Fender Mustang Owner's Manual
™
MUSTANG
(
V.2
)
BY
FENDER
®
ADVANCED OWNER'S MANUAL
MUSTANG™ I/II (V.2)
Advanced Manual
Introduction
This manual is your step-by-step guide to the advanced
features found on your Mustang™ I / II (V.2) amplifier. Turn
to page 6 for the Mustang III / IV / V (V.2) advanced manual.
For information on using Fender® FUSE™, Ableton® Live
or Amplitube®, please see the separate manuals for each
product available at https://fuse.fender.com/mustangv2/
support.
Programmable Knobs
Because the setting of every knob on the Mustang amplifier
(except MASTER) is part of each preset, all programmable
knobs are normally inactive and knob positions will NOT
show their actual settings when a preset is first selected.
Programmable knob positions are inactive unless turned
Navigation
There are just a few basics of Mustang navigation that you
should know before you explore any further...
Selecting Presets
The most powerful feature of your Mustang amplifier is its
ability to store every amplifier setting and effect selection as a
preset that you can instantly recall using the PRESET knob, or
remotely from your computer or footswitch.
Use the PRESET knob to select one of 24 presets. Presets are
stored in three banks, colored AMBER, GREEN and RED.
Turn the PRESET knob to scroll through each bank of presets
in the following order:
How do I activate a programmable knob? The moment you
turn any programmable knob it instantly becomes active
and it will remain active until you select a different preset, at
which time it becomes inactive again.
Rotate knobs to activate their positions
You may hear a big change in volume or tone when you first
turn a programmable knob if there happens to be a large
difference between the knob's position and the stored preset
setting for the knob. For example, if the VOLUME knob is
pointing to "8" but the stored VOLUME preset setting is "2,"
the volume level will jump from "2" to "8" the moment you
turn the VOLUME knob, making the knob active.
The only way to know what the preset setting of a knob
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is before you turn it, is by using Fender FUSE software
and connecting the Mustang to your computer.
AMBER Bank
( Factor y preset s )
Each preset is based on one of the eight amplifier types
labeled next to each of the preset LEDs. That gives you a total
of three presets for each amplifier type.
The
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own presets. The
modified using Fender FUSE software available free at
https://fuse.fender.com
Each preset includes the settings of all the programmable
knobs on the Mustang, which includes every knob except the
MASTER volume and PRESET knobs.
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RED
GREEN Bank
( User preset s )
and
GREEN
RED Bank
( User preset s )
banks are for creating your
AMBER
bank of presets can only be
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Effects
There are two effect selection knobs on the Mustang:
• MOD — selects Modulation type effects
• DLY / REV — selects Delay and Reverb type effects
You can also select effects from a STOMPBOX category
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using Fender FUSE software.
The MOD and DLY / REV knobs share the same three selection
indicator LEDs. Whichever knob was turned most recently is
the knob currently associated with these 3 indicator LEDs:
MOD
DLY/REV
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These "shared" LEDs indicate the position
of whichever knob was turned last.
C1 Fender '65 Spring Reverb
C2 Fender '63 Spring Reverb
C3 Tape Delay Room
D1 Tape Delay Large Hall
D2 Ducking Delay Small Hall
D3 Echo Filter
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These LEDs are numbered 1, 2, 3 and correspond to the three
positions within each of the selection ranges A, B, C, D on both
effects knobs. Use the LEDs to determine exactly which position
the knob is pointing to, for example, A 1 is shown below:
LY/REV
MOD
DLY/REV
Effect Selections
The tables below list the effect selections for each knob.
MODULATION EFFECTS
A1 Chorus
A2 Chorus Deep
A3 Flanger
B1 Touch Wah
B2 Bias/Sine Tremolo
B3 Optical/Vintage Tremolo Fast
C1 Vibratone Slow
C2 Vibratone Fast
C3 Pitch Shifter – Up a 5th
D1 Pitch Shifter – Down an Octave
D2 Phaser Medium
D3 Step Filter
DELAY EFFECTS REVERB EFFECTS
A1 Tape Delay 150ms / 1 Repeat
A2
Stereo Tape Delay 300ms / 3 Repeats
A3
Mono Delay 700ms / 4 Repeats
B1 Small Room Reverb
B2 Plate Reverb
B3 Large Hall Reverb
You can completely change the effects list on your
Mustang™ amplifier using Fender® FUSE™ software
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available at https://fuse.fender.com.
Effects Level
You can adjust the effects level by holding down the EXIT
button while rotating either the MOD or DLY/REV knob,
depending on which effect type you want to adjust.
Tap Button
The TAP button can be used to "tap in" delay time and
modulation rate settings:
• Delay time — TAP button blinks green:
• Modulation rate — TAP button blinks red:
When you select a delay effect, the TAP button will blink
green in time with the delay time setting. When you select a
modulation effect, the TAP button will blink red in time with
the modulation rate setting.
When both delay and modulation effects are selected
simultaneously, the TAP button will blink green and only
control the delay time setting.
You can use TAP to set both delay time and modulation
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rate by tapping in the modulation rate first, with NO
delay effect selected, then adding a delay effect and
tapping in the delay time last.
To set the TAP interval of effects:
1. Select an effect that causes the TAP button to blink, using
the DLY/REV or MOD knob.
2. Press the TAP button rhythmically (twice minimum) in time
with the desired interval.
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Tuner Button
modifications simply by selecting a different preset and then
back again.
Your Mustang™ amplifier has a built-in Tuner mode that turns
the control panel LEDs into a chromatic guitar tuner.
To use the tuner:
1. Press and hold the TAP button for 2 seconds. The TAP and
EXIT buttons will illuminate.
2. Strike any single string on your guitar and watch the panel
LEDs. The Preset LEDs are used to indicate the note of the
string being tuned (the top LED "#" indicates if the note is
sharp).
3 LEDs indicate fine tuning. GREEN means "in tune"
Letters next to LEDs indicate the note being tuned
3. Turn the tuning peg on your guitar until the fine tuning
LEDs above the MOD knob indicate the string is in tune, as
shown above.
4. Standard guitar tuning is as follows:
The EXIT button will not cancel changes to the current
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preset. Only by selecting a different preset using the
PRESET knob will your temporary changes be erased.
To save a preset:
1. To save a preset you must first modify an existing preset
by turning any of the programmable knobs, such as GAIN
or MOD. (once the SAVE button is illuminated, you can
proceed to step 2).
2. Press the SAVE button. The SAVE and EXIT buttons should
be flashing rapidly. You can press EXIT at this point to
cancel the save process.
3. Turn the PRESET knob to select a preset to overwrite.
You can only overwrite the red and green banks of the
amplifier type that you started from (if you started by
modifying the amber bank, you must select either the red
or green bank to overwrite).
You can modify the AMBER bank of presets by using
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your computer and Fender® FUSE™ software available
at https://fuse.fender.com.
4. Press the SAVE button again to confirm the save.
Aux / Phones Jacks
5. Press EXIT or TAP to exit from the Tuner.
Save Button
Your Mustang amplifier gives you the powerful
ability to save every setting on the amplifier as
part of a preset. When you select a preset, the level of each
knob, including effect selections, is instantly recalled to your
pre-programmed settings!
The SAVE button will light up red when you turn any
programmable knob on the amplifier. This indicates that you
have temporarily modified the preset. You can reset your
Auxiliary Input
You can use the Auxiliary jack to input audio into your
Mustang amplifier for accompaniment. Connect the
headphone output on your CD player or MP3 player to the
AUX jack using a mini-stereo cable. Use the volume control
on your player, together with the MASTER volume knob, to
adjust the auxiliary volume level.
Phones Jack
Plug in your headphones, ear buds, or powered speakers to
enjoy the Mustang's stereo features. This jack may also be
used as a stereo recording output. The amp's internal speaker
is muted when the PHONES jack is used.
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Footswitch
Connect a (optional) 1-button footswitch (P/N 0994049000)
into the FTSW jack to enable remote selection of your two
favorite presets. The LED (next to the FTSW jack) will turn red
or green to indicate which footswitch preset is active.
To program the footswitch:
1. Select a preset that you want to assign to the footswitch.
The preset must not be modified (the SAVE button must
NOT be illuminated to proceed to step 2).
2. Press the SAVE button. The SAVE and EXIT buttons should
be flashing rapidly. You can press EXIT at this point to
cancel the footswitch assignment process.
3. Press the footswitch button to select either the red or
green LED next to the FTSW jack to associate with the
chosen preset.
4. Press the SAVE button to confirm the footswitch
assignment. Now when you press the footswitch, the
chosen preset will be activated with the assigned red or
green footswitch indicator.
USB Port
Use the USB port to connect the Mustang™ amplifier to your
computer and take your music to the next level:
• Use Fender® FUSE™ software to control your Mustang
from your computer and access bonus amp features not
available from the Mustang alone.
Factory Restore &
Firmware Update
Factory Restore
You can restore your Mustang amplifier to the original factory
settings if desired. All user presets will be erased!
To restore the Mustang amplifier to factory settings:
1. Turn the amplifier OFF.
2. Press and hold the EXIT button while turning the amplifier
ON. Continue holding the EXIT button until it is no longer
illuminated.
The FACTORY RESTORE function will erase all user
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modified presets. It will also restore the AMBER bank
of presets and any effect selections that have been
modified using Fender FUSE software.
Firmware Update
From time to time, Fender may make available firmware
updates for your Mustang amplifier to improve operation
or to add new features. To update the firmware on your
amplifier you will need to connect it through the USB port
to a computer with Fender FUSE software and an internet
connection.
Please see the Fender FUSE manual at https://fuse.
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fender.com/support for details.
FAQ
Please see the Fender FUSE manual at https://fuse.
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fender.com/support for details.
• Record and edit Mustang audio using Ableton® Live Lite 8
Fender® Edition software.
Please see the Ableton® Live Lite 8 Fender edition at
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www.fender.com/support/articles/redeeminglicenses-for-third-party-software-for-your-fenderfuse-compatible-amp/ for details.
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There are several great places you can go to learn more about
the Mustang and music in general:
• www.fender.com/support
• Join a Fender Community forum where you can ask
questions and read threads. There's even a forum just for
the Mustang: www.fender.com/community/forums
• Find music theory learning materials and sheet music at
Hal Leonard Publications: www.halleonard.com
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