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Post subject: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:53 pm
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FENDER® RELEASES ALL-NEW MACHETE™ HEAD AND CABS
AND SUPER-SONIC™ 22 HEAD



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 4, 2012) — Fender is thrilled to expand its amp and cab offering with the introduction of the Machete 50 Head, Machete 112 Enclosure, Machete 412 Enclosure, and the Super-Sonic 22 Head. These four high-performance tone machines will provide guitarists with endless mix-and-match options and superior versatility.

Decked out in distinctive black vinyl covering with inlaid white piping and gray vinyl "steering wheel grip" accents, the seriously sinister Machete 50 Head is a high-gain 50-watt tube head designed for the sonically adventurous. It features two channels (both gain, volume, low, mid, high, and notch); pull gain knob to adjust channel one’s preamp gain level; pull volume knob out to select the "channel one boost" channel for an extra boost of preamp gain; notch control that lets you adjust the channel one mid-frequency attenuation for a variety of American and British tonal flavors; built-in reverb that adjusts the reverb level for both channels; adjustable damping control for loose or tight speaker response; power amp mute switch for silent recording; XLR line output with cabinet emulation selector switch; and MIDI in for use with MIDI controllers.

The Machete 112 and 412 Enclosures are professional-grade closed-back cabs with a single 12" Celestion® Vintage 30 speaker and resonantly rock-solid birch-ply construction with distinctive black vinyl covering, inlaid white piping, Black Silver Strand grille cloth, chrome corners and convenient pop-out casters. They add fullness when used as an extension cabinet with the Machete combo, and are a perfect match for the Machete 50 Head or other quality tube amps.

Super-Sonic amplifiers are powerful tools that let guitarists create glorious Fender clean and overdriven tones and expressive modern high-gain distortion all in one no-nonsense amp. The Super-Sonic 22 Head offers the exact same features as the ever-popular combo version, which is based on the classic Deluxe Reverb® power amp design. This toneful medium-powered head mates to perfection with the Super-Sonic 212 cab or other quality 8-ohm speaker cabinets. It is available in classic Black/Silver or vintage-style 1961 Blonde/Oxblood versions, and both feature ivory radio knobs and flowing 1960s script logo.

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:11 am
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The Machete is undoubtedly one of the wickest Fender amps ever made!


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:24 pm
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Brad.

Fender SuperSonic 22 Combo & Amp Head both have reverb?
Is it solid state reverb?

But:
Fender Supersonic 60w Combo 1x12 amp has reverb.
Fender Supersonic 60w amp head does not offer reverb.
Is this still accurate?

If so, congratulations to Fender for adding reverb to the Supersonic 22 Amp Head.
Toppscore :)

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:26 pm
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chromeface wrote:
The Machete is undoubtedly one of the wickest Fender amps ever made!



Chrome. Have you played the Machete?
Looks awesome!

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:30 pm
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Thanks for posting Brad. I'm looking forward to test driving the 50 watt head and 4X12 cabinet.

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:53 am
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Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
Thanks for posting Brad. I'm looking forward to test driving the 50 watt head and 4X12 cabinet.


Like a 4x10 Bassman on steroids :lol:

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:17 am
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Toppscore wrote:
Chrome. Have you played the Machete?
Looks awesome!


No, but I've heard few samples from these amps.


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:19 am
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Toppscore wrote:
Like a 4x10 Bassman on steroids :lol:


Blackface or Silverface?


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:21 am
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chromeface wrote:
Toppscore wrote:
Like a 4x10 Bassman on steroids :lol:


Blackface or Silverface?



1954 Fender 5D6 4x10 Bassman :lol: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:26 am
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chromeface wrote:
Toppscore wrote:
Chrome. Have you played the Machete?
Looks awesome!


No, but I've heard few samples from these amps.



Yes!!! I just heard two demos.
Fantastic. I like it already.
I want one.

It has solid state reverb, but it seems some modeling or emulation modes.
Wonder if this amp is a big step towards the Line-6 modeling amps.
Will definitely get the "Amp Head" for my projects.
Toppscore :)



***BTW, I am going to slowly trim down my amps a bit.
I can see the Machete be my main amp post Bruce Zinky amps.


Toppscore 8)

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 3:35 am
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Did they fix the hum/hiss problem on the Supersonic 22?


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:43 am
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jlbasscatcher wrote:
Did they fix the hum/hiss problem on the Supersonic 22?



Did ALL Supersonic 22's him/hiss or just you had an isolated problem?
Toppscore :)

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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:34 pm
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Toppscore wrote:
jlbasscatcher wrote:
Did they fix the hum/hiss problem on the Supersonic 22?



Did ALL Supersonic 22's him/hiss or just you had an isolated problem?
Toppscore :)



Hiss/hum was a major problem with Supersonic 22's.....It is well documented on the internet. I speak from personal experience as I returned 3 SS22's last year for that very reason. I'm very curious as to whether or not Fender revised the circuit in addressing the problem. Brad, would you please comment....


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:19 am
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I'd buy another one if they'd get rid of the hiss.


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Post subject: Re: NEW Super-Sonic™ 22 Head and Machete™ 50 Head!
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:09 am
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mikiedreb wrote:
Toppscore wrote:
jlbasscatcher wrote:
Did they fix the hum/hiss problem on the Supersonic 22?



Did ALL Supersonic 22's him/hiss or just you had an isolated problem?
Toppscore :)



Hiss/hum was a major problem with Supersonic 22's.....It is well documented on the internet. I speak from personal experience as I returned 3 SS22's last year for that very reason. I'm very curious as to whether or not Fender revised the circuit in addressing the problem. Brad, would you please comment....



I have owned the Supersonic 60w Amp Head and the
Supersonic 60w 112 Combo amp, both with no humm/hiss problems at all.
In fact I encourage others to buy them.
Very happy with the Supersonic line.

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