For all the people looking for the Amp Names and the Amp Models they are supposed to represent, here they are: 60's Thrift = (Silvertone Amps), British Watts = (HiWatt Amps), British Color = (Orange Amps), British 60s = (Vox AC30), British 70s = (Marshall Plexi), British 80s = (Marshall JCM 800), Metal 2000 = (Peavy 5150), and American 90s = (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier). This is based on a LARGE consensus on the Fender Forums and not my own observations. Hope this helps
I picked up one of these used, huge bang for the buck. Ya gotta tweak your tones and find your favorites, but that's pretty easy to do. The amp models and effects are very tweakable, and you DON'T have to connect it to a computer to do it! The XLR output is a huge plus, especially for this price range. No regrets!
The MIII is an SS amp the tube traditionalists love to hate. Im a 35+ year guitar player, so Ive played through many of both. No long a gigging player, I have no need for tube amps that only like to be played at high volumes for good tone. These Mustangs are incredible for cheap cheap money. With some tweaks these are almost dead on accurate to the real thing. Minus maybe the shear volume needed to make that tubes need to break up.
I am a 50+ year guitar player and tube amp owner, and I 100% agree with you. I wish I had something like this baby when I went electric in 1967 (but then we were happy just to own ANY kind of crappy amp!)
Your videos inspired me to get an old mustang iii. I’m not a beginner but I live in New York and was looking for small and cheap to haul around on trains because the Vox AC30 is too heavy. I’m more of a Fender guy and never fell in love with my Vox but holy crap. This amp nails the tone of a ‘65 twin and a deluxe reverb.... THANK you dude
THIS! I recently went to a music store and tried the boss katana and mustang gt-100 but I ended up buying the last mustang IV the shop had in stock. I love the twins, deluxe reverbs, and Shane's personal supersonic patch (factory preset supersonic kinda sucks tbh).
I'm late seeing this, but gotta say, you talk to so many people in great ways with your music. This is a cool Idea here. I was googling SRV tone with a Fender Mustang and your video poped. I watch a ton of your stuff. all good!
Glad I kept mine for this long. I have the 2x12 mustang IV, and by the way there is also a 4 button foot switch and I believe you can cycle through all of the presets with it and more.
Perfectly done! .....finally someone that knows tone and doesn't go overboard with effects... keeping it subtle with some soulful attack.. Great stuff! Incredible sound actually... better than the real thing - it just never ends with these Amps : )
Thanks Shane, I find your videos on the Mustangs very helpful. I am learning how to make up some fine tones on my Mustang III. The 65 Deluxe has a sweet sound. All your videos are well done and really informative, great playing too!
These are killer. I have the Deluxe Reverb for most gigs (we play the same place all the time and store some gear there) but have this for playing in a variety of other venues and home practice. Gets a great tone, very versatile, and with the FUSE software is highly customizable. I am in much the same boat this guy is - made a few patches (four for me - 57 Tweed, 59 Bassman, 65 DR, 65 Twin) with OD and delay and just jammed with those. Very cool stuff.
I grew up on hand wired tube amp's.(That's all we had in the 60's! LOL) I have owned a load of cool tube amp's. Now I just have a Mustang 100 watt 1X12.It sounds really good.I've had it over 2 year's and so far all good.
I finally bought one after having watched your videos for quite some time. And let me just say this amp sounds soo good it's ridiculous. I used a line 6 x3, hd500 for years and this amp tone wise blows them out of the water. I just dialed in a 57 twin ch 86 with a greenbox and a bit of delay and my gosh it just sounds great ! Thanks
Hey Shane, very cool vid! I love this amp. So easy to get a good sound without any other gear. Your reviews reached a new level now, absolutely professional!
Thanks Shane, I've had my Mustang III for a while but never really delved into the customised side. Your video has helped me set it up so I'm really pleased with the tone and use of the foot switch. Thanks heaps.
Good stuff ! Nice to see another lefty player. ..I just love Fender Fuse man ! I love the British 60's (VOX) 1 Overdrive Pedal w/ spring reverb..Gain at 4, treb 8 , bass 6 mids 5 . Classic all around crunchy tone for Humbuckers . Cheers from CA
Hi there! I have the mustang iii v2 and when i try to reach a warm tone with settings ( i used a boss gt8 with it) change many different parameters and different amp simulations, the result is always a tone too open, too much treble, even if they are about 2-3 by level, expecially when i play with a loud volume. Is that normal or is there any adjustment that i can do?
Shane and his Fender Mustang info/videos are really helpful. I want a Mustang III V.2 SOOOO bad but I can't justify buying one until I can get rid of my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II.
grab the 4 way switch too Shane and you are set for every situation , i use mine in all my bands great great amp , great demos too , have a great new year
I have a v1, 3 and it us fantastic. Been gigging with it and it is plenty loud. Fuse is great to work with. This amp rocks. Wish I had another for a back up.
Hey Shane I been playin Left Handed Telecasters for 30 years. A tube amp lover but I've been gigging with a Mustang IV and practicing with a Mustang III since 2010. I just recently swapped to the V2 Mustangs and I love em too. I bought my mustangs for the same reason. I can gig in the Ft.Worth StockYards with a Mustang, my guitar, and one chord. Very little investment and a great sound. I play Country and Swing and I'll say the "great clean tones" are a little harder to dial in, but once you find em these Amps are clean and loud. Love you're videos man and Lefty's Rules....:-)Cheers
There's one at the shop I work in and I'm also impressed. A big improvement over the previous version is that the preset changes with the pedal are instant.
Good stuff!!! This will factor into my next amp buy because of this review. I have a Blues Jr that I love, but was thinking of upgrading to a DRRI. Now I'll test this out too. Thx.
Thanks for this video. I have same amp, same guitar and I hate the amp but your settings made it sound better and I hate the amp less now. Still gonna get a Vox Ac 30 but thx for helping make this modeling amp sound better.
I can't get a tone that sounds anywhere near this good from a 1 v2. With cab simulation on everything is very harsh and without it there is a fizz on even small amounts of od.
You really know how to dial the Mustang in. I just got a III and am a little overwhelmed in trying to get tones like yours. I do not have Win 8/10 on my PC so I might have to borrow one of my kid's computers to load and use Fuse. I might have to pick your brain a bit! And thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos!
+Stage Fright i can run fuse with no issues whatsoever with my 8 year old laptop running 32 bit vista....it doesent lag or nothing, fuse appears to be very stable and easy on system resources
Yeah, this thing is great. It has the ability to get great non metal distortion for light rock, blues etc... no other amp anywhere near this price range - including the new cheap tube amps - can do better. I think the vox vt+ is a good alternative, but the Mustang has eaiser presets and much superior effects. it is also more versatile.
Fatalstar08 there is so much STUFF packed into this amp. On top of there being 100 pre-sets, you can edit every one of them to your heart's content. There are at least ten amp choices, plus all of the stomp, mods, delays, and reverb for each. The fuse software is obsolete, but you can find people to help on facebook Mustang User sites. I won't bother with the math for how many different variations to can get out of this amp. Also, the more you play this amp the better the speaker gets - sound quality. This amp is the best darn invention since Mesa Boogie and Music Man designed their compact combos back in the 70's. I own a Mustang III and IV. I won't need anything else again. They are both very loud (150 watts) and being solid state, is lighter than a Fender Twin, and won't have to worry about tubes blowing. My combo weighs only 32 pounds (15 kilos). I've also tested my Mustang III against every Fender tube amp available, and the only one to come close in sound quality is the Bassbreaker. Ignore the tube aficionados. They have their own mindset and will never admit the new Fender solid state amps are excellent.
Totally agree with your line of thinking. I have an arsenal of tube amps and an A and B pedal board, but for practices and quick small gigs, I don't want to lug my 90 lb AC30 and Pedal Train Pro to a teeny stage and hope all my connections are good. Keeping it simple is a good thing. Too many choices = tweaking all the time...... I ordered one today with 10% discount, no tax, free ship. Can't go wrong with that. Plus able to return in a month! Had a Super Champ X2 for a grab and go practice amp, but not loud enough. This should be loud enough and have plenty of convincing tones to play a set or two! Thanks for the review!
For some reason, the Mustang sounds better. If you compared the Mustang to, say, a Princeton or old champ, then it might be similar or the older amps might be a bit warmer and tubish. But the Mustang for the money is a must for any studio or gigging musician. I still use my AC30 and Tungsten Cortez (all 100% tube amps) as my main amps.
Been using the M3 for a year now and can't bag on it too much. Some of the effects can sound digital but the tones from the models are pretty close. The reverbs are stellar. I use mine 90 percent of the time live and can't wait to see what fender does next.
@@michaeltatkiewicz65 oh ok. I was about to say I still play my mustang 3 at band practice. It still holds up decently for a digital amp over 10 years old. I wasn't too happy with the GT line either. They kinda missed it. The tone master series does relatively well though
love how full and round that tokai sounds. you could use it more often if you asked me. next thing - i'm convinced. i will get me a mustang 3 next week. i have been playing a jc-120 for over 30 years and i can't stand it any longer. it's a love/hate thing. you are fender's best advertising man.they should give you a wage.
Amen!!! Great job Shane!!! I know this is an oldie but a goodie. Listening to you dial in is inspiring. It's amazing how good the Mustangs are , and how off are the GTs. Seems like Fender should go back to the regular Mustangs and work from there. I believe if they kept them exactly as they were and lowered the price 20% , they would seriously damage their competitors.
hi shane, great demo as usual, really enjoyed this particular video with interest, nice tones you have here , i have the mustang 3 v1 which ive had for a couple of years now, and ive played around alot with different tones and effects. i play the amp through my deluxe tele, casino and strat and it sounds great. ive had no issue at all with the amp, its very reliable, a wide variety of tones readily available and everything is so easy to dial in, for the price and the tones/effects available the mustang amps would be very hard to beat..fender is on a winner here, keep up the good work mate
Hey Shane. Why is it that when I try to crank my Mustang III V2 it 'dips' out (volume goes completly off for 2-4 seconds)? It happens mainly when I use dirt pedals. But it does the same without any pedals. If I crank the master, the volume and start to turn up the gain, the volume dips out as though it can't handle the high volumes. Any explaination for this??
I am a right hand guitar player, and owner of a Mustang. I am glad to inform you that it works perfectly even with a right hand guitar, but there's a little trick you need to know: the guitar gotta have STRINGS (that's what has been working for me) LOL
Phew... I own a Fender DeVille, a Blues Junior, and I almost pulled the trigger on a Blues Deluxe Re-issue, but all of a sudden I am starting to believe that it's getting more and more possible to achieve great tones with cheaper amps such as this one... for home/occasional gig player, these are just great...
Would it be worth it to upgrade from a Mustang ii to a Mustang iii if I was only going to play it at low volumes in my apartment? I already upgraded from a Mustang i to a ii, and the improvement was noticeable but not overwhelming; but I'd buy a iii, or maybe even a iv, if it had better sound quality at low volume. I'm worried I would have to keep the volume so low it wouldn't sound right or turn it up and piss off my neighbors.
Shane, do you think these settings would give similar results to Mustangs II and even I? Is the modeling similar in those amps, or the bigger versions have different modeling systems? Thanks!
You mentioned you gig with the Mustang III. I'd like to see a demo of that. How do you setup your patches to line up with your setlist? Do you create your own and rename them whatever song you are covering? Can you control the amp from a footswitch during your entire gig?
You can. You can create your own presets and give them names, as well as switch between as many of the presets you choose with a footswitch. The Mustang III and up all come with footswitches.
Hello Shane: are you still using this amp ? YT shows you made this 6 years ago. I have the Mustang V. V2.... I really do like it and your vids helped me make the choice. I still go bak to review some trick settings. I do get a bit lost in the tweak game from all the choices. I dont gig so all my stuff is home use, still find options to keep me creating. Also....have you had any problems with it ? (Subscriber in US)
Still using mine as well. Great amp for home players! Not sure if the newest Mustang series is a big improvement over this version? Fender Fuse still works but it is a shame Fender does not support the software anymore! I was very pleased when discovering the Remuda app for these amps! Works great! Not sure if am going to upgrade to the newest. Would like to have a tube amp, but they will be to loud for home players I am afraid.
Do you think that would be a good idea to record a Bass guitar using the 59 bassman emulation of this amp (Via USB using the built in audio interface)? In this way I won't damage the speakers I guess. By the way, Do you think that if I use this amp with a bass guitar for rehearsals it would damage the speakers? (using again the 59 bassman emulation)
Setting the amp up using the amps controls ignores the Gain 2 setting. Is that Gain 2 setting just left "as is" in the basic amp factory preset, or did you twiddle with it at all to get that tone. Can you remember back that far when making this vid.....4 years ago ?
I enjoy the quality sound of the amp; my only problem is amp humming. It increases when I increase volume/gain, or if I use flanger effects. Would a sound suppressor help?
Man, I set these all up and play with my strat and they don't nearly have the bite yours does in the video. The AC15 preset you showed, for me to even come close to dirty, I need to crank the gain all the way and put and overdrive in front. You apparently don't. Are the pickups making that much of a difference here?
i tried to set my mustang 3 up with same settings and mine is too dirty.(noticably more than your sound)..??im getting overdrive even with my stomp not selected......are there other settings i need to do?..im using a tele style guitar ,mahogany body, tele single coil at neck and a mid 90's epiphone humbucker at the bridge
Hello Sir, I'm a bedroom player, is Mustang III louder than Mustang II,can i use Mustang III in my bedroom I can't decide between Mustang II or Mustang III. Can you help me? the sound quality of the mustang 3 is good at low volume?
Hey, I'd get the III, still sounds great at low volumes, has a awesome speaker. The LCD screen is a big plus and don't really need the fuse software. The III is way better then the ii the louder it gets. The Mustang III, IV, and V are Awesome, the I, and II are kinda cheaply made in my opinion.
The tone you get at 5:30 with your 335 and Fender '65 Deluxe is beautiful! But my tone with the same setting is darker, muddier and less defined. Any idea about where I went wrong?
I know this is an old video so I hope you see this, I'm having a hard time trying to decide between the mustang III v2 and a vox av60. I've come to realize that my living situation does not allow me use a tube amp to it's potential, volume is a problem. So I've decided to go with a solid state or modeling amp. I can hear the difference between a modeling amp and a tube amp, but in my opinion, some, modeling amps don't have a bad sound, they just sound slightly different. I don't know if you have any experience with the vox AV series, or maybe you have other recommendations as far as other modeling or solid state amps, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Awesome content by the way!
For all the people looking for the Amp Names and the Amp Models they are supposed to represent, here they are: 60's Thrift = (Silvertone Amps), British Watts = (HiWatt Amps), British Color = (Orange Amps), British 60s = (Vox AC30), British 70s = (Marshall Plexi), British 80s = (Marshall JCM 800), Metal 2000 = (Peavy 5150), and American 90s = (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier). This is based on a LARGE consensus on the Fender Forums and not my own observations. Hope this helps
Tkx, i always needed that info. If you’re so kind , if you can, peddles, next.? I figured out some of them, but that’s only about 50%.
Ive even looked at fenders site for information. They probably can’t give names.
I picked up one of these used, huge bang for the buck. Ya gotta tweak your tones and find your favorites, but that's pretty easy to do. The amp models and effects are very tweakable, and you DON'T have to connect it to a computer to do it! The XLR output is a huge plus, especially for this price range. No regrets!
Go a half stack for $200, not bad at all
best 2nd amp on market today
The MIII is an SS amp the tube traditionalists love to hate. Im a 35+ year guitar player, so Ive played through many of both. No long a gigging player, I have no need for tube amps that only like to be played at high volumes for good tone. These Mustangs are incredible for cheap cheap money. With some tweaks these are almost dead on accurate to the real thing. Minus maybe the shear volume needed to make that tubes need to break up.
And I almost forgot. Another great video Shane. Thanks for the work you put into these.
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I am a 50+ year guitar player and tube amp owner, and I 100% agree with you.
I wish I had something like this baby when I went electric in 1967 (but then we were happy just to own ANY kind of crappy amp!)
I agree. Been playing almost as long. Just click it on, dial in the .FUSE preset and start jamming.
One of the coolest features of the Mustang/Fuse is being able to share your presets online. Why not simply link the .fuse files in the description?
This amp plugged into two eminence red white and blues 12" speakers is absolutely amazing.
Your videos inspired me to get an old mustang iii. I’m not a beginner but I live in New York and was looking for small and cheap to haul around on trains because the Vox AC30 is too heavy. I’m more of a Fender guy and never fell in love with my Vox but holy crap. This amp nails the tone of a ‘65 twin and a deluxe reverb.... THANK you dude
THIS! I recently went to a music store and tried the boss katana and mustang gt-100 but I ended up buying the last mustang IV the shop had in stock. I love the twins, deluxe reverbs, and Shane's personal supersonic patch (factory preset supersonic kinda sucks tbh).
I'm late seeing this, but gotta say, you talk to so many people in great ways with your music. This is a cool Idea here. I was googling SRV tone with a Fender Mustang and your video poped. I watch a ton of your stuff. all good!
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed the videos :) Cheers.
+intheblues would you gig with this amp
+The guitar boss He says he uses the amp live about 20 seconds in :)
Did you find the SRV tone? That's how I got here and have a Mustang III V2
Fender Mustang is really cool. I 've got the Mustang II and it has got great features !
Glad I kept mine for this long. I have the 2x12 mustang IV, and by the way there is also a 4 button foot switch and I believe you can cycle through all of the presets with it and more.
Perfectly done! .....finally someone that knows tone and doesn't go overboard with effects... keeping it subtle with some soulful attack.. Great stuff! Incredible sound actually... better than the real thing - it just never ends with these Amps : )
thanks Linux :)
I just purchased one of these and am pretty stoked about getting to learn more! Thanks for the tips to get me started.
I still own this amp and think it's a great amp for at home even though it's a 100watt amp. Check out the Android Remuda amp to control the amp.
Thanks Shane, I find your videos on the Mustangs very helpful. I am learning how to make up some fine tones on my Mustang III. The 65 Deluxe has a sweet sound. All your videos are well done and really informative, great playing too!
We have these at school and they rock, they even do a good metal tone.
These are killer. I have the Deluxe Reverb for most gigs (we play the same place all the time and store some gear there) but have this for playing in a variety of other venues and home practice. Gets a great tone, very versatile, and with the FUSE software is highly customizable. I am in much the same boat this guy is - made a few patches (four for me - 57 Tweed, 59 Bassman, 65 DR, 65 Twin) with OD and delay and just jammed with those. Very cool stuff.
I LOVE the Supersonic sound. Fantastic sustain
I grew up on hand wired tube amp's.(That's all we had in the 60's! LOL) I have owned a load of cool tube amp's. Now I just have a Mustang 100 watt 1X12.It sounds really good.I've had it over 2 year's and so far all good.
I finally bought one after having watched your videos for quite some time. And let me just say this amp sounds soo good it's ridiculous. I used a line 6 x3, hd500 for years and this amp tone wise blows them out of the water. I just dialed in a 57 twin ch 86 with a greenbox and a bit of delay and my gosh it just sounds great ! Thanks
Hey Shane, very cool vid! I love this amp. So easy to get a good sound without any other gear. Your reviews reached a new level now, absolutely professional!
Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate the nice feedback. :) Way more to come over the next few days too. I just shot 12 more videos.
Thanks Shane, I've had my Mustang III for a while but never really delved into the customised side. Your video has helped me set it up so I'm really pleased with the tone and use of the foot switch. Thanks heaps.
Mine comes in today. I wanted a good sounding, portable combo and your videos are what sold me on this amp. Thanks man.
Good stuff ! Nice to see another lefty player. ..I just love Fender Fuse man ! I love the British 60's (VOX) 1 Overdrive Pedal w/ spring reverb..Gain at 4, treb 8 , bass 6 mids 5 . Classic all around crunchy tone for Humbuckers . Cheers from CA
Was shocked on the blind test M3 vs Eric Clapton. Great tone and potential for this solid state stuff.
Hi there! I have the mustang iii v2 and when i try to reach a warm tone with settings ( i used a boss gt8 with it) change many different parameters and different amp simulations, the result is always a tone too open, too much treble, even if they are about 2-3 by level, expecially when i play with a loud volume. Is that normal or is there any adjustment that i can do?
Shane and his Fender Mustang info/videos are really helpful. I want a Mustang III V.2 SOOOO bad but I can't justify buying one until I can get rid of my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II.
For a solid state , it sounds good . Of course your playing has a lot to do with that .
grab the 4 way switch too Shane and you are set for every situation , i use mine in all my bands great great amp , great demos too , have a great new year
I have a v1, 3 and it us fantastic. Been gigging with it and it is plenty loud. Fuse is great to work with. This amp rocks. Wish I had another for a back up.
at first, good job fellow! I've owned the Mustang III for over five years and I'm still excited. The "emulated" fender tone still gets me hot!
Sold my fender for a Boss Katana 50. Love it.
Hey Shane
I been playin Left Handed Telecasters for 30 years. A tube amp lover but I've been gigging with a Mustang IV and practicing with a Mustang III since 2010. I just recently swapped to the V2 Mustangs and I love em too. I bought my mustangs for the same reason. I can gig in the Ft.Worth StockYards with a Mustang, my guitar, and one chord. Very little investment and a great sound. I play Country and Swing and I'll say the "great clean tones" are a little harder to dial in, but once you find em these Amps are clean and loud. Love you're videos man and Lefty's Rules....:-)Cheers
There's one at the shop I work in and I'm also impressed. A big improvement over the previous version is that the preset changes with the pedal are instant.
I own a fender 3. Love it stang
45 is my fav right now
Good stuff!!! This will factor into my next amp buy because of this review. I have a Blues Jr that I love, but was thinking of upgrading to a DRRI. Now I'll test this out too. Thx.
Thanks for this video. I have same amp, same guitar and I hate the amp but your settings made it sound better and I hate the amp less now. Still gonna get a Vox Ac 30 but thx for helping make this modeling amp sound better.
Your VOX AC15C1 setting is killer. I use this setting with a Les Paul, fantastic bite.
I put a red back speaker in this same amp and gave it killer sound
I can't get a tone that sounds anywhere near this good from a 1 v2. With cab simulation on everything is very harsh and without it there is a fizz on even small amounts of od.
You really know how to dial the Mustang in. I just got a III and am a little overwhelmed in trying to get tones like yours. I do not have Win 8/10 on my PC so I might have to borrow one of my kid's computers to load and use Fuse. I might have to pick your brain a bit! And thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos!
+Stage Fright you can use fuse with Win 7
+Stage Fright
i can run fuse with no issues whatsoever with my 8 year old laptop running 32 bit vista....it doesent lag or nothing, fuse appears to be very stable and easy on system resources
Yeah, this thing is great. It has the ability to get great non metal distortion for light rock, blues etc... no other amp anywhere near this price range - including the new cheap tube amps - can do better. I think the vox vt+ is a good alternative, but the Mustang has eaiser presets and much superior effects. it is also more versatile.
You have dialed in some great tones, but you didn't go into your compression settings, drive, delay etc. Would love to see that.
Fatalstar08 there is so much STUFF packed into this amp. On top of there being 100 pre-sets, you can edit every one of them to your heart's content. There are at least ten amp choices, plus all of the stomp, mods, delays, and reverb for each. The fuse software is obsolete, but you can find people to help on facebook Mustang User sites. I won't bother with the math for how many different variations to can get out of this amp. Also, the more you play this amp the better the speaker gets - sound quality. This amp is the best darn invention since Mesa Boogie and Music Man designed their compact combos back in the 70's. I own a Mustang III and IV. I won't need anything else again. They are both very loud (150 watts) and being solid state, is lighter than a Fender Twin, and won't have to worry about tubes blowing. My combo weighs only 32 pounds (15 kilos). I've also tested my Mustang III against every Fender tube amp available, and the only one to come close in sound quality is the Bassbreaker. Ignore the tube aficionados. They have their own mindset and will never admit the new Fender solid state amps are excellent.
@@golfhound thanks for the reply and great info! I miss the Fuse community and site 😔 I wish there was some mirror site or something
I have the Mustang ii v2. Do you think that was a good amp too? I play mostly blues and classic rock.
Totally agree with your line of thinking. I have an arsenal of tube amps and an A and B pedal board, but for practices and quick small gigs, I don't want to lug my 90 lb AC30 and Pedal Train Pro to a teeny stage and hope all my connections are good. Keeping it simple is a good thing. Too many choices = tweaking all the time......
I ordered one today with 10% discount, no tax, free ship. Can't go wrong with that. Plus able to return in a month! Had a Super Champ X2 for a grab and go practice amp, but not loud enough. This should be loud enough and have plenty of convincing tones to play a set or two! Thanks for the review!
So how does the tone you get with the Mustang compare to the tube tone of the Champ X2? Is the Mustang living up to expectation for you? Thanks!
For some reason, the Mustang sounds better. If you compared the Mustang to, say, a Princeton or old champ, then it might be similar or the older amps might be a bit warmer and tubish. But the Mustang for the money is a must for any studio or gigging musician. I still use my AC30 and Tungsten Cortez (all 100% tube amps) as my main amps.
The AC15 setting sounds too Fendery. I have a Vox VT40 and the Fender models sound too Voxy. Guess that's no surprise.
Ending up on some crazy metal thing ha. Is actually pretty fun 🎉
Been using the M3 for a year now and can't bag on it too much. Some of the effects can sound digital but the tones from the models are pretty close. The reverbs are stellar. I use mine 90 percent of the time live and can't wait to see what fender does next.
Did not age well lol
@@michaeltatkiewicz65 why didn't it age well?
Fender 3 is still better that the gt
@@michaeltatkiewicz65 oh ok. I was about to say I still play my mustang 3 at band practice. It still holds up decently for a digital amp over 10 years old. I wasn't too happy with the GT line either. They kinda missed it. The tone master series does relatively well though
What they did next was ruin it.
love how full and round that tokai sounds. you could use it more often if you asked me.
next thing - i'm convinced. i will get me a mustang 3 next week.
i have been playing a jc-120 for over 30 years and i can't stand it any longer. it's a love/hate thing.
you are fender's best advertising man.they should give you a wage.
Amen!!!
Great job Shane!!!
I know this is an oldie but a goodie.
Listening to you dial in is inspiring.
It's amazing how good the Mustangs are , and how off are the GTs. Seems like Fender should go back to the regular Mustangs and work from there. I believe if they kept them exactly as they were and lowered the price 20% , they would seriously damage their competitors.
Just great tones.. I almost didn't even bother to watch this one.. Cool little amp
hi shane, great demo as usual, really enjoyed this particular video with interest, nice tones you have here , i have the mustang 3 v1 which ive had for a couple of years now, and ive played around alot with different tones and effects. i play the amp through my deluxe tele, casino and strat and it sounds great. ive had no issue at all with the amp, its very reliable, a wide variety of tones readily available and everything is so easy to dial in, for the price and the tones/effects available the mustang amps would be very hard to beat..fender is on a winner here, keep up the good work mate
Hey Shane. Why is it that when I try to crank my Mustang III V2 it 'dips' out (volume goes completly off for 2-4 seconds)? It happens mainly when I use dirt pedals. But it does the same without any pedals. If I crank the master, the volume and start to turn up the gain, the volume dips out as though it can't handle the high volumes.
Any explaination for this??
Hey man you get some killer tones with that mustang...nice. And great playing too.
Thanks :-)
I'm impressed; pretty nice for a modeling amp.
OMG, I'm going to buy this amp right now.
will this work for a right handed guitar too? lol thanks for posting very good video, i have m3 and strat, i love it.
are you fuckin nuts??
Max can't you understand humor?
You can., but must you a right handed pick
I am a right hand guitar player, and owner of a Mustang. I am glad to inform you that it works perfectly even with a right hand guitar, but there's a little trick you need to know: the guitar gotta have STRINGS (that's what has been working for me) LOL
Wow sounds amazing my friend! You're gonna make me buy one of these things!
This is a lesson in how to review an amp
THAT SUPER SONIC PATCH SOUNDS GREAT
Shane you've got that amp sorted. I use one live and cannot fault it. Great demo too :-)
Phew... I own a Fender DeVille, a Blues Junior, and I almost pulled the trigger on a Blues Deluxe Re-issue, but all of a sudden I am starting to believe that it's getting more and more possible to achieve great tones with cheaper amps such as this one... for home/occasional gig player, these are just great...
Would it be worth it to upgrade from a Mustang ii to a Mustang iii if I was only going to play it at low volumes in my apartment? I already upgraded from a Mustang i to a ii, and the improvement was noticeable but not overwhelming; but I'd buy a iii, or maybe even a iv, if it had better sound quality at low volume. I'm worried I would have to keep the volume so low it wouldn't sound right or turn it up and piss off my neighbors.
You're making me want one of these! I'd like to try the Blackstar ID series too. It would be nice to have a backup for my Blues jr.
Are you using Fender Fuse? Because I would love to do this and I have a Fender Mustang 1 v2 but it never works for me. Any help? Thanks.
FENDER MUSTANG FTW !!!
Great amp. Thanx for the great Mustang Mondays:-)
But where are the screen captures for the effects do not see them. What are the settings for tour effects.
Shane, do you think these settings would give similar results to Mustangs II and even I? Is the modeling similar in those amps, or the bigger versions have different modeling systems? Thanks!
Hi the software is gone that you use to get on there site would you know where I could get them thanks
You mentioned you gig with the Mustang III. I'd like to see a demo of that. How do you setup your patches to line up with your setlist? Do you create your own and rename them whatever song you are covering? Can you control the amp from a footswitch during your entire gig?
You can. You can create your own presets and give them names, as well as switch between as many of the presets you choose with a footswitch. The Mustang III and up all come with footswitches.
Hello Shane: are you still using this amp ? YT shows you made this 6 years ago. I have the Mustang V. V2.... I really do like it and your vids helped me make the choice. I still go bak to review some trick settings. I do get a bit lost in the tweak game from all the choices. I dont gig so all my stuff is home use, still find options to keep me creating. Also....have you had any problems with it ? (Subscriber in US)
Still using mine as well. Great amp for home players! Not sure if the newest Mustang series is a big improvement over this version? Fender Fuse still works but it is a shame Fender does not support the software anymore! I was very pleased when discovering the Remuda app for these amps! Works great! Not sure if am going to upgrade to the newest. Would like to have a tube amp, but they will be to loud for home players I am afraid.
Hi Shane,
Where can I get the fender universal asio driver? It means I can record via USB! Maybe someone else knows something?
Hi there! How do I use the 2 button footswith like you use yours on this video? Mine just calls new presets... Thank you so much!
How do I get the presets as it seems the fuse app gone now thanks
Nice video btw, I think I might get this amp, I also like to keep it simple, maybe 3 or 4 presets and Im good.
Does anyone know if these are compatible with the Mustang 1? I'm new to the Fender fuse world, so sorry if this is a dumb question.
Do you think that would be a good idea to record a Bass guitar using the 59 bassman emulation of this amp (Via USB using the built in audio interface)? In this way I won't damage the speakers I guess.
By the way, Do you think that if I use this amp with a bass guitar for rehearsals it would damage the speakers? (using again the 59 bassman emulation)
Is there maybe a big difference between the mustang 1 V2 and the mustang 3? I have the same settings as u have but it doesnt sound that well.
Great vid 👍
Setting the amp up using the amps controls ignores the Gain 2 setting. Is that Gain 2 setting just left "as is" in the basic amp factory preset, or did you twiddle with it at all to get that tone. Can you remember back that far when making this vid.....4 years ago ?
I have the v3, Im finished with tubes, im also getting the v5, and cab
I enjoy the quality sound of the amp; my only problem is amp humming. It increases when I increase volume/gain, or if I use flanger effects. Would a sound suppressor help?
Mine is too bright with my ltd ec 256 what am I doing wrong
Does anyone know if the Mustang V head has the same amps/tone quality as the Mustang III v2? Thanks
Man, I set these all up and play with my strat and they don't nearly have the bite yours does in the video. The AC15 preset you showed, for me to even come close to dirty, I need to crank the gain all the way and put and overdrive in front. You apparently don't. Are the pickups making that much of a difference here?
Are you left handed or is the video flipped? Watching lefties always makes me feel like im in some alternate universe lol
He's a lefty mate.
Look at the guitar and amp logos for correct positioning to confirm the video is not inverted
i tried to set my mustang 3 up with same settings and mine is too dirty.(noticably more than your sound)..??im getting overdrive even with my stomp not selected......are there other settings i need to do?..im using a tele style guitar ,mahogany body, tele single coil at neck and a mid 90's epiphone humbucker at the bridge
Try downloading my patches. Search Fender Fuse for "intheblues" or "mustang monday". Cheers
Which amp model do you think has/ is known for the most clean headroom?
Hello Sir, I'm a bedroom player, is Mustang III louder than Mustang II,can i use Mustang III in my bedroom I can't decide between Mustang II or Mustang III. Can you help me? the sound quality of the mustang 3 is good at low volume?
Hey, I'd get the III, still sounds great at low volumes, has a awesome speaker. The LCD screen is a big plus and don't really need the fuse software. The III is way better then the ii the louder it gets. The Mustang III, IV, and V are Awesome, the I, and II are kinda cheaply made in my opinion.
Thanks for your video, I'd like to ask you how can we get B.B. King's sound.
Thanks
There's something wrong with your guitar. They put the neck on backwards :-)
Something tells me I'd be happier with a 'Stang than my spider IV
Great review....thanks!
What delay settings did you use? I can't quite catch them!
The tone you get at 5:30 with your 335 and Fender '65 Deluxe is beautiful! But my tone with the same setting is darker, muddier and less defined. Any idea about where I went wrong?
it sounds great but I'm new at this so I was WONDERING WHAT SETTINGS YOU USED FPR AMP. STOMP, MOD, DELAY, AND REVERB
Love it Shane! Would you mind putting up the Vox AC15 preset? Thanks!
I know this is an old video so I hope you see this, I'm having a hard time trying to decide between the mustang III v2 and a vox av60. I've come to realize that my living situation does not allow me use a tube amp to it's potential, volume is a problem. So I've decided to go with a solid state or modeling amp. I can hear the difference between a modeling amp and a tube amp, but in my opinion, some, modeling amps don't have a bad sound, they just sound slightly different. I don't know if you have any experience with the vox AV series, or maybe you have other recommendations as far as other modeling or solid state amps, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Awesome content by the way!
Fender stopped with Fuse software. Google to their website and see for yourself. Why nobody tell thiis ???
Hi Shane,
Was this video made with that 57 mic?