Metalhead™ Series Guitar Amplifiers
MH-500 Metalhead ™
NEW

Truth be told... The first public audience to witness the mind-numbing, speaker-testing beast that is the Metalhead, was none other than the local authorities nead Fender HQ.

After firing it up and delivering a few gut-wrenching power chords, car AND building alarms started sounding off throughout the complex where the R&D department resides — spurring the police to hightail it to the parking lot! Needless to say, we had some explaining to do...

One of the most powerful electric guitar amplification systems known to man, the Metalhead was designed from the ground up to deliver a no-nonsense, full-on guitar assault. Three independent preamp channels create the necessary tones for all modern, heavy guitar styles.

The visual appearance is simple and timeless, with heavy-duty flight case hardware and chromed knobs and switches. This amp is made to survive the rigors of the road! Companion 4x12 cabinets (MH-412SL, MH-412ST) feature extreme-duty 100 watt Celestion®speakers and matching flight case construction.

MH-500 features include:

• 550 watts into 2 ohms (a pair of MH-412 cabinets)
• 400 watts into 4 ohms (a single MH-412 cabinet)
• All solid-state circuitry, reliable and maintenance-free; power amp is descended from one of our Professional Bass amplifier platforms
• Three-channel preamp voiced for the new millennium
• CLEAN channel is studio-pure, with tons of headroom
• TIGHT DRIVE channel covers the palette of vicious rock guitar tones
• LOOSE DRIVE combines copious distortion with high-headroom, uncontrolled power-amp rumble for modern drop-tuned metal, punk and beyond...
• BOOST knob allows footswitchable volume boost on any channel, effectively providing SIX channel performance
• 16 useful effects, including new GATE feature, which can be used for noise reduction or "stop-start" muting techniques
• Professional speaker-emulated XLR Line Out with Level control and Ground Lift
• Four-button footswitch is included
• Included display box contains 25 sets of foam earplugs ... You are going to need them!
• 8.5" H x 29.25" W x 11" D, 50 lbs