tonymckenziecom | 1 year ago

Fender's Tone Master Pro is here and buying it right now might be an eye opener for some. Is this £1650 unit really ready for sale? Find out in this no holds barred part review.

0:00 Start
0:20 Unboxing
1:14 Internal Quality
2:38 Main Board
3:55 Internal Battery
4:22 Main Processor Board
6:03 I/O Board
8:17 Internal Power Supply
8:57 First Turn on
10:06 Firmware Update
10:53 The Rear I/O
11:33 No Manuals, No Specs
15:06 General View So Far
19:02 Top Controls Overview
19:20 7" Touch Screen
20:23 More Controls
21:00 Presets and Lists
22:31 Firmware 10/8/23
22:51 Global Presets
23:16 Screen Jump?
24:15 On-screen Effects
24:50 The Mixer
25:19 Signal Routing
26:14 Physical Effect Control
27:08 A Looper?
27:55 Control Buttons
28:14 Foot Switch Mode
29:30 Non-Graphic Graphic
30:19 General Rant...
37:31 Help Each Other

Links:
Headrush Core website: https://www.headrushfx.com/products/core/index.html
Headrush Prime Review: https://youtu.be/NWI6-UZ53P0?si=Rqe0EzW5hA9Mk8Gu
NUX NME-5 Trident Review: https://youtu.be/Tfn1qrHIJfY?si=mlgwsSOGOs5znbvC
Line6 Helix Floor Pedal Review: https://youtu.be/0sN-bwrDf2Y
IK Multimedia TONEX Review: https://youtu.be/FrS1hwOuLm4
Roland Boss GT1000CORE floor pedal Review: https://youtu.be/FdGkvVf1D-I?si=Ij4RWAMpAyYJQEns


I bought the Fender Tone Master Pro to create a thorough review inside and out of the unit with playing so that potential customers could get a really good idea about the reality of the Tone Master Pro without any sales hype. I guess I have not quite achieved my goal, but not really as I would have liked it to be. And yes there IS a rant in this video about the unit.

Andrew of @ Digital Guitars UK - (Digital-Guitars) did create a nice ambient piece of audio here: https://youtu.be/NpKpG4o5tdw that you might want to listen to and it shows the unit can sound OK as in that ambient piece he created... nice one Andrew. But for my audio that will have to wait I'm afraid.

The Fender Tone Master Pro looks good in the sales videos, but I noticed that there was not really that much real information or close up detail as much as I would have liked. Still, it sounded good on those 'reviews' so after buying the Headrush CORE and reviewing that (link above and you SHOULD watch it) I bit the bullet and bought the Fender Tone Master Pro for £1650.00. I did want to buy this from Fair Deal Music ( http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk ) but when I checked they could not advise a delivery date, sadly... but by now they might have some and at a better price than I paid. Ask Gary for a price...

So after a quick look at the Fender Tone Master and checking some of the tones, I decided to create a review that showed some of the features of the Fender Tone Master Pro and some of the similarities to the Headrush CORE because of a number those similar aspects (and the HR Core is less than half the price of the Fender unit). But this review turned out not so good because of some aspects of my purchase from Fender. Watch the video to find out more.

While I do show you lots of things that others don't (that's for sure) there was so limited information available from Fender to the likes of me (a paying customer) - no manual, no specifications etc.) that this review I decided to curtail early and come back when Fender can get their act together and actually supply a manual and full specifications... if that's even possible from what I saw. And that's sad.

The Fender Tone Master Pro effects pedal really in my opinion is a product released for the Christmas period, but clearly not complete. With firmware updates surely imminent (maybe or not) and a single page fly sheet with no specifications why, you don't even know what you're buying.

This video is the review result as of 8th October 2023.

I'm sure that the unit will be updated, the manual released, and those specifications Fender skirted around will be released. So when they are, I'll come back to this Tone Master Pro and review it again.

I don't score the unit in this review as it might prove embarrassing to the makers. I will score it when they release the proper documentation and I re-visit this unit.

I started reviewing simulators with the Kemper Unit in 2011 and have seen very many since for reviews...

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