There is a topic goin on in the Fender Forum that leaded me to doing some search.
The Fender DSP technology, any amp with that, is all based on the same little board with small upgrades and modification. Main components are a DSP56725 from freescale and an ARM from ST,
venerdì 28 ottobre 2016
the tone pot
For many years i didnt use none of the control on the guitar. No volume, no tone.
Lately i started learning and experimenting.
Yesterday i was playng with this tone:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/mordor74-piezo-acustic-7-string-petrucci/
the version with the chorus, dont know if the one uploaded has...
As i've wrote before since i can remember i've always used a clean tone that mimic certain characters of a piezo sound. Just think that popping defined attack, very clean and acustic.
With my previous gear i used a Jazz Chorus modeling amp and a compression set to get that attack sound that clean with the high gain humb i use. Later i've starded using some neck humb that allow me some alternative.
But i usually work with the tone of the amp rather than the tone on the guitar.
Actually the latest version of my piezo preset is a Deluxe (the cleanest amp i could find in the Mustang) with the compression placed after the pre. Add some mid scooping and a fair amount of treble and bass.
Yesterday i've (for the first time) experimented with the tone pot and this preset and the result was pretty surprising. The deluxe model handle really well the changes. Really change the character of what you are playing moving from my bright piezo tone to darker acustic sounds to something that reming arpeggios in metallica and finally ending in to a dark jazzy tone. All with the same guitar and the same preset.
So, my suggestion is: experiment with your tone pot and your 'stang, and, why not, give a try to my piezo tone!
Lately i started learning and experimenting.
Yesterday i was playng with this tone:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/mordor74-piezo-acustic-7-string-petrucci/
the version with the chorus, dont know if the one uploaded has...
As i've wrote before since i can remember i've always used a clean tone that mimic certain characters of a piezo sound. Just think that popping defined attack, very clean and acustic.
With my previous gear i used a Jazz Chorus modeling amp and a compression set to get that attack sound that clean with the high gain humb i use. Later i've starded using some neck humb that allow me some alternative.
But i usually work with the tone of the amp rather than the tone on the guitar.
Actually the latest version of my piezo preset is a Deluxe (the cleanest amp i could find in the Mustang) with the compression placed after the pre. Add some mid scooping and a fair amount of treble and bass.
Yesterday i've (for the first time) experimented with the tone pot and this preset and the result was pretty surprising. The deluxe model handle really well the changes. Really change the character of what you are playing moving from my bright piezo tone to darker acustic sounds to something that reming arpeggios in metallica and finally ending in to a dark jazzy tone. All with the same guitar and the same preset.
So, my suggestion is: experiment with your tone pot and your 'stang, and, why not, give a try to my piezo tone!
mercoledì 12 ottobre 2016
Liquid Solo Delay preset updated
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/mordor74-liquid-solo-delay
Yesterday i update my Liquid Solo preset, i realize it is a keeper but i decided to add in a nice ambience delay.
Yesterday i update my Liquid Solo preset, i realize it is a keeper but i decided to add in a nice ambience delay.
martedì 4 ottobre 2016
Dream Theater - Breaking All Illusions Solo - AKA Prog Solo Preset
Recently the monkey of "Breaking all illusions" from Dream theater has climbed on my back. Not that i did not heard the song before but suddenly it has grown and has became one of my favorites songs...
I was already on the main riff and i've started learning the solos. Tone-wise there is much here. The first Solo, around 6 minutes of the song is a very "liquid" tone, then separated by an arpeggio there a less aggressive solo with a matching tone.
I was starting a tone from scratch but when i try to play some slice of the solos with my Prog Solo preset i found it was already good enough. It just needed some tweak on the overdrive stomp to become my masterpice. The trick is:
Riff parts with the bridge humbacker
Solo I with the neck humbacker
Solo II also neck but roll down the volume knob on the guitar to half or less and pick really gently. I guess you will find how much gently.
Here is the link to download it:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/mordor74-john-petrucci-solo-and-riff/
(as usuale rate and comment if you download anything!)
Some note here: my neck PU is not the best for liquid tones so was a surpries to hear it works so well. Another surprise was how much the mustang react to volume and touch change. Really good, my old pony!
Some word on the final tweak: the overdrive is near or less setted to my Tubescreamer configuration. Just some more mids that was already there and lately added just a bit of gain to touch the perfection.
Actually the delay is used to double the guitar (0ms 1 repat 100% volume), i would like to make a version of the preset with the PS for double the sound and the delay used as a delay.
I was also tempted by working out the same tone without the overdrive pedal in front. I have plenty of gain on the amp but trebles are already maxed so i dont know it is possible.
Here is how i tweaked the amp:
Sound nice but i prefer using the stomp (disabled in this version).
I was already on the main riff and i've started learning the solos. Tone-wise there is much here. The first Solo, around 6 minutes of the song is a very "liquid" tone, then separated by an arpeggio there a less aggressive solo with a matching tone.
I was starting a tone from scratch but when i try to play some slice of the solos with my Prog Solo preset i found it was already good enough. It just needed some tweak on the overdrive stomp to become my masterpice. The trick is:
Riff parts with the bridge humbacker
Solo I with the neck humbacker
Solo II also neck but roll down the volume knob on the guitar to half or less and pick really gently. I guess you will find how much gently.
Here is the link to download it:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/mordor74-john-petrucci-solo-and-riff/
(as usuale rate and comment if you download anything!)
Some note here: my neck PU is not the best for liquid tones so was a surpries to hear it works so well. Another surprise was how much the mustang react to volume and touch change. Really good, my old pony!
Some word on the final tweak: the overdrive is near or less setted to my Tubescreamer configuration. Just some more mids that was already there and lately added just a bit of gain to touch the perfection.
Actually the delay is used to double the guitar (0ms 1 repat 100% volume), i would like to make a version of the preset with the PS for double the sound and the delay used as a delay.
I was also tempted by working out the same tone without the overdrive pedal in front. I have plenty of gain on the amp but trebles are already maxed so i dont know it is possible.
Here is how i tweaked the amp:
Sound nice but i prefer using the stomp (disabled in this version).
giovedì 29 settembre 2016
Resource alert: more on amp EQ and tone stack!
You may remember my post on amp EQ, i've found a blog with more information and graphs from the various mustang amp models.
https://guitmod.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/fender-mustang-v2-amp-tone-stacks-of-the-amp-models-frequency-responses/
Dig the blog for more interesting posts!
https://guitmod.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/fender-mustang-v2-amp-tone-stacks-of-the-amp-models-frequency-responses/
Dig the blog for more interesting posts!
martedì 27 settembre 2016
Resource review: blog with Iron Maiden presets!
Digging into the comments of a preset in the fuse site 've found a link to this blog:
http://themtones.blogspot.co.uk
You can find here a number of Iron Maiden preset.
I've tested some (Iron Maiden and Seventh Son albums) and I've found they sound good enough. They worked with my EX370 in the single+bridge position. Not so good if you have mahogany and no single coils and not good for headphones. But with speaker and a single coil they are good!
I think i will start a new page with the internet resources for our 'Stang.
http://themtones.blogspot.co.uk
You can find here a number of Iron Maiden preset.
I've tested some (Iron Maiden and Seventh Son albums) and I've found they sound good enough. They worked with my EX370 in the single+bridge position. Not so good if you have mahogany and no single coils and not good for headphones. But with speaker and a single coil they are good!
I think i will start a new page with the internet resources for our 'Stang.
venerdì 23 settembre 2016
The best mustang preset review: number 1 - ACDC by ryry444
Disclamier: This post is part of a series where i test the most downloaded preset from Fender site. It should be consider as a personal opinion based on a test done with (probably) a different guitar.
ACDC is a basic preset, ryry444 tweaked only the amp without any effect, just like Angus would like. It uses the Marshall '80 changing the cabinet to the 4x12 greenback. Like Anugs indeed.
I tested it with my Ibanez SZ that is tonewise close to an SG. Both with the headphones and with the speaker. I played and compare with the tone from
How does it sound? It is a very nice British overdriven sound. A good example of this model. I feel like higer notes are a bit "choked" for my taste but it is really nice and fun to play chord and power chord.
How close it is? Well, i think that compared with the songs i played along it is a bit too much overdriven. I tweaked to a 4 of gain and toruned down both high and bass and the tone become closer. I dont know what guitar was used to shape the tone, but with mine i needed to backoff a bit. I remember reading an interview on guitar magazie where Angus said that he does not use much gain.
It would have been nice to know what guitar ryry444 is using. I suggest everybody to put this information on the notes when you upload a preset!
Anyway is a good tone, i suggest you to give it a try if you like the genere, and also vote it and comment it if you download it.
Here is the link:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/ryry444-acdc/
I've rated the preset 4 star on 5.
Next post will be TOP2: blues by mulvaneyr
ACDC is a basic preset, ryry444 tweaked only the amp without any effect, just like Angus would like. It uses the Marshall '80 changing the cabinet to the 4x12 greenback. Like Anugs indeed.
I tested it with my Ibanez SZ that is tonewise close to an SG. Both with the headphones and with the speaker. I played and compare with the tone from
How does it sound? It is a very nice British overdriven sound. A good example of this model. I feel like higer notes are a bit "choked" for my taste but it is really nice and fun to play chord and power chord.
How close it is? Well, i think that compared with the songs i played along it is a bit too much overdriven. I tweaked to a 4 of gain and toruned down both high and bass and the tone become closer. I dont know what guitar was used to shape the tone, but with mine i needed to backoff a bit. I remember reading an interview on guitar magazie where Angus said that he does not use much gain.
It would have been nice to know what guitar ryry444 is using. I suggest everybody to put this information on the notes when you upload a preset!
Anyway is a good tone, i suggest you to give it a try if you like the genere, and also vote it and comment it if you download it.
Here is the link:
https://fuse.fender.com/mustang/presets/ryry444-acdc/
I've rated the preset 4 star on 5.
Next post will be TOP2: blues by mulvaneyr
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