I’ve been around for 64 years and have heard some of the greatest guitar players live and recorded. But you, sir are probably one of the most versatile, well rounded, and musical players I’ve heard!!
I considered listening to this rather a painful experience. Just goes to show that different people have very different opinions and are entitled to their own opinion as well. I'm looking at you cancel culture people when I say this.
I have the Blackstar IDCore 100 and while it’s a perfect Home/Garage amp, I wish I would have waited now that this is out. The blackstar programing through the website is just more of something I don’t want to do!
I hear you guys big time as to the Katana. I checked out the Artist version at GC, after watching several videos, needless to say, I was very disappointed in it's rather sterile sounds, no matter what I tried to tweak out of it. Today, however, also after seeing the Fender video, and RJ's here, I went back to GC to try out the GTX100, and man, what a huge difference! The amp does what it says it can do, the first setting I tried was 65' Twin Reverb, with the 65' Spring setting, and I have to admit, it sounded powerful, rich, lush, and long lasting, like Fender reverb on a 65' Twin should. For a harder setting, I tried Uber Metal, and that is exactly the chug tone I am looking for! I think I will gamble a few C-Notes and buy this amp. Just the ability to use even the factory presets gives it a leg up on tones you can really use, as compared against other modeling amps. And on top of everything, this amp CRANKS! It's loud, powerful, and can multitask easily. I already own a 68' Custom Vibrolux Reverb, and believe me, I love it's tone and power, but the GTX100 will be a nice compliment to it. And it's always good to have a spare amp in any case. Thanks to RJ for this fine demo!
The tone and versatility of this Fender GTX 100 is amazing. It does take a bit fiddling of all the settings to get what you want. But when you get there you will put away your tube amps. As a certified Mustang expert I can tell you previously that with all other models the first thing I did was swap out the speaker to turn them into great amps. That was my only previous complaint - they put speakers in that are a compromise to play regular music / line-in accompaniment, and cost. However... with the GTX 100 I can say the improved Celestion speaker they put in these are as good as it gets. I tried other speakers, while they sounded DIFFERENT, I won't say BETTER. I ended up putting the original back on. So save your money don't even bother. That being said, when I first turned it on I thought it sounded like an AM radio... it definitely needed to be broken in. Superbly smooth & sweet when it was. And most definitely use an amp stand to get it off the floor and pointing at you. I actually also bought the new Katana Artist MK2. The Katana amp does appear better built and more solid, also with an amazing new speaker. That being said, I always went back to the GTX for more fun and better vintage tones. The Katana only has 4 amp amp types. And each one is an extension of the previous. Add max gain to the "clean" and that is where the next "crunch" starts. So its basically 1 amp type, that you can extensively modify with the App. So ended up returning the Katana, and kept the GTX, if that says anything. The GTX 100 does absolute great vintage tones of old Fender & British amps. There are several modern tones also, I just never worked with them.
What speaker would you recomend for the old mustangs? Recently got a Mustang III v1 for cheap and was surprised by how good it sounds. Put a greenback from my tube-amp in it and while it sounded very nice it's only 25W and I put it back in the other amp after testing it with the Mustang.
I know your post is old to reply to but I also debated swapping speakers. I think the stock speaker is decent but found I can’t stand most models on this thing unless I turn off the cabinet emulation. The cab sims make every amp sound fake and digital. Turning them off makes it sound more like a real amp tho sometimes it sounds a little harsh depending on the amp model, hence why I debated swapping in a more common traditional guitar speaker. Curious if you also turn off the cab emulation for all your patches also or if you found any of them to actually sound good for you.
@@DKprojects9 That is the strangest thing I've ever heard. Cab emulation is what gives ALL digital amps their close sound to tube amps. I found it sounds like shit if set to "none". Unless you are looking for pure clean signal going through it or something, but even people sending direct to computers to record use cabinet emulation, recording would sound terrible without. I guarantee you every example used in this video has a cab setting. I have to wonder if some other setting is off, like the master global tone setting. You can try switching the cab models, depending on the amp some work better then others. I take it to limit adjusting tube bias and SAG. On other more expensive digital modulation amps some people pay Hundreds$$ for I.R. cab emulations.
@@TurboMountTV ya I am aware that impulse responses for many cabs are standard for floor modelers. The difference is IRs are used with FRFR speakers…those aren’t anything like regular guitar amp speakers which this amp uses. It’s a standard 12” celestion speaker. Cab emulation sounds bad to me with guitar speakers and so when I turn the cab to none it sounds the closest to a real amp. Try it out yourself once both clean and distorted it might surprise you. It’s totally normal and standard for helix/pod go users to run those units through real amps and when they do they definitely turn off the cab IRs. Every manual I’ve read for a modeler hooked up to a real amp using the 4 cable method mentions to turn off cab simulation since you are using the amps real guitar speaker in cabinet.
@@DKprojects9 Your first post stated "debated" swapping speakers, not that you did. Yes of course if you are running through a swapped out real guitar speaker then turn of cab modeling. Else you're doubling up playing cabinet emulation through a cab, which is just muddy. Any line out use to a board - whether P.A. or recording always uses cab emulation. Every preset I've seen on the Tone App online posting board has cab emulation. The existing GTX speaker is basically FRFR. Look at back of it. It’s a special Celestion speaker designed for a modeling amp that is used to emulate many different amp/cab tones.
I wasn't sold on another "modeling" amp since my ears love the sound of tube until R.J. melted my ears off on the '57 Champ & '59 Bassman setting! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
You always do a great job with your reviews RJ. This one totally sold me on the GTX100. I have one on the way right now. Great playing. I love how your examples are all so musical and entertaining. You and Greg Koch are my favorite guys to watch demo gear. You make it ALL sound great.
Got this amp recently, as I'm doing a bit of recording and living room playing so the usb, headphone jack and bluetooth/direct aux in for jamming is awesome. I bought my son the Katana last year and find the GTX has more features and some better tones. The clean sounds are better IMO, and with the app it is way easier to select and create tones. The 7 stomp pedal is really where it at. Not only does it include a looper and tuner, but you can also select between 5 presets or effects in a song or a set list. The digital distortion sounds are not quite there so I connected my fave overdrive/distortion pedal and I'm impressed with those sounds now too!
How does this amp sound at low volumes? The katana has the built in watt selector which makes it very attractive to me. But I like this amp a little better.
@@geralr Sounds good. There is a volume and master volume selector, so you can still get all of the gain you want while turning down the master volume. I play at mostly quiet volumes and the sound is pretty consistent.
Yeah ? Digital has gotten much better but I would never trust a digital amp at a good gig because they are computers and have the same glitches, like resetting your saved settings, or just not letting you load up a certain effects pedal, buttons forcing other buttons and settings to change accidently o and stuff like that. I have had all these previous problems with all the digital amp and pedal board except the Headrush pedal board by Eleven racks so there's that.
@@AuntAlnico4 and as fab as this amp sound, u r right- it does glitch. Ever now and then i stomp the floorboard and it does weird stuff. Might reboot. Might punt over to preset one. Lose volume ...
P.S. Enjoyed this video? I feel like I've been treated to one of the greatest guitar performance I've ever got lost in. .. FOR FREE. Yeah... I enjoyed it. SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!
Had a Mustang III, then traded up for a v2 when they came out. Still have it. Hard to beat for a small, giggable combo. Consistent, reliable and with the DI outs on the back no need to mic.With the DI to FOH, the amp volume becomes your own monitor-level. When the GT models came out, I found them to be disappointing. Way more features, just not as good sounding or rugged. These GTX versions seem to solve those issues. Great tones along with some really fun playing, RJ. Nice.
I'm so happy with the V2 150 watt h head that I couldn't justify the$500 or so for the new one, plus I only paid like $150 for the fender mustang V2 150 watt head with the 4 button switch.
@Matt There have more than one firmware update for the Mustang GT. This amp came in for a lot of abuse on the internet(people love to pile on).I have the 100 watt GT, and I absolutely love it.I can adjust any parameter of any effect or preset with one hand as deep as I want to go.I also have the Mustang III v.2,the V v.2 head and 4x12 cabinet, but I always play the GT.I can get any sound I want and the whole thing is self-contained and absolutely intuitive.I’m trying to find the 200 watt stereo GT for a good price.I figured it would be easy to find considering all the internet abuse the GT got initially.Turns out not many dealers ordered the big one.You can find them but either nobody wants to ship one or it’s beat up.I’ll get one. I can just imagine what that thing sounds like in stereo.If you have a GT you don’t like, maybe you haven’t gotten all of the updates.Also there’s a great global eq in the menu that will give you a lot of fairly subtle but effective tonal variations.If you like the sound of Fender amps,you’ll love the thing! Besides, if you play a lot sitting down be aware that on the GTX the controls are on the backside of the amp. Not so hot.
Bought one after viewing this, not disappointed. Much more versatile than my Deluxe and way easier on the back. Gigged it last night and the result was awesome
I love this amp and it sounds great. As a beginner, intermediate I find this amp is excellent to get so many different great sounding genres and it is so easy to use and create your own presets. Also experimenting with different pedals and sounds instead of having to buy various pedals and create your own paddle board, it is so easy to just fool around with your signal chain. Fantastic amp. RJ is fantastic and you don't have to try that hard to get the amazing sounds that he achieves, except you will just have to practice for 20 years if you want to sound like him.
Reminds me alot of what BOSS did with the Katana... Great Tone, seems pretty versatile as well. Thx for sharing RJ and thanks for keeping the channel fresh with new gear and topics - see you Saturday!
Those are some great presets (tones). I especially liked the freestyle slow blues tone with the Leslie/rotary effect. Not just the tone though, that was some sweet phrasing. I'm fairly new to this channel and I subscribe to entirely too many guitar related channels so I haven't had a chance to check out more than a couple of your back catalog videos. That being said, I watched this whole video because I honestly wasn't aware that you're THIS GOOD of a player or this versatile. You have a phenomenal command of every genre you played. I was entertained and impressed by the entire demonstration. Now I'll definitely set aside some time to go deeper into your channel.
Thanks, RJ. Found you through YGS a while back. Thanks for putting this together. I have been on the fence about getting one since I already have the Mustang V2. I never liked the interface on that one. This one seems much easier to use without having to connect directly to the Fender Fuse app. Let's keep going...... =) PS - I just ordered it using your link. \m/
I, personally, would like to hear the story of that guitar. I’m sure you must have told it before, but every time I notice it, I’m left wondering WHY? Was it on sale? Is it sentimental? Trying to capture that Jimi tone? To tell the truth, you play so well, I almost didn’t notice. We may have to keep all the lefty villagers, with their torches and pitchforks at bay and let you keep that one. You can be an honorary member of the lefty club if you want.
With some tweaking in the store I quickly got the best metal sound I have ever heard from the Mustang series. I owned a mustang V v2 and I currently own a katana MkII 100. I primarily use stl tonehub, neural Dsp, Helix Native, and positive grid software going into a line 6 powercab 112 plus and run it in stereo with either an alto ts312 or the Katana’s power amp in. That being said, I am about to head out and buy this amp because the Fender amps are unreal and I like new toys. 😊🖖
It’s funny...I was getting my son his first electric guitar for Christmas ..told him to try it out..and he ends up testing the guitar on this amp..lets just say I found my own Christmas gift Lololol
I kind of look at it like a new car.The more you add and upgrade to it the more you have that can. malfunction.Sometimes less is better. You would have to be a rocket scientist to fix it.You are one killer guitar player!!!
Nice playing, sir! Also you did a great showing off what this amp can do. It’s a fun amp, and can be inspiring to get lost in the different tones. Nice work, thank you for posting!
Had the original fender mustang I finally broke it so I got the gtx100 just because it had some of the same presets. Was blown away when I realized it was a smart amp lol
Have a GTX 50 arriving tomorrow...after selling my GT 40...which was great for its purpose but the flexibility of the GTX will serve me for a while as a beginning guitarist
Jeff Beck should be wearing an RJ Ronquillo t-shirt, because you are da man RJ..! Of the dozens of guitar related channels I follow, none of those other guitar players sound as good, except maybe Guthrie Trapp, who's playing I also dearly love, and Marty Swartz too. Other guitar players amazing technically, but musically - RJ is the Maestro!
If I’m going to use a digital interface I might as well stick with AmpliTube. I can plug that into any audio interface and it’s completely portable and takes up less space. Just a considered alternative. Very cool to see the hardware can be interacted with the app!
I watch a lot of guitar related content and the first video I saw you were playing this guitar, and wow. Can you tell me who did the paint and the pick guard for that Stratocaster? I enjoy your content, keep rockin! 🎸
You could play through a ton can with a string and make it sound good!! I like the amp! I’ve really been looking hard at the Super Champ X2 but will have to give the GTX a closer look.
I have the super champ X2 and the 150 watt mustang V2 head and they both enjoy the same fuse software plus there super champ X2 is a tube amp and sounds great out of the box, no messing around with settings required, it just sounds killer right away and has the ability to deep edit to get even more phenomenal tones ! They are great but super champ is just killer.
Only Positiv Grid Spark caught my attention in this flood of digital amps. I still use yamaha thr 10 C which lacks only few options more. In general I think more presets to tweak = less time to practice :)
Just found you while watching some Mustang videos. You did a truefire lessons series before that was great! I'm making some new Mustang tone videos too. I'd love to do a collab with you on TH-cam to talk about the new GTX series. Thanks for considering!
Holy crap I had no idea what those amps were capable of doing I tried a battery powered version that had some presets and you were supposed to be able to download or make your own online for it but damn the onboard presets didn't do it's capability any justice
Great play and video, thanks. Clean sounds are good like usual on this type of stuff. Crunch and saturate sounds are muffled alas, not convinced. You can have about the same with a cheap pedalboard like GT1 or other and an active speaker. Nothing really new in my opinion. But very good package for the price, all in one. Bluetooth, wifi, fx, amps, etc, etc… Yes it’s nice or not bad depending of the experience user. But for 600 bucks… about the triple of an used mustang III, 100 watts. Or you can find some good pedalboards and an active speaker, all brand new and with an expression pedal for close to that. Useful yes, essential or revolutionary no. The good thing about Mustang are mainly Fender amps simulations. They are good for most.
I’ve been around for 64 years and have heard some of the greatest guitar players live and recorded. But you, sir are probably one of the most versatile, well rounded, and musical players I’ve heard!!
My thoughts exactly! Deep appreciation and mastery of so many different styles, while alway sounding like RJ!
I considered listening to this rather a painful experience. Just goes to show that different people have very different opinions and are entitled to their own opinion as well. I'm looking at you cancel culture people when I say this.
I have had mine for about 4 months. Really like it. Still finding new sounds.
Absolutely the truth
The best, simply the best. Really great and good.
Was looking for an amp and ended up finding a new favorite guitarist. What a pleasant surprise!
Same lol.
This is by far the best Amp modelling Combo, beats the katana by a mile fo sho!!!
Yeahh.. I think so, too
Definitely! The katana honestly isn't that good on it's own. It sounds great with pedals but the fender still sounds better overall
Katana is too complicated to change out settings
I have the Blackstar IDCore 100 and while it’s a perfect Home/Garage amp, I wish I would have waited now that this is out. The blackstar programing through the website is just more of something I don’t want to do!
I hear you guys big time as to the Katana. I checked out the Artist version at GC, after watching several videos, needless to say, I was very disappointed in it's rather sterile sounds, no matter what I tried to tweak out of it. Today, however, also after seeing the Fender video, and RJ's here, I went back to GC to try out the GTX100, and man, what a huge difference! The amp does what it says it can do, the first setting I tried was 65' Twin Reverb, with the 65' Spring setting, and I have to admit, it sounded powerful, rich, lush, and long lasting, like Fender reverb on a 65' Twin should. For a harder setting, I tried Uber Metal, and that is exactly the chug tone I am looking for! I think I will gamble a few C-Notes and buy this amp. Just the ability to use even the factory presets gives it a leg up on tones you can really use, as compared against other modeling amps. And on top of everything, this amp CRANKS! It's loud, powerful, and can multitask easily. I already own a 68' Custom Vibrolux Reverb, and believe me, I love it's tone and power, but the GTX100 will be a nice compliment to it. And it's always good to have a spare amp in any case. Thanks to RJ for this fine demo!
The tone and versatility of this Fender GTX 100 is amazing.
It does take a bit fiddling of all the settings to get what you want. But when you get there you will put away your tube amps.
As a certified Mustang expert I can tell you previously that with all
other models the first thing I did was swap out the speaker to turn them
into great amps. That was my only previous complaint - they put
speakers in that are a compromise to play regular music / line-in
accompaniment, and cost.
However... with the GTX 100 I can say the improved Celestion speaker they put in these are as good as it gets.
I tried other speakers, while they sounded DIFFERENT, I won't say BETTER.
I ended up putting the original back on. So save your money don't even
bother. That being said, when I first turned it on I thought it sounded
like an AM radio... it definitely needed to be broken in. Superbly
smooth & sweet when it was. And most definitely use an amp stand to
get it off the floor and pointing at you.
I actually also bought the new Katana Artist MK2.
The Katana amp does appear better built and more solid, also with an amazing new speaker.
That being said, I always went back to the GTX for more fun and better
vintage tones. The Katana only has 4 amp amp types. And each one is an
extension of the previous. Add max gain to the "clean" and that is where
the next "crunch" starts. So its basically 1 amp type, that you can
extensively modify with the App.
So ended up returning the Katana, and kept the GTX, if that says anything.
The GTX 100 does absolute great vintage tones of old Fender & British amps.
There are several modern tones also, I just never worked with them.
What speaker would you recomend for the old mustangs?
Recently got a Mustang III v1 for cheap and was surprised by how good it sounds.
Put a greenback from my tube-amp in it and while it sounded very nice it's only 25W and I put it back in the other amp after testing it with the Mustang.
I know your post is old to reply to but I also debated swapping speakers. I think the stock speaker is decent but found I can’t stand most models on this thing unless I turn off the cabinet emulation. The cab sims make every amp sound fake and digital. Turning them off makes it sound more like a real amp tho sometimes it sounds a little harsh depending on the amp model, hence why I debated swapping in a more common traditional guitar speaker. Curious if you also turn off the cab emulation for all your patches also or if you found any of them to actually sound good for you.
@@DKprojects9 That is the strangest thing I've ever heard. Cab emulation is what gives ALL digital amps their close sound to tube amps. I found it sounds like shit if set to "none". Unless you are looking for pure clean signal going through it or something, but even people sending direct to computers to record use cabinet emulation, recording would sound terrible without. I guarantee you every example used in this video has a cab setting.
I have to wonder if some other setting is off, like the master global tone setting. You can try switching the cab models, depending on the amp some work better then others. I take it to limit adjusting tube bias and SAG.
On other more expensive digital modulation amps some people pay Hundreds$$ for I.R. cab emulations.
@@TurboMountTV ya I am aware that impulse responses for many cabs are standard for floor modelers. The difference is IRs are used with FRFR speakers…those aren’t anything like regular guitar amp speakers which this amp uses. It’s a standard 12” celestion speaker. Cab emulation sounds bad to me with guitar speakers and so when I turn the cab to none it sounds the closest to a real amp. Try it out yourself once both clean and distorted it might surprise you. It’s totally normal and standard for helix/pod go users to run those units through real amps and when they do they definitely turn off the cab IRs. Every manual I’ve read for a modeler hooked up to a real amp using the 4 cable method mentions to turn off cab simulation since you are using the amps real guitar speaker in cabinet.
@@DKprojects9 Your first post stated "debated" swapping speakers, not that you did. Yes of course if you are running through a swapped out real guitar speaker then turn of cab modeling. Else you're doubling up playing cabinet emulation through a cab, which is just muddy. Any line out use to a board - whether P.A. or recording always uses cab emulation. Every preset I've seen on the Tone App online posting board has cab emulation.
The existing GTX speaker is basically FRFR. Look at back of it. It’s a special Celestion speaker designed for a modeling amp that is used to emulate many different amp/cab tones.
3 years late but damn, Fender should send you a check. The best review I have seen on this amp.
I wasn't sold on another "modeling" amp since my ears love the sound of tube until R.J. melted my ears off on the '57 Champ & '59 Bassman setting! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
You always do a great job with your reviews RJ. This one totally sold me on the GTX100. I have one on the way right now. Great playing. I love how your examples are all so musical and entertaining. You and Greg Koch are my favorite guys to watch demo gear. You make it ALL sound great.
Got this amp recently, as I'm doing a bit of recording and living room playing so the usb, headphone jack and bluetooth/direct aux in for jamming is awesome. I bought my son the Katana last year and find the GTX has more features and some better tones. The clean sounds are better IMO, and with the app it is way easier to select and create tones. The 7 stomp pedal is really where it at. Not only does it include a looper and tuner, but you can also select between 5 presets or effects in a song or a set list. The digital distortion sounds are not quite there so I connected my fave overdrive/distortion pedal and I'm impressed with those sounds now too!
How does this amp sound at low volumes? The katana has the built in watt selector which makes it very attractive to me. But I like this amp a little better.
@@geralr Sounds good. There is a volume and master volume selector, so you can still get all of the gain you want while turning down the master volume. I play at mostly quiet volumes and the sound is pretty consistent.
conscious thanks a lot for taking the time to reply!!
Thank you for this useful comment. Did you try to record on an Android phone ?
@@alcofribasnasier5089 no I use GarageBand on my mac.
These direct recorded tones make this sound like the best gigging amp ever.
Yeah ? Digital has gotten much better but I would never trust a digital amp at a good gig because they are computers and have the same glitches, like resetting your saved settings, or just not letting you load up a certain effects pedal, buttons forcing other buttons and settings to change accidently o and stuff like that.
I have had all these previous problems with all the digital amp and pedal board except the Headrush pedal board by Eleven racks so there's that.
Totally agree. Just tried em out on my daw this week and find it far superior to my helix for most tones, tho the helix wins for incredible reverbs.
@@AuntAlnico4 and as fab as this amp sound, u r right- it does glitch. Ever now and then i stomp the floorboard and it does weird stuff. Might reboot. Might punt over to preset one. Lose volume ...
Got this amp for free and seeing what its all about, but all i see is monster playing skills. You are awesome
Holy hell dude! How are you as a solo musician able to play in the style of every preset on that amp??? Amazing!
My man youve made the best demo of this amp on TH-cam. Dude looking forward to your tour, come to Houston Texas bro, outstanding guitar mojo!
Bought one last month. And it's the best $500 on gear I ever spent
P.S. Enjoyed this video? I feel like I've been treated to one of the greatest guitar performance I've ever got lost in. .. FOR FREE. Yeah... I enjoyed it. SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!
Hope Fender sends you at least a t-shirt, because this was just what I wanted to know for finally buy that amp.
I just bought the amp and it's amazing but what's more amazing is your playing, I was blown away man. Excellent!
Had a Mustang III, then traded up for a v2 when they came out. Still have it. Hard to beat for a small, giggable combo. Consistent, reliable and with the DI outs on the back no need to mic.With the DI to FOH, the amp volume becomes your own monitor-level.
When the GT models came out, I found them to be disappointing. Way more features, just not as good sounding or rugged. These GTX versions seem to solve those issues.
Great tones along with some really fun playing, RJ. Nice.
I'm so happy with the V2 150 watt h head that I couldn't justify the$500 or so for the new one, plus I only paid like $150 for the fender mustang V2 150 watt head with the 4 button switch.
@Matt There have more than one firmware update for the Mustang GT. This amp came in for a lot of abuse on the internet(people love to pile on).I have the 100 watt GT, and I absolutely love it.I can adjust any parameter of any effect or preset with one hand as deep as I want to go.I also have the Mustang III v.2,the V v.2 head and 4x12 cabinet, but I always play the GT.I can get any sound I want and the whole thing is self-contained and absolutely intuitive.I’m trying to find the 200 watt stereo GT for a good price.I figured it would be easy to find considering all the internet abuse the GT got initially.Turns out not many dealers ordered the big one.You can find them but either nobody wants to ship one or it’s beat up.I’ll get one. I can just imagine what that thing sounds like in stereo.If you have a GT you don’t like, maybe you haven’t gotten all of the updates.Also there’s a great global eq in the menu that will give you a lot of fairly subtle but effective tonal variations.If you like the sound of Fender amps,you’ll love the thing! Besides, if you play a lot sitting down be aware that on the GTX the controls are on the backside of the amp. Not so hot.
@Matt Can't believe you were there right then,Fella.That was cool!
RJ, thanks for the 'Showcase of Tones' & Your 'Gift of Guitar Playing' Talents!
Man RJ.... you rock. Phenomenal playing. The licks, the tone, the feel, DAMN. I own a Fender GTX100 and love it.
Bought one after viewing this, not disappointed. Much more versatile than my Deluxe and way easier on the back. Gigged it last night and the result was awesome
Hey mate. How’s the amp going 6 months later? I just bought one and I’m have a tonne of fun.
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@@Mostly50 nice. Great to hear. It’s taken me a while to find my favourite tones however I have now and I’m loving it.
I know Old question. Did the sound stay in the box or did it amplify to the audience.
I love this amp and it sounds great. As a beginner, intermediate I find this amp is excellent to get so many different great sounding genres and it is so easy to use and create your own presets. Also experimenting with different pedals and sounds instead of having to buy various pedals and create your own paddle board, it is so easy to just fool around with your signal chain.
Fantastic amp.
RJ is fantastic and you don't have to try that hard to get the amazing sounds that he achieves, except you will just have to practice for 20 years if you want to sound like him.
No one on the planet could have/would have put those tones together and squeezed that much sweet juice out of that amp. Only RJ!
Changing the end of the chord sequence in purple rain ... that made me laugh (demonetisations, etc, such a drag).
COOOOOOOOOOL !
Reminds me alot of what BOSS did with the Katana... Great Tone, seems pretty versatile as well. Thx for sharing RJ and thanks for keeping the channel fresh with new gear and topics - see you Saturday!
Got the 100 and gets a 100! Really impressed.
Great playing :D Rockabilly Train preset is so fun. It's seen at least 3 versions of mustang amps now.
RJ, not kidding you, the ones you created were fantastic, man. Thank you.
Those are some great presets (tones). I especially liked the freestyle slow blues tone with the Leslie/rotary effect. Not just the tone though, that was some sweet phrasing. I'm fairly new to this channel and I subscribe to entirely too many guitar related channels so I haven't had a chance to check out more than a couple of your back catalog videos. That being said, I watched this whole video because I honestly wasn't aware that you're THIS GOOD of a player or this versatile. You have a phenomenal command of every genre you played. I was entertained and impressed by the entire demonstration. Now I'll definitely set aside some time to go deeper into your channel.
What a great vid for those of us who want to see what we can get right out of the box. Love that you showed the interface - shows how intuitive it is.
Thanks, RJ. Found you through YGS a while back. Thanks for putting this together. I have been on the fence about getting one since I already have the Mustang V2. I never liked the interface on that one. This one seems much easier to use without having to connect directly to the Fender Fuse app. Let's keep going...... =) PS - I just ordered it using your link. \m/
I’ve got so much gear that I’ve become intimate with over decades but these amps sound a bit better to me really and they’re so convenient.
that harmonic vibrato is Fire! and i love the Purple Rain! but all of them sound great!
Looks like a ton of fun pure and simple!! Thanks kindly RJ.
Technology and music…great amp! Great job on showing the app while playing. Oh, you’re pretty good🎸😜👍
the best demo of mustang gtx 100
I just witnessed playing on a reverse-strung Strat...that’s amazing!
Why the fuck do you do that as a righty? Thats only cool when u r left handed
I, personally, would like to hear the story of that guitar. I’m sure you must have told it before, but every time I notice it, I’m left wondering WHY? Was it on sale? Is it sentimental? Trying to capture that Jimi tone? To tell the truth, you play so well, I almost didn’t notice. We may have to keep all the lefty villagers, with their torches and pitchforks at bay and let you keep that one. You can be an honorary member of the lefty club if you want.
Yeah i was wonderin about that myself ... 😁😁
Great demo RJ have used 1 of these amps for a couple of years.
Great for home recording
Extremely versatile.
Keep up the great demo's
Epic playing 🎶🎸🤘
And that reverse Hendrix style strat is AWESOME. #awesomeguitar
How could anyone dislike this video LOL! Nice demo!
Clean sounds are where this amp shines, plexi/ metal tones just ok.
With some tweaking in the store I quickly got the best metal sound I have ever heard from the Mustang series. I owned a mustang V v2 and I currently own a katana MkII 100. I primarily use stl tonehub, neural Dsp, Helix Native, and positive grid software going into a line 6 powercab 112 plus and run it in stereo with either an alto ts312 or the Katana’s power amp in.
That being said, I am about to head out and buy this amp because the Fender amps are unreal and I like new toys. 😊🖖
Hey mate. Do you remember that metal setup you had? Would love to try it.
J'aime beaucoup cet ampli .... et vous jouez vraiment très bien , un excellent guitariste 👍👏👏
It’s funny...I was getting my son his first electric guitar for Christmas ..told him to try it out..and he ends up testing the guitar on this amp..lets just say I found my own Christmas gift Lololol
Yes the pronunciation is humorous and famous. Most of all a great instructor.
R.J inspires me but has also made my pockets kinda slim in the process! 😳
Awesome ! Came for the amp stayed for the tele !!!! Omg what are these pickup
Good presentation. It helps when you have a good musician who knows what to do with this amp.
I kind of look at it like a new car.The more you add and upgrade to it the more you have that can. malfunction.Sometimes less is better. You would have to be a rocket scientist to fix it.You are one killer guitar player!!!
Nice playing, sir! Also you did a great showing off what this amp can do. It’s a fun amp, and can be inspiring to get lost in the different tones. Nice work, thank you for posting!
Love the upside down left handed guitar.
Had the original fender mustang I finally broke it so I got the gtx100 just because it had some of the same presets. Was blown away when I realized it was a smart amp lol
Have a GTX 50 arriving tomorrow...after selling my GT 40...which was great for its purpose but the flexibility of the GTX will serve me for a while as a beginning guitarist
Ok that amp is super versatile but then, what about your playing RJ?! I Could listen to you jamming for hours. Great stuff!
Great review as on can expect from RJ. This review made me buy one.
For the difference in price I’m going to go with the 100 since it comes with the foot switch.
Awesome review. Great playing …. How about a Yamaha thr 30 review?
Jeff Beck should be wearing an RJ Ronquillo t-shirt, because you are da man RJ..!
Of the dozens of guitar related channels I follow, none of those other guitar players sound as good, except maybe Guthrie Trapp, who's playing I also dearly love, and Marty Swartz too. Other guitar players amazing technically, but musically - RJ is the Maestro!
Almost at 100k Congrats R.J. Amp sounds sweet but I think that because of whose playing it.
Your playing is great!
Thanks for the great video. I just got my GTX50 last week. It is a great amp, especially for beginners.
That paisley Strat looks awesome
If I’m going to use a digital interface I might as well stick with AmpliTube. I can plug that into any audio interface and it’s completely portable and takes up less space. Just a considered alternative. Very cool to see the hardware can be interacted with the app!
SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!! My mind has been made up. Thank you.
New subscriber here, love your TH-cam channel is very informative, this Fender mustang gtx100 digital amp sounds real good, very bro.🍻👍🏻
The Boss of demos👌🏻🤘
Yo, I just picked one up. Looks fun. Good review. Got me sold
Cool playing my friend, good amp Sounds👍👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
For that price ,with pedal. Amazing.
great playing, great presets. nice work.
Bro the min u started playing purple rain I was like dam that sounds like prince then it said purple rain haha and u jam 💯🙌
Thanks for the helping making me decide to buy this amp I've been looking for a while and you pushed it over the top
Tones cool ! Playing outstanding !!!
The Marshall Jubilee sounded amazing.
The Fender guitar makes it sounds a lot better.
I watch a lot of guitar related content and the first video I saw you were playing this guitar, and wow. Can you tell me who did the paint and the pick guard for that Stratocaster?
I enjoy your content, keep rockin! 🎸
The amp seems like a lot of fun!
You could play through a ton can with a string and make it sound good!! I like the amp! I’ve really been looking hard at the Super Champ X2 but will have to give the GTX a closer look.
I have the super champ X2 and the 150 watt mustang V2 head and they both enjoy the same fuse software plus there super champ X2 is a tube amp and sounds great out of the box, no messing around with settings required, it just sounds killer right away and has the ability to deep edit to get even more phenomenal tones ! They are great but super champ is just killer.
What is the song you played on nasty champ. Love it
Love the Jeff Beck t-shirt!
Gonna grab one as soon as the price drops.sounds fun. Cheers bro
Stunning Demo!!
i have an older mustang 5 and its brilliant....i use it daily as my jcm marshall and mesa boogie sit in silence
Great tones and playing. The question is where did you get the white circled wall panel?
Only Positiv Grid Spark caught my attention in this flood of digital amps. I still use yamaha thr 10 C which lacks only few options more. In general I think more presets to tweak = less time to practice :)
Man you are so damn good, you need to make a lessons website!!!!! You would have a million subscribers!!!!
Can I plug my Zune into it as well?
Where did you get that amazing paisley Strat??
Wow, incredible playing!
Just found you while watching some Mustang videos. You did a truefire lessons series before that was great! I'm making some new Mustang tone videos too. I'd love to do a collab with you on TH-cam to talk about the new GTX series. Thanks for considering!
Were you going for a certain GCJ song with his preset? It sounds so badass.
for the leadbucker demo, which scale/style is he playing it sounds so sick
That Hotwire though... 😎
Great playing!
You sound good on anything RJ 😉
wow your good man , we’re to get peddles for sound effects I’m subscribed now but is this all on this amp or no please let me know thank you bro
Holy crap I had no idea what those amps were capable of doing I tried a battery powered version that had some presets and you were supposed to be able to download or make your own online for it but damn the onboard presets didn't do it's capability any justice
Im torn Between This amp and the Boss nextone or katana. What do you think about the amp simulations R.J ?
Is this amp recommended for playing live?
Great play and video, thanks.
Clean sounds are good like usual on this type of stuff. Crunch and saturate sounds are muffled alas, not convinced.
You can have about the same with a cheap pedalboard like GT1 or other and an active speaker. Nothing really new in my opinion.
But very good package for the price, all in one. Bluetooth, wifi, fx, amps, etc, etc…
Yes it’s nice or not bad depending of the experience user. But for 600 bucks… about the triple of an used mustang III, 100 watts. Or you can find some good pedalboards and an active speaker, all brand new and with an expression pedal for close to that.
Useful yes, essential or revolutionary no.
The good thing about Mustang are mainly Fender amps simulations. They are good for most.
I got mine new for $330 for a gtx50 it's not 600.
Can you explain your cables to Mixer or Audio Interface XLR to XLR or XLR to TRS?
You rock! What a great player