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Backup Band, Teacher, Method Book, Recording Device, And Bass Amp All In One!

Fender® is proud to announce the B-DEC™ 30 Bass Digital Entertainment Center—part of Fender`s® amazingly successful lineup of fully featured digital playing experiences.

Combining full instrument backing tracks, a host of bass amplifier and effect models, and a comprehensive method book detailing each preset, the new B-DEC™ 30 is the amplifier that every bassist should own!

More than just a great sounding, versatile bass amplifier, the new B-DEC™ 30 makes practicing fun. Performance presets are examples of various musical styles, most having an "A" section followed by a drum fill, leading into a "B" section which changes the chords and rhythm.

This element of transition is essential to developing bass playing instincts. Teacher presets are designed to deliver the basics, with a guide bass track and a drum kit to keep you playing in time.

Topics covered in these presets include: warm up exercises, scales, intervals, arpeggios, rhythm studies, slap-and-pop style bass playing exercises and more.

Each preset inside the B-DEC™ 30 is represented in the method book. Along with a transcription of the bass line in both musical notation and tablature, the method book also provides insight for the player in regard to technique, music theory and the main objective for each piece of music.

The player can learn the recorded bass track or mute the bass track and create their own part. To maximize the music inside the B-DEC™ 30, two very cool features have been created; Auto-Key and Tempo Creep.

Auto-Key transposes the music by a pre-determined interval (user selectable) each time the performance repeats. This allows for playing each preset in all keys, forcing the player to mentally transpose the music in their head.

Tempo Creep increases the tempo (user selectable between 1-10 BPM) each time the performance repeats. This provides a gradual increase in difficulty, perfect for working musical examples up to fast tempos.

Jay Piccirillo, Marketing Manager for Fender® Bass Amplification commented, "The role of the bass player is focused on holding a band together. The B-DEC™ 30 provides access to a full band able to play a variety of styles in any key, at any tempo, at any time, as well as a patient teacher to help solidify the basics. No other playing experience can provide so much fun while quickly improving the skills of the player."

The B-DEC™ 30 is a 30 Watt bass combo with a 10" speaker and high frequency piezo horn providing low-end thump and top-end clarity for both the bass and the programmed music backing tracks.

It features front & rear instrument inputs for multiple players, a headphone output for silent practice, Line Out for recording or PA applications, an AUX input for use with a CD or MP3 device, and MIDI In and Out ports to send and receive MIDI songs, and to facilitate future software upgrades from Fender®.



Features:

Model Name: B-DEC™ 30 Bass Digital Entertainment Center

Type: Solid State Bass Amplifier Combo

Output: 30 Watts

Ohms: 8 ohms

Speakers: 1-10" Fender® Special Design 4 ohm, 40 watt Speaker

1 High Frequency Piezo Horn

Tilt Back Cabinet

RCA Auxiliary Input Jacks for Playing Along with Tape or CD

Headphone Jack

The most popular bass amps and effects models combined with musical loops for endless jamming fun!

Drum beats, guitar and keyboard sounds along with a guide bass track each of which can be muted.

Internal synthesizer with MIDI interface allows playback of any MIDI file. Song storage allows those MIDI files to be stored inside the amp.

Record function for listening back to what you have played with a critical ear, to help facilitate rapid improvement.

Easy to use bass tuner at the touch of a button.

Internal phrase sample allows can sample your playing and help with critical listening of your playing.

"Teacher" loops demonstrate basic musical concepts.

Complete method book has transcription and tablature for every preset along with suggested techniques, areas of focus and playing variations.

Controls Front Panel Features and Analog Controls:
-Input Jack
-Headphone Jack (for silent practice)
-Volume
-Bass
-Mid
-Treble

Central Digital Controls:
-Drum Menu
-Loop Start/Stop
-Tuner/Song Mode
-Play/Stop
-Record (Phrase Sampling)
-Overdub
-Aux Menu
-Utility Menu
-FX Menu
-Amp Menu
-Save
-Exit
-Preset selector wheel

Rear Panel Features:
-Power On/Off switch
-Speaker Out (8 Ohm min, full power internal, unplug internal cable for use with external cabinet)
-AUX In (RCA style input jacks for use with CD or MP3 player)
-Removable IEC style power cable
-Line Out for recording or to feed to a PA system
-MIDI In/Out jacks for sending and receiving MIDI songs or info
-Rear panel input jack for jamming with a friend or for use in a teaching environment
-Footswitch jack for use with optional footswitch

Covering: Black Carpet with Black Metal Grille

Weight: 33 lbs. (15 kg)

Dimensions Height: 17" (43.2 cm)

Width: 15" (38.1 cm)

Depth: 14.5" (36.83 cm)

Accessories: B-DEC™ 30 Method Book