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FDP Forum / Fender Amps: 1985 - Current / Mustang III clean for chords
(This message was last edited by telegib at 05:42 PM, Mar 28th, 2012)
(This message was last edited by telegib at 08:28 AM, Apr 1st, 2012)
FDP Forum / Fender Amps: 1985 - Current / Mustang III clean for chords
lawman5297
Indiana
Old farts rock to!Mar 26th, 2012 10:33 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Just bought a III and have been playing with it. So far I have been able to get the sounds I need for most of what I do except a good clean to play rhythm with. I play in a praise band for my church and play mostly rhythm but do have a few "electric guitar" parts and some solos. I have a BDRI and a AM STD Strat that I have been using along with a Boss ME70. I would appreciate suggestions for a good full sounding warm not too bright setting if anyone has played with it. Thanks!
stinger22
USAMar 26th, 2012 07:39 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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65 Deluxe, turn gain down volume up, turn sag counterclockwise.
lawman5297
Indiana
Old farts rock to!Mar 27th, 2012 03:52 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Thanks Stinger! That was easy nuff. I'm close. Works with theS trat pretty good and the Tele if I turn the treble down a bunch on the Tele.
telegib
CanadaMar 28th, 2012 03:23 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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The 65 Twin patch works great for rhythm too. Just set the treble lower on the patch and adjust the bass control to match your rhythm style.
lawman5297
Indiana
Old farts rock to!Mar 28th, 2012 07:30 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Stinger and telegib, Have you had any problems with hum? (not the fizz issue that has beed discussed at length). I have tried my III in every room in the house and even on clean settings, gate at max and gain down I get hum even with my Les Paul. This does not occur without a guitar plugged in. I have tried cables and even a direct box to lift the ground. I can move around and find a place where the hum is reduced but it is not pratical for performance. Take it back? I played the one in the store with a tele setting right in front of it and did not get a hum. Thanks!
telegib
CanadaMar 28th, 2012 05:42 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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No I have had no problems at all with hum with my Mustang III.
jbryan
MinneapolisMar 29th, 2012 08:43 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Use Patch 93- Twin Reverb. Add a tad more verb. It's a clean as it gets lawman! It sounds like the real deal!
The only hum I get is when I have the guitar on it's Strat Single coil- typical 60 cycle hum all amps get including my Peavey Classic 30. Using the humbucker it's dead quiet.
willie
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Walton County, GA.
We Fixee good long time you likeMar 30th, 2012 07:10 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I use 83 pretty much out of the box....
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6 Cylinder Slim
New England
Shoes for IndustryMar 30th, 2012 08:17 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I turned number 00 into a Twin Reverb patch because it's my main clean tone. Really nice for chord work with the neck pup on my strat. No problems with noise on my MIII. I like this amp.
KD2
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USA / TX
KDakaWaltMar 30th, 2012 11:48 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Just got the 4 button pedal. Loving it
telegib
CanadaMar 31st, 2012 09:37 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Yeah the 4 button switch is great.
6 Cylinder Slim
New England
Shoes for IndustryMar 31st, 2012 12:12 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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OK, I'm curious. What's the 4 button switch do?
telegib
CanadaApr 1st, 2012 08:27 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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With the 4 buttton switch you have the versatility of using your favorite patch and being able to independantly turn on/off the effects that you have stored for that patch whether it be overdrive, delay, chorus. It is like having a pedal board only much more compact because all the effects are in the amp instaed of on the floor.
You can also access the amp's tuner and the tuner display is in the footswitch so you won't have to look at the amp to tune. Of course you can toggle through the patches as you would with the 2 button switch. You can also add the 2 and 4 button switch to the amp for even more versatility. I haven't used that yet because I have what I need with the 4 button switch.
The 4 button switch is really a good investment with the MIII.
lawman5297
Indiana
Old farts rock to!Apr 1st, 2012 03:38 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Anyone using the EXP-1 expression pedal with this thing? BTW I did have a bad amp. Took it back to GC and the new one works like a champ! Even better with the firmware upgrade. Have not gotten it all figured out yet but plan on it being in church for easter. Thanks for the tips on clean for chords.
stinger22
USAApr 2nd, 2012 02:46 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Have had the EXP-1 on order since January and they keep moving the date back.
Using the 4 button with the 2 button is really great. I don't switch patches mid song so I keep the 4 button back near the amp and just use it between songs to select which of my three patches I want to use and check tuning. That's all I need in a blues band. I keep the 2 button up front with the left button controlling the stompbox for either overdrive or boost with the compression pedal and the other for mod usually a tremelo. Works great!
6 Cylinder Slim
New England
Shoes for IndustryApr 3rd, 2012 05:09 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Looks like that 4 button switch is necessary for me if I want to use my MIII for live shows. Even though I'm like stinger and never switch sounds during a song. I'd have tip back legs installed which would make seeing the LED screen difficult and that rotatory selector can be a bit dicey. I would have preferred that the tone controls worked with the power amp, like the master volume instead of through the computer. I have no need to save tone settings and the preset bypass tone controls on the panel just plain don't work as well as the tone controls on my regular amps.
lawman5297
Indiana
Old farts rock to!Apr 3rd, 2012 09:00 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I guess the EXP-1 they say now August? I do switch during a song but I have been working on this at home and have found it to be easier than my ME-70. I normally dont use any more than 3 effects on a given Sunday and I like the 4 button: its just easier to remember.
fredocaster
USAApr 20th, 2012 07:42 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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On the warm clean sound question -
I use the 57 deluxe patch and set the gain low enough for a clean sound. Tweak the tones to taste. For me that patch gives the warmest, fullest clean on the amp. You might try changing cabs for an even bigger sound. For full disclosure, I have a real 57RI and it is my favorite amp.
On the hum question -
The way you described it, it seems to me like it is 60-cyle hum that you will always get to some degree. But getting it with humbuckers at low gain in every room in the house sounds strange.
fredocaster
USAApr 20th, 2012 07:44 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Sorry forgot to ask this. Does this happen on every patch, or just some of them?
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