Fender Mustang II 40W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Black

I bought this as a clearance item since Fender has discontinued the Mustang II in favor of the smaller Mustang I and the larger Mustang 100 watt Mustang III. In the "old days" when rock was young, amps were simple that, amplifiers! Most amps, in the early days, had reverb and that was it, Then came distortion or overdrive. Then came multiple effects. Then came solid state, transistors and now modeling amps. When I was young, the Fender Twin Reverb was the holy grail of amps, but, today, it costs over $1200 and doesn't come with the versatility of these transitorized modeling amps. The Mustang series offers you the capability of emulating the Twin Reverb or seven other classic amps through its modern, digital technology, not to mention the capability of downloading customer generated presets to tweek the amp in any direction you like. If you are computer literate you will find this amp to be very versatile with the Fender Fuse software that gives you a simulated version of eight great, classic amps. My Stratocaster sounds great with this amp, and the 40 watts is sufficient. If I were playing live in a large venue, I might want to mike the amp to give it some more volume, but that would be rare. This is a good amp and it offers much more versatility, due to computer technology and digital modeling, than we knew in the old days, when the Twin Reverb was the holy grail and Leo was still running the company! A great buy!

I have always used tube amps and have seldom liked any stomp boxes but having to haul around a heavy tube amp was getting difficult especially since I'm 58 and have a bad back. This little wonder went against my "tube amp" mentality but it sounds very good, especially at low volumes. The pre-sets aren't my thing but each amp selection has 2 spaces for you to save your own settings. I have found several great tones and they are easily recalled. It is light, great sounding and very cheap. I bought this for a living room practice amp but it is loud enough for jam sessions and it's super lightweight. It takes a little effort getting used to changing the settings but seems easy after the learning curve. You'll enjoy this quality little amp.

I've been playing for about 25 years, and all kinds of instruments, and I can tell you this thing is magic. Especially the clean settings for the various Fender models: beautiful, sparking cleans. The FUSE software is pretty intuitive, but I have only been messing around with it for a week. You not only have options for amps (the Vox setting is pretty gnarly), but also cab emulations (at least 8 or so) that dramatically change the sounds. Similarly, there's wah, overdrive, reverb, flange, pitch shifting, ring modulation(!), compression, etc. etc. Just like with all other modeling amps/boxes, you're given absolutely every variable to shape the sound and if you're not happy with it, it's on you to change it. With great power comes great responsibility, man.

This amp sounded the best in store among the others in similar category in terms of price , features etc. Needs considerable amount of tweaking to get a desired tone. Good for playing along with backing tracks through aux in. However , the amp has nothing to offer when it comes to recording.The sound output appeared really thin. Like I said , a great practice amp but if you are looking for great tones for your recording projects, look elsewhere.

This is an amazing amp. It is unbelievable what you cando with it. And such a great price! By the way, this is no practice amp. It is lots bigger than I thought it would be, not vey heavy, and LOUD! Fender is not joking when they say this things are high speed, amped up, and loud! I own an Epiphone Les Paul, and I have played it through everything from an Orange CR20L to a Vox Pathfinder to even a Marshall stack! It has so many options! I haven't even downloaded the software, and still haven't gotten through all the possibilities yet! Don't even hesitate! Buy one of these!

Is this amp comparable to the amps it simulates? Is it equal to a 65 twin or a 60s Vox or 80s Marshall? No, if you expect it to be your expectations are skewed. What it DOES do is kick the pants off any other amp I have tried in it's price range. If you spend a little while reading the manual ( only about 10 - 15 min. - I hate reading manuals to ) you can learn how to fully customize all the settings to your liking. I had previously owned a line 6 modeling amp that was a model above this fender version and it couldn't touch this thing. BOTTOM LINE: It's loud enough to get over a loud drum kit so you can play it out ( albeit at small venues ) or use it to rehearse or record. It is small, light weight and incredibly flexible in the sounds you can create. The best part is that there are three banks of the same models, two of which you can customize. This means you can have two variations of the same preset across the board = even more flexibility. Then throw in the ability to get on your PC and customize the 3rd bank of presets, the PC connectivity for recording and a built in tuner and you have an amp that is loaded for the price paid.