Appmuse

The functionality of the app is great: it lets you tweak the amp's sound, and edit and create presets. This saves you from having to walk over to the amp and lean over it to see the controls. I really appreciate being able to do this wirelessly. But the UX is eye-candy at the expense of usability, with a lot of wasted space. The realistic pedal graphics mean the pedal's name is pretty small; on an iPhone it’s unreadably tiny in the patch overview, which defeats the purpose of that screen. Meanwhile, in the detail view everything’s nice and big but you can only see one pedal at a time. On an iPad screen there would be plenty of room to show multiple pedals at once. The only missing functionality seems to be marking a preset as a favorite, or assigning to a playlist in general. I’ve tried and failed to find a way to do it. Fortunately it’s easy to do on the amp. In the few hours I’ve used the app I’ve had it get out of sync with the amp once or twice (showing a different patch than the one the amp is using), and one time the amp itself entirely froze while I was using the app and I had to reboot it. Show more

So first things first . If you’re like me , someone who had to suffer with the line 6 amplifi 150 (idk if all amplifi models had same issue) through trying to connect , stay connected and not have connections freeze up while using their apps blutooth “connection”.?.? You’re in luck ! Fender seems to have done Bluetooth right, along with the WiFi , connection is a breeze and solid … it doesn’t suddenly disconnect… and usually connects automatically with Bluetooth, if not it’s two taps and in an instant you connect with no hassle… I know to those who never suffered through the amplifi debacle they called connectivity this may seem like a silly thing to give such high praise … maybe so , but imagine wanting to use something and having to spend up to an hr at times trying to make the thing usable , and then not always able to succeed…Then maybe you’d understand. So as far as controls and editing saved amps , adding and or subtracting any pedal in any order (pre or post also) the app is completely intuitive . Seriously I had nothing in instruction before using the amp/app before the first time I used em both… I mean I just did what seemed obvious as far as connecting WiFi and the instruction I got and needed was after WiFi is connected on how to update firmware on the amp. From then on it’s all common sense almost like you’re making a signal chain out of guitar /amp and physical pedals etc .. except you create it all with a finger tip , it’s super simple …so far there’s been no learning curve beyond finding everything there is to discover within the app, and that’s just a matter of time . If you have an amp this app is meant for you definitely are gonna want this app . It makes life so much easier and gives you just that much more time to play / not get distracted . Show more

App works great once you eventually can connect to Bluetooth. Fender, you can do better. Bluetooth also delays with video.

Amp Bluetooth will not stay connected. I have the latest firmware successfully installed.

Sometimes the amp works as advertised. I’ve updated the firmware to the latest version and I am still not authorized to download tones from the App. If you are happy with what you can do from the amp itself great. Don’t search the app for tones because you’ll just be disappointed when they tell you you’re not authorized to download it. Show more

I got the amp yesterday and the amp is great however started to slowly notice minor issues that soon became major.. with the app the tones are great however today the app keeps saying anytime i attempt to select a tone to try or create a setlist that I need to update to the most recent software( which i have) I have updated the firmware and the software to the most recent update that has been released. I have spent up to an hour trouble shooting.. turning off an on attempting to update again, bluetooth on and on, deleting app and reinstalling.. after everything app still says to update to latest software to do almost any of the features.. extremely disappointed with app Show more

HOLY CRAP I WISH IT WOULD JUST CONNECT

Not a user friendly app. Every time you add an effect it puts two effects and one works and the other does nothing. You have to turn each one on and off to know which one to delete. When you click the arrow in the top left to select a different sound selection there is no way to cancel the screen and go back to the previous screen. It forces you to select a selection to get it to back to the previous screen. Poor coding and design. Show more

The idea is great, the concept is great, the amp sounds decent for what it is. The Bluetooth experience is horrible for some and ok for others. The gtx foot switch simply does not work properly, the delay with Bluetooth a deal killer for using backing tracks, being an engineer myself the inside of the gtx was built clearly as cheep as possible. Sadly the concept that is a great idea was executed so poorly the basic idea is lost among many problems. Real engineering problems, has nothing to do with my intelligence as some here think. If your amp works correctly, consider yourself lucky. No need to falsely attack people who have issues, issues due to fenders poor build quality, fender must do better than this! I have 20 blackface amps from the 60s, they work flawlessly…this amp had issues from day one! Get your act together fender! Show more

Honestly don’t get how people are struggling with the features in the app. Its pretty straight forward and easy to use. People who can’t figure out this app have no business owning an iPhone or reviewing the product lol. Show more

I will give it more stars once they support the mustang micro

The app used to work great. But this is the second time I’ve run into a problem ... First off, I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. No other Bluetooth device is connected. I try to use a preset from Fender Tone and I see it connected and changed to the tone on my amp, great! BUT my guitar sound comes out of the amp plain with no effects whatsoever, it makes no sense. What the heck. I’m so tired of putting up with this amp, and frustrated. When it is working, I also don’t like how some preset sounds come out sounding overly digital and unrealistic. I have a PRS custom 24, am I suppose to only use a Fender guitar with this? Ugh. Show more

No Wi-Fi option shows up on my amp and trying to videos and information to try and figure it out and no help anywhere. Great amp but the Wi-Fi option is obviously a defect Show more

Hands down the best amp app I’ve used so far! Great job Fender.

Doesn’t work unless you pair to the amp. Particularly useless if you’re like me and you want to tinker with sounds and effects before you pair with your amp. I have lots of down time at my job and use it for my hobbies, but I can’t do that with this amp. The desktop app lets you customize presets, why not the app? Show more

I absolutely love this amp and all the different sounds you can get out of it. It is a one stop shop. That being said, I am having issues with the Fender Tone App. I’m not sure what’s going on with it. Amp and the app are both updated. I have deleted the app and reinstalled. When I attempt to swipe to a new preset in the app it will say the app is syncing and then revert back to a previous preset. It may be the one right before it or it may be two presets down. I can hear the amp change sounds/preset to the one I chose and then it immediately changes to another preset. Honestly, if the app doesn’t work, the amp is basically useless. Having to go into the little screen on the amp to change anything is time-consuming and tedious. I hope that Fender customer service can help me fix this issue and if that is the case, I will change my rating to five star. Show more

The best thing ever with this app, this amp has so many features that are impossible to understand. And this app provides the amp to get WiFi and so much more just by connecting Bluetooth from this app. Amazing app, helped me figure out the GTX 100 with ease. Show more

Have the Mustang GTX100, works seamlessly and integrates well. Nice to adjust settings while standing!

I always have to restart the app.

Received my GTX50 last week. Connected to WiFi and updated firmware first thing. Then tried to connect via Bluetooth using fender tone app. Nothing, it cannot find my amp. So after spending 45 minutes doing various troubleshooting steps (turn Bluetooth on/off on the phone and amp, restart amp, restart fender tone app, force another firmware update) suddenly the app can see the amp and I can connect. Great! I thought problem was resolved. Later that night, and now every night since then, every time I want to practice I spend between 3 and 30 minutes doing a random combination of the above steps until I get lucky and suddenly the iPhone app can see the amp. Usually after at least 4-5 amp reboots. This just screams like a poor software problem. I cannot tell if it is with the app or the amp’s firmware. My device is iPhone 12 Pro. I am considering returning the amp. I have reached out to customer support. All I can say is that I would highly advise against purchasing this amp if your decision is based in part on using the Fender Tone app as a way to control it. Nothing special about my iPhone setup so I cannot believe I am the only person experiencing this. Show more