Today, Fender launches a brand new firmware update for its best-selling multi-effects guitar processor, the Tone Master Pro.
The new update introduces 8 new amplifier models, 8 additional cabinet models, and 15 new effect models. Key highlights include the EVH 5150 50w combo and the ’65 Twin Custom 15 amp, as well as a selection of new delay, reverb, filter, overdrive and compressor effects.
Alongside these new additions, the update also introduces a multitude of user-friendly enhancements, from a second page of footswitch button assignments that ups the total to 16 available footswitches per Preset, to a new search function and favourites filter in the Add/Replace menus, and a selection of new footswitch assignment types. The looper has been improved and you can now switch between needle mode tuning or strobe tuning.
Firmware Update Procedure:
See Firmware Update Instruction Guide for additional information.
Head over to the consumer resource page to learn more.
1 Download the latest firmware at the top of this article.
2 Connect Tone Master Pro to computer via included USB-C cable.
3 Hold down the firmware update button for 10 seconds while powering on.
4 Tone Master Pro will display “USB Firmware Update Mode” screen.
5 Drag and drop firmware update file (“.img” file) onto “FENDER_AMP” mounted drive on your computer.
6 Tone Master Pro will display “Applying Updates” screen. Do not power off until update is complete.
7 Tone Master Pro will display “Update Complete” screen once the firmware update is complete. Restart Tone Master Pro and enjoy!
Tone Master Pro Firmware Update
Amps
•’57 Champ
•’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
•’68 Custom Princeton Reverb
•’65 Twin Custom 15
•Rumble 800
•EVH 5150 III 50W 6L6 Green
•EVH 5150 III 50W 6L6 Blue
•EVH 5150 III 50W 6L6 Red
Cabs
•1×8 ’57 Champ
•1×10 ’65 Princeton GB
•1×10 ’68 Princeton
•1×12 ’65 Deluxe GB
•1×12 ’68 Deluxe
•1×15 Twin Custom
•1×12 EVH 5150 G12H
•4×12 British G12H
Effects
•Lightyear – inspired by the Greer Lightspeed
•Pinions – inspired by the Earthquaker Devices Plumes
•Runes – inspired by the Earthquaker Devices Blumes
•Integrator Boost – inspired by the TC Electronic Integrated Preamp
•Grunt – inspired by the Fortin Grind
•Rockbox 100 – inspired by the Scholz R&D Rockman X100 headphone amp
•Step Tremolo – Fender original
•Prismatic Delay – Fender original
•Step Filter Delay – Fender original
•Spectral Reverb – Fender original
•Cirrostratus Reverb – Fender original
•Cirrostratus Synthverb – Fender original
•Seventy Sixer Compressor – inspired by the UA 1176 compressor
•Step Filter – Fender original
•Pitch Sequencer – Fender original
New Features
•New Strobe Tuner option
◦To access enable Tuner and touch the drop-down menu top-right
•Double-tap or double-click signal path block to toggle Bypass state on TMP screen and in apps.
•Added a Second Page of footswitch button assignments, for a total of 16 available footswitches per Preset
◦Note there is a maximum of 8 Scenes allowed
•New Search function in the Add/Replace menus
•New Favorites filter in the Add/Replace menus
•New Global Setting to enable seamless Tap Tempo for Delays
◦Global Settings/Preferences/Seamless Tap Tempo Delay
•New Footswitch Assignment types:
◦EZ Looper – single footswitch toggles between Record/Play/Overdub with a double-tap to Stop
◦Play/Stop – single footswitch to toggle between looper Play and Stop modes
◦Record/Overdub – single footswitch to toggle between looper Record and Overdub modes
◦Individual assignment options for Reverse, ½ Speed and Undo
◦Note that these Looper footswitch assignments control the Global Looper, this is not a new Looper effect.
•Footswitch Assignment shortcut
◦Press & Hold blank Assignment footswitch in FX Mode brings up “Select Assignment Type” menu for faster footswitch assignments
•Song Mode footswitch shortcut
◦Press & Hold blank Songs Mode footswitch brings up “Add Preset to Song” menu for faster footswitch assignments
◦NOTE – this feature also works when a Song is selected in Setlist Mode
•Redesigned interface for IR edit screen with option for user adjustable Speaker Impedance Curve (SIC)
•New option to assign footswitch LED colors for Presets in Preset and Song Modes
•New color selection screen for all footswitch LED color assignment menus
◦Active/Inactive selections now on one screen with new color palette
◦Keyboard up/down arrow buttons can now navigate through model add/replace menus on desktop Pro Control app