 It was simply perceived as too much money despite innovative design and glowing reviews.The Prosonic also suffered from something of an identity crisis; the cosmetics suggested classic Fender tones, and many players desiring an amp for blues or country playing, for example, were put off by the over-the-top lead channel.Conversely, the demographic for high-gain amplifiers, generally the domain of practitioners of heavy metal and the fledgling nu metal genre, and dominated by products from Marshall and Mesa Boogie, had long written off Fender as incapable of producing amplifiers catering to their style.