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Post subject: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:31 pm
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Just got the Mustang 3 and all is well until i plugged my ipod into the aux in well pressed play and the sound is terrible i putone of Fenders band tracks on and that was just as bad, very low quality, if you turn the amp up and try to play along the backing track, song track is unlistenable very low fi no bass it hurts your ears ?
Plugged the ipod into a normal hi fi amp and the sound is fine, why is the Mustang so bad ?


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Post subject: Re: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:56 pm
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My opinion only: because the music is coming out of a 12" Celestion guitar amplifier speaker.

I don't really understand the point of the aux in personally, I haven't used it and don't plan on using it. But then again, I have a computer with surround sound speakers and a subwoofer right next to the amp at all times at home, and I would never do a 'guitar karaoke' gig.

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Post subject: Re: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:14 pm
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dvddvd, an electric guitar amp and its speaker(s) is not designed for high fidelity. It designed to get the kind of sound that guitar players like with little concern for fidelity or accuracy. Guitar speakers also have a very limited frequency response so there will be lots of mids but very little bass and highs compared to what you'll hear using headphones. I think that the Aux input on most guitar amps is designed to be used for practicing while using headphones. I think you'll find that the sound of your iPod will dramatically improve if you use headphones.

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Post subject: Re: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:55 am
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But even a guitar only track sounds bad?


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Post subject: Re: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:10 pm
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dvddvd wrote:
But even a guitar only track sounds bad?


A recorded guitar track is no longer a "raw" guitar signal. It's not the same as plugging your guitar into the amp's guitar input. Was the recorded guitar played through an amp? If so, that recorded track will only sound good through a full range system. Playing that track through a guitar amp will color its sound via the guitar speaker. Even if you plugged your guitar directly into your recording system, playing it back through the Aux input will not sound very good. It might however sound OK if you plugged into the amp's guitar input - it's called "Re-Amping".... but that's a different topic altogether.

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Post subject: Re: MP3 input quality on Mustang 111 ?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:24 pm
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the Gdecs come with a tweeter for this reason I guess.

If you still want to use the Mustang and get bass and treble sounds, use the headphones.

Another possibility, more elaborated, would be to get the effect send from the mustang as a line-out, get into a cheap mixer (behringer under 50$) and mix with the signal you want and then to your hi-fi equipment.


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