Fender G-DEC Exec Owners Manual - Page 3

✧ G-DEC ✧ 3 Introduction G-DEC® Guitar Digital Entertainment Center includes everybody in the band but you! Inside G-DEC you will find a versatile drummer, skilled bass player and flexible accompanist for virtually any style of music. And for you, the guitarist: G-DEC is a warehouse of amplifiers and effects, and what's better-these are ready for your sound check! Turn the G-DEC Data Wheel to access a diverse collection of band setups. 50 permanent presets furnish a diverse collection always available to you. Another 50 rewritable presets store the bands that you create for your music and playing style. G-DEC is the ultimate practice tool whether you are just starting out or playing professionally. As a beginner, you can have an instructor plug into the rear input. To learn a new song you can plug your CD or MP3 player into the G-DEC and play along. For difficult licks you can record a phrase and play it in a continuous loop-at half speed if necessary! Seasoned players enjoy G-DEC as a songwriting partner or jamming buddy. G-DEC also has MIDI ports which allow you to link up with other G-DEC players to trade presets. Connect G-DEC to your computer* to backup presets or play General MIDI files through G-DEC! It's time to jam-with G-DEC at your command! *MIDI capable sound card (or MIDI-to-USB device) and MIDI software required. Features Each G-DEC Preset is a complete "band!" Modify any component or select another from the G-DEC arsenal: • 17 Guitar Amplifiers, each with Gain, Volume, Tone, Compressor, Timbre and Noise Gate parameters • 29 studio-quality Effects (many in stereo), each with 4 adjustable parameters • 10 Reverbs with adjustable levels • 70 Drum Patterns (+1 Metronome) with Tempo, Key, Drum Level, Bass Level and Accompaniment Level parameters G-DEC MIDI ports provide expanded functionality with your computer and other G-DEC players! • Trade and backup presets • Play MIDI files • Update G-DEC software if necessary • Front panel MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports G-DEC delivers world-class Fender tone and world-standard Fender quality! • Second input jack for a friend or instructor • On-board digital chromatic tuner • Phones jack can be used with stereo headphones or as a stereo line out jack • Shoulder strap • 14-second Phrase Sampler • On-board General MIDI synthesizer Thank you for choosing Fender® - To n e , Tr a d i t i o n a n d I n n o v a t i o n - s i n c e 1 9 4 6 ✧ fender.com ✧