Sam Ash http://tinyurl.com/72nlbu8 has the G-DEC 3 Fifteen for $99 and the G-DEC 3 Thirty for $149, with free shipping. I got a G-DEC 3 Fifteen for my 8yrs grandson, he's still loving playing his guitar.

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Tony Houston

That's a great deal Tony. I paid $249 for my 30 on sale and it's a great practice amp. Make use of the Fuse software. It gives another dimension to the whole sound tweaking thing, it makes it a bit more interesting being able to see the effects and settings.

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It really is! I have my grandson learning 'cowboy' chords, since his hands are still too small for barre chords, and I have him practicing the pentatonic scales in all keys. So, with the G-DEC, he'll have backing tracks to practice along as well.


I have a Mustang I and use Fuse with it to create amp presets and update firmware.

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Tony Houston

That's cool Tony!! I love to see young players encouraged!!

Great picture, nice to see the next generation gettin' it done. Good work, Gramps!

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The G-DEC just arrived, of course I had to open the boxes and take it for a test drive. I have played a G-DEC many times in the music store, so I really didn't have to open the bag to read the manual on the DVD, or for FUSE, & Ableton LIVE LE.

But, I was surprised by the number of backing tracks already in the amp. I have a couple of 4GB SD cards that I'll load tracks on for him to play along with. I'm really excited by him having the amp, and by the amp itself.

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Does the G-DEC sound just like the Mustang or different?

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They both sound about the same, but IMO, the Mustang is more of a 'guitar' amp.

The reason for this is because I can easily adjust the tones controls on the Mustang, where the G-Dec has only one physical tone knob, you can adjust the tone by pressing the 'amp' scroll thru the menu and than adjust using the wheel.

But, if I didn't have the Mustang, I would have brought this G-Dec for myself. Besides having backing tracks, the additional features are really cool. I loaded a SD card and recorded using the Phase (loop) option, that was fun and easy. I saved the phase recording for my grandson to practice with later.

I'm really excited for him, and I feel that the G-Dec will enhance his playing via more practice.

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$99!!! Holy cow!

I don't see the G-DEC 3 Thirty.
I would prefer to get one of those.

Musician's Friend has them (including the thirties):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/search/search.jsp?fA=a&fI=2002&fV=site1HAG&fT=2002%3Asite1H&question=Fender+G-DEC&icid=200755

That's a killer deal!
They are obviously clearing these out. I wonder if something new is in the pipeline.

I took the G-Dec over to my son's home and gave it to my grandson. As you can see he was really excited!

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