These Mustangs one thing everyone agrees is that there own Fender mods- twin reverb etc. is incredible as you would guess since its there creations- I like the Champion 40 for its simplicity but you do not get those Fender mods some of the voicing is close but if you know what your doing (unlike me this Mustang rocks).
That depends, for user friendliness I prefer a tablet where I can see what I'm doing anyway. You can with Medusa an app on your iPhone or Android..try it out.
Martin, I have been watching Videos the last few days to decide on which modeling Amp I wanted... I kept coming back to this one... You have helped me make up my mind to choose the Fender Mustang II V.2 over the Marshall Code 50 watt and Peavey and Line6... And Dude, YOU play very nicely! Thank you.
Brilliant video! Thank you for simplifying the creation of a new preset. You've got amazing guitar skills. I've never heard this amp sound this good in any other video. Well done!👍
I just got a very nice used one for 60.00 at Guitar Center. At first it was a bit overwhelming, but after watching a few demo videos & messing with it for a while, I got a grasp of what it could do. Now, this guy's got it down, plus he's a hell of a player, so watch and learn, then go get one for yourself, it will make you want to play for hours on end. A great little amp!
Anton, thank you for this review... You couldn't have chosen better guitar styles & tunes for the Fender tube amps! Lenny sounds very authentic & those blues arrangements were perfect. Full of atmosphere & very relevant... the best demo on RU-vid :-)
Great video, helped me to get a better understanding of how this amp works, I have the same amp hooked up to my 2019 Fender Player Series Mexican Strat and I don't come close to getting those awesome sounds you were putting out, I just can't find that one sound I've been looking for.............
Had this amp for over a year, didnt know I could do this. Ive def edited them before without knowing and have always been frustrated that some of them sound so terrible. Time to fix it. 😂 my mentality has always been just stick to the amber those sound best but now Im about to go get those new custom tones! Merry chrysler
You should try the fender fuse software, you can add in take away the delay pedals, put them infront of the amp , in the effects loop, add compressors, all that stuff you can do visually. I dont know how any one managed to use this amp without the software, sad to hear they were left on stock presets hah, you can really dial in some nice tones with these amps and the software makes it so much easier. You can even turn off the cab and use your own impulse responses in your DAW. Once its hooked up with USB it acts as interface too so you're good to record, mix and match with external plugins or even turn everything off and use the studio preamp mode makes it act like a direct input that you can run all VST plugins instead. Not the best specs (44.1khz 16 bit) for an audio interface but not bad for an all in one package.
That was great! I really like super-sonic, and biritsh 60s models. '65 Twin Reverb, '59 Basman and '57 Deluxe were spot on too. With a little tweaking you can really get a great sound out of this.
I looked at a few reviews, yours was by far the best. I bought my Peavey combo new in 1979, the Mustang will be the second combo I've ever purchased! Thanks.
I love that "britsh 60" sound. Nowadays there's some good solid state amp with this sound? (only EQ controls, volume and "gain/saturation". Simple stuff). Vox are too much expensive.
Vox Valvetronix lineup,Vox AV 15-30,Orange Crush 35RT,Fender Champion lineup,Joyo hybrid heads.I hope i helped you,those will cost you anywhere from 100-340 bucks BUT don't forget to check the used market for gems
+Perry Toad thnx for your comment Perry! the pro junior is a small tube amp, but its true that the possibilities on the mustang are great. The mustang is cheap...so perhaps you can have them both;o) kind regards, Martin
That is world class riffage. I came to gather info about the Mustang II and, in addition to learning a lot about that piece of gear, I heard some sharp and stunning fretcraft.
Great review and some damn good picking. I just got one of these amps today with no owners manual, don't think I need one now other than the pedal I just ordered. .
After you saved the preset on green B, when you scroll the preset knob and come back to green B. The little red LED will light up in the top left corner above the Gain knob. That indicates its a saved preset?
Good question! as a matter of fact I didn't noticed it. Don't have the amp anymore. But I think you could be right about it. Maybe you can find it in the manuel?
I had this amp for about a year now.....never knew how to properly use it. Thank you. As to my understanding the green bank is where I can make a custom tone and that's it?
Great video! I've been using this amp for several years with a mic to a Zoom 12 then onto a Bose L1 Mod II, but only have a few presets I normally use. Manual says Amber is all factory presets and can't change without Fuse, but I'm able to change treble, bass, effects, etc. and save. Is this a glitch in my amp? Not cause for concern I guess, but seems I can do anything in Amber that I can in Green and Red, just curious. Thank you!
Your tone is so clean, i got amp like this but when i use gains or distorted tones, i get so much feedback from the amp, its so annoying, can someone help me remove those feedbacks?
Hello Martin . Very good review . I'm planning to get a new amp , and watched your demos about the Mustang II , and the Fender Champion 40 . Hard to make up my mind between these two , since both seem to sound good . Which one do you prefer soundwise ? and which one would you recommend . Very good playing by the way , congrats .
thiphu nguyen thanks for comment! Personally I prefer the Fender Champion 40. It is less complicated. But if you can't make up your mind it is best to check them out in a local store. All the best!
thiphu nguyen My main amp is a tube amp but wanted lightweight amp for practice to carry from room to room in my house. Had a Mustang II. Did not like it. Factory presets are unuseable, and generally I found the tone to be artificial and digital. To get better tones from this amp you MUST plug the amp into your computer and interface with the Fender FUSE software. I ended up spending more time tweaking the presets than I did playing. Now have a Champion 40 for practice which I like much better. Simple to use, great tones. More like a Superchamp xd (tube/ss hybrid) than a Mustang. Great little solid state amp!
Why use a mic and an audio interface at all? I have connected my guitar to mustang II guitar amp. Then, using an aux cable, i have connected the headphone output of my (fender) guitar amp to my laptop mic input!!! The laptop is running Audacity software. Please tell me what I'm missing compared to the setup you shown us....thanks!!
Hey Daniel. Green Day guitarist uses Marshall Plexi. In fact a blend of 2 amps. Watch this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7uomdMrkNgA.html So its british 60 or 80 Hope you find it✌️
if have this amp . no need buy pedals. many amps do not go well with pedals anyways. here you have everything a rock and blues guitar player wants and also a country musician.
can you show some more features of this amp? mainly metal wise because your playing was high and I wanted to see if it goes deep enough, also does it allow or come with distortion? without a pedal (If i missed you point some of these out tell me the times in the video please)
Mack Obrisky Well its a modeling amp with with lots of different sounds straight out of the amp, if that is what you mean? You don't need pedals for that. just check the video. Not possible to show more features, sorry
Maybe you should look at his gear. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aAt70OcyTN4.html Perhaps it brings you closer to the settings you might need
Is this good for an intermediate beginner (6 months playing)? Would be on an ibanez playing metallica, red hot chili peppers, and some cleaner mellower tones every so often. Great video btw
What did you ending up getting, for whatever you chose don't matter, get whatever feels good to you or sounds good to you as well, whatever makes your boat floats
champion 40, mustang ii, or vox vt20!? Which has the cleanest purest tones andjust the best sound overall? They all seem versatile. I just got a 60s classic strat
Hello Paul. When you use the preset, the tone knobs are not activated. So it makes no different of it is on 10 or 5. As soon as you turn the knob they are activated and then you can change high, mid, gain etc.
I was looking to buy this amp and an Epiphone ES-335 and I have money for the amp right now, but I don't know if I should buy the guitar first 'cause I have a shitty mini amp that uses 9V batteries, also if I buy the amp first I'll need to wait a lot of time for the guitar, what you guys think that I gotta do first? :/
Need Hep Please asap whats a better amp the Fender Mustang II v2 or the Fender Champon 40? i have a American Fender Strat Deluxe 2015 but im wanting to play a bit of everything but my main choice is things like fleetwood mac the eagles and old stuff like that what would be more suitable please help me
Mustang does not sound as open and full as Champion !!!! Mustang has a greater variety of tones but sounds kinda boxy . I would suggest go for Champion as you have a Fender strat !!!
Great demo Martin considering the II or III. Probably go for the II as III maybe too loud for home usage? Also what is the name of the song you played with the 68 Twin Reverb it was excellent? thanks
+glh1956 Tnx for your comment. For homeplay the II will work fine! the song with the twin reverb is influenced by Jimi Hendrix. First part are fragments of "Lenny" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) last part is "Third Stone From The " (Jimi Hendrix). kind regards, Martin
I have this amp it's really complicated to use not user friendly at all. No manual comes with the amp . I got mine in September 2020 no fender fuse back up had to buy Remuda app £6:49 to try to get presets still hard work and a up hill struggle . Don't get my Wrong it's a good amp and capable of so much . I would like someone to post a video of putting pre-sets in Remuda as Fender fuse don't backup the amp anymore .
David Rodriguez Not sure if I understand the question. If you chance the preset it is changed. There is a way to go back to the factory settings, you can read it in the manual
You can adjust the effects level by holding down the EXIT button while rotating either the MOD or DLY/REV knob, depending on which effect type you want to adjust. For clean sound I always use a clean amp setting like twin reverb for example
To get a completely clean sound turn the amp off, wait 5 seconds, hold the tap button down and turn on the amp. I think this only works in the pre-set modes.
I didn't try a footswitch on it, but I think it wil work with another footswitch to. If you have to buy a footswitch I would go for the Fender, cause it is not so expensive Check this page www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/fender-2-button-footswitch-for-mustang-amps#productDetail The tuner works fine. For practise it is handy. Live I prefer a floor tuner like BossTU 2 or TU 3. It is easier to use and it also buffers your guitar signal. Rock on! Martin
Lajos Vas For country you need a good clean twang like twin reverb. You can check this site for inspiration www.fender.com/tone/presets/surf-jam-1223368880
