GFY guitarists question - Line6 Spider III 120 amp
 

Line 6 Spider III 120 amp 2x10. Anybody out there have one of these?

I'm looking at getting a better amp, and was looking at the Line 6. Price is $399, and this would be replacing an old Crate practice amp that I have. I'm certainly no Stevie Ray Vaughn, but was looking for something better that I won't outgrow for a while.

http://www.blingstudio.com/spider3-120a.jpg

http://www.blingstudio.com/spider3-120b.jpg

Feel free to recommend other amps and models in that price range, if you know of something better. :)

Line 6 specs :

Spider? III delivers detailed amp models based on some of the greatest guitar sounds ever created. To keep these sounds authentic, we kidnapped some of our favorite artists to dial in each amp model. Now you can rule the stage with the Insane model with its truly massive gain or explore your sensitive side in the studio with the Clean model. It?s all up to you.

FEATURES:

* 12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane
* 7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, and Reverb
* 250 artist-created presets
* 150 song-based presets
* Plus 36 user programmable presets
* Built-in front panel tuner
* 2 - 10? Custom Celestion® Speakers
* 120 Watts Stereo (60W x 2)

AMP MODELS:

Clean
Red LED - Select this Amp Model and adjust the tone controls to get crisp, amazing clean tones, great warm jazz tones, and all the high-end shimmer you?ll need with a generous amount of bottom end.

Glassy
Green LED - We developed this Amp Model to emulate those late 60?s and early 70?s clean tones. It started off as an Amp Model based on* a 1973 Hiwatt® Custom 100. We extended the tone control range and tightened up the low end.

Twang
Red LED - This Amp Model draws on* our analysis of mid 60?s Fender® amps, including the blackface ?65 Twin Reverb® and blackface ?64 Deluxe Reverb®. We wanted an Amp Model that has that classic glassy high end tone, with some snap and bite.

Twin Twang
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a number of vintage tweed amps. We evaluated a ?53 Fender® tweed Deluxe Reverb®, ?58 Fender® tweed Bassman® and a ?60 Gibson® Explorer® to create a swingin? Rockabilly tone.

Blues
Red LED ? Based on* a mix of a ?65 Marshall® JTM-45, a ?58 Fender® Bassman®, a ?63 Fender® Vibroverb and a Supro®, this Amp Model slides between gritty swamp-infected cleans to syrupy smooth, walloping drive tones.

Class A
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a fawn Vox® AC-30 amplifier with an updated and expanded tone control circuit. We wanted to capture that early British pop rock tone that the Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.

Crunch
Red LED - This sound was crafted during our studies* of the '68 Marshall® Plexi 50 Watt. This type of Marshall® amp was used by a number of early metal bands. Crunch provides a wider range of tone control settings than the original Marshall® amp had.

On Fire
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a ?68 Marshall® Plexi 100 watt with a few added extras; The combination of a Variac and the jumped input channels creates that infamous brown sound.

Metal
Red LED - This Amp Model is based on* the Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal sound.

Spinal Puppet
Green LED - This sound was created to be an aggressive high gain Amp Model with a unique Mid control that will sweep though an entire spectrum of tone on one knob. The Mid knob for this Amp Model changes the character of the distortion. When set to minimum, the distortion exhibits Fuzz pedal characteristics. When the Mid is set to noon, it mimics the creamy modern high gain amp tones. And when the Mid knob is turned up to max, it?s very much reminiscent of that Class A sound.

Insane
Red LED - This model is our ?dialed in for shredding? version based on* the Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® red channel. It combines the intensity and impact of Metal Red, but delivers more midrange and teeth for that bone-crushing, brain piercing insane grind.

80s Solo
Green LED - Our goal with Insane was to provide you with as much input gain distortion as possible short of complete meltdown. You get an obscene helping of distortion, while still retaining tonal definition and character.

EFFECTS:

A great amp isn?t the only part of a great guitar sound. With Smart Control FX, an exclusive Line 6 feature that automatically dials in different effect parameters, you spend more time playing and less time tweaking. Simply find the effect that you want, turn the knob to your desired intensity, and you?re done. You can even use multiple effects at the same if you wanna get really crazy.

Effects Models (Up to 3 effects simultaneous)

* Phaser
* Chorus/Flanger
* Tremolo
* Sweep Echo
* Tape Echo
* Reverb

INS & OUTS

When you?re playing with your band on stage just drag the Spider? III on stage and crank it up. When it comes time to record, use the headphone/direct out and plug it straight into the mixing board for world-class POD® 2.0 direct tone used in pro studios and stages everywhere! You can also use the same out with headphones for practicing in your bedroom. Want to play along with your favorite songs? Plug into the CD/MP3 input and you?re good to go.

my bro has got one and loves it ,he is a semi pro.

My son has the Line6 also, we love it :)

I must have done my homework correctly on this choice. Asked a number of places, asked a number of people on icq, and even made a few phone calls back to some old friends. Not one bad review on this amp choice, so it's ordered and now on it's way. :)

Cost = $399.99
Shipping = $0
Tax = $0

And AmericanMusical.com allows 3-auto payments of only $133.33 per month with no additional charge. :thumbsup

http://www.americanmusical.com/item-...brand-148.html

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Wow - that's awesome! TD, have you bought from these folks before? 3 payment plan with no additional charge sounds like a great deal :thumbsup

I've bought a ton of gear from them in the past, they have a 3-payment for things starting at $300, and offer a 5-payment plan for things over $750. Great service, and price guarantees along with the payment plan system, and you can even do it using a Visa Check card to make sure there is ZERO interest and no additional fees. AmericanMusical ROCKS!!! :thumbsup

my friend has one of those. he brought it over to my place and I plugged in my strat to it and it rocks! Gonna have to get me one of those.

Sweet - thanks for the hookup TD! Goodbye MusiciansFriend - Hello AmericanMusical :winkwink:

Good luck with it TD...

From what i recall the spider amps are a load of garbage compared to their big brother flextones. The flextones have a lot more tweakabilty and will sit better if you play with a drummer as they have a better cutting midrange.

I'd have a look at peoples opinions of it on www.harmony-central.com as the review database there is pretty expensive.

FWIW i used to have a flextone two (basically a POD with an amp and speaker) and couldn't fault it until i took it to band practice and it wouldn't cut thru at all.

The spider will be a hell of a lot more versatile than any tube amp at that price tho - and at low volume ;)

If you can spend a bit more then get a flextone 3. It would be night and day difference. And a lot more tweakable.

Are you more into clean tone or heavy distorted?

Oh didnt know texas dreams has intrested in guitar.I also play guitar and i collecting marshalls.

That's a preety nice AMP, but I prefer Marshall :)

Rocking! You need a drummer??

I'm for Marshall as well.

I did a line6 vetta2 a vs Marshall 100 half stack shootout with my 59 strat....

The Marshall BLEW the Line6 away to be honest when it came down to "real" solid thick tone and not overly processed tones to my ears...

The difference is mind blowing when you side by side the amps. Marshall just crushes the competition...

WOW!!! When they said the shipping was FREE, I was figuring that the delivery would be at least 4 or 5 business days. What a nice surprise when I check the tracking number through FedEx.

Date ordered : Sunday 10/29/2006 @ 8:49PM

Estimated delivery : Oct 31, 2006
Service type : Ground-Domestic
Pieces : 1
Weight : 54.0 lbs.
Status : On FedEx vehicle for delivery

Less than 48-hour delivery for something that was ordered on a weekend. Yep AmericanMusical.com does ROCK! :thumbsup

Get a fucking Marshall stack, you wimp.

Just bring your laptop and plug in Guitar Rig.

http://www.native-instruments.com/in...4080&fla sh=9

Should have forked out the extra $75 and gotten a Marshall MG100DFX. I got it after trying everything of Line6 and the Marshall was eons beyond the Line6 crap. One less speaker but 10x the tone and crunch!

Don't get me wrong...if you like total loss of feel when you play from an over-processed signal, you'll probably dig the Line6.