Fender Mustang GTX 50 - A Closer Look At ...
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
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Fender's new Mustang GTX 50 modelling amp packs a serious wallop. If features most of Fender's own amp models along with tons of other classics and generous serving of pre and post effects, mono and stereo. In the 50W version that I tried you'll get a Celestion speaker to deliver the goods or you can opt for stereo balanced or unbalanced lines out. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity take care of remote operation and updates and it's light. I love that. Sound? I think it's very good. Easily good enough for recording or stage purposes.
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2019 Charvel Pro Mod DK24 HH
Amp: Fender GTX 50 Modeling Amp
Cables: Providence and Boss
Mic: Shure Sm57 (amp); Violet Design The Amethyst Standard (voice)
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro & Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum
Monitors: Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Software: Logic Pro X, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Compressor.
I still use my original Mustang 3 for band practice. They are great little amps. Great demo that isn't filled with too much filler. You dive in and show us the amp rather than talk about it for 10 minutes before a note is even played. Love your demos. Thanks for the great content.
I also own the Fender Mustang 3 v2. Is the GTX 50 worth upgrading or just keep my Mustang 3?
Best demo ever on any amp. Finally someone shows us how the tones sound direct and then mic'd thru the amplifier. What a brilliant idea it's only been like decades in the making! lol Thank You Brett
Great demo. Thanks. I'm looking at getting a new amp and you just sold me on this!
*EDIT* Bought this amp now and it's great! Heaps of cool settings. The apps is great
Great demo, was considering this, now convinced, thanks bud.
Great job man, perfect!
Great demo using your playing, comping and audio smarts! And in Stereo!
BTW I admire your hardware and software, the retail cost of which is easily the same price as a good used car! You are always worth the trip to YT.
oh my god. This is the first time I see how the amp actually works with the foot pedals. I might seriously think about getting this amp now that I have a clearer picture of what it is capable of. I didn't realize you could visually see the pedals in the application and actually turn the knobs to the desired position. I was going for a standard amp with a distortion, digital delay and chorus pedal setup. This looks like everything all in one.
Happy to help, Peter!
Good review mate great sound and playing I think I might get one
Brett: Thank You very much indeed! Awesome vid. I needed a new amp to plug my 1954 70th Ann Strat, so I ordered it from "SWEETWATER". Nice Charvel btw from on old school Charvel player!!!
I have 2 of these and I love them. Lightweight and sounds very good.
Nice nice ...
I just bought a fender gtx7 today , looked up a few videos and it was all boring blues guys haha but you get right into the VH and Eric Johnson right away.
Beauty.
Direct out sounds good. Great guitar skills!
Thanks. I know what kind of guitar I am going to buy DK24. Been searching for ever. 😊
Thanks for the great video, you got me convinced. GTX50 is ordered!
And, still like it?
Great demo. Actually prefer the sound of the mic’d speaker but yeah, the direct outs would be very handy indeed!
Sounds fantastic. Got the GTX100 coming in the next couple days. Thank you for all this quality content.
Did you get it? If so how was it?
@@cleagymeen9465 I did get it and I am happy with it. You have to do some tweaking to get good tones. Has a ton of neat features and plenty of headroom. Light as a feather and comes with everything you need to get going.
@@tomacheteful alright then it's decided since there are no guitar shops where i leave i need to rely on people's experiences. Thank you
@@cleagymeen9465 no problem. Update when you get it
Wonderful tones and playing. I think for home playing and recording these amps are ideal. The Boss or this or an amp modeller like a Helix are the best options for the basement jammers like me. I have tube amps but they only sound right when they are working hard which I can’t do at home. I haven’t played my tube amps since getting my Helix. These sound cool too so I may get one just for fun.
You play a lot man, congrats
That Charvel is the most gorgeous thing ever!
I totally agree!!
How well does this amp with pedals? (pedalboard)
Damn that’s a nice charvel
Thanks for this demo, Burgs. Was thinking of getting the 100 watt but I really don’t need that kind of power. And I don’t really plan to use the foot switch as I just want to set up a nice clean patch and use with my pedals.
Question whether the GTX is a good pedal platform or not. I had the V2 III, loved it but it sucked with my pedals. U swapped the katana 50. It is ok. Is this GTX all around a better than a Katana50?
Great demo!!!! How does this compare to the LT50 not counting the capacity of presets etc?
How is the sound like when you play against a backing track connected via bluetooth? I mean if u play distorted, will the backing track be distorted too or are the two channels separated? If separated, can the volume between the guotar and backing track be adjusted independently?
Well... How 'bout that?
Another great demo in under 8 minutes?
Sales of this amp will be doubling today...
Cheers 🍻
Haha. Thanks, James!
Can it play background music or tracks to play along with. The spark 40 I ordered was defective and several people said this was comparable
Brett, the effects (mod, delay, reverb) sound brilliant but how did the gain sound in general from your end compared to a tube amp, like a Marshall DSL40CR? Thnx in advance, appreciate it.
Thanks for the review. Can we plug a drum box (or beat box) on this amp in addition to the guitar?
Good concise review! Anything you didn't like?
7:19 - Xanadu, Rush ;-)
The question I have about Bluetooth, is could I say, play UA-cam backing track from my phone and play along?
lets say if I liked a certain software amp from another company. Could I use the usb out on this to connect to my computer and record with that software amp? Basically just use this as an interface but have the amp sounds for when I want to just jam/mess around?
Invest in a good interface e.g. Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 minimum; this isn't designed to be an interface.
How does the GTX50 sound through headphones? I mostly practice through headphones these days using either a Boss ME-80 or a Roland JC Chorus 22. I can't say the sound that comes out of those is great so looking for cheap alternatives...Thanks
I love using mine through headphones, sounds almost identical to what's coming out of the amp because it's essential a comupter
@@jakehoff52 I 2nd that! What you hear out the speaker is what you get in the headphones unless your headphones are crap.
Excellent practice amp imo!
I just bought a GTX 50 as my first amp for my first electric guitar, a lefty Strat Player Series here in the states. Should I wait for the foot controls? Do they complicate things or the opposite? I'm a total beginner.
In my opinion, the foot controller for this amp is mostly meant for two things: 1. switching between setups (presets) during a performance, or 2. Looping. This amp is controllable from the panel, so you don't need a foot switch for switching during practice. You won't need to add a foot switch until you start performing live, or in the studio. Looping is something used during a certain kind of performance, where you build up layers of sounds. That's down the road for you
too.
I have this amp and the pedal since more than a year ago. Here my view so far:
PROS: 200 presets with endless options in effects and cabinets. Good sound, and good connectivity via cables.
CONS: wireless connectivity really sucks (bluetooth and wifi). The app does not exist for Mac or Windows. Pedal is noisy when pressing the buttons, and difficult to navigate the presets (option "bank up" requires lot of time to jump from one preset to a distant one in the list, ex. from present 12 to preset 85).
Summary: still good price/value option compared to similar other products, but being a Fender product I was expecting much more.
not sure why the man gave me a bit of that Robert fripp vibe on site ?
alright old man you can thank me later for it
love this little BEAST of an Amp
7:14 ok that was my kind of rare spacy beauty
Hey mate, sounds good. I got a GT40 and looking at a GTX50. Is it worth the spend? Thanks heaps
GT line sucks, this is better
Exactly, it’s worth. Don’t get ruin your time to research any amp. Just go and buy Gtx50, you’ll never regret. You can get a concert-like sound at home and in medium-sized areas.
Can you still plug it into an outlet like a regular amp?
What are you using to edit your video. I like your wipes!
Final Cut Pro X
Having trouble with connecting to Bluetooth. Is this common, or should I be looking at my wifi, etc..??..
I had same issue with Bluetooth. Very decent amp but I returned it. My amp was made in 4/2021 .
I just bought this amp. Which preset did you use to get that Van Halen tone?
Still like it?
I reckon that's what a lot of the modelling amps are missing is an easy to use app. Who wants to connect it up to a computer all the time to tweak a setting?
That's why I play the Katana. Sure, you can hook it up and use a computer, but I use it like a standalone amp and use my pedal board for effects
@@aaronhenning5184 The Katana was one of the amps I was thinking could use an interface! They're still good amps for the price.
You don't have to use the app...everything is tweakable the same way right on the amp itself...you only need the app to download presets if you're into that...
@@MrMissingReel Not exactly. Yes you can tweak amounts on the amp. But if you want to change an effect to a different one, then you need to hook it up to a computer. I couldn't imagine it being too labour intensive on CPU so it would be handy to be able to use an IOS or Android device.
@@peterschmidt9942
Of course you're able to change the effect right on the amp....as well as you can change the amp model itself....you're even able to manipulate the the virtual valves of each model....everything is controllable on the amp....I have the GTX100....I know what I'm talking about!
can you connect this amp to a computer?
A 2020 amp? Yes of course.
What made you decide to go for the GTX50 and buy the footswitch separately, instead of getting the GTX100?
I did the same thing just did not need the power of the 100 watts for home use and will by the footswitch later and still save a bit of money over the 100 watts
Still found the 50 watts too loud and did not want to use the volume control all the way down which would end up having a bad spot on it so what I did was but a home made volume pedal in the effects loops it was just a preset in a little box so I could use the volume control on the amp well up
Have fun cheers
@@derekscott5366 Thanks for the reply! That's a good idea to put an attenuator in the effects loop
@@derekscott5366 Derek, could you provide a little more detail on how this was set-up? I would like to try it but am not sure how you proceeded.
@@derekscott5366 Yep!...The 50gtx is pretty DAMN. Master and volume won't see max again while the wife is in the house...lol.
O que sempre sinto falta nessas demos é usarem o ampli microfonando ele e não ligado a placa diretamente, o som é bem diferente e mais difícil de timbrar no fala te dele, alguns preamps e gabinetes chegam a ser inúteis quando se usam os falantes dele. Não me entendam mal, tenho esse amplificador há 2 anos e gosto bastante, uso em ensaios e concertos, me serve muito bem e seu peso leve o torna muito fácil de transportar. Só acho que as demos poderiam abordar mais o uso da maioria das pessoas que compram, que eh usando seus próprios falantes
Did you watch the whole video? If you did you would know that I compared two mic vs DI amp models at around 4:50. Is that what you mean?
@@BrettKingman desculpe, escrevi tanta coisa e esqueci de te agradecer por ter sido o único vídeo sobre este amplificador que fazer esta comparação.
@@BrettKingman That effect reverse delay because you were feeling psychedelic, is that effect only available for the GTX 50?
@@BrettKingman your guitar in this vid, standard E tuning?
I can't play this well...
Me neither Robert. LOL I'm a poser! But I'm having fun with it!