amplifiers, “Both the Acoustasonic Jr. and the Acoustasonic 30 have been widely successful for a number of years, and musicians who play acoustic instruments have come to know them as the top of the line in acoustic amplifiers. With technology that our engineers have been working on, we are now able to add DSP effects to the mix, making these truly the most versatile, well-built and best sounding amplifiers available.”

The new Acoustasonic Jr. DSP is an updated version of the Fender Acoustasonic Junior. It is a portable, well-built, easy-to-use combo amp designed for natural-sounding reproduction of electric-acoustic guitar and vocals. The new onboard DSP effects and XLR output add extra excitement and usefulness to this already great formula.

The Acoustasonic Jr. DSP uses two 40-Watt power sections to drive a pair of 8” foam-surround low-frequency drivers and a high-frequency Tweeter. The amp’s two separate Instrument and Microphone channels each contain individual EQ controls, Phase switches for feedback reduction, FX Select and FX Level. Fender’s patented String Dynamics™ control tames harsh treble notes on the Instrument channel, and Feedback Notch control removes most feedback problems associated with Piezo pickups.

Phantom Power is supplied at the XLR Mic Input. Professional XLR Line Output with Level control and Ground Lift allows perfect direct input to any mixer. Fender tilt-back legs aim the sound where it’s needed, and an optional 2-button footswitch allows FX On/Off selection for each channel. US MSRP is $639.99.

The Acoustasonic 30 DSP gets its power from a 30-Watt power amplifier driving an 8” foam-surround low-frequency driver and a high-frequency Tweeter. The amp’s two separate Instrument and Microphone channels contain individual EQ controls, Phase switch for feedback reduction, FX Select and FX Level. Fender’s patented String Dynamics™ control tames harsh treble notes on the Instrument channel.

Phantom Power is supplied at the XLR Mic Input, and the Line Output allows direct input to any mixer. An optional 2-button footswitch allows FX On/Off selection for each channel. US MSRP is $456.99.

Both the Acoustasonic Jr. DSP and Acoustasonic 30 DSP can be seen and heard for the first time at Fender’s booth at this winter’s NAMM show in Anaheim, California.

AWARD-WINNING FENDER® ACOUSTASONIC™ SERIES ADDS DSP TO THE MIX

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