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Post subject: Six-Button Footswitch
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:26 am
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I have a Mustang V v.1 with a 4x12 cab and love it.
I have so much fun exploring the unlimited tonal possibilities that I find myself not playing my other amps hardly at all. One thing I have been thinking about is getting the optional two- button footswith, I would like to have quick access to 5 presets instead of just 3.
Has anyone done that? How do you assign the functions to the new 2-buttons?
The manual does not have much information about this. Any help will be appreciated.


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Post subject: Re: Six-Button Footswitch
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:56 pm
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I was thinking the same thing... but that is not the way the two footswitches work together apparently. See below:


Mustang III 2-button Footswitch Instructions

Connect a 2-button footswitch to your Mustang amplifier to enable remote multi-function foot control.

Use the Utility menus 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

1. Press the UTIL button on the top of the amplifier to enter the Utility menu

2. Press the UTIL button 3 more times until the display reads 2-Btn Ftsw Mode. If you pass it by accident, just keep pressing UTIL until it comes around again

3. The footswitch will be set to Down/Up (default setting)

4. Turn the DATA WHEEL until the desired footswitch function is selected

5. Once the desired function is selected, press EXIT. The last thing you chose will stay.

These are the available functions:

a. Down/Up - choose this function if you'd like to simply scroll up and down through the presets. This allows you to scroll through all 100 presets in a linear fashion (in other words, you can't skip from preset 01 to preset 10 without pressing the Up button 9 times or the Down button 91 times).

b. QA1/QA2 - choose this function if you'd like to use the pedal to switch between 2 Quick Access presets of your choosing. You will not be able to scroll through the rest of the presets using the pedal if you choose this option.

c. Stomp/Mod - choose this option if you'd like button 1 to turn a stomp box for the selected preset on and off, and button 2 to turn a modulation effect for the selected preset on and off. You will not be able to scroll through the rest of the presets using the pedal if you choose this option.

d. Stomp/Delay - choose this option if you'd like button 1 to turn a stomp box for the selected preset on and off, and button 2 to turn the delay effect for the selected preset on and off. You will not be able to scroll through the rest of the presets using the pedal if you choose this option.

e. Stomp/Reverb - choose this option if you'd like button 1 to turn a stomp box for the selected preset on and off, and button 2 to turn the reverb effect for the selected preset on and off. You will not be able to scroll through the rest of the presets using the pedal if you choose this option.

f. Stomp/Tap - choose this option if you'd like button 1 to turn a stomp box for the selected preset on and off, and button 2 to set delay time or modulation rate settings for the selected preset by rhythmically pressing button 2. You will not be able to scroll through the rest of the presets using the pedal if you choose this option.

:idea: NOTE: You might wonder why there are 3 Quick Access slots when there are only 2 buttons on the footswitch. That's where the optional 4-button footswitch comes in. You can use it by itself to get similar options to the 2-button footswitch, but with a little more flexibility:

4-Button Footswitching options

Connect a 4-button footswitch to your Mustang amplifier to enable remote multi-function foot control. The footswitch display and LEDs show you 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 III!

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

You can also use the 2-button and 4-button footswitches together to gain access to more than a dozen footswitch options:

6-Button Footswitching options

Plug both a 4-button and a 2-button footswitch into your Mustang amplifier to expand your remote control options. By assigning different functions to each footswitch you can create more than a dozen different foot control combinations.

For example, you could assign Quick Access presets to the 4-button footswitch and Up/Down presets to the 2-button footswitch. Or you could bypass effects with the 4-button footswitch and select presets with the 2-button footswitch.

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Post subject: Re: Six-Button Footswitch
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:44 am
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We STILL need better foot control for the Mustang series though. If you look back, we've been asking Fender for this for a couple of years now.

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Post subject: Re: Six-Button Footswitch
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:42 pm
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Agreed!
I love the mustang amps but would not buy one for this very reason!
I have only just recently bought a floor, and that was because of it's
switching and midi capabilities.
If they would incorporate midi switching into the combo amps... a total KO!
You could get a cheap Behringer board and would have a smokin' set up!

It is a shame to have an amp so capable and foot switch so limited :(


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Post subject: Re: Six-Button Footswitch
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:49 pm
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Agreed, it's a real shame for sure.

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