Fender Tone Master Pro: Episode IV - A New Hope

[timbuck3]

What do you have them installed in? Have you played the FRED?

no but i heard the fred is a little less power and more shrill depending on the guitar its in...i have it in an ibanez and a fender strat.

 

[timbuck3]

Yes!

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yikes 2200$?

 

[holoholo]

Sometimes I wonder if you eat a sack full of gummies before posting.

Definitely could be a sack

 

[eon]

New update posted: https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-02068

Release Notes
Tone Master Pro Firmware Update
Desktop Pro Control App update

New Features:

• Added “Switch Link” function to footswitch assignments. Assign up to eight footswitches to a switch link group (A, B, C or D). When footswitches are grouped together in a switch link, only one can be active at a time. Select any linked footswitch to turn its parameters ON and subsequently turn OFF any active switches in the group.
• Added “Switchless Bypass” function to EXP assignments. Now able to turn on block(s) without Toe Switch by moving the expression pedal.
• Added Preset MIDI to Preset Settings menu. Allows ability to send up to 5 custom MIDI Program Change (PC) and Continuous Controller (CC) messages when selecting any TM Pro preset
• New Cab Model - 4x12 British Blackback (based on a vintage Marshall 1960A cab with Celestion-Rola G12H-30 “Blackback” speakers)

Product Enhancements:

• Amp model update – EVH 5150 IIIS 6L6 Red
• Amp model update – EVH 5150 IIIS 6L6 Blue
• Amp model update – EVH 5150 IIIS 6L6 Green
• Amp model update – British 800
• British 800 half-stack now uses 4x12 British Blackback as default cab
• Added User IR Level control to IR edit screen
• Added DIM LED option for all footswitch assignments
• Added support for default footswitch LED active/inactive color options in Global Settings>Footswitch
• Looper position can now be toggled between Pre / Post in Instrument signal path using the top right footswitch labeled “HOLD: POSITION” when in Looper Mode
• After assigning a preset to a footswitch in a song, the preset will load and its corresponding footswitch LED will light up
• Added +/– buttons for fine adjustments on gradient sliders in Pro Control App
• Added MIDI Thru and Merge options in I/O Settings>MIDI
• Added MIDI CC support for Amp Control jacks, Master Volume and Looper commands

Fixes:

• Fixed phase alignment of some internal Cab IRs
• Fixed footswitch LED out of sync with single effect issue
• Fixed “popping” issue when selecting preset with Maximus Drive with boost enabled
• Fixed bug in EVH 5150 IIIS Red amp model where some unnecessarily modeled effects loop circuitry was affecting the tone
• Fixed bug in British 800 model where Master Volume would cause “rubber-banding” at higher settings
• Improved experience when reordering presets via long drag & drop on TMP and in Pro Control
• Changed Cloud Reverb High Damp parameter to 100Hz increments instead of 1Hz
• Fixed an issue where older community accounts were unable to backup/restore to Cloud
• Footswitch LED now continues to illuminate after saving a preset in Songs Mode
• Mythic Drive font now matches between hardware and Pro Control
• 4x12 Mega V30 Cab model now uses same % of DSP resources as other cab models
• Signal path selection is now highlighted in the list menu after selecting a new signal path type
• Chromatic Pitch Shifter “Pitch” parameter is now adjusted in steps of 1 cent within the gradient adjustment control when using the +/– buttons
• Assigning an FX Loop to a Toe Switch and then deleting the FX Loop from the signal path no longer leaves behind a blank, un-editable Toe Switch assignment
• Fixed issue when navigation through the list is interrupted due to continuous dragging process
• Fixed issue where double tap selection in "add preset to song" popup switches the mode
• Fixed issue where selecting mic for cab returns screen to cab selection window instead of cab edit drawer
• Fixed "Undefined" preset name in Song Footswitch Assignment
• Outgoing USB signals now appear as USB 1-4 instead of Analogue 1-4 in DAW settings
• Ribbon mic placement corrected in speaker cabinet microphone selection list
• Improved preset list scrolling performance on TM Pro
• 4x12 British Jubilee cab renamed 4x12 British Jubilee V30

Known Issues:

• Cannot re-download cloud preset after deleting it from My Downloads
• Closing Desktop App while Tuner is active on hardware unmutes Tuner
• Wrong Cab edit name displayed if User IR is replaced with factory cab in a preset

 

[Mongillo19]

Nice update!

 

[OrganicZed]

 

[JCW308]

Expression pedal location still not saved between presets or did I miss it?

 

[stilwel]

Expression pedal location still not saved between presets or did I miss it?

Not yet. It's a high priority, but didn't make the cut for this build.

 

[DrewJD82]

That’s a pretty healthy update and seems to hit mainly things the customers were looking for. Tight work, @stilwel!!!

 

[eggpl@nt]

Seems like a healthy update. I've still not loved the high gain tones I've heard from TMP, but maybe the Ola video will shed some new light.

 

[mikah912]

Seems like a healthy update. I've still not loved the high gain tones I've heard from TMP, but maybe the Ola video will shed some new light.

The EVH tones in that video weren't necessarily moving me, but I really liked the boosted 800. That's the modded Marshall sound I like to hear.

 

[MixMinisterMike]

Really like the JCM800 now, sounds like a bug in the master volume was the culprit in its weird behavior/tonality. Also the new Marshall Blackback cab is cool.
Phasing issues blending cabs are fixed.
MIDI OUT PC/CC was a big miss at release that's now there, will test later today with my REVV Generator.
Footswitch assignments much more flexible and intuitive now.
Four months in and three firmware updates, it looks like TMP is on a good trajectory. About 100x the development speed of Neural.

 

[eggpl@nt]

The EVH tones in that video weren't necessarily moving me, but I really liked the boosted 800. That's the modded Marshall sound I like to hear.

I liked the tone in the intro song. The following “let’s dial it in” section wasn’t as good to me. I may just not like the built-in cabs.

Did this update fix the behavior with third party IRs?

Oof the “Mega” cab is ass lol

 

[Stratzrus]

...maybe the Ola video will shed some new light.

Ola can make anything chug.

 

[metropolis_4]

Looks like a great update!

Way to go Fender

 

[MirrorProfiles]

does this mean they sound like a real 5150 stealth and JCM800 now? anyone fancy doing A/B clips?

 

[JiveTurkey]

does this mean they sound like a real 5150 stealth and JCM800 now? anyone fancy doing A/B clips?

 

[timbuck3]

 

[DrewJD82]

We’re going to make badges that say “I Talk About Amp where I'm at” for all ya’ll mawfuckas.

 

[DrewJD82]

Relax, just a joke. I’ll promise not to mention the dreaded acronym again. For a week

Did you honestly take what I wrote as being uptight and serious?