Fender MH-500 Metalhead

Truth be told … The first public audience to witness the mind-numbing, speaker-testing beast
that is the Metalhead, was none other than our local authorities. After firing
it up and delivering a few gut-wrenching power chords, car AND building alarms
started sounding off throughout the complex where our R&D department resides – spurring
the police to hightail it to our 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.



550 watts!

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

• Forced-air fan cooling

• 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.