DougMen
Dr. Squier
I didn't know whether to post this in the amp forum or the effects forum, because this amazing little device is both and neither, lol.
Anyway, the resident manager of my bldg., who is mostly an acoustic player, and has a couple of Martins, a Koa Taylor, a Takamine, and others, decided a few months back that he wanted an electric, so he bought a Player Tele, and then a Player Plus Strat, and a 100W 212 Katana. He also bought a Mustang Micro, all from SW.
Then he bought an Acoustisonic Tele, and decided that was all the electric he needed, so he asked me to sell his Tele and Strat for him on CL for a commission, 'cause he doesn't have the time to do it himself, what with keeping everything in this massive building in tip-top shape, as well as dealing with all the idiots in a huge building with 300 units, where 80% of them are rentals.
Well, he also asked me to sell the Mustang Micro, and i told him if I liked it maybe I'd buy it, and he said if I like it I can keep it as part of my commission.
I wasn't sure what to think, because it sounded really good in the YT videos I'd seen, but I was a bit put off by the way sounds are changed and adjusted on it, using the four up/down buttons, guided by different color LEDs.
So, I first tried it with my Sony headphones, and it sounded great, but I don't really like playing with phones, so I then tried it going into my amps, first before my pedals, which wasn't that great, and then after my pedals, which was much better.
As with my amps, I prefer not using the onboard distortion sounds, and like it most on the clean Fender amp models, either the BF Deluxe or Tweed Twin, with dirt provided by one of my favorite Klon or TS pedals.
It sounds the worst with my LT25, which imparts a plinky metallic edge to the highs, even with the treble on the amp turned down, and the tone on the Micro at its lowest setting (it has limited EQ, with only a 5 level treble control and no other EQ).
It does far better with my THR10Cs and Katana Minis, but is still quite bright, and sounds best with the mids turned up a bit and the treble turned down a bit on the amps, even with the tone on the Micro at its lowest setting.
Then I decided to bypass the amp's preamps and just use them as monitors, going out of the Micro into the aux input on the amps, so in that case the amps are just a power amp and speaker.
The LT25 sounded the worst still when setup that way, and the Yamahas sounded better, but the Katana Minis are pure magic! With this setup, it really nails the classic cranked BF sound with a Strat at low volume better than any other setup I've had in the last several years.
So, I bought a small 3.5mm splitter on Ebay, so I could feed both Kat Minis at the same time.
The only drawback to this setup is that I then have to use the delay in the Micro, which is mono, and if I go into the guitar input on the Minis, I can then turn off the delay in the Micro and set the Minis for two different delay times to get a little stereo ping pong delay.
So, I told him- "You're never getting this back. Even if you take your guitars back, I'm never letting it go!"
This is a very very good sounding little box, especially considering its reasonable price, and I'm not put off by the settings, as it's very easy to remember what color is what setting on each of the four up/down buttons.
It's so good that I have a new found enthusiasm for playing that I haven't for a couple of years or more. Fender has hit another home run, for sound and value! Good stuff.
Anyway, the resident manager of my bldg., who is mostly an acoustic player, and has a couple of Martins, a Koa Taylor, a Takamine, and others, decided a few months back that he wanted an electric, so he bought a Player Tele, and then a Player Plus Strat, and a 100W 212 Katana. He also bought a Mustang Micro, all from SW.
Then he bought an Acoustisonic Tele, and decided that was all the electric he needed, so he asked me to sell his Tele and Strat for him on CL for a commission, 'cause he doesn't have the time to do it himself, what with keeping everything in this massive building in tip-top shape, as well as dealing with all the idiots in a huge building with 300 units, where 80% of them are rentals.
Well, he also asked me to sell the Mustang Micro, and i told him if I liked it maybe I'd buy it, and he said if I like it I can keep it as part of my commission.
I wasn't sure what to think, because it sounded really good in the YT videos I'd seen, but I was a bit put off by the way sounds are changed and adjusted on it, using the four up/down buttons, guided by different color LEDs.
So, I first tried it with my Sony headphones, and it sounded great, but I don't really like playing with phones, so I then tried it going into my amps, first before my pedals, which wasn't that great, and then after my pedals, which was much better.
As with my amps, I prefer not using the onboard distortion sounds, and like it most on the clean Fender amp models, either the BF Deluxe or Tweed Twin, with dirt provided by one of my favorite Klon or TS pedals.
It sounds the worst with my LT25, which imparts a plinky metallic edge to the highs, even with the treble on the amp turned down, and the tone on the Micro at its lowest setting (it has limited EQ, with only a 5 level treble control and no other EQ).
It does far better with my THR10Cs and Katana Minis, but is still quite bright, and sounds best with the mids turned up a bit and the treble turned down a bit on the amps, even with the tone on the Micro at its lowest setting.
Then I decided to bypass the amp's preamps and just use them as monitors, going out of the Micro into the aux input on the amps, so in that case the amps are just a power amp and speaker.
The LT25 sounded the worst still when setup that way, and the Yamahas sounded better, but the Katana Minis are pure magic! With this setup, it really nails the classic cranked BF sound with a Strat at low volume better than any other setup I've had in the last several years.
So, I bought a small 3.5mm splitter on Ebay, so I could feed both Kat Minis at the same time.
The only drawback to this setup is that I then have to use the delay in the Micro, which is mono, and if I go into the guitar input on the Minis, I can then turn off the delay in the Micro and set the Minis for two different delay times to get a little stereo ping pong delay.
So, I told him- "You're never getting this back. Even if you take your guitars back, I'm never letting it go!"
This is a very very good sounding little box, especially considering its reasonable price, and I'm not put off by the settings, as it's very easy to remember what color is what setting on each of the four up/down buttons.
It's so good that I have a new found enthusiasm for playing that I haven't for a couple of years or more. Fender has hit another home run, for sound and value! Good stuff.
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