Fender Mustang LT50, User Manual

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Page 2: ...unctions i e tuner and other menu functions J ENCODER Rotary control with press switch function For viewing selecting and adjusting Mustang LT50 presets controls and other functions K UTILITY BUTTONS BACK Returns user to the previous screen or original preset screen SAVE For saving preset modifications renaming presets and saving presets to a new location MENU For accessing tuner footswitch and ot...

Page 3: ... be restored if needed by using the REPLACE function in the SAVE menu page7 To scroll through presets turn the ENCODER whichever preset is displayed becomes active Mustang LT50 s 30 factory presets are 01 FENDER CLEAN 11 METAL LEAD 21 TOUCH WAH 02 SILKY SOLO 12 VINTAGE TREMOLO 22 SUPER ROCK 03 CHICAGO BLUES 13 SUPER DRYCLEAN 23 NICE FLANGER 04 CLASSIC ROCK 14 THRASH OVERKILL 24 VIBRA DOOM 05 DREAM...

Page 4: ...mber and name of the preset the amplifier type in use and four boxes that organize the effects used for that preset if any These effects category boxes are labeled STOMP stompbox MOD modulation DELAY and REV reverb When first accessing preset contents the preset name and amplifier type are high lighted in blue Select the amp model or one of the effects category boxes by turning and pressing the EN...

Page 5: ...on the control panel At this point press the ENCODER or the BACK utility button green arrow to accept the adjusted control val ues Pressing BACK returns the user to the preset contents screen pressing the ENCODER lets the user contin ue making controls setting changes and the box surrounding the control setting will return to blue When control setting edits are complete press the SAVE utility butt...

Page 6: ...VE utility button and use the ENCODER to scroll to SAVE AS Press the ENCODER to access a CHOOSE SLOT list of locations where the preset can be moved Select a new location by turning and pressing the ENCODER Whether renaming the preset or not when using SAVE AS a name must be entered by pressing the ENCOD ER to activate a cursor then spelling out the name by turning and pressing the ENCODER to scro...

Page 7: ... top of this list Press the ENCODER once more to activate the amplifier replacement function the box surrounding the amp name will turn from blue to red and white arrows will bracket the amp name Turn the ENCODER to scroll to a new amp model Press the ENCODER to accept the amp model change after which the box surrounding the amp name will return to blue or press the BACK utility button accept the ...

Page 8: ...by the original 100 watt Hiwatt DR103 which is the classic cleaner tone British stack 60S UK CLN Inspired by the Vox AC30 which powered the British Invasion and produced remarkable clean and dirty tone 70S ROCK Inspired by a late 60s early 70s Marshall Super Lead the amp that powered the dawn of hard rock 80S ROCK Inspired by the Marshall JCM800 which produced quintessential 80s metal tone DOOM ME...

Page 9: ...set a new value for the selected control value At this point press the ENCODER to accept the adjusted effect control value and exit edit mode the sur rounding box will then return to blue Alternately press the BACK utility button green arrow to accept the effect control value change and return to the preset contents screen IMPORTANT If an edited effect control setting is not saved the preset will ...

Page 10: ...ER again to see the effect contained in the effect category box the name of the effect model is highlighted at the top of the DISPLAY WINDOW Press the ENCODER once more to activate the effect replacement function the box surrounding the effect name will turn from blue to red and white arrows will bracket the effect name Turn the ENCODER clockwise to scroll through other effects models in that cate...

Page 11: ...h the previously occupied effect category box now empty To add an effect to an empty effect category box first access the contents of a preset by pressing the ENCODER on it then use the ENCODER to scroll to the empty effect category box Press the ENCODER again to access the empty effect category box the red highlighted label NONE will appear at the top of the DISPLAY WINDOW Turn the ENCODER clockw...

Page 12: ...found on page 9 using the EN 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 by tapping the TAP utility button two or more times at the desir...

Page 13: ...ressor pedal with an especially strong compression effect and short attack time METAL GATE Noise gate with a very fast attenuation curve especially ideal for high gain metal 5 BAND EQ Five band graphic equalizer MODULATION EFFECTS CHORUS Distinctive chorus effect that uses a triangle wave for modulation FLANGER Distinctive flanging effect that uses a triangle wave for modulation VIBRATONE Classic ...

Page 14: ...ALL 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 PLATE The reverb type heard on countless recordings based on the classic and pool table sized EMT 140 ARENA Simulates the long trailing reverberation typical of large stadiums and arenas All non FMIC product names and trademarks appearing in t...

Page 15: ...ng 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 RESTORE Enables restoration of factory presets and a...

Page 16: ...box at bottom and the shorter vertical bars on either side of the longer vertical center bar will illuminate red to indicate varying degrees of sharpness to the right or flatness to the left When a pitch is precisely in tune the longer vertical center bar and the two shorter vertical bars on either side of it will illuminate green Note that speaker output is muted when tuning and that the volume c...

Page 17: ... QUICK ACCESS PRESETS The four button footswitch can be configured for hands free switching among up to eight quick access presets arranged in two banks of four presets each To do this press the MENU utility button and use the ENCODER to scroll to and select FOOTSWITCH Both quick access preset banks will appear in the DISPLAY WINDOW below the header QUICK ACCESS the upper bank BANK 1 is automatica...

Page 18: ...re assigned to footswitch buttons A B C and D Simply step on the button corresponding to the desired preset In the example here preset 18 has been as signed to slot B in BANK 1 as indicated by the illuminated red BANK 1 LED at far left illuminated red LED above switch B and in the footswitch display window step on footswitch button B to activate it yellow arrow To access the presets in BANK 2 step...

Page 19: ...ffect is automatically assigned to button D the preset has no modulation or delay effects so footswitch buttons B and C are inactive Merely step on these buttons to turn these effects on and off FOOTSWITCH TAP TEMPO FOR DELAY EFFECTS For presets with a delay effect the footswitch has a tap tempo function for hands free adjustment of delay rates To do this first put the footswitch in BANK 1 or 2 mo...

Page 20: ...ath the footswitch display window will illuminate green When tuning is complete step on any button to exit tuner mode Note that footswitch tuner use mutes speaker output 20 To activate the footswitch tuning function step on buttons C and D simultaneously double yellow arrow In the example above a G note is displayed as being particularly flat as indicated by the illumination of the red LED above b...

Page 21: ...row to accept the new value and return to the MENU function screen For best sound quality set the LEVEL so that signal stays within the green bars barely reaches the single yellow bar at right and does not reach the single longer red clipping bar at far right all bars shown illuminat ed in illustration above Note that changing presets can change individual volume LEVEL readjustment may be necessar...

Page 22: ...to and select ABOUT the current firmware version will be displayed SW VERSION v2 0 4 ABOUT FOOTSWITCH TUNER RESTORE LEVELS MENU 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 ext...

Page 23: ...tput for connection to external sound and recording equipment When using the rear panel mono line output a level control for it is located in the LEV ELS menu function page 21 Note that preset gain volume and tone controls will affect mono line output level and tone the MASTER VOLUME control does not affect mono line output level Also note that a TRS stereo cable can be used to reduce or eliminate...

Page 24: ...cial Design speaker 8Ω FOOTSWITCH Four button MGT 4 optional PN 0994071000 DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 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 ...