Fender Tone Master Pro: Episode IV - A New Hope

[Shredder777]

There was a 7 band graphic EQ before, this adds two more voiced for bass and a 10 band. There isn’t a parametric

Do they only model real physical pedals? If so im not aware of any real peq pedals.

 

[GTR37]

Where does it say that? I’m always curious if firmwares update existing stuff. I don’t see it mentioned

under fixes and improvements ,

 

[jellodog]

Do they only model real physical pedals? If so im not aware of any real peq pedals.

Boss PQ-4
Ibanez PTEQ
Wampler Equator
Empress ParaEQ MKII
Fairfield Circuitry The Long Life

 

[laxu]

Just curious - if Fender had released the TMP first day with the firmware as it is now, i.e. v 1.4 would some of you have rated it differently?

To put it another way: was it released a little too early and would it have been worth them waiting a year? Or is it always better just to jump into the market regardless and improve or fix issues on the fly?

I'd say it was released early, and the sound issues did them no favors.

For me, it's been largely about the user interface. I think it's aimed too much for people new to modeling and that makes it somewhat slow and wastes a lot of space on the screen. I like the more abstract Helix-ish touchscreen UI of the QC and Ampero 2 a lot more.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Just curious - if Fender had released the TMP first day with the firmware as it is now, i.e. v 1.4 would some of you have rated it differently?

It’s a big if because I think many of the issues only really got flagged and resolved by it being in the hands of the public. So in that regard, getting it out early and getting things resolved was better than sitting on it and missing obvious stuff (which is bound to happen).

If hypothetically it got released as it currently is, I probably would have a slightly higher opinion of it. Some of the straightforward questions I asked about power amp modelling, impedances and IR’s yielded gaslighty responses that weren’t really necessary. Some of the early tones were miles off, and I’m not 100% convinced they’re all there yet.

During the hype, I assumed that a plugin version would be an instant buy. Even at its current state, I don’t think it’s sonically bringing anything to the table. It’s fine, in a “does the job” sort of way but i’m not sure it sounds any better than some middle of the road plugins. The benefit of a better GUI is wasted on me because I don’t want to use a floorboard modeller at all.

I think for a lot of people it can be a perfectly adequate solution, lots of the shortcomings are overblown on forums by users specific needs which won’t apply to most people. But I also feel like it’s not THAT good still.

There’s so many new products launched these days, especially by smaller independent devs. I think there’s some value in choosing an option by a larger brand that can afford to support their product. I do believe Fender are in it for the long haul and are committed to the platform, and that’s a very genuine reason to go for this over something like an Amperium, which may well sound better and is much cheaper.

 

[adam]

Released the day after helix 3.8? I swear all of these companies have their update ready to go and just wait for the competition to announce their updates so they can steal their thunder the next day.

 

[laxu]

The launch price of the TMP was high enough that I feel like it needed something to separate it from the pack. Now it's priced the same as the QC and I still feel like it could use something like that.

QC had the form factor, touchscreen UI and captures + modeling going for it when it released so it felt fresh at the time.

The TMP wasn't even "the best modeler for Fender lovers" when it didn't come with less common Fender models for example.

I don't mind "me too" features in a lower price range like the Ampero 2 range, it comes down to what you get as an overall package. Even those still had "HX Stomp-ish capabilities/pricing with a modern touchscreen UI" as a differentiator.