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Post subject: Acoustasonic Amp in Mustang III
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:37 am
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I have to start with I love my Mustang III. However, I do question why Fender didn't include an Acoustasonic Amp in the selections. For player that occasionally use an acoustic on stage this would be huge rather than have to connect back to the PA or mock up a Twin to cover the base. They thought enough about the sound quality of an acoustic guitar to create an Amp line dedicated to it. Why not include that within the most versatile amp series they have created? If they do embrace this, is that something that could be applied in a Firmware Upgrade or are the existing amp owners simply out of luck if they develop this?

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Post subject: Re: Acoustasonic Amp in Mustang III
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:41 am
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You're not the first to raise this point. See my reply to the following topic, for a list of other topics that discuss it. I think it fair to say that Fender are aware of their customers' many requests for this feature!

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Post subject: Re: Acoustasonic Amp in Mustang III
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:45 am
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themudbone,

One of the main reasons the Acoustasonics sound the way they do is because they have a tweeter and the main speaker is designed to have a flatter response than an electric guitar speaker such as the one in the MIII. Even if they modeled the Acoustasonic's preamp, the MIII's speaker will undo an awful lot of what the preamp is doing. The MIII's speaker will impose its tonality onto your acoustic sound and because there's no tweeter, all that high frequency detail form your acoustic sound will be lost. To me, no electric guitar amp, whether it's tube, SS or modeling, is a good option for acoustic guitars. To me, they all sound awful. A better option might be to use an Acoustasonic amp with a Mustang Floor. That way you could have the Mustangs amp models and your acoustic sounds sounding the way they should. Caveat: This would only work if the Acoustasonics have an effects loop.

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Post subject: Re: Acoustasonic Amp in Mustang III
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:05 am
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last post nails it.

Solution - if you can, just look into an acoustic amp. I've got a few fender amps, (MIII, Deville 4x10 (Hot rod) and an Acosutasonic Jr. (got it used, it's been rock solid)

Sounds great with all of my acoustics, even my Emperor Regent sounds killer in this amp.


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Post subject: Re: Acoustasonic Amp in Mustang III
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:50 pm
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I have never played through an Acoustasonic (only my PA) I didn't realize the speaker configuration. I understand the limitations of the MIII in that sense.

Thanks to all for the feedback.


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