There's a general lack of guidance on the internet (including the manuals) on the basics of how this amp functions but this video clarifies a lot so thanks for posting.
I am a beginner guitar player at age 55. I bought this same used amp to go with an electric guitar I inherited from a family member who passed. There was not instructions and FINALLY, FINALLY, I found someone who explain this with amazing patience. Your detail and simple explanation with providing the sound for a beginner to understand was fantastic. Thank you so much. I hope you make one to help understand the amps (ability) to download off the Fender site.
Glad you like the amp ! I like mine quite a bit too. If you don't have the Fender Fuse software for it, you can find on the CZcams Channel called " In the Blues". The guy named Shane , who's channel it is, has the software link posted for free, if you look for the Mustang vids in his You Tube video library.
Same here. 55. living room player. Can't read music, just mucking around by ear - making stuff up as I go and after 20 yrs with a basic $15 amp with no effects, got this one used 2 days ago for $80- now almost blinded by choice and trying not to get overwhelmed. Now i can get that bluesy tone with delay and some echo/reverb which I dreamed of all these years.
Boy did I need this tutorial!! I bought a used one (May 2023) and needed to know how it operates. I called Fender and they no longer do support for it. So, whomever owned it last, left me stuck with their presets. Ugh! Thank you for this video!! 👍
Thanks very much for explaining these settings. Especially on how to get a clean sound!. That was what I was wanting to have, but never seem to figure out. Thanks :)
Another old beginner thanks you. I just ordered one of these and am starting to think it's too much. But we'll see. Thanks for showing how to get a clean sound.
I normally play through a blues Jr. 4 but got one of these in a trade today and thought it would just be a fun little practice amp but I was pulling my hair out trying to find a clean sound as you described so I want to thank you for showing us that little hold both buttons trick , it works great 👍 thank you , much appreciated 👍 thank you !
Thanks for the clean tone setting. Have found this amp to be totally frustrating, Worse still I bought it just after Fender abandoned Fuse. Have got a copy now and Remuda for my tablet.
Remarkable tutorial. I just bought one along with a old Les Paul 100. But what I'm really looking forward to is running my 87 Charvel MJ HSS through it
@@jimdep6542 I am not wealthy by material means, I just enjoy buying old gear and guitars and restoring. I have to admit that the Mustang is a versatile and efficient as well as cost effective way to get nice replications of tones that would otherwise be costly
That's a great little amp, isn't it ? I really enjoy it and thanks for this video. Well done. ......and BTW, there's a few other websites that are posting the Fender FUSE software for free, since the Fender company is too cheap to do it anymore.
@@jwf2125 Fender stopped posting the FUSE download on their website, but the downloadable software still works. It doesn't rely on the internet to work.
@@jwf2125 They discontinued hosting on their website but it still works,. There's plenty of other's who are making it available to download for free and it doesn't need the internet to work.
Great tutorial. If you want to save the effects do you push the SAVE button after each selected effect...eg..each of the MOD, DELAY and REVERB as selected?
My understanding of gain is that it's the power going through your amp. It is not another volume control. Too much gain and the overall sound distorts. Not enough, and you don't get the full sound. I suggest turning the gain up until distortion starts and then back it off a little.
Thanks for the video. It's very informative. I have this amp and I'm having a very specific problem. I'm practicing using a backing track that I pump in the amp thru my Android phone (aux input). I play along and listen thru earphones (I live in an apt building). So now I want to record myself playing with the backing track. I use Audacity with a Windows laptop connecting with the USB out from the amp. However, unlike the earphones output, the USB only outputs the guitar. The backing track isn't picked up by Audacity even though I'm hearing it (and the guitar) in my earphones. I'm hoping you or anyone else out there has a solution. Thanks.
@@bill9989 I’ve had mine a year and haven’t used it much because I have quite a few others . Sucks to find out you can’t record from auxiliary like apps on your phone
I know this is two years late but you could use a long male to male 3.5 mm cable and connect from amp headphone jack to your microphone jack on your computer and then connect your headphones to the headphone jack on your computer. That way you would get the aux input from you amp as well as guitar to your computer for recording and would be able to hear it through your computers headphone jack. But I don't know if that would cause a delay. Alternatively, you can buy a simple headphone jack splitter that you can connect to the headphone out on your amp. Then plug your headphones in the the splitter as well as connect a male to male 3.5 mm cable from the splitter to your microphone jack on your computer. That should work to record both output from your amp aux and guitar on your computer. BEST WAY: Another approach which is probably the best is to use an audio interface connected to your computer. With an audio interface you can even connect your guitar directly to the interface (so no amp needed), record the guitar and add filters to the guitar sounds. ALSO, you can just connect a male 3.5 mm to male 1/4" cable from your headphone jack on the amp to the 1/4" jack on the audio interface and then use the headphone jack on the audio interface to listen to the guitar and amp aux music usually with any delay whatsoever. This is probably the best way to go. The audio interface connect to your computer through usb so your can record whatever comes through the interface.
@@seniorbeginnerguitar No, I'm not kidding, there are beginners you know. And my other problem is I can't get a "dry" sound, there is too much sustain, each note goes on and on. If you could help me, I'd be most happy! Thanks for answering my first post. Freddy from South-West France, deep in the country.
@@freddyp4641 Ok FP - I too am a relative beginner as I started playing in retirement. Briefly, the 4 knobs left of the Master are all inactive when a Preset is selected (factory presets are amber). To activate one of the 4 programmable knobs, just turn any one of them and you now have your own sound which can be saved (if you wish). Turning up Volume makes the sound louder while increasing Gain increases the tone and distortion, if applicable. The Master is always active and will raise or lower the level of the respective Preset settings. I don't know what a "dry" sound is, but you can achieve a "clean" sound by pressing the TAP button at the same time as the power ON. In this configuration your presets will no longer work. To get your presets back, simply turn the amp off and then back on. Hope this helps! GP
Does anybody know if i can reset the amp into factory mode , without a computer ? I bought a used one but dont know if the sounds are modified ( with software ) , just to be sure want it back into original sounds
does it do any buzzing/static noise? i want to upgrade from my frontman 10G to this but i want something that won't buzz because my amp does it and my guitar has humbuckers (ibanez rg 421ex)
Not sure exactly what you mean. I think pretty much every guitar will have some static/buzz through an amp at high gain, even one with humbuckers. In a bedroom you have lots of volume/gain room with this Fender but if you need to play in a large venue requiring high gain and volume, you might want a more high end amp. Just my 2 cents. Cheers.
how many watts in this unit?? immplanning to get one but confused about the watts, i know the back says 70w, but then all iber the internet it says 20watts only on the mustang 1 v2?
thanks for your question, James. I am not really a pedals user (although I have a couple); this little amp delivers all the varied sounds that I feel I need. Cheers.
Can get Fuse unofficially: www.hunterharp.com/fender-drops-support-for-fender-fuse-meaning-the-mustang-i-v/ Can also use Fender Remuda for Android: fender-mustang-amps-and-fuse.fandom.com/wiki/Remuda_App_for_Android
@@jimdep6542 yeah but to download the custom presets you do.....and im not going to lie this thing confuses me . Can you program a custom preset under any red or green lights? And orange is just the preset ones you cant save over?
@@screamingwarhog I can't remember off the top of my head which 2 light banks of presets you can customize and save. I'll have to check the manual. Regarding downloaded presets that other people have made, I don't use those only because I make my own depending on what guitar I'm using, For example , if someone creates a preset on a guitar with certain types of pickups, they'll sound different on mine....so I just make mine by tonematching what sounds best to me ears for that particular song or tone I'm going after.
That tip in the end on how to get a clean sound was amazing.
There's a general lack of guidance on the internet (including the manuals) on the basics of how this amp functions but this video clarifies a lot so thanks for posting.
my pleasure. Glad it is of some use. Cheers.
I am a beginner guitar player at age 55. I bought this same used amp to go with an electric guitar I inherited from a family member who passed. There was not instructions and FINALLY, FINALLY, I found someone who explain this with amazing patience. Your detail and simple explanation with providing the sound for a beginner to understand was fantastic. Thank you so much. I hope you make one to help understand the amps (ability) to download off the Fender site.
Glad you like the amp ! I like mine quite a bit too. If you don't have the Fender Fuse software for it, you can find on the CZcams Channel called " In the Blues". The guy named Shane , who's channel it is, has the software link posted for free, if you look for the Mustang vids in his You Tube video library.
welcome to the wonderful world of guitar playing my friend learn the major chords first then from there its a breeze😉
Same here. 55. living room player. Can't read music, just mucking around by ear - making stuff up as I go and after 20 yrs with a basic $15 amp with no effects, got this one used 2 days ago for $80- now almost blinded by choice and trying not to get overwhelmed. Now i can get that bluesy tone with delay and some echo/reverb which I dreamed of all these years.
Thank you. I started hating this amp, bc I couldn’t find a clean sound.
I’m so glad you showed how to get a clean sound without any effects.
Boy did I need this tutorial!! I bought a used one (May 2023) and needed to know how it operates. I called Fender and they no longer do support for it. So, whomever owned it last, left me stuck with their presets. Ugh! Thank you for this video!! 👍
To reset amp to factory settings, hold exit while turning amp on
@@drjay927 Excellent!! Thank you so very much for the help!!! 🎸😀👍
Thank you sir.. Really helpful lesson.. I was running out of patience with this amp.. 🙏
glad it was helpful; enjoy your music.
Thank you so much! As a owner of a second hand mustang I have no menu, this is very help!
Congrats on your new amp; have fun with it!
This is what I love about CZcams……….people like yourself who make a great, relevant video that helps so much. Thank you sir.
kind words, indeed. Thank you!
I have owned this Amp for 2 years. It was a gift and you just showed me how to set it clean endless thankyou!!!
glad I could help; enjoy your amp!
Thanks very much for explaining these settings. Especially on how to get a clean sound!. That was what I was wanting to have, but never seem to figure out. Thanks :)
Just got this amp today ! All these information really helped ! Thanks a lot :)
did this a while ago but glad to be of some help; enjoy the music! GP
excellent review my friend this is a great little practice amp and alot of fun to play with thank you for the extra insight...
Thank you for that tutorial. It’s the best I’ve seen yet!!!
Thanks!
Thank god the clean setting. thanks a lot. And you can turn on the amp when you're pressing the tap button to get to the clean mod btw..
Much appreciated. Especially the up close shots of the controls. Being being visually impaired, this helped out a lot.
Another old beginner thanks you. I just ordered one of these and am starting to think it's too much. But we'll see. Thanks for showing how to get a clean sound.
I normally play through a blues Jr. 4 but got one of these in a trade today and thought it would just be a fun little practice amp but I was pulling my hair out trying to find a clean sound as you described so I want to thank you for showing us that little hold both buttons trick , it works great 👍 thank you , much appreciated 👍 thank you !
You're most welcome and glad it works for you. Cheers.
I use a blues Jr. Too . Great amp and I hated these till I watched this and got that clean channel
Thank you. You really help me. You are good at explaining. If you dont tell, until dead i dont know.
Thank you so much, especially for the clean start-up tip!
Really liked this video! Thanks sir
Really??? Thanks for letting me know. So much to learn and so little time! Cheers. GP
very thorough review! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the clean tone setting. Have found this amp to be totally frustrating, Worse still I bought it just after Fender abandoned Fuse. Have got a copy now and Remuda for my tablet.
How do you do it with remuda?
Check out Shane from intheblues.com for a ton of info on the Mustang amp, FUSE, and presets
I appreciate the info. Thank you!
Thanks....for this lesson, and will try and get the CLEAN sound I have been wanting...
you are most welcome; enjoy the amp and the music. Cheers. GP
Thanks for the clean sound trick.
glad to help, Pedro. Cheers. GP
Can you get a
Rockabilly sound on this amp or at least near? And if you can what will be the presets?
Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful
glad it was helpful; thanks for the comment!
Remarkable tutorial. I just bought one along with a old Les Paul 100. But what I'm really looking forward to is running my 87 Charvel MJ HSS through it
how are you liking your Mustang after a year of having it ?
@@jimdep6542 I have not really run it much. I buy, recondition and sell a lot of gear and guitars. Have my favorites 😉
That's pretty fortunate that you have access to a lot of gear. How'd your Les Paul do with the Mustang ?
@@jimdep6542 I am not wealthy by material means, I just enjoy buying old gear and guitars and restoring. I have to admit that the Mustang is a versatile and efficient as well as cost effective way to get nice replications of tones that would otherwise be costly
Perhaps my only criticism would be no output to a mixer for monitors, but overall a solid piece. Unless I haven't found it.
Thank you for the knowledge sir.
Wow man this was very informative! Thank you. Ditto for manual.
thanks for the feedback, Ron. Cheers. GP
That's a great little amp, isn't it ? I really enjoy it and thanks for this video. Well done. ......and BTW, there's a few other websites that are posting the Fender FUSE software for free, since the Fender company is too cheap to do it anymore.
Fender says it's discontinued Fuse.
@@jwf2125 Fender stopped posting the FUSE download on their website, but the downloadable software still works. It doesn't rely on the internet to work.
@@jwf2125 They discontinued hosting on their website but it still works,. There's plenty of other's who are making it available to download for free and it doesn't need the internet to work.
@@jwf2125 Fender discontinued hosting it, but it still works great.
@@jwf2125 it still works
Thanks Mate - great Video and clear explanation. BONZA John
Thank you Máster👍from Valencia,Spain
Wow thank you i was so frustrated getting the clean sound.
Mustang 1 V1 great little amp secondhand low cost reliable
Thanks great tips I would not have known 👍
THANK YOU, PRETTY COOL
Great tutorial. If you want to save the effects do you push the SAVE button after each selected effect...eg..each of the MOD, DELAY and REVERB as selected?
You are a life saver, best tutorial, thanks!
TQ....
Excellent video! Thank you! You explained it very well! 😎👍🙏
15:10 lmfao, this was so funny. also great review thank you
Thanks. 'Just learned how to use the built in tuner. 😂
Great review. Thank you.
t6hanks good man you helped me a lot .!.!.!
thanks nice video!
thanks!
Merci thank à lot now i can explore m'y new amp.
Merci
Thank you
Can you add the mods like chorus to the clean sound?
Thanks very useful, just want to know if the gain is apart from the other effects?
My understanding of gain is that it's the power going through your amp. It is not another volume control. Too much gain and the overall sound distorts. Not enough, and you don't get the full sound. I suggest turning the gain up until distortion starts and then back it off a little.
Thank you very much really helpful!
Great review man...thx
Have you seen the new Fender Mustang LT25 Amp and also the Fender Mustang LT50 amp?
No I have not; probably always improving their products.
Thanks for the video. It's very informative. I have this amp and I'm having a very specific problem. I'm practicing using a backing track that I pump in the amp thru my Android phone (aux input). I play along and listen thru earphones (I live in an apt building). So now I want to record myself playing with the backing track. I use Audacity with a Windows laptop connecting with the USB out from the amp. However, unlike the earphones output, the USB only outputs the guitar. The backing track isn't picked up by Audacity even though I'm hearing it (and the guitar) in my earphones.
I'm hoping you or anyone else out there has a solution. Thanks.
What did you ever find out about your question ? Was it because the headphones were plugged in ? Thanks in advance .
@@kimthompson5871 I never did solve it. The earphones wasn't the problem. The amp simply doesn't output anything you pump in through the aux input.
@@bill9989 I’ve had mine a year and haven’t used it much because I have quite a few others . Sucks to find out you can’t record from auxiliary like apps on your phone
Maybe just play n record the backing track in Audacity directly? N listen to the backing track from ur computer while playing n recording.
I know this is two years late but you could use a long male to male 3.5 mm cable and connect from amp headphone jack to your microphone jack on your computer and then connect your headphones to the headphone jack on your computer. That way you would get the aux input from you amp as well as guitar to your computer for recording and would be able to hear it through your computers headphone jack. But I don't know if that would cause a delay.
Alternatively, you can buy a simple headphone jack splitter that you can connect to the headphone out on your amp. Then plug your headphones in the the splitter as well as connect a male to male 3.5 mm cable from the splitter to your microphone jack on your computer. That should work to record both output from your amp aux and guitar on your computer.
BEST WAY: Another approach which is probably the best is to use an audio interface connected to your computer. With an audio interface you can even connect your guitar directly to the interface (so no amp needed), record the guitar and add filters to the guitar sounds. ALSO, you can just connect a male 3.5 mm to male 1/4" cable from your headphone jack on the amp to the 1/4" jack on the audio interface and then use the headphone jack on the audio interface to listen to the guitar and amp aux music usually with any delay whatsoever. This is probably the best way to go. The audio interface connect to your computer through usb so your can record whatever comes through the interface.
Thank you!!!
It's a pity you don't mention how to use the Gain, volume and Master buttons!
can't decide if you are kidding or not; I had thought them intuitive but perhaps not!
@@seniorbeginnerguitar No, I'm not kidding, there are beginners you know. And my other problem is I can't get a "dry" sound, there is too much sustain, each note goes on and on. If you could help me, I'd be most happy! Thanks for answering my first post.
Freddy from South-West France, deep in the country.
@@freddyp4641 Ok FP - I too am a relative beginner as I started playing in retirement. Briefly, the 4 knobs left of the Master are all inactive when a Preset is selected (factory presets are amber). To activate one of the 4 programmable knobs, just turn any one of them and you now have your own sound which can be saved (if you wish). Turning up Volume makes the sound louder while increasing Gain increases the tone and distortion, if applicable. The Master is always active and will raise or lower the level of the respective Preset settings.
I don't know what a "dry" sound is, but you can achieve a "clean" sound by pressing the TAP button at the same time as the power ON. In this configuration your presets will no longer work. To get your presets back, simply turn the amp off and then back on. Hope this helps! GP
You can also use volume knob on guitar to clean up sound that is dirty or distorted
Great job my hillbilly friend. Extremely useful. I just bought a used one so I am clueless. Can I have your guitar, I need one.
Fender Fuse - no longer supported
does that amp have a lineout?
unfortunately no. Cheers.
Does anybody know if i can reset the amp into factory mode , without a computer ? I bought a used one but dont know if the sounds are modified ( with software ) , just to be sure want it back into original sounds
One question
Do you know any way to mix 2 different effects
For example chorus and tremolo
I do not; the only way I see is through the software program that I am told is no longer supported.
Very helpful
does it do any buzzing/static noise? i want to upgrade from my frontman 10G to this but i want something that won't buzz because my amp does it and my guitar has humbuckers (ibanez rg 421ex)
Not sure exactly what you mean. I think pretty much every guitar will have some static/buzz through an amp at high gain, even one with humbuckers. In a bedroom you have lots of volume/gain room with this Fender but if you need to play in a large venue requiring high gain and volume, you might want a more high end amp. Just my 2 cents. Cheers.
how many watts in this unit?? immplanning to get one but confused about the watts, i know the back says 70w, but then all iber the internet it says 20watts only on the mustang 1 v2?
the model in the video is 20W of output. Fender also make many more models with various outputs. Cheers and thanks for watching.
What kind of pedals do you recommend starting with on this amp?
thanks for your question, James. I am not really a pedals user (although I have a couple); this little amp delivers all the varied sounds that I feel I need. Cheers.
@@seniorbeginnerguitar have you tried the Remuda app? Let's you access the features from your device
Cheers
Tem um som brilhante é muito bom para iniciar.
I wish I knew what the light on the top left of the gain knob does. Goes occasionally red or green. Anyone?
this light turns red or green based on which footswitch preset is active.
@@seniorbeginnerguitar ah, right. Thanks for that. So, if no foot switch is connected, then red/green will show as the factory defaults?
Effective March 20, 2020 Fender® FUSE™ has been discontinued.
Can get Fuse unofficially: www.hunterharp.com/fender-drops-support-for-fender-fuse-meaning-the-mustang-i-v/
Can also use Fender Remuda for Android: fender-mustang-amps-and-fuse.fandom.com/wiki/Remuda_App_for_Android
Por favor, poner subtítulos en español...seria lo más lógico, digo yo...!
mis disculpas; ¡la próxima vez quizás!
I dont have a computer ... no enternet so i have a pile of garbage.
You don't need a computer.
@@jimdep6542 yeah but to download the custom presets you do.....and im not going to lie this thing confuses me .
Can you program a custom preset under any red or green lights?
And orange is just the preset ones you cant save over?
@@screamingwarhog I can't remember off the top of my head which 2 light banks of presets you can customize and save. I'll have to check the manual. Regarding downloaded presets that other people have made, I don't use those only because I make my own depending on what guitar I'm using, For example , if someone creates a preset on a guitar with certain types of pickups, they'll sound different on mine....so I just make mine by tonematching what sounds best to me ears for that particular song or tone I'm going after.