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Post subject: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:05 pm
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Hi all,

I definitively love my Mustang III Amp, amazing possibility of sounds and explorations.

Sometime I play it with my bass guitar, ONLY on headphone...
Now I would like to find a solution to mod a new Mustang II or III (or to use my actual with an extra 2x12'' cab) to live my bass guitar.

So I'm looking for a bass HP replacement with a similar frequency spectre as the stock HP, to keep the modelling propriety. And to be able to use it in the open back cab...

Any suggestions ?

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:36 pm
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I am not 100% sure if this is possible, hopefully the mod chimes in on this one, but let me give it a shot with what I know.

I am not a bass player, nor have I ever really looked at bass amps but I do know its a subwoofer design which usually requires a sealed box of some sort to get the proper resonance. Some companies do make what is known as a free air woofer which will operate without a sealed box, but I only know these in the car audio world. If you could find a suitable driver within the parameters of the Celestion that Fender used I imagine it would work, provided the demand on the amp circuitry is not overwhelming in comparison to the regular loudspeaker.

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:55 pm
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Thank you for your message ne14t !

You're right about closed / open back cab for bass amp. I searched a little bit more about that and I found that the best way to get correct bass response is a proper volume closed vented cab.
So I will go for an add on little cab to use for bass amp utilisation.

I sent an email to eminence to ask them the best way to get the same frequency spectre as the stock MIII with theirs speakers. Here is the recommendation:

http://www.eminence.com/speakers/speaker-detail/?model=Beta_12A
http://www.eminence.com/speakers/speaker-detail/?model=Delta_Pro_12A

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:38 am
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Does anyone know if there is a HPF on the input of the Mustang III ?

Or anywhere else in the path of the sound in the amplifier ?

It does not seem to me. When I play bass guitar (SENDing signal to the sound mixer). The sound is loud.
But I tried at very LOW volume by the amp speaker, It seem less loud. Is it just the speaker ? Of course it should be. But I want to be sure.

Thanks for your help !

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:35 am
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Hey Guys,

There is no HPF on the Mustang's input. I'm sure you're aware that any kind of mod will void your warranty. Using the Mustang as a bass amp will void the warranty as well.

I believe the volume difference you're hearing is related to amplifier wattage.

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:49 pm
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Thank you very much for your answer !
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any kind of mod will void your warranty. Using the Mustang as a bass amp will void the warranty as well]

Yes of course ! I'm aware about it. I just hope it will stand ! ;)

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:02 pm
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Hmmm. Could there be a Mustang Bass Guitar series in our future?...


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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:17 pm
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Loren Howard - Fender wrote:
Hey Guys,

.... Using the Mustang as a bass amp will void the warranty as well.

......


That seems odd to me since the mustang comes with a built in pitch shifter that will bring the guitar down a couple of octaves.


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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:19 pm
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The Mustang is a very cool amp but... speaking as a former bass player (albeit a while back) I damaged many a guitar amp that the guitar playing owner swore could handle the bass (or as I call it, house of good vibrations). Only one that held up was a little Kustom Kraft with a six inch Realistic replacement speaker. Beat the heck outta that thing, plays to this day. Everything else died an unpeasant death. I would be very reluctant to use the bass in an MIII in any sort of volume situation.

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Post subject: Re: Mustang mod for bass Guitar
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:50 am
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There is a mustang bass modeling amp.
Its called the Bronco 40
http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/se ... 2302000000


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