So, whereas tubular amps are the professional choice and sell for professional budgets, digital technologies allow for cheaper designs suited for beginner, amateur, and enthusiast musicians. All this makes the Mustang an extremely versatile amp with a wide range of tones and effects available both online and via your computer.

Fender has announced that as of March 20 2020 they have dropped support for Fender FUSE software, meaning for computer support for the Mustang I-V series amplifiers. and if you’re not hot for the new effects or amp models and are looking for a Mustang I or II, you can get a sweet deal. If the item is marked as Collection Only you can still reserve with a deposit using our reserve and collect facility at checkout or by contacting us.The headphones jack allows you to play your electric guitar with headphones in silence, which is great for practicing at night.

Presets are easily edited with the knobs on the face of the amp, and then saved with the Save button on top. The speaker is very dark and muddy, but has a surprising (and overwhelming) amount of bass for such a tiny speaker. So the British ’60s will actually look like a Vox amp, and the American ’90s will look like a Dual Rectifier. The Fender Mustang is easy to work with, and with a wide array of amps and effects, easy to get a tone you like.The cleaner sounds are defined, rich and warm; and the metal tones pack plenty of gain with just enough definition. To sum things up, it looks like the Fender Mustang I (V2) is an affordable little modelling amp that comes with some great built in amp models but is also relatively simple to connect to your PC or Mac. If you’re planning to use the FUSE software and already have some experience editing music, this is a great option for you.