Open Box Fender Mustang GTX 50 50W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Level 1 Black

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Great Tones and Easy to Learn It's Capabilities!

I purchased the Fender Mustang GTX50 several weeks ago at my local Guitar Center and wanted to work with it for a few weeks before doing a review of this modeling combo amplifier. First off, what do I love about this amp! 1- Great sound and a ton of great sounding amp models. 2- Very easy to understand control layout and anything you don't understand is covered in pretty good detail in the online manual. 3- The 12" Celestron speaker is awesome though I haven't really pushed it yet, as about 50% volume is about my limit in the room, I play in. 4- The process of connecting to my router and the web was very easy. 5- The fact that it is easy to update the software and hopefully it continues to be updated for many years to come. 6- That Fender and the online community provide tons of great sounding models and setups to get the sound you like. What could be better! 1- My only real problem and it now seems to matter a little less with time, is connecting it to the Bluetooth, and that was really aggravating for the first few days. I have many Bluetooth enabled items in my home, and that I interact with every day with my phone, TV, computer, vehicles, stereo, and Fender Micro Mustang and they are all awesome and require nothing but turning on the Bluetooth and plug and play. The Mustang GTX50 took me two days to finally understand the sequence and hoops I have to jump through to connect and get Bluetooth to talk between the GTX50 and either my computer or my phone. 2- There is a major lag when trying to play along with Bluetooth with backing tracks from either the phone or computer, yet no lag with the Micro Mustang. 3- The problem with the lag is known by Fender and hopefully this concern and the connection process will be addressed in a firmware update in the future. Note: As a work around for the Bluetooth streaming from a computer or phone and avoiding all the lag issues just connect a USB to 3.5mm cable to the AUX port on the GTX50 and have fun. Would I recommend this amplifier? Yes, even with the Bluetooth issues it is a great sounding amplifier. EDIT: I've changed my 4-star rating to a 5-star rating, as I've found a way to connect to the Bluetooth 100% of the time and it seems this works for everyone I've shared it with after I read of the process. First, if not already done update the GTX to the latest firmware version. Second, if you have Fender Tone 3.0 installed of your tablet or phone, delete it and install the latest version. Third, turn off your phone or tablets Wi-Fi. Fourth, turn off the GTX, turn on and wait until the Fender logo appears, the turn off again. You may or may not need to turn off your wi-fi on your phone or tablet depending on if it is an Apple or Android.