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Post subject: Can a Stompbox be used with a Mustang 1?
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:36 pm
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Hi, I couldn't find anywhere if I looked, but can a stompbox be used with the Mustang 1 amp? One that would connect to the guitar's imput spot on the amp, not a footswitch.

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Post subject: Re: Can a Stompbox be used with a Mustang 1?
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:51 pm
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Quick answer: Yes. You can connect a stomp box (or several of them!) inline between the guitar and the amp input.

Longer answer:

Many people on this forum have reported doing this to good effect. It will work exactly how you expect it to (and how it would work if connected the same way to a conventional amp). Although be wary if your chosen Mustang preset also contains a similar effect to your stomp box: you could get double the effect, which may sound great or terrible depending on exactly which effect it is!

However, one obvious question is whether you need the separate stomp box? One of the key points/attractions of the Mustang amps is that they have various stomp effects already built-in (overdrive, compressor, wah; also modulation effects such as flanger, chorus, phaser, etc; plus various reverbs and delays), precisely to avoid the need for separate stomp boxes.

With the Mustang 1, it isn't so easy to see exactly what effects are in use directly on the amp. Use the FUSE software (connect your amp to your PC/Mac via USB), then you'll have access to all the built-in effects and their settings. You can build a signal chain of up to 4 effects (plus the amp modelling), and put the effects either before or after the amp modelling (mimicking stomp boxes placed inline or in an fx loop).

Yes there are limitations on exactly which sets of 4 effects you can have simultaneously; I won't go into that here as it's covered copiously in other topics, along with workarounds for those limitations.

Of course, it's equally valid to use external stomp boxes or the Mustang's built-in effects. There's no single correct answer. Whatever gets you the sound you want.


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Post subject: Re: Can a Stompbox be used with a Mustang 1?
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:43 pm
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I use a Hardwire CM2, Fulltone Fulldrive 2 and a Boss DS1 with my Mustang Floor. They seem to work pretty good with it, so I am betting they will work ok with a Mustang I. I have used the same pedals with a Mustang V with good results also..

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Post subject: Re: Can a Stompbox be used with a Mustang 1?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:13 am
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They work fine as long as the preset you're using isn't already loaded with effects. There is actually an "empty" preset you can download that gives you a blank slate to work with, if you just want to dispense with the modeling side of the amp.


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Post subject: Re: Can a Stompbox be used with a Mustang 1?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:29 pm
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yes you can.


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