Ever since Fender unveiled their new Mustang GT amps we’ve been dying to spend some time with them. Offering Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the amplifiers are Fender’s most technologically advanced to date. Finally, with the help of professional guitarist and educator Ryan Meagher, we’ve created this Fender Mustang GT 200 hands-on review, showcasing not only the affordable amp’s great sound, but also the technology-enabled features that help it stand out from the crowd.
In many ways, our time with Meagher helped support the idea that the Mustang GT line could set the tone for the future of instrument amplification. Whether you’re a serious professional guitarist or a weekend warrior, the pursuit of warm dream sounds has historically come with a number of trade-offs. Each of these issues are addressed directly by Fender’s Mustang GT amps.
Even the biggest Fender Mustang GT weighs about half as much as its tube amp equivalent.
First, there is the cost. The classic tube amps used by your favorite guitar heroes are often so overpriced that you’ll think twice about ever letting it leave the jamming space. The Mustang GT, on the other hand, ranges from a shockingly low $250 for the 40W, 2×6-inch driver model, to a still-affordable $600 for the 200W, 2×12-inch GT model the company sent our way. By comparison, a similarly loud, 2×12-inch Twin Reverb reissue from ’65 will set you back $1,450.
This brings us to an equally unpleasant fact about tube amps: they tend to be very heavy. Even though you were happy to ride around that Fender tube amp in your 20s, the older you get, the less comfortable your body gets with pushing it in and out of the basement. The Fender GT is a digital amplifier that requires much less internal hardware to operate; even the largest Fender Mustang GT weighs about half of its tube amp equivalent, making it extremely easy to take with you wherever you need to go.
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There’s also the tonal variety offered by the Mustang GT. Using advanced digital modeling, a built-in display and the Fender Tone app, the Mustang GT is the most tonally diverse amp in Fender history. Not only can it recreate the sounds of Fender’s most acclaimed tube models — such as the aforementioned ’65 Twin Reverb — with surprising accuracy, it can also be used to apply an astonishing number of digital effects, all accessible via intuitive interfaces.
Add it all up and Fender has built perhaps the most compelling gig and practice amp we’ve come across, whether you’re looking to recreate classic blues tones or emulate Prince’s progressive guitar sound on Purple rain.
You’ll find out what we mean in our hands-on video above, which features an American professional Stratocaster being played through a Mustang GT.
If you’re looking for more instrument-related content, check out the Fender Mod Shop P-Bass hands-on video we shot late last year, or this quick review of the iLoud Portable Bluetooth Amplifier by IK Multimedia.
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