Fender Tone Master Pro - SIX DEGREES OF GAIN-STAGING?

[@MikeHatfield-q6e]

Thank you so much for taking the time to clearly explain this Doug! As a new TMP owner i truly love it! Thanks again!

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Glad to help!

[@joehuffman1847]

Learning so much from you man. Super approachable and detailed but but clear explanations. I’m loving so many things about my tonemaster (named Tony) but also finding lots of obstacles along the way to going “ampless”. I haven’t done a deep dive on your channel yet, but I’d love some content around using the Tonemaster Pro out to different power options. Like, external power amp to a standard cab and settings to adjust in that scenario. Or running into a powered cab. And possibly even running it into the front of an amp/cab and utilizing it like a multi effects. Thanks!

[@youngmin0722]

This is what you answered me for my questions to you a few days ago and this deep dive demo is super informative as well! Thanks much!

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Glad to hear it!

[@shellsjoint]

Great Video Doug!!

[@flattardianspresident5502]

its great that soemome does this for the total noob. people that have had tube amp for years just getthe TMP and understand sound chain. but many bedroom player dont get the various gain stages.. and play eith patches . the TMP is such a joy to create pr3set i havenever had so much fun. 😊

[@michaeljohn4598]

Thank you very much Doug, that has really helped me get my head around this.

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Glad to help!

[@grampstries]

An excellent video! I just may have to get one of the Fender boxes with tutorials like this! Subbed!

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mikelrodriguez4610]

In the DAW you should use LUFS mode metering, to take into account the different perception of the ear to the different sounds. RMS/VU metering has only relative value here...

[@pdbordelon]

Wonderful info! Thanks!

[@mervynfutter]

Very helpful.

[@volependle3903]

Hi. Could you create a video demonstrating the optimal use of the six different volume controls on the Fender Tone Master Pro. So that: 1) all of your patches are the same volume. 2) There is an easy way to control the volume on the fly.

[@johnerodz7]

Good morning From Orlando Florida so thabk yoiu for your videos so i did set up 8 scenes from clean to distortion now how can I turn on and off individual pedals like on a Fractal FM9 please let em know thank ypu

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

It all depends - if you have footswitches already assigned to all 8 scenes then there's nothing else you can do, because at least for right now Fender has not given us multiple functions on the footswitches, like Fractal's Tap & Hold. But if you haven't assigned any footswitches, you can easily setup the footswitches for individual effects. Click on "Footswitch Assign" and you'll the 8 footswitches. Click on the black area above the footswitch and you'll be at the "Preset Footswitch Assignment" panel. Click on "Type" then choose "On/Off". You'll see your preset and the message "Select ON/OFF assignment(s)". Click on the pedal that you want that footswitch to control and you'll see a blue triangle underneath it. Click on "Confirm" and you'll be sent back to the "Preset Footswitch Assignment" panel, where you can select LED color, etc. Set up the rest of the footswitches and Save your preset. Hope this helps!

[@QuickSticks8771]

I’ve always found overall volume has a huge impact on tone to my ears A gain tone dialed in at say 40 percent sounds perfect but crank to gig volume and the the whole preset needs re EQing , conversely a clean amp sounds thin until loud then becomes warm and thick This is true of tube amps as well of course but I find this phenomenon through head phones of a modeler is very pronounced Probably not possible to demonstrate this in a video tho unfortunately

[@WPCS-p5w]

great video thanks

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@inhanddesignclients2341]

Thanks for videos, Doug, they've really helped me out, a lot! One thing I'm struggling with is the hi and low cut settings. I've set up a preset at home playing level but when turned up at rehearsal or gig volumes the sound seems to go all the place, boomy bass and extra bright trebles. I've dialled the low cut to 245hz and the hi cut to 2.5hz on separate presets and it sounds good at loud volumes. I know you can set up global eq 'user' settings which would affect all the presets and would be very useful for both home and gigging. I just don't really understand it. Any input would be greatly appreciated, bud : ))))

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Thanks for watching! The best thing I can tell you is that presets created at home level won't work in a band situation. You need to make your final settings at gig volume, otherwise the Fletcher Munson monster will get you every time. If you click on the Gear icon in ther upper right and then select EQ, you'll be at the Global EQ page. You should really only use this to compensate for bad room acoustics when you gig, because it will affect all presets. In general, if you do Lo Cut at 200 hz and Hi Cut at 10K or less, you should al least be in the ballpark and you can tweak from there using the Global EQ. Hope this helps!.

[@mikelrodriguez4610]

@@DougBsDigitalDen Cutting low at 200Hz you are cutting all the fundamental frequencies from your low E and A string until almost the A note in the G string...

[@gdawgs101]

Cutting low at 200hz seems excessive. I've found low cut around 65hz and high cut somewhere between 8.4k-10.3k to be my sweet spot for most rock-based tones.

[@Theodorus1950]

Bedankt

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Graag gedaan!

[@ellesee779]

Thanks for this one!

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

My pleasure!

[@sanityrules2523]

Really useful , thank you. Where I’m still scratching my head is around how to replicate my current rig which includes using an attenuator. For home use my EVH 5150 III has the gain cranked up on Green & Blue channels with the volume low and attenuator set to absorb a load of volume but for live playing both volume and gain are cranked right up and my attenuator becomes the master volume control. Which volume control on the Fender Tonemaster Pro would best replace what my attenuator is currently doing on my tube rig?

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply, but I've been thinking about your situation. I've never tried a real 5150 III so I had to think about it a bit. But I'm pretty sure that the Master Volume Knob is what you'd use. Would you be connecting your TM Pro to the 5150 or just running straight to the board?

[@sanityrules2523]

Many thanks Doug. I’m looking to plug straight into the board using the 5150 channels modelled in the Tonemaster Pro.

[@artnelsoncreative]

I'm having a problem getting a high enough signal to Logic Pro. I have to turn up the USB output as high as it will go in my Guitars volume knob as loud as it will go. Any suggestions?

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

I had that problem with the factory presets, until I turned up the Preset Volume. That took care of it.

[@stevekatz5685]

thanks for post!! this has baffled me - not a little;-)

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

You and me both!

[@flattardianspresident5502]

just a thing.. when you are a 3:06 sayong you are clean at 3 you aint.. you are getting some breakup there. so something wlse you forgot there.

[@DougBsDigitalDen]

Actually that's because I used a bridge humbucker. I should've switched to single coil.