Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black

The Fender Mustang III V.2 guitar combo amp adds new features to one of the world's best-selling amps. The Mustang III V.2 series raises the standard for modern guitar versatility and muscle, including five new amp models, five new effects, intelligent pitch shifting and XLR stereo outputs. It features USB connectivity and Fender FUSE software, letting your musical creativity and imagination run wild.

One channel with 100 presets Footswitch included Gain, Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Reverb, Master, Stomp Edit, Modulation, Edit, Delay Edit, Reverb Edit, Utility, Save, Exit and Tap/Tuner controls Black textured vinyl covering with silver grille cloth 18 high-quality amp models including five new ones New effects, including big fuzz, green screamer and intelligent pitch shifting 100 factory and user presets Two stereo XLR outputs Chromatic tuner Expression pedal capabilities Blackface treatment and top-load front control panel USB connectivity Fender FUSE application for on-screen parameter control Deep editing Unlimited preset storage Online patch swapping Ableton Live Lite 8 Fender LE edition

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Nice user reviews that helped me make the move to get the Mustang 3. I tried the amp in a local store and all the built in fx were controllable on the LCD display which was practically self explanatory. It let me choose out of 17 amps all of which are famous modeled amps. Then it let me pick up to 5 effects and place any of them in before amp or after amp mode. Nice stereo after amp effects. These fx are filled with controls. Gotta hear it in stereo headphones. I love classic rock music and I was able to select a British 80s Marshall model setting the speaker SIM to 4x12M stack. Place the Ranger Boost in front of amp SIM and It really does a great Marshall with the 4x12M speaker SIM. The fx are hands down best of the modeling amps and many are stereo post rack type or in front of the amp m Just like a real amp setup the order of the pedals changes the flavor of the sound. The Green box pedal effect is even better than Screamer as it lets a bypass blend of fx. This amp does great classic rock sound. The Twin is the best modeler by far with compression chorus and stereo delay. Tubelike for sure. Factory presets are weak because when turning up loud the headroom is to dynamic. Just adding the compressor fx in front of each patch will correct this bad factory programming. This will also emulate what a tube amp does naturally which is nail the sweet spot. Always add half sec delay tad of reverb to give a live sound and there you have it. No matter what a tube snob tells you this amp will record better every time with stereo xlr outputs that are incredibly accurate and noise less. Always use the noise gate. There is also a Studio Amp preset to take pedals into the amp and it really enhances the heat of the sound. Any distortion pedal or booster becomes more dynamic thru this preset. The Free downloadable Fuse librarian editor is a must have. So easy and cool to use. All the amps and knobs visually accurate. The best software on any modeling amp for sure.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.After using the Mustang 3 in particular it is about the best amp for every live application. It is small and loud and portable. The left and right xlr stereo outputs are absolutely perfectly tuned to reproduce the most accurate response of any amp I have ever used directly to a PA. Micing just cannot hold a candle to it, and no feedback problems remotely possible. This is a big deal. No matter how good you think your amp sounds the live feed is what the audience actually hears, especially in stereo with stereo fx. Really makes the sound come alive. The metal 2000 with a Greenback cab SIM is the best classic rock crunch I have ever heard. All tones balanced perfectly and I would compare it to the Peavey Triple X which is an awesome amp. Also the Twin and Deluxe are the best Clean amps. The only amp that could hold a candle to this amp for live use is its bigger brother the Mustang 4 because it is Stereo in and Out and it is 150 watts but it is also 2 12 speakers and larger and heavier. I love the sound of many amps like Peavey and Marshall and Vox but I can say emphatically that the Mustang is the best live feed I have heard. It sounds identical to the amp and even punchier cause it is direct to a PA. It's a bigger speaker system. Also can say that the Return input of the amp fx send is Fat and beefy with external multiFX. They sound much better than going on the front of the amp because they are not using anything but straight power amp. The Metal 2000. I try many amps and own a few tube amps, but this amp sounds better in the PA especially. I will never Mic again. The recordings direct to multitrack are beyond compare. Headphones are adjusted perfectly as well and are stereo. Using the Ranger Boost SIM as a distortion driver is one of the best I have heard sounds great in front of The SuperSonic and Marshall SIM. Pushing it thru the Vox SIM is exceptional. This amp is the most versatile amp ever.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.I am a converted tube snob because of this amp. Do not listen to the bedroom performers who say that tube amps are the only way to get great tone. I made a living playing music and have been fortunate enough to score 2 top ten radio hits and know a thing or two about amps and good tone. I always used tube amps until now. I loved the tone of a good tube amp and and I have used everything from Marshall to Fender and everything in between. You hear a lot of tube snobs talk about the tone and I was one of them but they rarely talk about the other side of owning a tube amp. The maintenance, the weight, having to carry a pedal board with a massive array of effects. The one that always drove me up a wall was how much white noise they produce. A tube amp is very susceptible to line noise from ungrounded or old wiring you can encounter when playing in various venues. Gigging musician's know what I am talking about. It can be very nasty. The Fender Mustang 3 is super quiet, sounds fantastic and only weighs a little over 30 lbs. The effects are great and the pre sets are very sweet. Because the effects and pre sets are so tweakable I only carry the 4 button footswitch, the 2 button footswitch and the expression pedal. I can fit them all in the back of the amp. No more massive pedal board to lug around. My tube amps ( I still own 3) have not left my house since I bought this amp. If you are thinking about this amp don't hesitate it is a great amp. If I have a complaint about this amp it is that the programming is not very intuitive. Give yourself some time to learn all you can do with this amp it is worth the extra time that it takes. If you have any questions about this amp go on youtube and check out the blind comparisons against tube amps, 90% of the people picked this amp thinking they where voting for the tube amp (I was one who did). I do recommend that you get the 4 button switch and run it with the 2 button switch which gives you many options. I don't know if this amp would be for a death metal musician, there is a preset for it but I thought it sounded weak but then again you can tweak it. After 32 years of playing music I have played most all styles at one time or another and this amp does a good job of covering all the bases. I do not know if this amp excepts effects pedals very well I have had no need to use mine but it does have an effects loop for them.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.This is a great amp to get for someone starting out who anticipates playing in front of others or with a band at some point. This amp will allow you to grow from ground zero and not NEED to buy another amp once you are able to begin playing in performances. The amp has lots of different sounds which would also give you an idea of what your sound is and what equipment you'll need to buy down the road to achieve it. The quality of the sound is very good at both quiet and load volume levels--great for practice in the bedroom and in the garage or on stage. It has inputs for headphones, mp3/ipod, and computers. There is FREE software available to tweak sounds, or even download popular setups created by others. Custom Guitar's Friend was great! My amp was shipped extremely fast! If someone were on the fence about this amp, I'd recommend this amp to anyone at the beginner to basic/amateur performer level. One caveat, if the purchase is for a smallish child who may not stick to guitar, I might say consider the smaller mustang amps. With the smaller version, you would have smaller cash outlay in case the kid quits but still a good practice/bedroom amp. But for an older child or an adult that intends to stick with the instrument, I know this is an amp that would best the player's ability for some time and would not force a person to rebuy more equipment before they develop the ear and talent to need something to play in public. Even then, as a 1st performance amp this is an awesome starting package to go out and gain experience with. Feel comfortable buying this amp and buying from Custom Guitar's Friend! I'm very satisfied with the product, the purchase, and the service!
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.This is actually my third amp from the Mustang series of amplifiers. I originally owned the first version of the Mustang II and the Mustang III. Both of them, while having great emulations of Fender "clean" and overdriven rock tones, I found to be somewhat lacking when it came to getting a good metal distortion. Both amps eventually ended up being traded and/or sold for other gear. However, I was impressed with the versatility offered by the FUSE editing software and the fact that the Mustang III had an effects loop, something normally not found on a SS modelling amp.

When the new Mustang v2 series came out, with the promise of a re-tweaked distortion voicing I had to check it out.

This thing is now the complete amp for my needs. I'm mostly a metal guy (Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Testament, Slayer etc.), but I also dabble in the blues as well, along with some occasional classic rock (ACDC, Hendrix, ZZ Top) and most recently some Country (gulp!). The great Fender sounds are still all there, but now the distortion that was lacking in the previous version is present too. Factor in that they've added some additional amp models (a "60's Thrift" which I'm guessing is a Silvertone, a "British Watts" (Hiwatt) and a "British Colour" (Orange)) and I've got almost every amp I've ever wanted in one box.

I don't think it's reasonable or fair to compare the modeled amps to their real life counterparts and expect them to sound EXACTLY the same. There are just too many variables for that to work. And we are, after all, translating from the analog to the digital realm with these amp models. But you can get ever so close to hearing what you would expect that amp to sound like. And with the FUSE software you can mix and match speaker cabs as well as adjust tube sag and bias, giving you the ability to play around with the resonance and dynamic responsiveness and "feel" of the amp. In short, this amp is a tweaker's dream come true!

The palette of effects that are offered are no less impressive. There are six different dirt boxes that are modeled, as well as two varieties of compressor. Modulation stompboxes come in fourteen different varieties and there are ten different reverb stompboxes. All stompboxes have the same number of parameter controls as their real life counterparts. There are an equal number of modeled rack effects as well, each with at least five editable parameters.

Along with the FUSE software it also comes with a key to download Ableton's LIVE 8 and IK Multmedia's Amplitube le for Fender.

The only drawback I can find with this amp is that I sometimes find myself spending too much time playing around and tweaking it than I do spending time for much needed guitar practice! It's a great sounding, versatile amp. It offers so much more than the Peavey VYPYR VIP 3 (which I purchased and promptly returned because of mediocre sound, several glaring product defects and a painfully cumbersome user interface). I'm not saying that this is the be all and end all of amps. As a matter of fact I'm waiting for Custom Guitar's Friend to get the Blackstar HT Metal series in stock just because it's strictly an all tube metal amp with a wide tonal palette. But for a great sounding go to amp that will give me any sound I need without a lot of fuss, this is the one.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.I use this amp at home. Possibly more power then I need but a good price, Fender quality and reputation,and plenty of sound/amp selections. I also had experience with the Fuse program from my first Mustang 2 and then my gdec 3 30 so this amp was no problem. Fuse recognizes either the Mustang or gdec amp which ever is plugged in plus all the presets from my 2 can be loaded onto the 3. Unfortunately the gdec presets can't but with more amp choices I can pick from the possibilities are unlimited. I am enjoying this amp and I do find that although you can make changes through the amp itself the Fuse program gives you more. I purchased this amp first on reviews and then an MusciansFriends reputation which to me is top rated 5 stars. I also read reviews to get other owners tips and suggestions. Fender forum is also good for this. This is a keeper for me.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.I've played guitar for 18 or so years. I sold my Crate Club 50 tube amp and my Crate Excalibur half-stack when I got married and my kid got "on the way." When things settled down and I started getting in the practice of playing again, I wanted a small, good sounding amp. My wife said she was going to get me an amp for my birthday and I told her to give me a week or so to read reviews and such. I can say up front I read a lot of really good reviews on the Mustang III on this site and others. I had it narrowed between this one, a Roland Cube 40 XL, and the Vox AC4TV. I watched a lot of videos online and finally told my wife after about a week that I'd narrowed it down between the Mustang and the Vox, then told her I wanted the Vox, mainly because it's small and it'd have that tube warmth I felt like I might need. When she called to order, the Custom Guitars Friend rep talked her out of the Vox and promised her I'd be happier with the Fender. So she got the Fender. I wasn't at all happy when I received it, but after I plugged it in and started playing with it, I was a little excited. It's very versatile. Then a few weeks later I started noticing little things.
It's real hard to get used to. Foot-switching is a real pain, if you want to move from one profile to the next. It doesn't have much in the way of a nice clean tone at all. You've got to really work at finding a good "amp" and set it just right so that it's not dirty. Most of the distortion sounds like trash. I don't really have the technical "sound" vocabulary, I guess, to adequately describe here what I'm taking about, but when you palm mute with most of the solid-state distortions, it sounds "bad."
If you're a new player, and you're tired of your beginner's practice amp that came with your guitar and you want something that'll impress your (also inexperienced) friends with a pretty versatile, pretty loud amp, and you don't care about tone, fidelity, or quality distortion, get it. It'll save you from buying a few stomp boxes like chorus, phase, or delay. For you, it's a pretty good value.
On the other hand, if you're an experienced player on a budget, you care about quality and tone, and you aren't impressed by gimmicks, pass on this one and get an entry-level tube amp. There's no substitute.
I'd trade this amp _right now_ for _any_ tube amp that works.

By the way, MF? Next time my wife calls, don't try to change her mind. She doesn't know what I want. I told her what to ask for.
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.I own 2 mustangs I bought the first about 4 years ago it is a mustang ii Great little amp I have used it in our church and is stays there I play it 3 times a week. I used a Line 6 spider for about 5 years on gigging
( Church ) and it failed me so I needed a new amp. So I bought a Fender Mustang iii v2 and it is perfect. It is warm and light and powerful. I had to Mic the line 6 and the mustang ii but with the mustang iii v2 it has XLR direct outs and I LOVE that and they are adjustable, Just run a mic cable from amp to P.A.
Some have said it is difficult to use, maybe but not for me spend a little time to pre setup the channels when you practice make the small changes to the channel you have set up and save changes. My other guitarist said he loves the way it cuts through the mix. LOTS clearer than the Line 6 very very happy with this amp. Yes it is a modeling amp and you have a lot of stomp box and amp models to use. OR pick a channel take everything out and have a clean channel; and use a aftermarket foot pedal. Very versatile. I even set up a channel for my hollow body so I go from an Ibenez hollow to a PRS electric and just change the channel with the 4 button foot switch
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.My favorite sound is a Fender Twin. The Mustang III sounds like one, but costs a quarter as much - and, happily, WEIGHS a quarter as much.

I use it for performing solo gigs, playing fingerstyle on a two-pickup archtop and singing. I wanted something portable and loud enough to play small-to-medium size venues without running through a PA, and this amp is certainly that.

I've got to tell you, the Twin setting on the Mustang III is just breathtaking. So is the Deluxe setting. So is the Bassman setting, and the Princeton setting, and dozens of other settings that are fun to play around with.

In a dark room, could I tell it from a real Twin? Probably, because two 12s move more air and fill the space differently. But with the excellent speaker emulation on the Mustang III, the difference is academic.

I'm not a techie person, and this amp seems designed for me. Setting up my dream sound took about a minute, and I haven't changed it since. All I did was swap out the Fender reverb for a plate reverb (Gracious, does THAT ever sound good!), tweak the tone and hit the Save button. Done and done.

If you're like me and thought you'd never have the patience to use a modeling amp, this one will change your mind. Everything is dead simple and intuitive. Tech-savvier users can download the Fuse software and have a universe of sounds available, but I wanted a Twin sound and got one - in an amp I can carry in one hand.

In the studio, the various Deluxe models are a lot of fun for rocking out. The Deluxe and the Twin both make very good bass amps, too! (I run an adapter out of the headphone jack straight into the board.) For distorted bass or guitar, the Bassman is a monster. I'm only using about 5% of the Mustang III's capabilities, and I'm happy as a clam.

This is a game-changing amp!
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
.I recently started playing again, and joined a band with some old friends. We are focusing on Beatles, and 70s / early 80s. My previous amp was a Peavey Vyper 75 modeling amp, and my main guitar was an Epiphone Les Paul. But I just couldn't get the Beatles type tones I was looking for, so I bought a Fender Telecaster Nashville, but that still didn't make a difference with the Vyper. Then I discovered the Mustang III. This amp has amazing models of Fender amps, and the Vox models are also wonderful. The amp almost has the warmth of a tube amp. The other thing I really like is how easy it is to program with just using the mini lighted LCD screen, and the wide variety of stomp / rack effects. It also has 100 memory locations, vs the Vyper's 12. I also bought the 4 button footswitch so I could have the tuner in clear view on the floor. The amp is also way lighter than the Vyper, and it works every time I use it, unlike the Vyper which doesn't always detect its own footswitch unit.

Bottom line, if you want a small, light, powerful amp that can mimic most amps on the market pretty convincingly for a reasonable price, then this is your amp!
Fender Mustang III V.2 100W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black
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