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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:43 pm
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Good to hear, thanks. Not seen the video.

I think part of the problem is the way they chose to implement the exp pedal hardware. It's very fussy about what cable you use, and is prone to interference. Not sure a firmware update can fix that.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:03 pm
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I dunno, but cable shouldn't be an issue because i have used it sitting on top of the amp when i was testing it to see what i could do messing with settings and using a 2' shielded cable and it still was wacky. The old MIII worked perfect with it, not a single bug. No sure why they couldn't have taken a clue from that to fix it.

But this is one of a number of issue with the GT and my hope is that the GTX is what fender has been working on for a long time to rectify all the issues including the 4 button switch issues and wanted to release it only when they were positive it would be perfect so they would not be swamped with angry owner again saying it was released before it should have been. I don't think the mustang line can survive another release like that, and I don't think fender is dumb enough not to realize that.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:15 pm
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oczad wrote:
I dunno, but cable shouldn't be an issue because i have used it sitting on top of the amp when i was testing it to see what i could do messing with settings and using a 2' shielded cable and it still was wacky.


I thought Fender advised not to use a shielded cable, as the increased capacitance messes with the signals the footswitch and exp pedal send.

I have the footswitch and exp pedal next to one another, so I tried a very short (shielded) cable but it made things much, much worse! So I went back to using the supplied 15(?)ft cable, and I rarely have issues.

It's absolutely not reliable enough to use if you were actually performing publicly, but as I don't do that and just use it with the GT40 for practice at home, it's no big issue for me if it occasionally glitches (like maybe once or twice a week for me).

I'd much rather it worked 100% though.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:08 pm
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Well, the point was really that no matter what i use or how i run it with 4 button or EXP or both, my 4 button never has issues anymore since i bypassed all pins on the footswitch board's multi pin connector to the main board, and the EXP has always had the same bugs from day one and that's never changed. Thats why i think the 4 button switch's issues were hardware and the EXP's are firmware. I've never had issues with cables but u may be right. Just hasn't been one for me tho i do usually use the stock cable and rarely use the EXP due to it's bugginess.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:09 pm
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... and the new MUSTANG FLOOR GTX is where???

I cannot believe this omittance two versions in a row.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:43 am
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Will the Mustang GT be discontinued or does Fender see the GTX as premium line above the current GT amplifiers?


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:54 am
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Roadrunner571 wrote:
Will the Mustang GT be discontinued or does Fender see the GTX as premium line above the current GT amplifiers?

The GT100/200 will, but i'm not sure if they are keeping the GT40. I doubt it tho because the LT's i think are holding the small recording./practice spot in the lineup. They got great reviews where the GT like had a lot of negative ones so i can't see them holding on to the 40. But the 100/200 are definately gone.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 2:28 am
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Thanks.

Given that, I will try to grab one of the last GT 100s then.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:20 am
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If u go used i can see that. But new, i'd say get the GTX because the GT is $100 less but does not come with a footswitch. The 7 button footswitch is a lot better so you will certainly want that over the old 4 which has at least one issue and a lot less functionality. So if you get the GT and the switch which is $100, you will pay as much as u will for the GTX which comes with the switch included in the price, and the new amp has an improved speaker and cab which i have no doubt is a very good thing and something the GT won't have. They also may have made improvements to the power amp which is another thing the GT won't have. The GT also has that dropout issue and i cannot imagine fender would release this new amp with the same issue. And it may be a hardware issue which means the GTX may not suffer from it but even new GT owners recently are reporting the issue, so t's likely te GT still suffers from it and the GTX doesn't. Theres no way to know exactly what improvements the GTX will have that the GT won't once the GT is updated, but do u really want to but the GT knowing all this? Get the GTX, you will likely have a better amp, possibly a lot better.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:34 am
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The GT 100 (brand new) sells currently here in Germany for 350 USD (incl. VAT). The GTX 100 in comparison for 570 USD. Even considering the cost for the new GTX-7 footswitch, that's still 100 USD difference.

Plus, I don't like the design of the new GTXs. They are not ugly, but I like the modern minimalistic design of the GTs/LTs far more.

If I wanted to aim for something really better than the GT 100, then I don't think that the GTX 100 would be a big leap forward.

A friend of mine uses an Ampero and boy, that thing sounds superb on all PAs and amps. Plus it has IR, MIDI in, a drum computer and a big nice display. The build quality is absolutely awesome. I really don't get why Fender did discontinue the Mustang Floor.
A Mustang GT(X) Floor the size of the Ampero plus 15W-100W cabs with build-in power-stage would be the killer product line for gigging guitarists.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:46 am
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I see. Then go for it, but just beware of what i said about the dropout issue. A lot of people have it and chances are good all of them are capable of it and many or most will sooner or later start doing it. Chances i'd say are more than good that fender fixed it in the GTX. Trust me, it's a drag when you are playing and all of a sudden every time you strike the strings the volume starts cutting out and then going back up to normal after the initial attack. And worse yet they are times rebooting a number of times doesn't fix it. Unless you don't lay out and can deal with that potentially happening up to several times a day, the GT is a risk. The GTX maybe, but i can't imagine in my wildest dreams that fender would release the GTX with the same issue after being plagued with customer complaints about this issue. Your call, but just want to be sure u r aware. By the way, mine just did it (dropping out) this morning.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:34 am
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Thanks for mentioning that. I was already aware of that issue, but I am hoping that Fender will fix it with firmware 3.0.

I own a GT 40 and never experienced any dropouts, so let's hope it's not a hardware issue with the GT 100.


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:21 pm
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Yeah, i hope not but personally i fear it is because last time it happened before today, i took the handle off to get inside and pushed on that ribbon cable i suspect and it immediately stopped. So if i had to wager i'd say hardware. But who knows. If the issue manifests in some GTX's after what many of us with GTs have been thru there will no doubt be hell to pay !


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:41 am
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strange development: since about a couple weeks ago, my GT has been sounding better...much better, in fact...lets see what did i do to it exactly? Um, oh yeah, I did change my "input method"...its now a Fender Player Strat :)
Wow !
Anyway, I also sent Fender an email around the same time 2c what's up with this GTX amp...Just in case this hasn't already been mentioned here b4, was told 2 expect the final update 4 the GT on the 25th of this month...


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Post subject: Re: New Mustang GTX
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:12 am
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tele-de-fender wrote:
strange development: since about a couple weeks ago, my GT has been sounding better...much better, in fact...lets see what did i do to it exactly? Um, oh yeah, I did change my "input method"...its now a Fender Player Strat :)
Wow !


Happens to mine all the time, ad i am quite sure it's the same issue as the dropout issue which i am now quite sure is hardware. (read my thread "happened again") Mine can change radically, and when it sounds right it's a great amp.

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Anyway, I also sent Fender an email around the same time 2c what's up with this GTX amp...Just in case this hasn't already been mentioned here b4, was told 2 expect the final update 4 the GT on the 25th of this month...


Thats really good to hear, can't wait. It should give a good idea of what to expect in the GTX but with added improvements in the speaker and cab that the GT will lack by comparison. And of course hopefully the dropout issue will be fixed in the GTX too.


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