I have one and they’re brilliant. One use case I that turns out to be really handy is taking it to the guitar store to try out guitars! It’s usually hard to hear yourself over all the other noise, but even a cheap pair of earbuds is enough to get a much better idea of how the guitar you’re trying sounds.
I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago and it's one of the best purchases I've made in a while. It's perfect for keeping in the living room out of site. I've been playing a lot more because of it.
I just got my new guitar after having to sell my Strat and amp a couple of years ago. Thinking of picking one of these up instead of a normal amp because I don't need all the volume an amp provides. Thinking this would be great.
@@sweet_brad I have to give this a go. I tried plugging in my HX Stomp though to my JBL speaker, but I think there's some kind of DSP in the speaker so I was getting latency. I'll have to try something more basic.
Natural musician, yes. But as we know, it takes a lifetime of hours and work to get to Pete's level. Cudos! Having said, Lee has above excellent expression and tone. These two, as a pair, are enormous. Thanks guys!
Regarding looper: Why so complicated? If you have a looper with an aux in connection (I have the Boss RC-3), you can take the headphone output of the fender micro and connect it with the aux in of your looper and then connect from your looper to "everwhere" you want. You don't need external effect pedals and can use everything included in the fender micro! I have tested it and it works!
The other thing that wasn't mentioned is that it is can be plugged into a computer or iPad (from the usb-c port on the mustang micro to be used as an audio interface to record directly into garage band or logic (mac and iPad) and many other apps. Absolutely brilliant piece of gear.
@@paulyguitary7651 with the mustang micro plugged in to my guitar and then using the usbc to USB C cable plug it in to my iPad (iPad Pro) directly. Works perfect.
@@paulyguitary7651 having not tested it with anything other than my own iPad pro I would hope it would work with any iPad running the same iOS but can't say for sure. The micro comes with a usb-a (the usual usb) to usb-c cable but is pretty short. I use the one that came with the iPad to charge instead. With a usb-c to lightning cable it would hopefully work for you. Maybe someone else has tried? It's a great little device all the same.
@@leahbhayes yeah the Micro cord looks to be about 18 inches or so. I think I understand why I’m confused. You have a newer iPad and they take usb-c. I would think an adapter would work for me. I hope anyhow. Off to Amazon I go.
This is a fun little amp. Works great when you want to play on the go even in your car on a break at work. Just hook it up to a Bluetooth speaker or any speaker with a 3.5mm input and it works great!
Got mine the other day and I've picked up my guitar three times more often per day now I don't have to wrestle with the amp and pedals to not play unplugged. It's damn good. Only issue I have is it doesn't slot nicely into the jack on an SG and let you point the lights up to see your settings, the body catches on the closest tone knob so you have to have them pointed away or angled slightly dodgy so the knob can't be moved.
Fender probably never envisioned the way people would use this thing. I love the “2000 Metal” tone on the Mustang Micro so I just plug it into my practice amp (Champion 20) and play it loud without headphones. This thing is revolutionary for those of us who can’t afford expensive amps.
Me too. Only thing that would put it over the top as the perfect portable practice device would be if some genius could figure out how to implement a looping feature. I have no idea how they could do it since you would have to use your hands or something while playing, but to just take this thing and your guitar and be able to practice like that would be godly. You can always plug it into a looper pedal, but then you gotta make sure your headphone cable is long enough etc. etc. Anyway, this thing is just fantastic.
I bought one of these, quite simply, based on the original video that told us all about it.... I got it a bit earlier, and so far, I'm very happy with (the tones, with a Tele...).... this is yet again another brilliant video (I play a bit a bass guitar too)... Fender have created something special with this little thing.
I love mine! (purchased from Andertons). I took my guitar and said amp with me recently to a job i was doing that required a hotel stay, really was nice to be able to jam along to TH-cam backing tracks on headphones. For those with little ones, it's a game changer, i'm finally able to play after bed time without disturbing anyone, honestly, it sounds great, and so easy to pickup rather than bringing out all the pedals and amp, it's just ready to go all the time. Would highly recommend, i will write a review on Andertons soon, might even record something 👍
I just got my mustang micro, and I love it! But I also wanted to point something out. Placed at the end of my pedal signal chain, yes, there is electrical interference noise, but if I switch the amp setting to the last "studio preamp", it goes away. ( Obviously, I know nothing about electrical engineering, but thought 1% of the viewers may wish to know.) This is still a great buy for $130 CAD. Cheers for the review and clarification videos.
About the loop issue: if you use a dirty sound on the amp sim and then turn down the volume on the guitar for the loop to clean it up and then do the leads on full volume, it should work.
This is the major attraction of the Andertons presenters. Pete has toured the world as a guitarist and can play a keyboard pretty well. Jack has toured the world as a keyboard player and is a pretty good guitar player. I’m not sure if either can play drums!!!
Had mine for a bit now, really like it. Since WFH I've had a guitar sitting next to me but too bulky to plug into an amp so I end up noodling with no amp, now I use this. Really like the 5150 style amp on it.
I’ve goofed around with a lot of the amps, and if you’re not afraid to use your volume and tone knobs on the guitar, you can get a heck of a lot of tones...
I just got one and I am absolutely in love with it. Sounds just as good as my Mustang GTX50. It actually helps me be able to replicate some of the tones I like off of my Mustang Micro onto my GTX50. I did a great twangy country tone with mine the other night.
Guys, i would like to say big thank you. First your videos helped me with the guitar choice, then i've placed the order on Anderton's site and everything went fast and smoothly. Even the EU Tax was pretty easy thing, i just received an invoice from DHL which i paid online. The guitar arrived today and it is f.....g amazing. When the entire Covid story is gone i will try to visit the shop personally. Thanks!!!
I basically commented few seconds ago how I could see this being used at the end of your signal when you are in a pinch... and you did a demo.. amazing. cheers!
I’ve had one of these since it was released and love it. It gets used almost every day and is brilliant for travelling as everything now fits in the gig bag. I do however have one guitar it doesn’t fit, a Dean Ds92 from the 90s, as it has a really deep jack recess.
Bought a Mustang Micro after seeing your previous review of it, and its a great sounding little unit - well worth every single penny they are charging for it.
this new fender mustang micro is absolutely freaking awesome!!!! i’m playing my right now! this blows a way everything else,i’m giving my old vox amplug away cause it is now absolute! best $120 i ever spent!
Honestly for the DSP chip to handle that much input without hash clipping and instead to quiet the input and add compression in order to maximize headroom is a brilliant choice. That minimizes the clipping that the opamp is doing to the outbound signal. For about $100 this thing seems hard to beat. If only you could upload snapshots to it for better metal tones....
Absolutely the biggest shortcoming. I don't want lots of poor choices for high gain tones, I just want some dialed in heavy crunch (chug) and smooth lead (super high gain) tones. Would be amazing. The Fender clean models are great already, of course.
Problems with interference can occur if you are close to or plugged in power wise close to an internet modem . While discussing this issue with the staff at my local music shop another customer overheard my issues and gave me this advice , problem sorted .
I'll go check with my local distributor this weekend. I'd love to buy it from Andertons, but we are so far apart .... May be one day I'll fly over to the UK and have a visit :D.
Well I imagine You could do all this even using Overdrives and Distortions because they also planned for Active Coil setups being used so the unit doesn't burn out from a preamp source.
Has no one asked if it works on a Bluetooth/ wireless speaker with input jack instead of just using headphones or out to an amp? Lol that should have been the first question!
A little disappointed that you didn't play with some of the settings while it was directly plugged into the keyboard. I would love to have seen how it changed the sound up and how good the effects would have been...
I just bought an HX Stomp to play with headphones and then I find out this exists??? I mean I'm not unhappy with my purchase, but I might pick up one of these anyway just so I can have my guitar be an easy pickup no matter what.
Nice video, and here it is a year later, have you made any newer jams with the Mustang Micro?? I bought this a week ago, and the creative fun has begun....... ;-)
For the looper, why wouldn't you go guitar > mustang micro > looper > headphones? I'm looking at a total wireless practice setup using a battery powered looper, my only concern is will the looper handle the gain from the micro, and if so, would that eliminate the need for a headphone amp? Looking at the Boss RC-1 in particular. Can anyone test this?
Need a headphone amp with a looper, oh wait my VST/DAW does that. Still I've bought one of these Micros, they are awesome! BTW long videos are welcome!
I plug the Micro into the output jack of a Tube Screamer. Then use the headphone out into a Epiphone Valve Jr's input. Boom! Now I got a Hot Rodded Champ of sorts.
I would only use it for bass, is it worth it? are the effects valid for the bass? or maybe it is better to buy the one without the effects of the vox to save money?
Love the editing on this, I've got the GTX100 and I absolutely love it and this micro is great for on the fly, nice to see its versatility as well away from the usual👍 Pete should play piano more!
Solid state amps seem to handle loopers better. my roland cube with a looper is fantastic but whenever i run a loop into my marshalls and try to play over it, they compete for the amps attention and struggle in a bad way.
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I have one and they’re brilliant. One use case I that turns out to be really handy is taking it to the guitar store to try out guitars! It’s usually hard to hear yourself over all the other noise, but even a cheap pair of earbuds is enough to get a much better idea of how the guitar you’re trying sounds.
Whoa, good idea.
Bluetooth delay would drive you nuts.
@@toddchapman3032 theres no Bluetooth delay on the guitar you’re playing, Bluetooth delay would be on the Bluetooth playback feature.
Screw that if I'm buying an amp I'm cranking that bitch up waaay up
I'm 100% convinced you could give Pete a looper pedal, turn him loose in a music studio and charge admission.
......id pay.
instablaster...
I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago and it's one of the best purchases I've made in a while. It's perfect for keeping in the living room out of site. I've been playing a lot more because of it.
I just got my new guitar after having to sell my Strat and amp a couple of years ago. Thinking of picking one of these up instead of a normal amp because I don't need all the volume an amp provides. Thinking this would be great.
@@camaro25 As long as you like playing with headphones it would be good.
@@camaro25 yes it’s amazing. I was in the same position and went with the Mustang Micro and absolutely love it.
@@trickfall8752 try plugging into a bluetooth speaker with an aux input. So good.
@@sweet_brad I have to give this a go. I tried plugging in my HX Stomp though to my JBL speaker, but I think there's some kind of DSP in the speaker so I was getting latency. I'll have to try something more basic.
I’ve always appreciated Pete’s skills, but this video in particular is mind blowing. He’s just too good!
Natural musician, yes. But as we know, it takes a lifetime of hours and work to get to Pete's level. Cudos! Having said, Lee has above excellent expression and tone. These two, as a pair, are enormous. Thanks guys!
Nah, that type of talent, ya born with it.
Yes it does
Got one of these a few days back and have been playing alot more now that I don't have to worry about disturbing anyone else!
If Lee could bottle up and sell Danish Pete's talent, he'd make a million dollars.
Didn't he already do that?
Pete's amazing for sure, but I don't think that Lee would want to take the pay cut 😉
something tells me he's already made a million dollars off danish peter.
Regarding looper: Why so complicated? If you have a looper with an aux in connection (I have the Boss RC-3), you can take the headphone output of the fender micro and connect it with the aux in of your looper and then connect from your looper to "everwhere" you want. You don't need external effect pedals and can use everything included in the fender micro! I have tested it and it works!
The other thing that wasn't mentioned is that it is can be plugged into a computer or iPad (from the usb-c port on the mustang micro to be used as an audio interface to record directly into garage band or logic (mac and iPad) and many other apps.
Absolutely brilliant piece of gear.
I wish I could plug directly into the iPad.
@@paulyguitary7651 with the mustang micro plugged in to my guitar and then using the usbc to USB C cable plug it in to my iPad (iPad Pro) directly. Works perfect.
@@leahbhayes no lightning connector? So if I get a usb to lightning converter I’ll be good?
@@paulyguitary7651 having not tested it with anything other than my own iPad pro I would hope it would work with any iPad running the same iOS but can't say for sure. The micro comes with a usb-a (the usual usb) to usb-c cable but is pretty short. I use the one that came with the iPad to charge instead. With a usb-c to lightning cable it would hopefully work for you. Maybe someone else has tried?
It's a great little device all the same.
@@leahbhayes yeah the Micro cord looks to be about 18 inches or so. I think I understand why I’m confused. You have a newer iPad and they take usb-c. I would think an adapter would work for me. I hope anyhow. Off to Amazon I go.
This is a fun little amp. Works great when you want to play on the go even in your car on a break at work. Just hook it up to a Bluetooth speaker or any speaker with a 3.5mm input and it works great!
@@womaninwood9177 it works with one that has a 3.5 input anyway
Got mine the other day and I've picked up my guitar three times more often per day now I don't have to wrestle with the amp and pedals to not play unplugged. It's damn good. Only issue I have is it doesn't slot nicely into the jack on an SG and let you point the lights up to see your settings, the body catches on the closest tone knob so you have to have them pointed away or angled slightly dodgy so the knob can't be moved.
Fender probably never envisioned the way people would use this thing. I love the “2000 Metal” tone on the Mustang Micro so I just plug it into my practice amp (Champion 20) and play it loud without headphones. This thing is revolutionary for those of us who can’t afford expensive amps.
How do you plug it into your amp?
@@buck7477 you plug a 1/8 cable into the headphone jack and the input jack on your amp.
I have one if these and I absolutely love it.
Me too. Only thing that would put it over the top as the perfect portable practice device would be if some genius could figure out how to implement a looping feature. I have no idea how they could do it since you would have to use your hands or something while playing, but to just take this thing and your guitar and be able to practice like that would be godly. You can always plug it into a looper pedal, but then you gotta make sure your headphone cable is long enough etc. etc.
Anyway, this thing is just fantastic.
Which one do you have? The one on the left, or the one on the right?
I bought one of these, quite simply, based on the original video that told us all about it.... I got it a bit earlier, and so far, I'm very happy with (the tones, with a Tele...).... this is yet again another brilliant video (I play a bit a bass guitar too)... Fender have created something special with this little thing.
How do you like it for bass?
I love mine! (purchased from Andertons). I took my guitar and said amp with me recently to a job i was doing that required a hotel stay, really was nice to be able to jam along to TH-cam backing tracks on headphones.
For those with little ones, it's a game changer, i'm finally able to play after bed time without disturbing anyone, honestly, it sounds great, and so easy to pickup rather than bringing out all the pedals and amp, it's just ready to go all the time.
Would highly recommend, i will write a review on Andertons soon, might even record something 👍
I just got my mustang micro, and I love it! But I also wanted to point something out. Placed at the end of my pedal signal chain, yes, there is electrical interference noise, but if I switch the amp setting to the last "studio preamp", it goes away. ( Obviously, I know nothing about electrical engineering, but thought 1% of the viewers may wish to know.) This is still a great buy for $130 CAD. Cheers for the review and clarification videos.
About the loop issue: if you use a dirty sound on the amp sim and then turn down the volume on the guitar for the loop to clean it up and then do the leads on full volume, it should work.
This is the major attraction of the Andertons presenters. Pete has toured the world as a guitarist and can play a keyboard pretty well. Jack has toured the world as a keyboard player and is a pretty good guitar player. I’m not sure if either can play drums!!!
Oh yes, they both can... All really annoying:-)
@@andertons haha
Plot twist: Dannish Pete is a professional keyboard player
You'd be surprised when you can do with a synthesizer and a couple chord shapes!
Plot twist to the plot twist: Danish Pete is a professional everything player
Soon we will see the Nord stage purple limited DP edition 😊
@@nejcpirc Hopefully it's not named the DP edition tough. For... Reasons... 😅
He's a pro everything!
Had mine for a bit now, really like it. Since WFH I've had a guitar sitting next to me but too bulky to plug into an amp so I end up noodling with no amp, now I use this. Really like the 5150 style amp on it.
I’ve goofed around with a lot of the amps, and if you’re not afraid to use your volume and tone knobs on the guitar, you can get a heck of a lot of tones...
Just sold me on one, ill buy it tomorrow
@@Ottophil My opinion another year on hasn't changed, except I've used the other amp models more. I think the BE is my current favourite.
I just got one and I am absolutely in love with it. Sounds just as good as my Mustang GTX50. It actually helps me be able to replicate some of the tones I like off of my Mustang Micro onto my GTX50. I did a great twangy country tone with mine the other night.
Guys, i would like to say big thank you. First your videos helped me with the guitar choice, then i've placed the order on Anderton's site and everything went fast and smoothly. Even the EU Tax was pretty easy thing, i just received an invoice from DHL which i paid online. The guitar arrived today and it is f.....g amazing. When the entire Covid story is gone i will try to visit the shop personally. Thanks!!!
Finally back in stock! I’m getting one ASAP !
I got one it’s really cool I am very happy with it
There's also an effects bypass setting (set Modify button to violet)
I basically commented few seconds ago how I could see this being used at the end of your signal when you are in a pinch... and you did a demo.. amazing. cheers!
Plugging the input of the Fender micro mustang into John Mayer's output killed me
@@womaninwood9177 I don’t blame them though, John Mayer is a dreamboat ; )
That was a lesson in using loopers 😬 very impressed by the product and the user.. And the co-commentator too
I’ve had one of these since it was released and love it. It gets used almost every day and is brilliant for travelling as everything now fits in the gig bag.
I do however have one guitar it doesn’t fit, a Dean Ds92 from the 90s, as it has a really deep jack recess.
Bought a Mustang Micro after seeing your previous review of it, and its a great sounding little unit - well worth every single penny they are charging for it.
I love my Micro... GREAT fun. Was told April, but Fender filled the orders early. LOVE IT.
I’ve occasionally used mine to turn my corded headphones into wireless corded headphones when not plugged into my guitar.
They are pure gold!
Thanks for testing this little guy out some more. I was wondering if pedals would work on it and you were able to answer my question!!!
Lee’s playing has really improved lately.
Seems like the Studio preamp setting makes this thing 10x more versatile
this new fender mustang micro is absolutely freaking awesome!!!! i’m playing my right now! this blows a way everything else,i’m giving my old vox amplug away cause it is now absolute! best $120 i ever spent!
He got the motion, he got the action. Hey, the man can play.
"Walk Of Life" by Dire Straits.
And I officially announce that this wonderful device works perfect with my Yamaha SVS 210 electric cello!
Honestly for the DSP chip to handle that much input without hash clipping and instead to quiet the input and add compression in order to maximize headroom is a brilliant choice. That minimizes the clipping that the opamp is doing to the outbound signal. For about $100 this thing seems hard to beat. If only you could upload snapshots to it for better metal tones....
Absolutely the biggest shortcoming. I don't want lots of poor choices for high gain tones, I just want some dialed in heavy crunch (chug) and smooth lead (super high gain) tones. Would be amazing. The Fender clean models are great already, of course.
Pete plays piano toooooooo 😧😧😧 whaaaaat nice 😀
I love these guys! But as a bass player; the micro plug sounds great! Surprised me on the keyboard, tho! Wow!😳🎶👍🏾
Fender needs to get some new names? There's a Mustang guitar, a Mustang amp and now a Mustang Micro headphone amp?
Can't imagine I was the only one to blurt out, "Oh come the fuck on Pete."
I'll echo Lee's statement that your musical abilities are quite impressive.
Problems with interference can occur if you are close to or plugged in power wise close to an internet modem . While discussing this issue with the staff at my local music shop another customer overheard my issues and gave me this advice , problem sorted .
I'd love to get one of them micro Mustangs
And one Pete too
Now we need a Mashup of "Lay Down, Mustang Sally."
Thanks guys you made my lunch break great.
I'll go check with my local distributor this weekend. I'd love to buy it from Andertons, but we are so far apart .... May be one day I'll fly over to the UK and have a visit :D.
Well I imagine You could do all this even using Overdrives and Distortions because they also planned for Active Coil setups being used so the unit doesn't burn out from a preamp source.
Just bought one today! Great ideas!!! I love y’all’s show; watching from Texas!
Plugging a headphone amp into my wife’s ultrasound
That's nuts! Guess I gotta get one now....
sorry, this man can really play anything with such ease! brava & bravo my good lad!!
Thank you for this video! I wasnt sure if I should try it on my bass or pedalboard! And now I know!
Great video… what reasonably priced headphones would you recommend using with the micro?… cheers
Bought one based on the first video. Got it last week. Love it.
It is good into a FrFr speaker and if using aptx low latency transmitter and receiver, can go wireless. That's really swell.
Has no one asked if it works on a Bluetooth/ wireless speaker with input jack instead of just using headphones or out to an amp? Lol that should have been the first question!
wow! i didn’t know that about the electromagnetic field and the noise… 😮
The bass sounded great. I was wondering why there were no dedicated bass amps (like the NuX) but apparently not a problem.
they should add a few bass amps and fx with firmware, or perhaps make a dedicated micro for bass.
my take away from this is that the Fender Malibu looks even more beautiful than it did a couple of years ago
Anderton’s yet again doing a better demo of a Fender product than Fender themselves.
Need it for my coverssss!!!
A little disappointed that you didn't play with some of the settings while it was directly plugged into the keyboard. I would love to have seen how it changed the sound up and how good the effects would have been...
Finally a video explaining what this device can do, thanksssss
Pete is like a young Librace, met him once he asked if he could push in my stool
This was so entertaining! One of the best videos I’ve seen!
If that keyboard had a drum kit, that would have been great to add to the loop. 👍🏼
I just bought an HX Stomp to play with headphones and then I find out this exists???
I mean I'm not unhappy with my purchase, but I might pick up one of these anyway just so I can have my guitar be an easy pickup no matter what.
Pete is amazing at guitar loving all of this new content
Please compare with Nux mighty plug? Thanks
Nice video, and here it is a year later, have you made any newer jams with the Mustang Micro?? I bought this a week ago, and the creative fun has begun....... ;-)
buy a male to male headphone cord and plug into a bluetooth or computer speaker and you have a great practice amp.
For the looper, why wouldn't you go guitar > mustang micro > looper > headphones? I'm looking at a total wireless practice setup using a battery powered looper, my only concern is will the looper handle the gain from the micro, and if so, would that eliminate the need for a headphone amp? Looking at the Boss RC-1 in particular. Can anyone test this?
I use mine for a pedal steel and it’s great.
I don't understand if the mustang micro sounds should be considered coming from a standalone preamp or from a preamp + IR (cabinet and mic simulation)
thanks for answering the pedals question…
Need a headphone amp with a looper, oh wait my VST/DAW does that. Still I've bought one of these Micros, they are awesome! BTW long videos are welcome!
wonderfull PETE ! You make a track in 3min that a lot of group would like to make in a life !!! 😏
8:12 can make apple pipe 420 friendly confirmed
I plug the Micro into the output jack of a Tube Screamer. Then use the headphone out into a Epiphone Valve Jr's input. Boom! Now I got a Hot Rodded Champ of sorts.
If they put it in a box with a few knobs and a line output it would be a great alternative to SansAmp and similar products.
Hi gentlemen! What setting did you guys use for bass with the Mustang Micro in your video?! Thank you very much!
Awesome guys! Always gives me a laugh!
Piano Pete is something I didn't know I wanted but now need.
Can you plug the output via 1/8 to 1/4 cable into a 10" speaker cab? Will it drive the speaker, or do you need a pre-amp/amp pedal?
The moment of truth, Danish Pete has finally reach the new era of Dad Rock.
I would only use it for bass, is it worth it? are the effects valid for the bass?
or maybe it is better to buy the one without the effects of the vox to save money?
My exact state, I'm thinking if I should get the micro or vox's bass mini amp. Any chance you got it and can share your opinion?
Love the editing on this, I've got the GTX100 and I absolutely love it and this micro is great for on the fly, nice to see its versatility as well away from the usual👍 Pete should play piano more!
Is that the Rubberband Man bass line?
Carry it with you at all times, then you can try out a guitar wherever you see it - music shops, car boot sales, your mate's house, anywhere!
Love mine
Cheers lads....definitely buying one now !
I like Pete's keyboard playing. Very talented guy. I enjoy listening to these videos.
Freakin' awesome demo... dudes! I'm getting one tomorrow! 😎🤘🎸🎹🎼 🥁🎶🎵
What's the point to plug-in device with effects in to pedals/effects board?
Woooooow! Kudos to Pete! (and to Fender too ;) )
Multi talented Pete.
Solid state amps seem to handle loopers better. my roland cube with a looper is fantastic but whenever i run a loop into my marshalls and try to play over it, they compete for the amps attention and struggle in a bad way.
So very helpful. Thanks, gents!