Mustang III
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mechanic1908
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Re: Mustang III
My nephew has the mustang 2. It sounds great,has lots of useable settings and is a generally useful all around amp! Enjoy
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My nephew has the mustang 2. It sounds great,has lots of useable settings and is a generally useful all around amp! Enjoy
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Re: Mustang III
They're great for digital amps.
They're great for digital amps.
Drunken Bowling
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I just sold mine. Couldn't find a tone I liked out of it, and it was really complicated when it came to overwriting presets/saving my own tones. I was spending more time turning knobs than actually playing. I preordered one of the new EVH LBX II's.
I just sold mine. Couldn't find a tone I liked out of it, and it was really complicated when it came to overwriting presets/saving my own tones. I was spending more time turning knobs than actually playing. I preordered one of the new EVH LBX II's.
Lewguitar
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I've stopped using my tube amps. Still own 'em. But I don't use 'em.
If the Mustang III was $1200 it'd still be a great value.
But for $325 ?!? Every guitarist should have one.
But, IMO, the thing it does best is give you the palette to create your own sounds.
I've erased/written over all of the factory presets and created my own clean tones and overdriven tones.
They're great amps period.
I've stopped using my tube amps. Still own 'em. But I don't use 'em.
If the Mustang III was $1200 it'd still be a great value.
But for $325 ?!? Every guitarist should have one.
But, IMO, the thing it does best is give you the palette to create your own sounds.
I've erased/written over all of the factory presets and created my own clean tones and overdriven tones.
Wattage
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Re: Mustang III
It was $329 at GC, Adorama has them for $299.
I am really impressed with the feel of the amps, the response is authentic. Best of the digi amps I've owned was the Vetta II, if they ever make a Mustang that has the dual amp feature like that I'd probably grab it.
For a lesson room the Mustang II would be perfect IMO, the III might be overkill for that use.
It was $329 at GC, Adorama has them for $299.
I am really impressed with the feel of the amps, the response is authentic. Best of the digi amps I've owned was the Vetta II, if they ever make a Mustang that has the dual amp feature like that I'd probably grab it.
For a lesson room the Mustang II would be perfect IMO, the III might be overkill for that use.
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Lewguitar
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The Mustang III is $295 at Sweetwater right now.
That's less than I paid for mine one year ago.
Like I said, every guitarist should have one.
But the factory presets are over the top because they want to show off every gizmo and effect the amp has to offer.
I erased all of the factory presets and created my own. Half clean tones alternated with various overdriven tones.
With 100 channels you can create clean and overdriven tones specifically for your Strat and different gain, tonal and volume settings for your humbucker guitars.
There's a learning curve that takes a few days to master...but after that, the skies the limit.
The Mustang III is $295 at Sweetwater right now.
That's less than I paid for mine one year ago.
Like I said, every guitarist should have one.
But the factory presets are over the top because they want to show off every gizmo and effect the amp has to offer.
I erased all of the factory presets and created my own. Half clean tones alternated with various overdriven tones.
With 100 channels you can create clean and overdriven tones specifically for your Strat and different gain, tonal and volume settings for your humbucker guitars.
There's a learning curve that takes a few days to master...but after that, the skies the limit.
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Wattage
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I haven't found a factory preset that I'm in love either with but the straight amps are fantastic. I hope to start dialing a few presets of my own in tomorrow, it was a hectic week so I haven't had much play time other than noodling around with it.
GC had a deal with a trade-in that knocked off an extra 15% off that I took advantage of. They gave me what I was selling the piece for as a trade, got the extra 15% and had a gift card so it cost me $14 out of pocket. Could not have worked out better.
I agree Lew I think one of these belongs in just about every rig. Guys are always asking about good bedroom/apartment amps, I cannot imagine a better one right now. These embarrass everything else in it's class that I've come across. I also had the Vox AV30 on the radar but I couldn't find any shop that had the 30 or the 60 for that matter, Vox is dropping the ball with their dealers once again.
I haven't found a factory preset that I'm in love either with but the straight amps are fantastic. I hope to start dialing a few presets of my own in tomorrow, it was a hectic week so I haven't had much play time other than noodling around with it.
GC had a deal with a trade-in that knocked off an extra 15% off that I took advantage of. They gave me what I was selling the piece for as a trade, got the extra 15% and had a gift card so it cost me $14 out of pocket. Could not have worked out better.
I agree Lew I think one of these belongs in just about every rig. Guys are always asking about good bedroom/apartment amps, I cannot imagine a better one right now. These embarrass everything else in it's class that I've come across. I also had the Vox AV30 on the radar but I couldn't find any shop that had the 30 or the 60 for that matter, Vox is dropping the ball with their dealers once again.
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Re: Mustang III
Dude! Your sig GIF is marvelous lol, who is that babe in it?
Off topic but.....
Dude! Your sig GIF is marvelous lol, who is that babe in it?
Wattage
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Skip the presets and go right to amp. Turn off whatever stomps they have on and just use the controls like an amp. That said I only played thru the III so I don't know if the others sound as good.
Skip the presets and go right to amp. Turn off whatever stomps they have on and just use the controls like an amp. That said I only played thru the III so I don't know if the others sound as good.
Drunken Bowling
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Eh. I forgot her name. It wasn't a common name. I deleted it anyway because I've sort of "moved on."
Eh. I forgot her name. It wasn't a common name. I deleted it anyway because I've sort of "moved on."
Lewguitar
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That's about right.
There's 100 channels. The last 20 are your amp models. I leave those unaltered so I can use them as a platform for designing my own tones.
1 - 80 are factory presets and most are filled with effects just to show you what the amp can do.
What I do is go to the amp models, choose one that I like (Twin Reverb for clean tones as an example) adjust the volume and tone and reverb and then save it in one of the first 80 channels.
Saving my changes to one of the first 80 channels leaves the original amp model located in 80 - 100 unaltered for the next time, but does save the preset I created.
For me, my favorite amps are the Twin Reverb, tweed Deluxe and Deluxe Reverb. But I'm a blues player.
The effects are excellent though. I tend to use the spring reverb and tape delay but there's lots of other reverbs and delays and the parameters are all adjustable.
And I tend to like the Green Box overdrive (Tubescreamer) and the one called Overdrive. Great tones.
That's about right.
There's 100 channels. The last 20 are your amp models. I leave those unaltered so I can use them as a platform for designing my own tones.
1 - 80 are factory presets and most are filled with effects just to show you what the amp can do.
What I do is go to the amp models, choose one that I like (Twin Reverb for clean tones as an example) adjust the volume and tone and reverb and then save it in one of the first 80 channels.
Saving my changes to one of the first 80 channels leaves the original amp model located in 80 - 100 unaltered for the next time, but does save the preset I created.
For me, my favorite amps are the Twin Reverb, tweed Deluxe and Deluxe Reverb. But I'm a blues player.
The effects are excellent though. I tend to use the spring reverb and tape delay but there's lots of other reverbs and delays and the parameters are all adjustable.
And I tend to like the Green Box overdrive (Tubescreamer) and the one called Overdrive. Great tones.
JeffB
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I dug into the software when I had the 20w v2 and made custom patches (mostly dry) mixing amps and cabs, adjusting bias, etc. I had patches for the Hiwatt, Marshall JMP and 800, and the Orange.
I then ran some old live albums through the mp3 input and I was able to nail some of those tones.
Therein lies the issue for me with most modellers- it sounds like a recording, not a real amp in the room. I get that some people like that, but it drives me nuts.
I dug into the software when I had the 20w v2 and made custom patches (mostly dry) mixing amps and cabs, adjusting bias, etc. I had patches for the Hiwatt, Marshall JMP and 800, and the Orange.
I then ran some old live albums through the mp3 input and I was able to nail some of those tones.
Therein lies the issue for me with most modellers- it sounds like a recording, not a real amp in the room. I get that some people like that, but it drives me nuts.
Lewguitar
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For the most part, I just went straight to finding out what basic amp models sounded best to me and then tweaked them to create my own sounds. Same as when I plug into any other amp.
I did spend some time creating a preset for BB King, Larry Carlton, and Clapton/Cream tones. That's about it.
Even though the choices are almost endless, I found that there were only three of the 20 amp models that felt like home. Same with the overdrives, reverbs, echos, echos, etc.
I found that I could reject 90% of the possibilities and concentrate on tweaking the 10% that I loved.
Yes there's a learning curve. Those without patience will probably not like that.
For the most part, I just went straight to finding out what basic amp models sounded best to me and then tweaked them to create my own sounds. Same as when I plug into any other amp.
I did spend some time creating a preset for BB King, Larry Carlton, and Clapton/Cream tones. That's about it.
Even though the choices are almost endless, I found that there were only three of the 20 amp models that felt like home. Same with the overdrives, reverbs, echos, echos, etc.
I found that I could reject 90% of the possibilities and concentrate on tweaking the 10% that I loved.
Yes there's a learning curve. Those without patience will probably not like that.
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ErikH
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Before I got the Vox AV30 I had considered the Mustang III until I sat down with it. It's cool to be able to adjust parameters as much as that one allows but it was too much for me. The simplicity of the Vox AD50VT is one thing that I loved about that amp (just not the weight anymore) and also a reason why I went with the Vox AV30. Light weight, simple adjustments, great tone - SOLD!
Scott, hopefully it'll show up in some shops for you to try. I have not seen the AV30 in any of GC stores I've been too recently either. That's probably their problem and not Vox. Like I had said in my PM, I found mine in a small mom & pop store.
Before I got the Vox AV30 I had considered the Mustang III until I sat down with it. It's cool to be able to adjust parameters as much as that one allows but it was too much for me. The simplicity of the Vox AD50VT is one thing that I loved about that amp (just not the weight anymore) and also a reason why I went with the Vox AV30. Light weight, simple adjustments, great tone - SOLD!
Scott, hopefully it'll show up in some shops for you to try. I have not seen the AV30 in any of GC stores I've been too recently either. That's probably their problem and not Vox. Like I had said in my PM, I found mine in a small mom & pop store.
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