Fender mustang amp4/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Recorders, Classroom & Plastic Instruments.Signal Processors, Converters & Preamps.Versatility, affordability and flexibility puts this amp in my top five. Modeling is definitely the way of the future, and Fender delivers their trusted quality with a great set of amps. It is included with a GTX-100 but not the GTX-50. I’d also recommend getting the GTX-7 7 button foot switch to control your show like a pedal board would. I barely had the master volume at half at any time I used it live. The amp, despite its small footprint, is way loud enough to cut through an entire band. The sound man was rather happy with the line outs on the back of the amp, freeing up some of his 57’s and giving him the sound and feel that he desired. From tap tempos to shimmering reverbs, I was able to get it all. I only brought the amp, purposely forgetting my pedalboard, and was able to control all the effects and preset changes between songs from the app itself. I’ve gotten to take this amp out a handful of times live, mostly to a couple church gigs which really put this amp to the test. There are even a couple studio effects including a compressor that alleviate added DSP on my UA Apollo on the way in. Everything I had on the board has a model in the amp, with a very accurate sound and feel to them as well. The onboard stompboxes virtually got rid of the ginormous pedalboard that was living under my desk. It sounds and feels so close to the real deal and even easier to “mic” up and get in the mix. I have a couple of the real models in my studio, and for the sake of continuity and ease I’ve since put the GTX in place of them. It is super reactive to my playing and accurately tracks my picking with no hint of latency.Īs you would expect, the Fender models are where this amp shines and sounds the greatest. The dirty amps clean up and with the roll back of the volume, there’s none of that unexplained “hiss” in the top end that modeling amps have had in the past. All the amp models globally sound amazing and react just like they would if they were the real deal. It’s reminiscent to some of my favorite VST amps that I have in other in-the-box units, which gave me a good starting point when it came to loading sounds. ![]() I had thrown the amp through the fire as soon as I took it out of the box, loaded up a session and the desired tone I wanted within a few minutes. I love that this amp gives me the versatility and variability of many VST amp modelers, without taking up any CPU power from my computer. Further, I’m able to mute the sound so I can just hear the amp through my studio monitors or headphones and not create anymore unwanted room noise. The compact size of the amp and app flexibility lets me place it out of the way in my studio, yet still being able to control every single sound at my fingertips. Though I’ve mic’d this amp up before, the line outputs have a great cab and mic IR loaded up on them, giving it the feel of an amp being in the room despite being plugged directly into your system. ![]() With the help of the stereo XLR line-outputs on the back of the amp, I have it patched in and fired up at all times, giving me the chance to use it as soon as the inspiration hits. This amp predominantly lives as a centerpiece in my home studio. ![]()
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