I bought this strictly for the clean tones and that it was very light to carry around to practice and my performances. Then slowly I started messing with the effects.... Wow what a fun journey that has been as a freebee extra. Learned a lot.
Good choices. I am loving my GTX50. What surprised me was how much I enjoyed the Tweed tones, which I've never really dug until now.The Thrift tones are also very cool for my playing. The Neil Young preset is probably my favourite at the moment.
Nice! I like the Tweed Tones alot too, especially the smaller ones like the Champ and Deluxe. I had considered one for the list but went with the Vibro King selection instead as its a little less represented in the "modeling world" --
Truely true I would have liked to see and hear you playin a Epiphone Riviera or so . Cause I bought me one and I am very close to order this amp ;D . And yes , buckaroo sounds like what I was looking for , thx for posting , as always : thumbs up , great work .
I am considering one, but will never use it's myriad of features. I set an amp to get a clean sound that I like and don't mess with it. Effects? Just tremolo, vibrato (ala Lonnie Mack), delay and reverb. The ONLY overdrive sound I like is Robben Ford through his Dumble.
Hi Jack..I,ve been hearing a compressed country deluxe reverb sound that I just loved! Did you think you can just play that amp, adjust your settings, without getting hooked up to the computer,and would it sound as good without the computer part of the playing process?...thanks Jerry
Love my GTX 50, just bought the GTX 7 foot switch for it today, and can’t wait to try it. What is it you are playing at 06:10 ? Sounds really cool. Is it a song, or just some jaming?
Strongly considering this amp - love the 1. Buckaroo/LP 2. Super Reverb/Strat (Anyway to achieve both sounds with same guitar?) Been playing acoustic and ready to pull trigger on a Squier CV 50's Strat - Open to suggestions - Thanks
Isn’t it funny how peoples tastes differ. I didn’t like any of the overdrive settings you mentioned. However the amp is capable of stunning overdrive. See Shane in the blues review. Thing is I 100% know peoples tastes are different. The music I listen to has guitars which are more mid range focused such as frees Paul Kossoff. Good review, and the nice thing is this amp is so tweekable. Great great amp.
Yea, Jack, all the tones were great (really) but I meant to ask: wuz the overall average loudness at gigging level (ie w/ a drummer), or could it've been verily adjusted therefore as per to wit on ad infinitum (?)
Hi. Can you re-arrange the order of presets and does it come with a footswitch. Is it loud enough to gig. Is it any better than a Boss Katana 100. Thanks for the nice video.
The 100 comes with the footswitch but the 50 does not. I haven’t played it back to back with the Katana. From my limited experience I do prefer it to the Katana though.
You should be able to re-arrange the order of presets through the app, see: tone-support.fender.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003536186-How-do-I-reorder-presets-in-the-Tone-app
Yes, you can rearrange, remove, add, and even tweak the settings on each effect in the presets. You can also save them as custom presets. In my option this makes it superior to a Katana MK2
Do you have a recommendation on how to achieve a SRV tone with this amp? I realize it comes from the fingers, but any help from the amp would be appreciated!!
It has a solid SRV tone in there. If you want to go from scratch, use the Twin or Super Reverb models and add a Tubescreamer -- thats kind of the bare bones approach.
@@JackFossett Also you brought to mind how I've never had a chance to play through a Leslie or maybe just didn't jump at it when I should've... (circa 1970's) I did have a Bandmaster w/ a Leslie output stage though... 100 watts via 2x6550's , gigantic pale grey custom transformers and an OA2 regulator tube... but it was too bloody clean (!)
I bought this strictly for the clean tones and that it was very light to carry around to practice and my performances. Then slowly I started messing with the effects.... Wow what a fun journey that has been as a freebee extra. Learned a lot.
Damn that super reverb is stunning
Good choices. I am loving my GTX50. What surprised me was how much I enjoyed the Tweed tones, which I've never really dug until now.The Thrift tones are also very cool for my playing. The Neil Young preset is probably my favourite at the moment.
Nice! I like the Tweed Tones alot too, especially the smaller ones like the Champ and Deluxe. I had considered one for the list but went with the Vibro King selection instead as its a little less represented in the "modeling world" --
I just got a GTX50 last week and am still exploring. So far my favorite preset is 06 Ambient Wash because it goes well with a song I’m writing
Very nice - it’s really cool when that works the other way around too, and a preset tone inspires a new song
Yep
I used that one on a song I wrote also
That Princeton solo preset 158, is fecking beautiful.
Best review of this amp , Hands down!!!!
Clean channels video wouldn’t be boring!
Getting this end of month!
Awesome!
I ordered mine today. Can’t wait to noodle around with it lol
Super reverb tone....was Outstanding i.m.p.o.
Classic Fender Clean tone.. God!
Clean tones wouldn't be boring at all. There's a pretty broad range that covers what makes a 'Clean' tone.
Thanks very much for this dude. Sick playing - am I right in suspecting that you are a Clapton fan yourself?..
Thank you! I’m a huge Clapton fan. Single biggest guitar inspiration.
@@JackFossett Well I could hear that... you're doing something right!
Awesome vid man! Enjoyed your playing!
Thank you kindly!
Very nice. Would be great if you set up 5 tweaked presets and effects that you personally could do a typical gig with.
I’ve essentially done that for my own use. I have 2 or 3 presets I made on one bank that I can switch between. It works really well.
Truely true I would have liked to see and hear you playin a Epiphone Riviera or so . Cause I bought me one and I am very close to order this amp ;D . And yes , buckaroo sounds like what I was looking for , thx for posting , as always : thumbs up , great work .
I am considering one, but will never use it's myriad of features. I set an amp to get a clean sound that I like and don't mess with it. Effects? Just tremolo, vibrato (ala Lonnie Mack), delay and reverb. The ONLY overdrive sound I like is Robben Ford through his Dumble.
Hi Jack..I,ve been hearing a compressed country deluxe reverb sound that I just loved! Did you think you can just play that amp, adjust your settings, without getting hooked up to the computer,and would it sound as good without the computer part of the playing process?...thanks Jerry
Still a great unit! These are some great tones for stock
Ya know, it’s more than passable.
Love my GTX 50, just bought the GTX 7 foot switch for it today, and can’t wait to try it. What is it you are playing at 06:10 ? Sounds really cool. Is it a song, or just some jaming?
Now that I’m asking, I also like the tune at 7:22 (dlx and fuzz) and the one at 08:10 (silver drive)? :-)
Super reverb and Princeton for me.
Strongly considering this amp - love the 1. Buckaroo/LP 2. Super Reverb/Strat (Anyway to achieve both sounds with same guitar?) Been playing acoustic and ready to pull trigger on a Squier CV 50's Strat - Open to suggestions - Thanks
Isn’t it funny how peoples tastes differ. I didn’t like any of the overdrive settings you mentioned. However the amp is capable of stunning overdrive. See Shane in the blues review. Thing is I 100% know peoples tastes are different. The music I listen to has guitars which are more mid range focused such as frees Paul Kossoff.
Good review, and the nice thing is this amp is so tweekable. Great great amp.
what song are you playing at 3:00?
Nothing specific but a very Stones inspired thing. Like Brown Sugar, Start Me Up or Jumping Jack Flash - somewhere in there
Great Video here.... Torn between the Katana 100 MK2 Artist and This one... can you plug an acoustic electric into this fender ?
Yes there is an acoustic sim preset … have not tested it though
Very good! What string gauges do you use on fender, Gibson and gretsches?
Thanks! Elixir lights
Yea, Jack, all the tones were great (really) but I meant to ask: wuz the overall average
loudness at gigging level (ie w/ a drummer), or could it've been verily adjusted
therefore as per to wit on ad infinitum (?)
Definitely keeps up well in a band setting. It can get very loud when it wants to.
I’m torn between this and the Blackstar HT-5R MKII
Hi. Can you re-arrange the order of presets and does it come with a footswitch. Is it loud enough to gig. Is it any better than a Boss Katana 100. Thanks for the nice video.
The 100 comes with the footswitch but the 50 does not. I haven’t played it back to back with the Katana. From my limited experience I do prefer it to the Katana though.
@@JackFossett Thanks for the prompt reply.
You should be able to re-arrange the order of presets through the app, see: tone-support.fender.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003536186-How-do-I-reorder-presets-in-the-Tone-app
Yes, you can rearrange, remove, add, and even tweak the settings on each effect in the presets. You can also save them as custom presets. In my option this makes it superior to a Katana MK2
@@CurlyTop1492 Many thanks for the reply.
Do you have a recommendation on how to achieve a SRV tone with this amp? I realize it comes from the fingers, but any help from the amp would be appreciated!!
It has a solid SRV tone in there. If you want to go from scratch, use the Twin or Super Reverb models and add a Tubescreamer -- thats kind of the bare bones approach.
@5:33... Love that tone ...it's the sort of tone I feel back in the hinge of me jawbone.
I love that tone too! The Univibe is by far my favorite modulation effect
@@JackFossett I was thinking how only the best drummers can compliment a tone like that (w/o obliterating it)
@@JackFossett Also you brought to mind how I've never had a chance to play through a Leslie or maybe just didn't jump at it when I should've... (circa 1970's)
I did have a Bandmaster w/ a Leslie output stage though... 100 watts via 2x6550's , gigantic pale grey custom transformers and an OA2 regulator tube... but it was too bloody clean (!)
What kind of pups in the Strat? Which pup position are you in during the breathe setting?
@@Rockandrollgeerage Lust for Tone Montereys, neck/middle position
The first sounded Eric Johnson like.
Does it have bluetooth to jam with backing tracks of youtube?
Yes
How do you save your own bank for quick access? Can’t find it anywhere.
You have to create a setlist
Angelic Shimmer ❤
I want to pay someone to duplicate some tones I'm after. I have a few tunes I'm trying to nail.