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  • Page 1 EXPANDED OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Accessing Preset Contents Editing and Saving Amplifier Control Settings Changing the Amplifier Model in a Preset List of Mustang LT50 Amplifier Models Editing and Saving Effects Control Settings Replacing, Adding and Deleting Effects Setting Delay Times with the Tap Button...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This expanded owner’s manual is a thorough user’s guide to the features and functions of the Mustang LT50 amplifier. As a complement to the Mustang LT50 Quick Start Guide that comes with each amplifier, this manual pres- ents a detailed look at the amp’s versatile features, including navigation and modification of the onboard presets, and comprehensive descriptions of the amplifier and effect models.

  • Page 4: Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL The Mustang LT50 top control panel consists of an INSTRUMENT INPUT, six CONTROL KNOBS, a DISPLAY WINDOW, an ENCODER wheel, four UTILITY pushbuttons, a FOOTSWITCH INPUT, an AUXILIARY INPUT (1/8”), a HEADPHONE OUTPUT (1/8”), a TAP LIGHT and a USB PORT.

  • Page 5: Presets Basics

    PRESET BASICS Mustang LT50 features 30 sequentially numbered factory presets. It also features 30 empty preset “slots” for presets created by the user and presets dowloaded using the Fender TONE app (page 23). ™ Each preset consists of an amplifier and one or more effects (or, in some cases, no effects). Note that when turning the amplifier on, the default active preset is always preset 01.

  • Page 6: Editing And Saving Presets

    EDITING AND SAVING PRESETS Presets can be easily edited and, if desired, renamed and saved in place or saved in a different location. The controls of each amplifier type can be adjusted, or an amp model can be replaced with a different one. Simi- larly, various effects controls can be adjusted, or effects can be removed from or added to a preset.
  • Page 7 There are two ways to adjust an amp control knob setting. A control parameter that corresponds to an actual physical knob on the control panel can be adjusted simply by turning the physical control knob until the desired value is reached in the DISPLAY WINDOW. In the example below, the amp model’s TREBLE setting is adjusted by turning the physical TREBLE control knob on the control panel: 80S ROCK GAIN...
  • Page 8 IMPORTANT: If edited amp control settings are not saved, the preset will revert to its original amp control settings when returning to the preset after leaving it, or when turning the amplifier off and back on again. To save edited amp control settings, press the SAVE utility button and use the ENCODER to scroll to one of three options—SAVE, SAVE AS or REPLACE.

  • Page 9: Changing The Amplifier Model In A Preset

    CHANGING THE AMPLIFIER MODEL IN A PRESET The amplifier model in a preset can be replaced with another one (see list of Mustang LT50 amplifier models on page 8). To do this, acess the contents of a preset by pressing the ENCODER on it; the amp model will automatically be highlighted.

  • Page 10: List Of Mustang Lt50 Amplifier Models

    MUSTANG LT50 AMPLIFIER MODELS This table lists the amp models in Mustang LT50. The amp label used in each preset appears in the lefthand column, followed by the amp type and a brief description in the righthand column. PRESET AMP LABEL...

  • Page 11: Editing And Saving Effects Control Settings

    To edit and save individual control settings of a preset’s various effects (if any), first select the effect category box containing the effect to be edited by turning and pressing the ENCODER. There are four effects category boxes that can each contain one effect: STOMP (stompbox), MOD (modulation), DELAY and REV (reverb): 01 FENDER C... AMPLIFIER TWIN CLEAN...

  • Page 12: Replacing, Adding And Deleting Effects

    If no effect is present, one can be added (see list of Mustang LT50 effects models on pages 13-14). The signal path is Instrument—Stompbox—Modulation— Amplifier—Delay—Reverb—Speaker, as illustrated at left below.
  • Page 13 ENCODER on it, then use the ENCODER to scroll to an occupied effect category box. Press the ENCODER again to see the effect contained in the effect category box; the name of the effect model is high- lighted at the top of the DISPLAY WINDOW: 01 FENDER C... SMALL ROOM LEVEL...

  • Page 14: Setting Delay Times With The Tap Button

    CODER to scroll to, select and adjust individual effect settings, including delay time. The second way is to use Mustang LT50’s TAP utility button (yellow arrow). If a preset includes a delay effect, the TAP LIGHT (green arrow) flashes in time with that effect’s default delay time. This time setting can be modified...

  • Page 15: List Of Mustang Lt50 Effect Models

    MUSTANG LT50 EFFECT MODELS This table lists the effect models in Mustang LT50, organized into the four categories that appear in each pre- set—STOMP (stompbox), MOD (modulation), DELAY and REV (reverb). The effects labels used in each preset appear in the lefthand column, followed by the effects types and a brief description in the righthand column.
  • Page 16 SMALL ROOM Warmer, less echo-y reverb typical of smaller spaces and classic echo chambers SPRING 65 Fender reverb effect built into classic mid-’60s Fender amps The reverb type heard on countless recordings, based on the PLATE classic (and pool table-sized) EMT 140...

  • Page 17: Menu Functions

    ABOUT TUNER: Enables use of Mustang LT50’s built-in chromatic tuner (page 16). FOOTSWITCH: For configuring the quick-access preset, effects on/off and tuner functions of Mustang LT50’s optional four-button footswitch (page 17). LEVELS: Level control with signal-strength meter for use when recording using the USB audio port on the control panel, or when using the rear-panel mono line output to send signal to external sound and recording equipment (page 21).

  • Page 18: Tuner

    MENU FUNCTION: TUNER There are three ways to access Mustang LT50’s built-in chromatic tuner. The first way is to press and hold the TAP utility button on the control panel until the tuner screen appears in the DISPLAY WINDOW: TUNER The second way is to press the MENU utility button on the control panel;...

  • Page 19: Footswitch

    A: 1 FENDER BANK 1 B: 2 SILKY C: 3 BLUES BANK 2 D: 4 VINTAGE * Older Fender MS-4 and ULT-4 four-button footswitches are also compatible with Mustang LT50. The magnetic footswitch overlay that comes with Mustang LT50 fits both footswitches.
  • Page 20 30 presets, the first of which is highlighted in red. Use the ENCODER to scroll to and select a new preset for slot “A” (preset 18 in the example here): CHOOSE SLOT QA BANK 1 16 OCTOBOT... A: 1 FENDER 17 LITTLE C... B: 2 SILKY 18 PHASER S... C: 3 CHICAGO...
  • Page 21 been assigned to slot “A” in BANK 2 (as indicated by the illuminated green BANK 2 LED at far left, illuminated red LED above switch “A” and in the footswitch display window), so step on footswitch button “A” to activate it: MODE TUNER BANK 1...
  • Page 22 FOOTSWITCH: TUNER To use the footswitch for hands-free tuning, step on buttons “C” and “D” simultaneously to activate chromatic tuner mode. Note that putting the footswitch in tuner mode also activates the tuner display on the Mustang LT50 control panel (page16). The pitch letter closest to the sounded note will appear in the footswitch display window (symbols to the right of each pitch letter denote sharp and flat notes;...

  • Page 23: Levels

    MENU FUNCTION: LEVELS The third MENU function—LEVELS—features a level control for use when recording using the USB port (page 23) on the control panel, and for the mono line output (page 23) when connected to external sound and recording equipment. Note that the MASTER VOLUME control does not control USB and mono line output volume.

  • Page 24: About

    RESTORE ABOUT AUXILIARY INPUT AND HEADPHONE OUTPUT The Mustang LT50 control panel features two 1/8”-inch jacks: an auxiliary input for connecting external mobile/audio devices and an output for con- venient headphone use. Note that when using the auxiliary input, volume levels for external devices are set using volume controls on the external devices themselves (the amp’s...

  • Page 25: Usb Port

    Fender Tone—the ultimate desktop companion to Mustang LT amplifiers for Mac and PC—is available as a free download from fender.com/ToneDesktop. With an easy-to-use interface, Tone users can have conve- nient control over existing Mustang LT50 functions, plus access to additional presets and many other features, including: •...

  • Page 26: Specifications

    Width: 17” (43.1 cm) Height: 16.5” (41.9 cm) Depth: 8.5” (21.6 cm) Weight: 19.8 lbs. (9 kg) Product specifications subject to change without notice. Be sure to check fender.com/firmware/support regularly for firmware updates that improve and enhance the Mustang LT50 experience.
  • Page 27 311 CESSNA CIRCLE CORONA, CALIF. 92880 U.S.A. AMPLIFICADOR DE AUDIO IMPORTADO POR: Fender Ventas de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. Calle Huerta #279, Int. A. Col. El Naranjo. C.P. 22785. Ensenada, Baja California, México. RFC: FVM-140508-CI0 Servicio al Cliente: 01(800) 7887395, 01(800) 7887396, 01(800) 7889433 Fender®...

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