All user reviews of 4/5 for the Fender G-DEC 3 Thirty

It's a modeling amp of 30W. It has characteristics making it very practical to learn the guitar and practice:
- A reader mp3 and midi files
- A loop recorder
- The connection to the sound editing software, for managing the files and presets
Connectors for:
- A panel guitar input, 1 input for a second skyscrapers behind
- A front-panel headphone output
- 1 x line out as 2 mono jack behind
- 1 input for footswitch
- 1 x USB
The régaglages are done via the menus, clearly visible on the screen. Through the PC, you can access settings most complete. In two cases the type of amp, the gain, EQ, various effects (compressor, chorus, flanger, phaser ...) are available.
AmpliTube Fender LE software Ableton Lite e are also provided.
For 250 €, this is a package impressive! Only the footswitch must be taken in supplement if needed (50 €). Unfortunately, no expression pedal.

UTILIZATION

Say it right now, this amp can put off those accustomed to an amp like "I connect, I turn and it sounds". The sound editing is done either by the amp via the menus or via the PC. A geek, however minor, should get out safely.
The basic manual is zero. Besides, I do not need. You can download a more complete version but geek inside, I did not need either.
Each preset can be associated with an mp3 or midi file. For example, you create a sound ACDC and you associate the file luis mp3 "black in black" (you have imported yourself via USB cable or SD card). You run the bazaar and you can repeat the song needing only the amp.
It also works with MIDI files. Admittedly, the sound is less good but the immmense advantage to select the tracks you want to hear (you must do on your PC). For example, you have the midi file of black in black. You want the party bass / drums and the guitar part to very low levels. You set this in your midi file, you import it and aa rolls ...
To find a good sound requires a little tinkering the settings at the beginning. Once caught on the amp types and their settings, use is intuitive.
There is a function to change the tonailité or speed of an audio file. In theory, it is convenient to repeat at slower speeds. In practice, once you activate the function, even with a speed barely reduced, the sound of the audio file is pourrave, unusable. Paf, in the face of the final grade!

SOUNDS

This amp is super versatile. It's normal, what is its purpose. He can be accused of lacking character precisely. Full range of light to heavy distortion is covered. I love the clean sounds and the sounds rock types 70-80. The rest is correct.
Equalization lacks a bit of aggressiveness: the settings on his play but I would have liked more control and dynamic variations.
The factory sounds and audio files provided (100) are unequal. It allows to improvise on different styles (country, rock, hardcore, jazz ...) but you get tired quickly. They will gradually be replaced by my own presets and songs.
By pushing a little volume, it shows the limits of the amp. It gets a little messy. But it does very well what I expect of him in my office, not far from the PC, I can enjoy myself and say what I want.

OVERALL OPINION

This amp has an excellent value for money. For € 300 (including the footswitch), you access a working amp containing all that is necessary for single player. The are are okay, not great ... but correct. By pushing a little volume, one can even seek to repeat as a group if there is molo drummer. And if you do not have a drummer, go hop ... an audio file with drum loops or midi file. The bass player is not there? It adds a bass.
I played with a lot of tube amp. I have not done so by lack of space and because they are too heavy. I also had a Vox AD60 (modeling) which was very good (better in sound) but he dropped me. I now have this thing at 300 € and that's enough to make me happy.
Beware, however: those who swear by "I connect, I turn and it sounds" should look elsewhere. A minimum of geek attitude to use the machine. I confess that although I belong to this category of musician, I sometimes regret the use of a single panel with only the knobs to turn.
In short, an amp with a great price, decent sound, a tool that can do everything ... but not ecstatic either. A good Swiss Army knife.

So you want 100 amps at your disposal but your recording studio is a bedroom? No problem! Well no quite, but Fender built the G-Dec 30 with you in mind. The spent a ton of time in research and development before releasing the amp to the public this year. There goal was to give you 100 amp sounds that you actually love and want to use. We've all tried out that other digital amp where out of 42 presets maybe 3 of them are cool.

I saw this at a trade show. I had a few hours later to check one out. New the sticker price is $399.99.

The software used to connect the amp and your computer to create and edit loops and patches really is the easiest I've seen. In a few minutes I was tweaking knobs and building a playlist of sounds.

There are no outstanding negative features. I didn't fall in love with the sounds as I would if I had a Fender Twin Reverb and a few effects pedals, but this amp holds its own well.

It is the same Fender look you are used to just a little more hi tech. Apparently there are a few limited edition colors and this amp comes in, but mine was classic black and silver.

I was a little nervous by the lack of knobs as they were replaced by the LED screen. My only concern is if the screen goes down so does your amp.

Fender packed plenty of amp sounds into one box. It's up to you to put it all together.

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Small transistor amp with modeling effects and sequencer (50 pre-recorded sequences), 15W, headphone output and MIDI connection to a PC. In short, everything you need to work at home alone.

UTILIZATION

The effects can be reached quickly, the sequences also with a single button. The handling is intuitive and the instructions (simple and French) is not necessary to make it work. The sound quality is not great, especially with pre-recorded effects that can still mofifier easy, but you can still get a nice little sound than enough for what I have to do in my salon. But do not expect a big sound "hard" or a clear sound fabulous. So much for versatility and a little worse for the quality of sound that is still very acceptable for domestic use.

SOUNDS

It has a wide range of sounds possible with the available effects, and 50 pre-recorded sequences are quite varied. Against in-part, all these sequences are probably not all used because of their variety, and in my case only the blues and rock sequences will be useful, in addition to some other nice for a change of style. And I think it's one of the few if not the only amp of this format to include a sequencer that allows you to play alone, and that's why I chose it, for my entry level this allows s 'cause in rhythm.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week. It has a proper value for money and is therefore especially the blow for the famous séquenceur.Il is very well finished (usually Fender), is relatively small and comes with a strap (handy for making a beef with the boys). A nice little product in fact.

Modlisations amp / transistor / 15W - PC Connection noon for connection / Volume / Tone / sequencer / tuner Intgr / loops-bass-drum patterns / display back-light / strong box-type wood imitation leather Fawn Fender and reinforced corners.

UTILIZATION

Configuration extremely simple, just be familiar with the menus and submenus / validations rglages.Les sounds produced by the factory presets are absolutely ugly! It is incredible that they did not Fender treats this little amp presets to not looking away trs provides trsralistes sounds.
Do not rely THE FIRST costs when you plug the amp and play for the first time ... we must seek its sounds, at least other than those execrable benefits of origin, often in noys reverbs endless.

The modlisations amp is super clean and compelling, it is clear and trs fender well Dfine, the sound is not slut. The three variations on the Tweed have my preferences ... Sublime! > For sound blues / rock with some difficulty supporting the use pro.Tip top is my main use in this registre.Les other British, Modern Dynatouch and also allow to obtain a metal panel from the big 70's rock.

The effects of quality are mostly useless for 2 or 3 (with sounds alien ,...) which we do not even want to have fun alone at home.
Let the delay, reverb, chorus, flanger and other pitch do the job well. Again, it's clean and free of burrs. (What Fender ...)

The BMOL (y 'because it has a very small), the ct synth lines and percussions basse.Pas illusions of being the one playing with a synth I some use of the synthetic aspect of patterns. Dtail quickly forgotten and that passes as a letter in the mail that ds gets to work ... the job!

So good, just in the use of this amplifier: AMP IS A DRIVE!
Do not seek what is on stage or into a main amplifier, even if a should not be the domain of the impossible ...

The 15W is a little light by repeating noys in the overall sound, then this is tout.C is an excellent amp work, it has everything to become indispensable to the rigor mtronomique hitch, I can no longer without it, I take it everywhere and that opportunism played ds prsente.Idal will also work in the apartment without Dranger voisins.Au headset sounds seemed to me m me a little more "loose" and "Stereo" total immersion, the reports are 200% PRO modliss and Tripp (no sounds of its kind Zoom 505 for those who have known)

The squenceur 14sec is convenient to work a sentence or be small in DLIR playback. I use it much, but it is useful to have on hand for the occasion.

The manual is concise, but well done. everything is clear, simply to plunge a quarter of an hour to identify the features of the amp.

SOUNDS

The GDEC should all styles, given the range of effects, amps and modliss pattern drum / bass alert, everyone will find his compte.Les rglages by direct knobs are to the strict Reduces n sary on the front of the amp (Volume / Ring, but this little world made global. dose well-Note that in addition to these knobs "master", each element of the chain Amp, Effect is paramtrable (Hi / Mid / Low + number) from the screen menus and preset.

To the sound of the amp dcoffrage gross, it's clear and Fender GOOD cristalin.Seuls the 15 W are LGERS to look beyond the work home or representation in small groups.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few weeks, APRS is seeing the reviews and demos on fender.fr (Mister ludo) that I was persuaded to work as head amp appart.Un small combo in a while , simple, efficient and sound convaincantes.Il has no grip on the top of transport, the Lanir adjusts to shorter acts APRS adjustable.

The quality is the appointment, even if 350EU list prices are right even a small investment for only 15 watts.Un small amp that everyone should have to work, work and more work .. . It is a pleasure to spend hours playing it.
recommends that guitarists like to express beginners who will find a good combo that will not dual-use once again confirmed when buying a more powerful amp. The GDEC is part, is the perfect tool! (When a dbourser 350EU)
If I lose or DGRAD, yes and yes, I bought two ...
It is indispensable for work time lost.

Modelling amp - built in China
30W power
10" Special Design speaker
Teacher input on rear panel
Easy recall of guitar tones
Special effects
85 preset drum loops plus metronome
100 Performance Presets (50 factory, 50 user)
Special Composition Mode
Internal synthesizer with MIDI
MIDI song file storage
Guitar tuner
CD or MP3 device input
28-second Phrase Sampler with overdubs
Future software upgrades loaded via MIDI
Optional footswitch allows remote access to select features
Left and Right line outputs with speaker-emulation
External speaker output
19.5 lbs.
17"W x 15-3/4"H x 8-1/4"D

UTILIZATION

The G-Dec 30 can be a bit of a chore to get a good sound from. The factory preset sounds are a bit much, like most products with tons of models and effects. To find usable tones, I had to edit most of the presets, which was a somewhat intuitive process until I wanted to save the sound I had created. Then I couldn't because the "save lock" feature was on - what? Why would it come from the factory with the ability to save preset changes blocked? It was a chore to figure out how to take that feature off, and once I did, the tones were easily edited. But the initial annoyance and user-unfriendliness of it knocks the rating down significantly.

I will say the practice jam tracks and looper function are incredibly handy, but not implemented to the best way possible. The jam tracks all vary in volume from one present to the next, so some can blare at you, and some are too quiet. Also, the looper is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to use without a footswitch, as there is no count in. I got and used the footswitch later, but it stopped working correctly. Arrrgh!

SOUNDS

The built in presets are terrible, quite frankly. After editing, I created some usable tones. But there is nothing I could do in the settings that would make a good metal rhythm tone. At all. The amp has too pronounced a midrange spike and too weak of distortion settings for it to work with heavy music.

OVERALL OPINION

Despite all its short-comings, I'll call it a 7 out of 10. As a practice tool, having backing tracks to play with, as well as the ability to loop, one can advance in one's playing quite quickly.

If all the annoyances were addressed by Fender, this product could be outstanding.

For specifications, see the Fender site. But Me, it's pretty comprehensive. Both in terms of inputs (we play at 2 above) at output level ... nothing missing except an effects loop, but this kind of modeling amp does not need it. I put a 9.

UTILIZATION

Level of use there are pros and cons.
The +: Can not find his sound. Between the potential "internal" and those of the NET, all sounds are available.
In addition, the support and the possibility of backing tracks on SDcard can really have fun and start to believe it! I have not yet tested the looper, but it is obviously a plus, considering the price of a dedicated pedal ..
The -: almost an obligation to have a PC connected to shape the sound is a handicap. No knob to adjust gain, acute, middle, bass ... Therefore: either go through the menus of the G-dec (it's long and tedious), or directly on the PC (which I do) And you need a PC with a screen big enough: my notebook with its 10-inch screen does not display the entire screen of the software (fuse). And no elevator to scroll the screen.
The manual is pretty amber.
The use of the pedals is recommended for live, of course.
I put 6, the Fender would make things more accessible for those n (not afford to have a pc connected ... at home, or live, and then add a few knobs for tuning the simplest.

SOUNDS

Regarding sound, I repeat, the range is very wide. As a beginner, I found all the sounds I need to make the recovery.
This amp is mainly intended for "worker", since everything has been designed to facilitate the work, but fun.
I play with Jim Root Telecaster, equipped with EMG 60 and 81, and yet, I find very good clean sounds and jazz with my 60, and of course distos until death, helped by 81.
Very good for me because I look more into his music again that I do (I'm trying to do) rather than searching my sound of death that is that I who paseque chui an artist .. .

So a 9 for me.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several weeks and have a blast. Yes, I am a beginner (I start my 3rd year of scratching) I had multiple multi-effects, some amps, with or without lamp, several guitars, and there I finally found the solution for me. It is "small amp anyway.
OCCAZ bought is a bargain. In nine, I find the price a can too expensive. A slightly higher power, and an HP 12 "would have been welcome.
The direct competitor is the Line 6 SpiderJam. 75W, HP 12 ", a look of real amp settings and knobs are facilitated via the benefits do not have the G-December
The major advantage of G-dec is its openness and versatility, thanks to its PC connectivity and software fuse, the backing tracks and accompaniments (a download https://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/) MP3 Wave or easily accessible.
Here, an 8 overall because I find much myself, and I am crazy advice purists who swear by tube amps of 100W! View test Judge Fred ... when you can play, any amps or guitars sound ... I know not play like him, but it sounds like I hoped!

Fender's G-DEC is a solid state combo amplifier with 15 watts of power and an 8" special design speaker. It features 16 amp models, 15 special effects presets (delay, chorus, flanger, etc), 15 drum and bass accompaniament loops, a metronome, and built-in tuner, and more.

Its controls include Gain, Volume, Tone, and a dedicated knob each for selecting amp models and effects, Backing Volume, Tempo, Key, Loop Select.

Its very cool how you can plug in a second guitar, for jamming or teaching and also plug in external music source (such as an ipod) for play-along.

UTILIZATION

Even due it being the smaller version (Fender also offers a 30 watt) it offers nearly all the features of its older bothers, and is very user-friendly because Fender managed to utilize knobs and avoid complex menus, so you still feel like you're playing an amp and not a computer.
I've tinkered with a Cyber Twin before, and this amp has a bit more ease-of-use, so it seems good for beginners or guys like myself that want to PLAY with what little time we have instead of being obsessed knob twiddlers.

SOUNDS

First of all, the stock presets are a bit opver the top almost to the point of being cheesy. Some are useless. So you will have to invest some time creating your own presets but it will familiarize you with its capabilities, and its subtleties.

I particularly liked the Tweed and Blackface for clean sounds, and the Metal amp model was nice and extreme. It is hard to believe such a wide variety of tones is available in one package. You can get a full range of tones from jazzy clean, gritty clean, classic hi-gain, all the way to artificial harmonic-squealin, chugga chugga metal sound.

Just don't expect it to sound just like the real thing, or like a roaring half stack. Its great for bedroom volumes.

OVERALL OPINION

I'm torn over whether I want to keep this amp, or just try and find an effects unit to pair with my tube amp. What I might gain in sound quality, I might lose just as much in features and versatility. I love the convenience of this amp- they really pack in everything you could want and its just about everything I want or need for home practice. Its small and compact, and great to take to friends houses, move around to different rooms of the house on a whim.

As far as value, I am pleased with everything I have gotten in this amp. It offers a lot in this size and price range that Line6 and Behringer isn't offering, or anything else in the Fender line.