Has anyone checked out the new Fender Mustang Amp?
I purchased the 20 watt Model for 99 bucks a couple of weeks ago
and I am Having lots of fun with it. I think It's the Best Modeling amp
on the Market right now. The Fender amp models sound AWESOME.
Plus they give you Software, Fender Fuse and Fender Amplitude.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Mustang-I-20W-1x8-Guitar-Combo-Amp-H61791-i1557505.gc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiq6TQ9VZTw
I tried to hold back on this Purchase But I fell Victum to GAS once more.
Also this amp Has more Fender Amps when you hook it up to your computer, Example, Fender Princton and Champ. you can save these to your amp and Access them without the computer once you saved them. A total of 24 Save Banks on the Amp. Plus you can download user settings to the amp by using the Fender Fuse software.
JIM
Just reading about these. The reviews are all really good. Thinking I'll pick one up real soon. Love the USB connection.
Deadly, it looks like the perfect practice amp. sure sounds good for solid state.
This amp is the S#*T!!!
The Fender amp Settings that come out of it are Incredible and I am a Real Stickler when it comes to Amp Modeling. I have the Digitech RP 500 pedal and i though that was the Best Fender Amp Models. I been really looking for vintage Fender Amp Sounds. So who better than Fender Themselves to put out the best Product to my Ears.
My Telecaster sounds like Heaven through it and it reacts like a Tube amp even though it's solid State.
JIM
G.A.S. attack...
You bastard!
Spent some time , about an hour last weekend with the Mustang 1.
It's awesome.
Mustang1 & 2 are now on my wish list.
I'm amazed with Fender at the moment. Between these and the classic vibes, you get get a wonderful rig, good enough to gig with for about $500.
Impressive!
Quote from: Blooby on December 06, 2010, 02:06:57 PMG.A.S. attack...
You bastard!
yup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That`s sweet Jim..Congrats!! I`d like to grab one of those for a different tone myself. 100 bucks?/ wicked!!
My son also has the Roland cube. I really liked it when he brought it over.
Here`s the vid. If you don`t like the amp you`ll get a kick out of Johnny Demarco.Wouldn`t want to see him on crack although he`s tame in this vid. I might make a thread for his vids ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7J3caoAvXE
I always Liked the Roland Cube.
I have tried it out Numerous times at Guitar Center.
JIM
Thanks for the Link.
Most of the Stuff I watch on youtube is 90% Music and Music Gear related.
JIM
Johnny Demarco Rules! That guy can SHRED!!
JIM
i like the old grille cloth-nice little amp
Well I just spent an hour with the Mustang today. Damn I came close to buying it. If it wasn't for the fact that I just bought the wavedrum last week I would have...but I probably would get frying-panned if I bought it right now. What an amp. I played a strat through it and it sounded incredible, sparkling cleans and really great overdrive. I had it on British Blues and was getting controlled feedback for craps sakes, I have never had a modeler react like that... with a strat too. I couldn't believe the beautiful tube-like sounds I was getting, and this is just the small one. A guy was hanging around listening to me noodle and after I stopped he said, thats it, sold, I'll take one...and off he went to purchase one. Son-of-a-bitch these are sweet amps for the $$$
Wow Dave. Some guy bought it after you Displayed your Awesome Playing Skills.
Fender should pay you. Yes this amp is just Awesome if you are a fan of the Great Fender tones. 99 bucks and free software to boot, Just can't beat that!
JIM
Quote from: Bluesberry on December 17, 2010, 09:39:31 AMWell I just spent an hour with the Mustang today. Damn I came close to buying it. If it wasn't for the fact that I just bought the wavedrum last week I would have...but I probably would get frying-panned if I bought it right now. What an amp. I played a strat through it and it sounded incredible, sparkling cleans and really great overdrive. I had it on British Blues and was getting controlled feedback for craps sakes, I have never had a modeler react like that... with a strat too. I couldn't believe the beautiful tube-like sounds I was getting, and this is just the small one. A guy was hanging around listening to me noodle and after I stopped he said, thats it, sold, I'll take one...and off he went to purchase one. Son-of-a-bitch these are sweet amps for the $$$
lol you gear whore -i mean that in a good way
Quote from: guitarron on December 19, 2010, 06:15:15 PMlol you gear whore -i mean that in a good way
Thanks Ron, I do love my toys thats for sure. It really is a fantastic sounding amp for a practicing and recording amp to get real good Fender amp tones. I am going to go back and try it out with a Les Paul next time I am out that way. I can see where this is heading...
cant beat that price
I got one...last one left. These amps are the big hit this year, the guy at the store says he can't keep them in the store. I had to get the 40W Mustang II as there was no I's in the place. I may have gotten the last one of these in all of Eastern Canada. I can't touch it until Christmas morning (under strict orders) so I can't give my impressions until then. Thanks Jim, thanks for the GAS buddy.
Now cut that out, dang it.
I was thinking of picking up a little Champ 600 to hide in the basement with when the wife is looking for me to do "stuff".
Now this comes along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiq6TQ9VZTwMaybe Geir or somebody else out there will understand German, this looks like a good review. He is sure getting great sounds out of the thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myzy7_5zkVg
Been really checking them out :)
You do need either windows or mac to run FUSE, bit of an issue for the Linux crowd.
FUSE is done in something called silverlight, an MS product I believe.
Maybe after Boxing day drop in to the shops and see if they are discounted to an even better price!
Quote from: peterp on December 24, 2010, 08:50:17 AMBeen really checking them out :)
I'll give you my impressions, maybe even record something with it Tomorrow or the next day Peter
Quote from: peterp on December 24, 2010, 08:50:17 AMYou do need either windows or mac to run FUSE, bit of an issue for the Linux crowd.
I wonder if FUSE will run under Wine (http://www.winehq.org/)? If you want to give it a try, you can download FUSE here:
http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/articles/fender-fuse-software-application-download (http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/articles/fender-fuse-software-application-download)
QuoteFUSE is done in something called silverlight, an MS product I believe.
Mono (http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page) includes an open source implementation of Silverlight, called Moonlight. And Wine can use the Windows version of Mono to run .NET applications:
http://wiki.winehq.org/Mono (http://wiki.winehq.org/Mono)
So I'm guessing that it might be possible to run FUSE in Linux using Wine.
This is actually being discussed on the Fender Mustang and FUSE forums.
It doesn't work to well under wine or O/S virtualizers like vb but people are trying and someone has a project underway to try to write a python based implementation.
Here's a thread I started asking about the mustang amps and FUSE
http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=48103
Apparently moonlight is not yet up to the task of running this full blown silverlight program.
My other plot of getting a cheap netbook preloaded with windows is also a no-go as the screen is to small and the program can not handle it. Sounds a bit like a case of bad programming on the interface :)
Supposed to be a scrollbar fix coming in the next release.
Anyway maybe there will be discounts to be found next week, and I have a 40$ store credit at one of the shops :)
That should make an already inexpensive amp really cheap!
Almost to hard to not obtain one. ;D
Quote from: peterp on December 24, 2010, 03:39:13 PMAnyway maybe there will be discounts to be found next week, and I have a 40$ store credit at one of the shops :)
That should make an already inexpensive amp really cheap!
Almost to hard to not obtain one. ;D
And even if you can't get Fuse up and running right away, still a great amp, very easy to tweak right on the knobs, and save the sounds you find. I played one at the shop and the 57 Delux, 65 twin and British 60's (Vox), sounded really good just as they were, no need for Fuse to get these to sound perfect to my ears. That in itself made the amp worth it to me, the Twin sounds so good, I was shocked how good it was with a strat, just the preset with the amp, no tweaking.
OMG people, this thing sounds incredible. I love it...Don't wory about getting into Fuse right away Peter, I think it sounds deadly just as the amp alone. I am obviously not as fussy as the dudes on the forums because I think the sounds in the amp, with a little tweaking right on the amp sound deadly. I played every preset, slight tweeks (it is so easy to tweak on the fly and then save it...dead easy, all knobs...no LED screens in site). I am loving the 57 Tweed and 65 Twin so much it hurts. My strat literally never sounded better...no kidding. I am not going to worry about Fuse software for a while, I just want to play it as it is for a while. Go to a setting, turn off effects, tweak bass/treble/vol/gain to taste add in effects to taste...30 seconds to a beautiful sound. It is like how you do it with a real amp, not like a modeling amp, I like that. This thing is the bomb. Mustang II, 40W, thats the one I got, but the 20W one is pretty much the same with just about the same sound. The only reason I got the 40W one is because there were none of the 20W left. The 20W would have been perfect for my needs, the 40W is really nice too though and I am glad I got it all the same. Either one is good. Rumour has it these are such a huge hit that Fender has a III, IV, V coming soon if not already out (100W, 150W, 150W head). What an amp. Fender has a real winner here folks. I will try to get something recorded soon, maybe not today.
hmmmm..
you're giving me GAS-and to the think I recieved a GC gift card as a gift this year
damn youu BB
I think the Mustang II is the way to go
Quote from: guitarron on December 26, 2010, 07:32:31 AMhmmmm..
you're giving me GAS-and to the think I recieved a GC gift card as a gift this year
damn youu BB
Hahahahaha...just go play one, you'll see. I like the 40W one but the 20W sounds pretty much as good in the shop. I was playing last night, master vol on 2 and man it was moving the air, that 12 inch speaker is great on the II. So easy to tweak your sound, I havent plugged in and played for 3 hours straight like that in a while. I tried all my guitars and they all sounded great, strat, Tele, Les Paul, Epi Sheraton...all sounded fantastic out of this marvelous amp. The Les Paul on the 57 Tweed with some gain and just slight 65 spring reverb...holy man thats some sweet...I could have played that setting all night.
Quote from: Bluesberry on December 26, 2010, 07:41:35 AMQuote from: guitarron on December 26, 2010, 07:32:31 AMhmmmm..
you're giving me GAS-and to the think I recieved a GC gift card as a gift this year
damn youu BB
Hahahahaha...just go play one, you'll see. I like the 40W one but the 20W sounds pretty much as good in the shop. I was playing last night, master vol on 2 and man it was moving the air, that 12 inch speaker is great on the II. So easy to tweak your sound, I havent plugged in and played for 3 hours straight like that in a while. I tried all my guitars and they all sounded great, strat, Tele, Les Paul, Epi Sheraton...all sounded fantastic out of this marvelous amp. The Les Paul on the 57 Tweed with some gain and just slight 65 spring reverb...holy man thats some sweet...I could have played that setting all night.
i like the idea of the 12" speaker over the 8"-the 40 watts would work well in a small club-direct to a PA-no mics-it's very sweet
I posted a song using this amp for all the guitar parts, headphones/line out to line in on my microBR, very little effects to get a feel for how the basic amp models recorded...https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=9774.0 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=9774.0)
Dave, have you used Fuse Yet?
I just discovered that you can try out User patches on the amp even before you download them into Fuse. If you really dig the Patch, you can Load them right into the Amp.
I was Downloading patches but Since you can try them out first, thats even Sweeter!
Go to the Top right Search Box in Fuse and Search Web. There is Pages of Patches to try.
Have fun and Make some awesome music with it.
JIM
Hey Jim, this amp is too much really, it is more than just a piece of gear, it is now a piece of my very soul, the tones, the sweet tones. I played my Les Paul for 2 hours today, I just love this thing. It has revived my love of just plugging in and playing, I haven't done that in a while, lately I have only played when I was working on a song...this amp is too sweet to not play it. It is becoming my best gear purchase in a while, just because it is making me want to play my guitar all the time again.
Thats great Dave!! Same here, I have been just having a Blast Playing this Fantastic Sounding amp! I am Messing with it right now! Iam sure the 40 watt one you have is just Heaven for the ears!! The higher watt has a Little more bottom end.
I am planning on going to guitar Center tomorrow and spend a little Christmas Money.
Maybe a Good microphone or maybe a Squire deluxe Strat. Daphne Blue! we will see.
Then I will have a Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster and a Stratocaster. then I will feel complete until GAS strikes again!!! Have a GREAT New Year!
JIM
My strat sounds so good through the amp, on the fender models, 57 tweed and 65 twin, that is what sold me on these amps, they make a strat sound like the best strat in the world, the ultimate strat tone, its insane how these amps love the strat.
I think you just made up my mind for me.
Sounds Awesome with a Telecaster I can't wait to play it with a New Strat!!
JIM
Yep Dave, A Fender Strat Sounds Sweet through the Mustang.
Here is my new Guitar Purchase. Fender Strat Squire. I did a setup on it yesterday.
Sounds AWESOME through the AMP! This amp was made for Strats!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1642136&l=d6124eb3d7&id=1603746227
JIM
Yeah hoo Jim, great stuff. I like the strat the best through the Mustang, it really comes to life. The strat sounds so damn good. Les Paul is nice too, but the strat just shimmers and pops and quacks like a good strat should with these Mustang amps. Bet you can't stop playing her. Try those two in-between positions, #2 and #4, heaven, slightly overdriven, on the 57 tweed amp model...OMG, thats the strat tone I have been searching for for years, and here it is on an entry level modeling amp...way to go Fender... I love those guys.
Oh Man Dave. you were right! I couldn't stop playing last night Yep I melted when I put the guitar in the #4 Position. What a sound for a Modeling Amp!
JIM
The new Mustang III, IV and V models have been released:
http://www.fender.com/products/mustang/features.php
http://www.fender.com/products/mustang/comparison.php
100 persets, multi button foot switches, 100 watts to 150 watts (75 watt/channel stereo)
Prices range from 399$us for the III to 819$us for the V head and its matching 4 *12 cab.
OH MAN!!! Thanks for the Link!! Fender Struck GOLD with the Mustang!!
I have to go try out the New Model right away!
JIM
Someone on the Fender Mustang forum posted a piece they recorded using the Mustang I amp mic'ed with a APEX sm58 clone
Multple takes as different amps models were used in the l/r mix :)
Really quite impressive !
Here is a link to that thread @ Fender , first post has the recording attached at the bottom.
http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=48803
They are indeed deadly amps. I am going to mic mine with my sure SM58 soon. I tried recording with headphone/line out, it was pretty good, much better than I expected and really good sound, but still lacking over how it sounds out the speaker, it sounds so frigging good out the speaker slightly cranked doesn't it. Micing is the only way to record with these to capture the full sound.