8/14/2023 0 Comments Fender mustang amp v2 review![]() The Fender Mustang II is an amplifier that defies easy categorization. Perfection.With the Fender Mustang II, you have a killer practice amp, a solid backup amplifier, and a decent gigging amp that offers great connectivity and room for tonal expansion. Just pair it with the 4x12 Marshall cab and add a smidge of room reverb. The British Colour is a sim of an Orange amp.maybe the OR 50. I haven't powered up my Eleven Rack or HD500 since. New 4-Button Footswitch Modes Normal, Mode1 Lock, Mode2 Lock, Mode3 Lock New 2-Button Footswitch Modes Mod/Tap, Dly/Tap, Rvb/Tap, Mod/Dly, Mod/Rvb, Dly/Rvb New EXP-1 Control Screen (press and hold the encoder to access EXP-1 configuration menu) Enhanced Headphone/Recording Speaker Cabinet Simulations (higher definition, same as with the Fender Mustang Floor) From the Mustang Floor: Touch and Pedal Wahs are available in both Stomp and Mod categories. Improved Chromatic Pitch Shifter (stays in tune better, less warble)Ĩ. Diatonic Pitch Shifter new pitch effect providing diatonic harmonizing capabilityĢ. Stereo Preamp from the Mustang Floor: linear, flat eqġ. It's really a very good sounding amp, digital or not, and it's a bargain at it's selling price.ĥ. If they improved the footswitch arrangement, stompbox flexibility, and Fuse software, I'd give it a 10. I recommend it over the Spider IV's, Peavey, and Vox's for a great variety of amp-like tones, decent effects in a small package. Sorry, that's not user friendly.Īll in all, the MIII V2 is a killer amp for the money- very good sounds, lightweight, loud and solidly built for the money. You have to load them in the Preset Editor, then right click your preset and save it to the amp. They should look at Line 6's HD Edit which is more logical. There are some presets I've set up that need tap tempo and some that need delay on and off, and others that need mod on and off, etc. Also, a big help would be to have the 2 button functions set up by preset instead of globally. Using both the 2 and 4 button gives you more options, but it's not really logical. Since you only can access 3 at a time, they should have set it up to have a bank up or down button in steps of 3. You can't do banks of 4, and you have to set up your footswitch to bank up or down 10(!) presets. The footswitch arrangement is still klugey. Please Fender, give us more flexibility with the effects. Being able to have a OD and Comp available is one of my favorite chains, but you can't do it. The fact that you can't have two stomps at a time is still a big limitation to me. I really like the flanger after the amp model, which isn't the typical way you'd do it. The effects sound good- experimenting with placing before or after the amp model makes a huge difference. I haven't found a cab model that perfectly fits what a JCM800 should sound like. ![]() Maybe they were tweaked for the IV instead of the III. The Marshall models are improved over V1, but still a bit bright for my taste. Playing Blues with the '59 Bassman model for blues is very good- touch sensitive, and responds to the guitar volume like at tube amp. I'm using the Supersonic model and Marshalls for leads- they sound good, if a bit on the bright side. The Fender tones are great- I love the Deluxe models for edge of breakup rhythm tones, the Twin is very clean like it should. ![]() It has a very wide range of usable tones. I can't see a situation where I would need more ummph out of it for the regular playing situations I'm in. I'm hoping when the speaker breaks in, it will lose some of the brightness. I had the master at 5 with our loud drummer, and could easily get over the band on solos. I turn down the treble and presence a lot on many of my presets and trim the tone control on my guitar. It's a bright amp, but reasonably warm sounding. It responds to your guitar very similarly to a tube amp, maybe missing just a bit of the tube compression of tubes. The V2 is more organic and tube amp sounding than V1. I've rehearsed with it several times now, I wanted to really be able to give it a good try before reviewing it. But when I heard about V2 arriving, I sold V1 for the same amount I bought it, and bought the V2 new when it came out. ![]() I had the V1 for about 8-9 months because I like bringing a backup amp to my gigs, and it has to be able to cover a lot of sonic territory, be loud enough, lightweight and decent sounding. ![]()
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