For me, the most impressive part of this amp is that it has Bluetooth and Wifi, which means you can directly connect to your electronic devices – and it can update its firmware without having to plug into an external source. The XLRs are brilliant as you can plug the Mustang GT straight into your DAW and start recording. The top-mounted panel includes seven of your normal rotary tone control knobs: Volume, Gain, Treble, Mids, Bass etc., plus a small LCD screen, a rotary control knob and various smaller flush buttons that help you navigate and control the massive digital database.Ībove the top of the open back are the power and footswitch inputs, a USB port, four FX ports and two XLR plugs. The Mustang GT100 itself is very user-friendly in layout and surprisingly light for a 100W amplifier. Unlike the features above though I’d advise against using the built-in tuner as it’s slow and confusing, and frustrating to use due to the lag/latency. The last of the three modes turn the footswitch into a 60-second looper that is very easy to use and is such a fun tool for learning/practising and creating music with.Īnother feature of the footswitch is the Tuner, where if you hold down the last switch for a set amount of time, it turns the GT into a tuner. It also allows you to control and bypass effects within the programmed presets. The second mode is an Effects mode that turns the footswitch effectively into a pedal board which you can set your favourite reverbs, delays, overdrives, etc into. You can choose and allocate your three favourite presets to each switch using the Setlist function, or by using the Quick Access function. In the first mode the pedal is just your standard pedal where stomping switches lets you change between the primary ‘channels’ – in this case the first three presets in the library. The footswitch can be set to three modes. The first lets you choose the mode/function while the other three have different functions depending on which mode you are in. Clean and robust looking, the footswitch has four switches. If you’re thinking about the significance of the footswitch and whether you should get it or not, let me tell you that you absolutely should. The Mustang GT100 retails here at $899 rrp, with an optional footswitch that will add a further $89 to your spend.
If you’re familiar with the Line 6 Spider Pro Jams, Peavey Vypyrs, Vox VTX or Fender’s previous Mustangs you will have an idea of what the series brings to the table. The Mustang is a slick digital solid state amp that comes with some exciting new age extras like Bluetooth and Wifi connectivity. Fender’s new Mustang GT 2.0 range covers the little GT40 home amp, this review’s studio/stage-oriented GT100 and the GT200 model designed for bigger stages.
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