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New here. New to guitar. Have only been playing electric acoustic now for about 3 months. Going pretty good so now I'm looking to get my 1st electric (Have my eyes on a Gibson studio les paul modern).
So I'm new to pretty much all things guitar and all the associated electronics. I've been looking into getting a rig before I pull the trigger on the guitar and that's how I found the forum.
Side note: I also have an acoustic set of drums that I enjoy playing but need some hearing protection and a way to listen to some music while I'm playing etc. Eventually considering getting some mics and/ or triggers so that I can experiment with sound on that as well but that's another conversation (unless it could somehow affect my decisions on the guitar component).
So...... what I'm trying to do is start with a good setup that I can expand on later.
Here's the idea:
1. Get the GK Ultraphone headphones for hearing protection (drums) while at the same time be able to have studio quality sound....
My understanding is that they could also be used to listen to music, backing tracks etc or my guitar AND drums.
2. Get the Fender mustang micro and for when I need to play silently I can just plug it into the headphones and will effectively have various channels (amp models) (& effects?) that I can hear through the headphones along with my guitar.
And I can play music via bluetooth through the headphones as well while I'm playing guitar or drums.
And I can record whatever it is I'm hearing through the headphones onto my computer through the USB out on the Mustang Micro.
I like the idea of only knobs and buttons.... no screens and not a gazillion options.
Thinking I can use both my electric and my acoustic guitar with this setup as well.
But I need to have a way to hear my electric guitar without the headphones as well.
3. So thinking get a Fender Tone Master FR12 and use the Fender mustang micro as the amp for the Tonemaster..... but not positive this can work. Maybe not powerful enough? Any other speakers I should consider besides the FR12? Any other small amps I should consider besides the Mustang micro.... recognizing that I want to have headset functionality.
4. Thinking for the most part most of the effects & amp simulators I'll need are going to be built into the mustang micro..... correct?
5. Optionally I could get a floor pedal board/ amp and skip the Fender mustang micro but would want something very basic (Knobs and buttons) that I could still hook my headphones to..... but then I'm more tied to the device than if I just use the micro. I'm not totally opposed to this idea if it ultimately is going to give me more flexibility and/ or sound quality.
FWIW, I recognize that down the road I'll be getting something other than the micro for purposes of amplification to the FR12 but thinking I'll still be able to use the micro for simplicities sake as well.
6. Anything else I might need/ want to connect/ need to think about as far as options go? I keep seeing the term amps with "loopers" but haven't gotten a handle on what that might be for or whether it could become important to me?
7. Any other capabilites or limitations of the FR12 or Mustang Micro that I might want to be aware of?
8. Is there a way to get updates from Fender for the mustang?
I kind of feel like this is all I would need to get me started if the way I'm thinking could work.
Some other side concerns/ questions:
1. Any problems with Low Volume playing in the house etc. over the FR12. Is that going to sound like crap? Is it just going to be too much for a home amp/ speaker?
2. Then there is the What if I want to hook a bass to the FR12? Can I do that? Or will I need to have a separate bass speaker? Separate Bass amp or will the mustang micro handle it. If I'm remembering right they make a bass version?
3. And What if I want to hook a mic and one of my guitars to the FR12? Can I do that? Or is there going to need to be something between the mustang and the speaker to connect it to?
4. I'm also interested in getting a wah pedal but have no idea how that would get tied into the FR12 &/or my headphones?
5. A band comes over to house to practice sometime with girlfriend and they have a mixer that they use. Can they just plug everything into the FR12 and use that for the speaker? Would be a nice benefit if they didn't need to bring their speaker. Even better if I can figure out a way to have a mixer set up of my own somehow for their purposes for practice..... but that's for another day.
6. And let's say I wanted to keep my headphones on while the band was over (maybe everyone has headphones on because of the noise of the drums (as example) then how do we all end up hearing what the band is playing through our headphones?
I know I'm throwing a lot out there so any help with getting some of this sorted out is appreciated.
So I'm new to pretty much all things guitar and all the associated electronics. I've been looking into getting a rig before I pull the trigger on the guitar and that's how I found the forum.
Side note: I also have an acoustic set of drums that I enjoy playing but need some hearing protection and a way to listen to some music while I'm playing etc. Eventually considering getting some mics and/ or triggers so that I can experiment with sound on that as well but that's another conversation (unless it could somehow affect my decisions on the guitar component).
So...... what I'm trying to do is start with a good setup that I can expand on later.
Here's the idea:
1. Get the GK Ultraphone headphones for hearing protection (drums) while at the same time be able to have studio quality sound....
My understanding is that they could also be used to listen to music, backing tracks etc or my guitar AND drums.
2. Get the Fender mustang micro and for when I need to play silently I can just plug it into the headphones and will effectively have various channels (amp models) (& effects?) that I can hear through the headphones along with my guitar.
And I can play music via bluetooth through the headphones as well while I'm playing guitar or drums.
And I can record whatever it is I'm hearing through the headphones onto my computer through the USB out on the Mustang Micro.
I like the idea of only knobs and buttons.... no screens and not a gazillion options.
Thinking I can use both my electric and my acoustic guitar with this setup as well.
But I need to have a way to hear my electric guitar without the headphones as well.
3. So thinking get a Fender Tone Master FR12 and use the Fender mustang micro as the amp for the Tonemaster..... but not positive this can work. Maybe not powerful enough? Any other speakers I should consider besides the FR12? Any other small amps I should consider besides the Mustang micro.... recognizing that I want to have headset functionality.
4. Thinking for the most part most of the effects & amp simulators I'll need are going to be built into the mustang micro..... correct?
5. Optionally I could get a floor pedal board/ amp and skip the Fender mustang micro but would want something very basic (Knobs and buttons) that I could still hook my headphones to..... but then I'm more tied to the device than if I just use the micro. I'm not totally opposed to this idea if it ultimately is going to give me more flexibility and/ or sound quality.
FWIW, I recognize that down the road I'll be getting something other than the micro for purposes of amplification to the FR12 but thinking I'll still be able to use the micro for simplicities sake as well.
6. Anything else I might need/ want to connect/ need to think about as far as options go? I keep seeing the term amps with "loopers" but haven't gotten a handle on what that might be for or whether it could become important to me?
7. Any other capabilites or limitations of the FR12 or Mustang Micro that I might want to be aware of?
8. Is there a way to get updates from Fender for the mustang?
I kind of feel like this is all I would need to get me started if the way I'm thinking could work.
Some other side concerns/ questions:
1. Any problems with Low Volume playing in the house etc. over the FR12. Is that going to sound like crap? Is it just going to be too much for a home amp/ speaker?
2. Then there is the What if I want to hook a bass to the FR12? Can I do that? Or will I need to have a separate bass speaker? Separate Bass amp or will the mustang micro handle it. If I'm remembering right they make a bass version?
3. And What if I want to hook a mic and one of my guitars to the FR12? Can I do that? Or is there going to need to be something between the mustang and the speaker to connect it to?
4. I'm also interested in getting a wah pedal but have no idea how that would get tied into the FR12 &/or my headphones?
5. A band comes over to house to practice sometime with girlfriend and they have a mixer that they use. Can they just plug everything into the FR12 and use that for the speaker? Would be a nice benefit if they didn't need to bring their speaker. Even better if I can figure out a way to have a mixer set up of my own somehow for their purposes for practice..... but that's for another day.
6. And let's say I wanted to keep my headphones on while the band was over (maybe everyone has headphones on because of the noise of the drums (as example) then how do we all end up hearing what the band is playing through our headphones?
I know I'm throwing a lot out there so any help with getting some of this sorted out is appreciated.
