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Post subject: Question on the Mustang footswitch
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:51 am
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I previously owned a Mustang I V.2. I'm considering getting the III V.2 and a footswitch.

I don't really like to fool with settings.. I just like to download what others make or what's preset.. can I pretty much just load say Overdrive in 1, Chorus in another, and whatever else I want and I'm good to go?


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Post subject: Re: Question on the Mustang footswitch
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:00 am
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The Mustang III's two button footswitch (included) allows you to:
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Use the Utility menus (see page 12) to assign one of the following functions to the 2-button footswitch:

• Select presets (up/down)
• Select Quick Access presets (QA1/QA2)
• Bypass effects (various combinations)
• Set TAP interval
So, Yes. You can use the footswitch to Bypass/Enable a pair of FX (from the various combination offered in the Util Men). Alternatively, you can configure the footswitch to directly Quick Access any two (of your customized) Presets. Or, you may configure the footswitch to navigate Up/Down through your Presets. This last method can work if you configure Presets adjacent to each other with the Enabled/Disabled FX. As each of these configurations are mutually exclusive and must be done via the Amp's Util Menu, it works if it fits your needs, but can be limiting if you want multiple features.

For far more flexibilty and control the four button footswitch is the wsy to go! It is a very useful option for the Mustang III, and can work in conjunction with the 2 btn fsw.
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The footswitch display and LEDs show some of the same information as the amplifier screen, so you can, for example, tune your guitar and select presets by watching the footswitch without ever looking at the screen onboard the Mustang!

• Select Quick Access presets (QA1/QA2/QA3)
• Select presets (up/down/bank)
• Bypass effects
• Activate the TunerMode indicators

The footswitch has three modes that are identified by the three LEDs labeled MODE 1, MODE 2 and MODE 3. The footswitch also has a Tuner mode which is indicated when all of the mode LEDs are off.

To switch between modes, press the MODE button. To activate Tuner mode, press and hold the MODE button.

♫ You can lock the 4-button footswitch in Mode 1, 2 or 3 using the Utility menus, to prevent accidental Mode changes (see Utility Menus, page 12).

• Mode 1—In Mode 1 the footswitch is used to select one of three Quick Access presets, using the buttons labeled: QA1 / QA2 / QA3 (in line with the MODE 1 LED). When you select a Quick Access preset, the number of the preset will appear in the display of the footswitch.

♫ You can any assign any preset to be a Quick Access preset in the Utility menus. (see Utility Menus, page 12).

• Mode 2—In Mode 2 the footswitch is used to select presets down/up, or in banks of 10, using the buttons labeled: DOWN / UP / BANK (in line with the MODE 2 LED). When you select a preset, the number of the preset will appear in the display of the footswitch.

• Mode 3—In Mode 3 the footswitch is used to bypass the Stompbox, Modulation or Delay effects, using the buttons labeled: STOMP / MOD / DELAY (in line with the MODE 3 LED). The footswitch button LEDs indicate the effects that are active, just like the buttons on the amplifier.

♫ You can also have a footswitch button assigned to bypass the Reverb effect by adding on the 2-button Mustang footswitch (see Six-Button Footswitching options, below).

• Tuner Mode—Press and hold the MODE button to activate the Tuner. The ampifier screen and the footswitch both will display the same tuner information so that you can look in either place to tune your guitar. The footswitch will display the nearest note; the button LEDs will indicate sharp and flat and "in tune" is indicated when the green LED below the footswitch display lights up. Press any footswitch button to exit Tuner mode.
The above excerpts are from the Mustang User Guide PDF, pages 9 & 10.

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