Fender Mustang LT25 - Very Affordable AND Surprisingly Good
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- Fender Mustang LT25 - Very Affordable AND Surprisingly Good
Here's the Fender Mustang LT25, not GT LT25 like I think I said in the video. I reviewed the Fender Champion 50XL not too long ago, and I was (much) less than impressed with it. With that in mind I wasn't expecting much from this amp, but I was a bit surprised.
The Fender Mustang LT 25 is a very affordable modelling amp. It's a very simple amp as well, which is nice for someone like me, who doesn't enjoy apps and all that stuff. So if you're on the market for an affordable practice amp, the LT25 is definitely something to take a look at.
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Video fake!!! The overdrive external!! I see cable Red in a Guitar and black in amp!!! Because this video?!
@@andreazanotti9818 🤣 Are you serious? I say I'm going to try it with an overdrive. And let me guess. You watched the whole video before commenting...
@@MrPolevaulter what overdrive you used ? Scuse me i'm italian no speak english....
@@andreazanotti9818 I think I used a Fender Yngwie Malmsteen overdrive back then.
@@MrPolevaulter Ok tanks
Thank You Elmo for a great review. I love my LT25. I am a 56 yr old beginner, and I think this is the best amp on the market for older beginners. It's a great way for newbies to find their sound and try (virtually) dozens of amps and effects. Two thumbs UP!
Cheers!
I am 61 year old beginner and I am gonna kick your a… 🤓🤘. Just Kidding. Definitely a great amp
55 yr old beginner here...lookig to pick thisup, looks like the best bang for the buck.
60 beginner here and I love this little amp
Grandpas go purchase a pampers it’s to late for gigs 😂
I bought this Amp. The last time I bought an amp was 1999, it was a 50 watt Marshall combo. I like this Amp because of all the effects and extras that would cost thousands to gather in one room. I am a life long student of music and have watched how electronics have evolved. Fender got it correct on this one!
Cool :)
Honest video. I just purchased this as a practice amp for my granddaughter. I think she will enjoy being able to check out all the effects without messing with a boatload of pedals. She's mostly into clean sounds but I think this amp will help to expand her options and ideas of what to play.
you're an awesome grandpa! I hope she's been enjoying it man :)
I noticed I quit practicing. Just always jamming on the big rig. Bought this little amp. Once you realize that it’s precisely a practice tool and the different sounds you can get, it’s great.
I have version 1 mustang and I love it. For what it is, its amazingly affordable. I've cranked it and jammed with a friends before on stage and it sounded okay. With that being said, I was recently in a room and we did a test with an lt25 and an actual fender twin reverb amp. The difference was night and day. The lt25 didnt sound nearly as warm or articulate as the real thing. I thought it would be in the same ball park with fender actually doing both, but no.
Can't compare a tube amp with a cheap digital amp.
$1000+ vs $150 lmao. What did you expect
Can't compare Apples with pears we say in the Netherlands .
Some say that digging in to shape the presets through the Fender Tone is the tool that brings the GT40 tones closer to the real things.
It's worth it for the Twin Reverb setting alone considering what a Twin Reverb costs. Bonus points go to the tap tempo function for the delay also
Yeah.
I have this amp and both things you mentioned have gone right over my head... Can you please elaborate?
I 100% agree
Twin Reverbs can cost an aching back.
Great video. Your playing is stellar. In fact, even if the amp was total garbage you could still make it sound good.
Thank you very much :)
The amp goes for $150....
alwaysrockn2009 he’s a ripper axeman in fact he could make 10watter praccy amp sound like high end Marshall tube amp
@@Uptown59 ok?
Just got the 50 watt version and I kinda like the fact that you can adjust each preset to your own taste
This video cured my buyers remorse lolll
I was having second thoughts because of this amp’s lack of Bluetooth and the dated micro usb connection, but the sounds truly do deliver, especially when compared to the sounds you got out of the Marshall CODE50 in that video.
Really enjoyed the content!
Thank you for using an actual pedal with it and your playing is phenomenal, wow.
Thanks Alex!
@@MrPolevaulter I picked up an original roland cube per your suggestion, it's freaking epic! $60 and sounds really good!
@@alexmurphy5289 Cool :)
I bought this amp because you like it, and that a saying a lot. Glad I bought it. Love it. Thank you.
Glad to be of help :)
I’m so happy trust I have bought this amp. I ordered it last week on Sunday and I can’t wait to play with it tomorrow 😂😂
how was it? i’m looking at it right now, big metal player.
@@Jesuslovesyou-my8kx i love it! It made me practice my guitar even more I’m not a pro but it made me improve way better. As a self taught guitar player. The sound is amazing. It’s so much older than my Marshall amp that I still have. And my favorite feature is the thrash metal of course.
@@americandragon8612 sounds good! thank you
This guy is spot on.
This amp was great for a practice amp. The Fender Mustang XL50 and the GTX50 were a let down.
Cheers :)
Why gtx50 let you down?
@@Twylightt The bluetooth connectivity is a joke. It constantly fails and the app is glitchy as hell.
Just saw a used Fender Mustang LT50 for sale at my local Guitar Center for $149 US! I’m running over there right now to buy it! Great video and as always, a stellar performance! Bravo!
I already have a Vox Cambridge 50. Eager to compare them to each other ‼️😍🔥🎸🎼
Your review sold me on this, the "70's Rock" amp is awesome, and act's just like a Plexi. For just a few bucks more than some of the higher end mini amps, this really rocks, fairly loud and even takes Fuzz Face pedals well😎
Elmo, the demo you did, is the best of those done by the Masters (my word): which includes yourself, Tom Quayle (Dawsons) and Henning Pauly (EytschPi42). Your realistic comments and reactions are what makes your reviews better. Despite your opinion that you might not use it yourself, you made the LT25 SING! I'm going to buy one. Is yours available?
Thanks Wyatt! Sorry, sold the amp already.
Great amp! I use it on my drum set and i can add sooo many different elements
As is always the case with Fender's small-sized devices - strong coloration of the sound with a box.
The product is suitable for home and studio use, but it is precisely because of this paint that we get the "wrong sound".
Great video just all today in 2024 for my sons 10th birthday along with his first guitar an Ibanez
This review alone made me go out of purchase, needed a practice amp with multiple tones, easy to use, and headphones/mp3 capabilities. Thanks for this great review.
Cheers!
Does it sound just as good at home today as it did in this video that prompted you to buy it ?
@@pcollenyt3683 Yes, sounds great at home, I strictly use this as a practice amp as it can get just about any tone you need.
@@rondemartino6032Does it sound good with headphones?
Yes
Went to my local long & mcquade today and had a look at one of these. Came home and watched every TH-cam video on it I could find. Going back to long & mcquade tomorrow!😊
Hope you enjoy it :)
@@MrPolevaulter well I got it and I'm loving it!...and i had recently purchased a squier affinity strat from craigslist and it inspired me to take that in for a proper setup and some tex mex pickups and good pots put in so now I'm just having a blast with my great little rig!
@@tyecook9630 Nice :)
The best is your playing elmo!
Thanks!
Excellent review. I didn't know about the amp. Wanted to buy the same for my daughter. She is starting out with elec guitar. She is big into Queen and Brian May. Just one line you said there about the preset that sounds like Brian May's, that's all. I'm gonna buy this amp based on that line itself. Thanks man!
Hooray for not needing to use an app! Another good video Elmo ;)
Cheers :)
I now own it ! Works better then the Pevy amp I purchased years ago. Thanks!
I found one of these already used on Reverb for $127.00 (US)...I’m not in the market for another amp at this moment but it just amazes me at how little you need these days to get a fairly decent setup (guitar & amp) for well under $500 US dollars...especially if you shop the used market like I do...AND at 25W little Johnny will be pissing off the neighbors a lot while learning to shred the Elmo way...🎸🔊🎶🤘🏻
Haha :D Go Johnny go :D
Been playing all my life, mostly acoustic until recently. Had a lousy long-gone Peavey as a kid, then a Fender Ultimate Chorus I still have 25 years later. Got a Fender Blues Junior to have a tube amp a few months ago and love it. Randomly went into GC to screw around, plugged a guitar in to try the guitar and wound up shocked by how fun this amp was. That plus the low price tag, no brainer to simplify practice. Never gonna be gigging with it, but if I had had this as a beginner I'd have had a lot more fun and probably been better today. :)
Just bought this amp. Thanks for the info. I'm retired just started playing again. ✌🎶🎸
Hope you enjoy it!
🚩A Few have said it's just a dinky beginners amp. Thanks for Not using that term. Oh Yeah, I know what Amp I Really Want, but Money, is a problem. Own a Mustang VI +Hate all the dialing. Thinking of going sideways to this one? I Liked Your Honesty! Didn't Trash, but not in love. It has good uses.. Period! Cheers👍
I prefer "the Rolls Royce of entry-level modeling amps."
Use the twin amp select for your external pedals. Choose none for the stomp, delay and the rest.
LOL, my mom bought my first amp in the early 70s for 300.00 bucks, a terrible amp. Had to buy pedals on top of it. Its amazing what is out there for beginners and for practice maps now...so inexpensively. I've had a Mustang v1 since they came out for practicing, and I am sure I've spent way more time playing through it than through all of my other amps combined....just so damned convenient and sounds good...well, two settings sound good, anyway.
Great honest review as always. Thank you Elmo.
My pleasure!
Thx so much for all your reviews! That are non- biased, you certainly have given some great info, on a few amps to stay away from! And after hearing them I can truly see why! BTW great channel, lots of content/ info
Cheers!
@@MrPolevaulter Thank you for acknowledging my reply. I’m a 65 year old guy trying to learn LOL! BTW your a fantastic player!!
I have the lt 25 and I love it and how it sounds
Can you use ipad/tablet with Lt25?
This is a good recording situation at home and in the studio.
Gonna buy one of these next month from Sweetwater Sound. Thanks for all the information.
While this amp allows for a LOT of custom tweaks, I find the process tedious. I run Fender Clean with pedals. And for the price, it's a great amp. And for home use it will suit a lot of people... and not break the bank.
Two things you didn't mention
1: All of the presets can be tweaked to the user's needs
2: There are another 20 presets in memory, you can only store 30 at a time for active swapping w/ 20 "reserved" in the amp's memory. Once you update the firmware you can get 100 presets alongside 60 custom slots. Overkill IMO but it's nice to have and not need than need and not have ;)
It's an awesome little amp, best option for under $200 if you're just getting (back) into playing. I tend to play blues, punk, thrash and reggae and even the acoustic model doesn't sound "bad". None of these presets will REPLACE the amp you're looking for but they can all be tweaked so they'll sound "close enough" and you'll be happy to practice on it.
I played the LT50 at the music store, and I think its a little too much for me. I haven't played my guitar for over 15years so im coming back. The LT might be just what I'm looking for.
@@navyvet87zavala95 15yrs... Hope you didn't leave the batteries in your pedals - Seriously though, if you're just playing for you then Fender's little LT25 is a terrific starting option.
When you start looking at larger, more capable amps then I'd recommend Boss' Katana 100 mk2. 2x the $ but 5x the amp and allows for a secondary cab if you really want to piss off your neighbors
Seems fairly good for the price. But I’d like to have your opinion on the VOX VT40X which is a bit more expensive and powerful than the mustang lt25. Keep going dude !
Cheers :)
Good Review, this amp seems to sound quite decent for what it is at it's price point, better than that rubbish Black Star ID Core V4 20 watt amp that I watched your video on the other day. I am going to rent this amp out for 1 week and give it a try, it only costs $7.00 Canadian to rent it for 1 week, here in Canada, they are $209.00, not so expensive.
Cheers and Rock On!
2:14 THE STROKES
IM WORKING SO I WON'T HAVE TO TRY SO HARD
You can use the Fender Tone software with USB-to-Computer
Great Demo Elmo .
PSA: With the latest firmware update (April 2020) Fender Mustang LT25 now has access to the Fender Tone app (via PC / Mac only) and its 100 (!!) pre-made tones.
P.S. My favorite metal band is from Finland 🇫🇮 (Insomnium)
Cheers! :)
This amp is gonna be an amazing pair with my Les Paul custom
Who’s care , connect even for your d… and don’t flex
Since I spent more than the cost of this amp on a fuzz/tremolo pedal wich later broke, and same with my Fender Blues Jr. which have had tubes that quit costing a small fortune, I thnk I'll get this one !
Oh my God, that is so funny! Trash overdrive..."Yeah, it is what it is..." Thank you for a fabulous review, Elmo- I just ordered the Mustang LT25 thanks to you - and I am actually a saxophonist! (it's for my daughter who has just started 'da bass'...)
i got it for a practice amp.. but its amazing the extras
this is what you call a bar room gig amp
Mythic Crunch was pretty good
This looks awesome!
Great demo Elmo .
How you doing Elmo, I just bought one with a Squier classic vibe 60s guitar and I like it too. I enjoyed your playing, thank you. Peace out.
Cheers!
Thanks for the honest review without the fender salesman please purchase this review.
Cheers :)
7:37 there’s your instant “Song of Yesterday”😱
Hi Elmo. I've got the GT100, GTX50, and now the LT25. I understand we have to be a bit forgiving at this price point (it was $179Cdn!), but I have to say that A/B against the other two amps it sounds pretty poor. I've also compared it to my fender mustang micro on headphones and it sounds identical. It seems it's strictly just the speaker letting it down compared to its bigger brothers.
To my ear it sounds rather muffled like you're hearing someone play through a door or something. You can EQ it out a bit (but not fully). I'm surprised they didn't try to EQ for the speaker a little better. I enjoy the micro/GTX50/GT100 but I'm having trouble with the LT25. Only the headphone out seems very good to me. I think it would sound better running a line from the headphone out to my PC speakers. That's....odd.
I like the sound of this one I'm going to have to buy this for me sounds 👍
Just bought one yesterday with a fender MIM strat HSS, I love it
Can you use with ipad/tablet fender app?
I liked how you switched from euro english to northern english to southern irish. I think the irish one is the best.
yeah Elmo....its actually not half bad...ya know...i play Fender Got an early 80s Champ 12 w a Patriot Cannibis Rex speaker and mods...very pedal friendly .Great recording studio amp...Im thinking Fender is hit and miss on some of their new offerings...good sound on a budget but cant help hearing FEnders take on these models...Power Punch? Just call it Manowar man!!! Im always on the lookout for old Fenders....even old Peaveys for that matter
Yeah, it's not half bad :)
@@MrPolevaulter youre right we didnt have this option growing up
Clean sound at the beginning came across on video as very pleasant
I'm fairly biased bc this is the only amp I've ever spent a lot of time with, but its my favorite just for the clean tone alone. I think that with a proper setup and maybe some mods this little amp will be a beast added with a cab or a pa I think it'll even be good enough for live performance.
I actually like it, it still does have kind of a bluesy feel ... I went to a shop for the Katana, but to my taste it felt like a hardrock or metalish taste preffering combo. Left it in the shop since I like more fenderish music...the LT series seem decent. Like it more than a Vox Valvetronic?
Haven't tried a Valvetronic. Sorry :(
you can't go wrong with a vox vt20+ / nice clean nice crunch - nice line output if you need silentrecording and you'll get one for 60€ on eBay here in Germany 😎✌🏻
I have a Vox VX 15 GT , it's a pretty amazing little amp. And one of the lightest I've ever picked up.
I also think about getting one of the Mustang Lt 25W amps. Just for something alitttle different.
Ben Johnson Just got the Vox VX 15 GT too..it have that Power Level knob and red Led Light through the panel grill so awesome!
@@eddysal6163
That's cool , have fun with it.
Awesome little amp. It has a pretty big sound for something so little.
Hey guys. Do you recommend the Vox VX15 GT for a first amp, and you think this amp could be used with pedals like the metal muff and boss metal core?. Thanks for your advice!
I love your heavy metal face!
That playing was amazing, off the cuff as they say, brilliant. but did the 8 inch speaker handle the depth.
Cheers!
Good video. I tried one and it was ok but not my cup of tea.
I also don't like apps and I'm a tech guy by trade. Just make the amp work with the controls I say. 😂
Absolutely :)
This amp doesn't use any apps, everything is easily controlled and adjusted using the onboard controls and LCD screen. So, if you don't know that, then you didn't give it much of a tryout, did you?
I have to admit that Mustang LT25 might not satisfy your needs easily and you would have to do lots of editing with all the sounds in the preset to get how you'd want it to sound. But worry not, it is still the best sounding amp in its league.
I have a sample of what it would sound like if I try to emulate the Yngwie Malmsteen tone as provided in the link below:
th-cam.com/video/BouuiIy4cag/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Q61uhETg2YJcv7m5
I used DOD YJM 308 as a booster. Let me know what you guys think.
It seems like a great practice amp because there are so many cool presets and it's a cheap amp.
Please do a comparison with your Cube 80 Mr Tickle Me Elmo. I’m especially interested in the clean comparison.
Sorry, no can do. I already sold the Fender. Interesting idea. Now I'm sad I didn't think of that back when I still had the amp.
I appreciate an honest review and from yours I'm sort of between this, the microcube gx and maybe the boss katana mini. If you had to make the choice which would you prefer? Thanks :)
Personally I'd go for a second hand Micro Cube (not the GX, but the original one). But that's subjective.
Hey, nice video, as always.
One question: would would prefer this over Blackstar Core ID 10?
Probably.
Thanks!
@Wolf Well, I ended up buying the LT25 that week and I am really happy with it! In addition, it supports the Fender Tone app, which makes it even better to use. It has plenty of effects and it's (and sounds) really nice out of the box, as Elmo said in the review.
@Rockman Flash bro, can you point out the disadvantages of rockstar that you bought that made you wanna exchange it for the fender? Would help me a lot to choose my amp im buying hope you can help me.
@Rockman Flash cool bro, i would definitely check line6 spider amp reviews so il checks your vids out. Thanks for the reply keep rockn!
Yeah, it is what it is😂. Love your channel and damn that was funny.
Thanks 😊
Discovered your channel with the Champion 50XL review. Sub'd! Good review. I had a 150-watt Fender Mustang IV V2 once; it was an incredible amp - just waaaaay too much of it. This looks like it's probably based on the same tech. If it is, I might need to offload my current favorite practice amp (the Blackstar ID:Core 10) and get one of these.
Yeah, it might be based on that tech. It's surprisingly good. Oh, and thanks foer the kind words :)
Video clip at 3:00: "tuning !"
Glad to see that Fender's high-end Stratocasters of the 2020s have not changed one iota from those Strats of the seventies and eighties - retaining the same inability to stay in tune for more than three minutes ! 😂😂😂😂😂
I will receive his big brother the LT50 Monday and I will comment on my feelings
Well?
@@valhallajunkyard844 yes
@@xctwowheels1973 is the LT50 good ? Thinking about buying one and can t decide between LT25 and 50
@@VooT Well the LT50 has jack output for larger speaker potential. It also has a middle tone knob where the LT25 doesn't, and a few extra pre-sets and amp models unless the firmware update I heard about has evened the range of modelling out for both to be the same. Also the LT50 has a x4 footswitch capability vs the LT25's single switch.
@@VooT yes it is good
I got one Momday and like it a lot
Will there be a guitar give away when you hit 6k subscribers, Elmo The Allgiving or Cheapskate Karjalainen? 🤔
The amp seems to carry quite a punch 🤘. Great review, as always.
Yeah, I heard with all the millions he is making with youtube videos, he is going to give away Yngwie Malmsteen's original "The Duck" stratocaster. And a wall of Marshalls of course!
Haha :D I think it might be cheapskate :D
@@MrPolevaulter darn it 😁
I need that patch at 9:49!!!!
Just ordered one to be used as an practice amp, coming monday! Kiitos! 🤓🤘
Hope you enjoy it!
Can you use it with ipad/tablet?
great job
I might have to check one of these out. I had the old mustang ii a while back and never really liked the sound, except when I used it with headphones for silent practice, with headphones it was amazing! Elmo, have you tried this with headphones?
No, I didn't. I've never liked any amp with headphones, so I've kind of stopped trying :D
@@MrPolevaulter Headphones are never my first choice, but they can be really handy late at night!
Great vidéo. Fender mustang lt 25 or Harley Benton tube 15? Merci from France.
Merci! Tube if you want a great sound, LT25 if you want many sounds and effects.
Je n’ai pas vu d’essai sur les ampli NUx sur ta chaîne. A l’occasion si tu peux essayer le Nux mighty 20 mk2 je serai très intéressé. Merci.
Did you blend the camera sound with the amp mic? Some of the heavier stuff sounds awfully compressed like you get when something loud happens in the camera mic, and I don't hear that that in any other reviews of this amp.
No, I always mute the camera audio.
I have this particular amp.. nice how you can hook up your phone or computer an ad features
Can you you use fender tone 3.0 with ipad/tablet/phone? How you connect?
I have a question! I cannot decide if I want this amp in the 50w version or the boss katana mkii 50. It will be my only amp and i will use it as a practice amp most of the time. What would you choose?
Personally I prefer this.
I got mine today. But it had a crack in it... So i hope ill get a new one
Hey man, love your videos, great reviews!
I can’t chose between this and the orange crush 20RT?
This sounds more versatile but the orange feels like better hardware? I’m leaning towards the fender, to be paired with a strat. Any recommendations?
I didn't much like the Orange Crush, so I'd go with this.
Great review and great playing, Elmo. Is the amp QUIET? I sold my Fender Blues Junior. I want a quiet amp that I can mic when recording. I'm a songwriter living in Alberta, Canada. You can hear a few of my tunes by typingin Jimzie Goulding here on YT. Greata review. Thanks. Jim
Great review! I recommend it for all my friends starting to play guitar, just because (as you said) it makes you want to play more. BTW have you even tried a Blues-breaker Marshall to get a more affordable (but still quality) "Plexi" sound or a Class 5??? I would be really in for a blues breaker f it did the job-That is to put an overdrive in front and go for the Yngwie sound...Just wondering if you ever tried one!!
I haven't, no. It's a good idea though, so I might at some point.
What would you say your most recommended budget practice would be?
Old Micro Cube, Spark Amp, Tube5 or 15, this, or maybe a second hand Katana MK1.
Elmo Karjalainen funny you should mention that just found a second hand katana 50 mk1 for pretty cheap, I’m gonna scoop that up. Thanks for the response
What about the LT 50 ? Orbis the 25 enough for small jams , rehearsals, small gigs ?
Haven't tried it.
Hi.
Some patches sound very good, others not so.
Do you think that is at the Marshall code's level? And Katana?
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹🎄
Way better than the Code.
aside from the overdrive have you tried it on the clean setting without reverb #13 on my version with other pedals? Though it has 30 varieties and can be tweaked a bit, some of the setting don't have the tweaks I'd like. It's great for space saving not having to set up pedals for quick practices and space issues. BUT the pedals are more control.. Have you tried blending an effects preset and pedals? I'm thinking of buying a larger, more basic amp if they even exist anymore with just reverb hopefully at most and use pedals too. not sure though another amp is necessary. I'm just amateur, at most if i ever get decent playing local
ps like you sense of humor
Thanks! I don't remember anymore, as it's quite a while since I did this video.
Thank you Elmo! Hey any chance you can do a video for presets to get a Jimi Hendrix tone (especially on ‘Wind Cries Mary”)?
Thanks! Sorry, no. Don't have the amp anymore, as it's ages since I did this.
real good, thanks :-) You think the LT50 has the same tones/options just louder ? Thanks
Haven't tried it, so can't say.
These presets are so much than the 2022 version of this amp 😢
Are there stereo effects with this amp (reverb and delay), and if so, do they sound stereo when using the headphones? Thanks for the review!
I don't remember, and I didn't try it with phones.
Yes, there is reverb and delay
THANKS YOU i really wanted to know how it sounds on guitars solouu