Fender Tone Master Pro: Episode IV - A New Hope

[Sascha Franck]

You would expect discord users to trend younger, but the majority of amp requests are traditional amps, not too many high gain suggestions.

So younger = high gain?

 

[Frodebro]

I just checked the discord, and what is interesting to me is what amps people are requesting be added. It tells you the kinds of players who have purchased the TMP. You would expect discord users to trend younger, but the majority of amp requests are traditional amps, not too many high gain suggestions.

I think Fender actively targeted people who are familiar with the Fender name, and also new to modeling. If you're a 'straight into a Twin Reverb with a touch of spring reverb and some occasional tremolo' kinda fella, this is your ticket. That generally trends toward a more mature demographic.

 

[sashimi]

It’s almost 2025. I don’t think you can make any blanket assumptions like younger players like high gain, when high gain happened 20-30 years ago. I bet its more gen x dudes in their 40s and 50s that want high gain. Clean to overdriven guitar is not just for boomers, it’s trendy right now for guitar players.

 

[[Nathan]]

I just checked the discord, and what is interesting to me is what amps people are requesting be added. It tells you the kinds of players who have purchased the TMP. You would expect discord users to trend younger, but the majority of amp requests are traditional amps, not too many high gain suggestions.

I’m usually an optimist with these things but amp requests for any device just seem like a waste of time, none of the companies really listen, they just seem to do their own thing. There was some pretty big community backlash about the lack of bass options in the TMP and they finally added a bunch of stuff so I guess they listen to bigger picture issues. But I doubt they’re going to add a redseven, mezzabarba, lichtlaerm or any of the boutique stuff so what’s the point continuously asking. I’d love to see a jvm in there.

There’s also an element that it’s already doing a great job and more is just better-er. Rob Arnold and Ola have some good vids for metal, and this patch here I dialled in is pretty sick