This amp is new for 2006. It is a 120 watt solid state amp with two 10" speakers, and with 12 different amp models, reverb, and 6 built in effects, it is probably one of the most versatile amps out there.
Spider III 120Featured review by: shmoug, on april 15, 2009 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 289
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: This versatile awesome amp first out in 2006 has a wide array of amp models from clean, to crunch, to twang, to blow your socks off without removing your shoes. The built in effects are easy to use and feature small led's so you can quickly see which effect you are using (they are 3 to a dial like Marshall's FX amps) which is way better than Marshall's FX amps where you are not quite sure when you are on the high end of one effect or the low end of another. Of Course with 400 presets (250 artist deigned and 150 song styles) why even mess with the knobs. You can also assign your fav to user presets for quick access with buttons or floorboards. // 10
Sound: I use an Epiphone Casino hollowbody with 2 p-90's and this guitar sounds like "angel hammers on tuned glass" on clean, and "pit bulls getting castrated" on the insane setting. But never losing the clarity in the high range. My Epi Flame-Kat with mini-humbickers can be a handful with most amps, but behaves with this one. My Vintage BC Rich Warlock and Les Paul Black Beauty basically rip your ears off with power even when clean. The distortion on the presets is so versatile. A few even make the lower strings "crunch-roar" while letting the high strings sing clear and loud. I am getting crunch sounds like George Lynch gets that I never could dial in on other amps. I am getting soaring solo sounds with enough bottom to still be pleasant. I am getting awesome smooth-sharp jazz and country twang on the clean settings. So much power on the clean settings I can't believe it. The distortion never gets so "muddled" that you lose playability. // 10
Reliability & Durability: My classic rock/variety band is loud. Three lead/rythm guitarists plus keys, bass and drums and multi-vocals at any given time. WE use a lot of pa/monitor wattage and if the sound guy turns off my mix I can still play loud enough just through the amp to keep up. This amp does not seem to pick up "gremlins" when it sit's for a while not being used. Good heavy case, with setback controls and internals to protect them. // 10
Impression: I Switch from bass to lead/rythm guitar a lot depending on the songs and whether I am singing lead (don't like to play bass and sing together) We play everything from 50's rock and roll to 80's hard rock with occasional hardcore throuwn in just for fun. Whether we're playing the Beatles or Korn, Neil Young or Motley Crue, Tracy Chapman or Metallica, this amp lets me do it easily and quickly.
I've been playing for 28 years and also have a Fender Bassman and Vintage Fender Blues deVille 4 by 10 that will probably sit unused now. My Marshall 100 has been sold. Good riddance. I also use Line 6 Lowdown 300 pro exclusively for bass. I add Line 6 POD 2.0 to all my rigs just in case I want to do something crazy. Both these amps work great with my NADY wireless systems the through the Mackie and Berringer soundboards to the pa. I would buy another of these amps immediately if this one was gone. I chose it because I thought the presets would make life easier. I was right. The quality and sound was just an added bonus. // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
harrythehobo123, on december 29, 2006 6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Sam Ash
Features: This amp is new for 2006. It is a 120 watt solid state amp with two 10" speakers, and with 12 different amp models, reverb, and 6 built in effects, it is probably one of the most versatile amps out there. There's no effects loop, but there is a headphone jack, and also a direct out ethernet cable hook up, so the amp can be pluged into a Line 6 pedal to change effects, distortion, etc. This model is very similar to the Spider II 210, only that this amp has 250 artist-created presets, 150 song-based presets, and also 36 user programmable presets; including artists such as Slipknot and Lacuna Coil, and songs such as Enter Sandman, Crazy Train, Back In Black, Bark At The Moon, and Master of Puppets. I'm stepping up from a 15 watt Fender amp to this 120 watt amp. I'm in a metal band, and our other guitarist has a 100 watt Marshall half-stack, but it takes a while to get used to having to turn down! // 10
Sound: I'm using a Squire Strat and it does give an annoying hum when using just one pickup, but that's the guitar's fault. Using two pickups gets rid of the hissing sound though. The distortion on this beast is insane! And the clean setting is pure glass. I'm honestly scared to turn this amp up past about 6 with heavy distortion because I may cause permanent damage to my house! This amp also has a noise gate built in, so if you're gonna have it up loud for a gig, just flip that thing on and it'll kill the hiss from the distortion. Now let's talk distortion for a minute: this amp has 2 clean amp models, 2 for twang, 2 for blues, 2 for crunch, 2 for metal, and 2 for insane. Plus you can give it a distortion boost, so you can throw out those tasty lead licks or those marrow-melting rhythm riffs. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I would definitely use this at a gig without a backup. It's never broken down, however i haven't had it too long. A solid state amp doesn't have tubes or anything like that, so that shouldn't be a problem. This amp is not resistant to flame, water, shark attacks, fat chicks, or lava. Also, despite it's loudness, it cannot be heard in the vacuum of space and is not designed for space travel. // 10
Impression: I play mostly classic rock and metal, and this amp is prefect for me! It will play most anything from Stairway to Heaven to Master of Puppets. As a matter of fact, some of the song presets go back to the 50's! If you play a wide variety of music, then this amp is all you! I've been playing for two years and I own a Zoom GFX-5 effects pedal. I prefer the distortion on the amp, however I still use the pedal for wah and also for some effects that the amp doesn't have built in. If it were stolen I would probably get it again, or if I had the money I would grab the 150watt half stack version, but only cause it's got four 12 inch speakers instead of the two tens. I searched the internet over before I found this amp, and I love it to death. I would say that for 400 bucks, you can't top this amp. it's amazing! // 9
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
-Ravenous-, on august 25, 2009 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 240
Purchased from: Rockin' Rooster
Features: Right, first things first, I know a lot of people bum these amps, but I'm gonna be completely blunt about what I think, but don't worry, it's not all bad!
So, this amp has been around for a while now, and yes it has some cool features, 4 channels that you can save your tones to, 12 amp models and a range of effects, but one thing annoys me with the effect, you can't control how much of it you have... All I want is a little bit of chorus on my clean tone, but as soon as I turn it on I'm flooded with chorus! But the delay's on the other hand can be quite nice, but still feature the same problem. // 5
Sound: I currently am playing my LTD M-200FM through this amp with EMG's, and yes, at bedroom volume it don't sound half bad, it gives me some nice cleans and a few cool distortion sounds, but the distortion does lack balls, especially once turned up, very unclear and muddy.
It's a very quiet amp even at high gain due to the built-in noise gate, but I wouldn't turn the gain up too much else you just end up with mud. First thing I noticed when I first cranked this thing up loud at practise, It has tooooo much bass, we could hear the bass player over it! So I turned the bass down, but by the time I had turned it down enough to stop it rattling the house down, there was practically no bass to it, making my tone sound thin and weak! // 3
Reliability & Durability: This amp is quite durable, its had a couple of knocks from going in and out of cars and vans for gigs, but its still in working condition, in fact its reliability is probably the best thing this amp has!
I have heard of some people having a few problems with it, but none of which have happened to me... Yet! Haha // 8
Impression: Now to end it all, I know I have been a bit harsh on this amp, but it needed to be said, just so you know I have nothing against Line 6, I love some of their stuff, I do my recording with a Toneport UX2, I just think they would be better sticking to recording gear and effects units, and just staying away from amps.
Fair play, if your getting your first big amp, or just need an amp to gig with but are on a tight budget, go ahead! Buy one!
But if you want decent tone, stay awaaay! If I had the chance to crank this up to practise/gig volume in the shop, I'm preety sure I wouldn't have bought it. // 5
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
unregistered, on march 03, 2008 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 300
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: The Spider III 120 is a fairly new amp made in 06 or 07 I believe. This is one of the most versatile amps you could buy. I find myself playing a multitude of styles and am able to find the tone I need fairly easily. There are 12 different channels that cover the entire musical spectrum of tone. They are fairly easy to Switch on the amp if you can't afford a pedal, but I recommend one if you want to easily Switch to the best possible tones, as there are so many a few of them suck pretty badly. There are so many presets that I haven't even tried them yet, and for the most part they are all different. I would like it to have separate knobs for each effect, but for the most part using one effect on each knob is all you need. The built-in chromatic tuner is a lifesaver. At church, I find myself loud enough to keep up with a drummer, bass, and 2 other guitars, maybey louder. For a solid state, you can't get much better. This amp goes beyond the requirements of a good amp in the features department. // 10
Sound: I use this guitar with an Epiphone semi-hollowbody and an Ibanez RG5EX1. They both seem to work with the amp well. the Epi has a H/H configuration and the Ibanez is h-s-h. I play so many different types of music and this amp does it all. From the clean jazz, to the dirt n' grind metal to the screaming blues, I can get the tone iwant with the right settings and guitar. There is a lot of feedback however, with certain presets, not any distorted or clean ones in particular. If you are prepared before you gig, it's not a problem because you would probably want to use your own prests, which you can. The sound isn't perfect, but it's good enough if you are careful. // 7
Reliability & Durability: This amp isn't a problem. I've never had is crap out on me. I gig every week at church, practice three times a week with my band, and usually have another gig with that band. No problems yet. it's the only amp I do trust to take on the road. However, I am a bit suspicous of the little LCD and it not working but nothing has happened. // 8
Impression: Since I need tones hat go from acoustic, to hardcore all the time, this amp can't be any better. I play it for at least 2-3 hours a day. I've only been playing 7 months, but I've had this for five and I'll tell you I can't get better. I've tried a lot of my friends equipment and haven't been as impressed with theirs. This amp beats the crap out of my past Epiphone, and Vox solid-states. If I lost this, I would probably wait for a spider IV and buy that. I guess power can sometimes be an issue, but if I ever get a halfstack, I probably would get a mesa or Marshall over the Line 6 ones. We all know modeling technology isn't perfect so don't think this is an amp jesus or anything. // 9
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
christheman, on january 19, 2007 3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 499
Purchased from: Vince's Music
Features: This amp is a fairly new model so I'm pretty sure it was made in 2006. It can produce a huge range of sound. The clean is beautiful, whereas the red Insane is full of gain and best for tapping solos. You can get pretty much whatever sound you want from just about any musical era with this bad boy. it's got a headphone jack, mp3/cd input, and a footswitch jack (however like all line6 amps they only work with Line 6 footswitches because of the kind of jack). the effects are pretty cool (especially the sweep echo) but my only real complaint is that if you want chorus, it's only comes with flange not separately so I'm kinda s.o.l. on that respect. I have the 150 not the 120 (the 150 wasn't on the drop-down menu) and it has 2-12" Celestions and they are plenty, plenty loud. I can't get it past about 5 without fear of knocking things over. Also, it has a built in noise gate and distortion boost (however, you're going to have to read the "Special Hidden Functions" section of the manual to understand how to turn them on). Oh, and the 400+ presets aren't bad either. // 10
Sound: I am currently using an Epi Les Paul Classic and a Fender 12-string Strat and both the single coils and the 'buckers sound great through it. I play a lot of metal and hard rock but with a little acoustic and I am well pleased with it. Not too much static with the aforementioned noise gate on so good on that. The clean is like crystal no matter what setting and the insane level with just about massacre you (in a good way) but does leave a little to be desired for Randy Rhoads things, early Metallica, and Slayer-type things. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I haven't had this amp for that much time but so far it's taken some beatings (dropped it, spilled a little water on it) but it's held up just fine as to now. It seems fairly rugged to me, and it's not a tube amp so tubes aren't an issue. So far, I haven't had any problems with it yet! // 10
Impression: No matter what you're into, the Spider III has the sound (and probably the preset) for you. However some of the presets for the classic songs are a little inaccurate, you can make your own on one of the 40 user presets. If it was stolen or lost I would definately buy another, even if I lost that one. Before buying this I had a Vox Valvetronix (one of the cheap ones, not a NeoDog) and where the Vox has better overall effects, it simply can't hold up to the sound quality and versatility of the Spider III. // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
christmetal1019, on january 14, 2008 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 350
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: This amp has features like tremolo, phaser, chorus flange. It has 12 channels red and green metal, insane, crunch, twang, blues, and clean. It has presets for famous songs like Master of Puppets, Crazy Train, Barracuda and many many more. It also has band presets like Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, etc. // 9
Sound: This amp is loud, mostly depending on the channels like metal and/or insane. Once I turned it up to just 3 on the red metal channel and boy that amp just blew my socks off. This is a great amp with awesome distortion. It suits my Christian hardcore music style because, it has cool channels. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I can depend on it not to break down. it's not a tube amp. My amp has never broken down. I would definitely use on a gig without a backup. I definitely has has good reliability and durability. I've never had plain neglect from Guitar Center. I can depend on it to play almost any song and have it sound good. // 10
Impression: This is the best amps I've had yet. My 2 favorite feature is Phaser and Red Metal. I play hardcore music and famous '80s, '90s, and '00s songs. For hardcore I use red metal. For '80s, '90s, '00s songs I use those channels with famous songs from the '50s to the '00s. The thing I hate most about this amp is the green metal channel, it doesn't even seem metal. I love the red metal channel the best. I really wanted a Marshall but I think this is better. // 10
Spider III 120
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VHLynchRhoads, on january 09, 2013 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 275
Purchased from: guitar center
Features: Very excellent solid state combo amp for the money. Has a very wide array of tone variations. Of course I say both these things thinking that everyone is into the heavey stuff like me lol. Its good for blues and clean stuff as well but really shines for the heavier stuff. Amp has a lot of cool built in features and some decent tone presets as well. Amp does have channel switching (just not your most common clean od1 od2) does not have a effects loop, does have a CD mp3 in jack for playing along with some of your music if you choose to do so. // 9
Sound: I use this amp with multiple guitars a ESP Mirage w/Duncans a Schecter Blackjack with active Duncans a Les Paul with the Zakk EMGs a Peavey EVH Wolfgang (sounds pretty awesome through this amp in drop c haha) Suits my style very well. I have gigged with the amp along with a Marshall combo (that I actually can't hate lol and made me grateful enough for this spider to write my first and only review)and the only drawback I found with this amp is the clean is obviously not the greatest and can tend to get noisy running effects through it at gig volumes or maybe it was the sound guy lol. Really a great practice amp that's for sure. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I believe it is dependable for a gig, I have gigged with it and its solid state so you don't have to worry about tubes. Amp has had no issues as of yet. I have not had to deal with Line 6 and have owned multiple products from them however their online support seems to be decent. The other effects I own and/or have owned from Line 6 have had no issues either. Friends of mine own Line 6 gear as well and have had no issues that I am aware. Hell top band in towns guitarist uses a spider 3 head and cab live and they have been doing very well for themselves for quite some time. Sound great. // 9
Impression: Mostly heavy rock and metal, classic rock as well, been playing 20 some years and have owned a couple of Marshalls in that time. This thing sounds better than they have, and quite frankly I am terribly down on them right now considering how great they are supposed to be. I love the gain on this amp and the built in noise gate/distortion, don't really hate anything about this amp, think they could of made the preset searching/saving, etc a little more user friendly other than that its all put together very well. If it were lost or stolen I am pretty sure I would want to replace this amp because of the reasonable price for the quality for room practice. // 9
Spider III 120
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unregistered, on july 01, 2010 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 400
Purchased from: Leitz Music
Features: Came out in 2006 I believe. This thing blows me away every time I turn it on it fits every style of music you can throw at it.From country to Thrash metal. The effects are very great it has Modulation: Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, and Tremelo Delay: Delay, Tape Delay, and Sweep Echo and reverb. The time of the delay is controlled by the tap button just tap it to make it as fast as you can tap it. It has four channels, 36 user presets, 300 artist presets(never use them), and 250 song presets(some are spot on some a little off) The amp models are great they range from Fender amps to Mesa Dual Rectifiers and offer an awesome base for dialing in your own sound. It also features an accurate tuner, built in noise gate, and distortion boost. Only problem is it only works with a Line 6 foot pedals.its Solid state has an mp3 player jack and a headphone and recording jack. // 10
Sound: I'm using a Fender Jazzmaster with humbuckerish sound single coil soap bar pickups. For me this amp suits everything I need it for I play thrash and rock and it handles those amazingly.The effects are studio quality and don't get drowned out with distortion.it never gets noisy and if it ever does just Switch on the noise gate and its fixed. This amp can make many different styles of distortions and cleans from a slight overdrive tone to a searing metal lead to crystal clear cleans. Iv had this thing about a year and a half and haven't got tired of it yet I have my presets set the way i like them and am very happy. My one complaint is it does get a LITTLE muddeld at high volumes but I'd rather mic the amp and keep the tone than use it without one and screw up the tone. // 10
Reliability & Durability: You can surely depend on this thing. I'd definatley gig without a backup. Its never failed me its ben thrown in the back of a wet truck and carried everywhere. Very good durability. Its just heavy as heck. It doesn't need regular servicing because its solid state. // 10
Impression: I've been playing for about four years and play thrash metal, hard rock, punk, grunge, and classic rock it suits it all. I wish I'd have known it only worked with Line 6 footswitches that sucks. if someone stole it theyd have a heck of a time carrying it out that suckers heavy but I'd prly buy a half stack Line 6 spider iv. I love everything about it and hate nothing but the footswitch problem. I didn't compare it with anything because the staff at the store reccomended it to me and I needed not try anything else after I heard it. // 9
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
The\m/, on june 08, 2010 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 500
Purchased from: Local Music Shop
Features: The amp was made in 2006 or so. It's a modeling amp so it has a whole bunch of "channels" I guess you could say. There are 6 model settings on the dial, starting at clean and ending at Insane. Each mode has 2 settings, a green LED and red LED. The difference is that red has more gain of the two. No effects loop, you don't need one though. That is because this amp has most any effect you could want. Too bad you can't really control any dynamics to those effects besides "more or less" of the effects...400+ built in presets as well. // 8
Sound: One cannot truly describe how terrible this amp sounds. With ANY guitar. There's a bazillion presets and I've only ever used TWO! That's because there is only two bearable tones on the amp. Riggs insane and Razorlight. Riggs is the distortion, sounds bearable for rhythms, sounds like a burning orphanage the second you play a melody. Razorlight is the closest to clean I've gotten. It's actually a pretty good tone if you add Chorus and delay but you should not need effects to make the tone sound better.
Use single coil pick ups, use humbuckers, use cheap guitars, use pro guitars, flick all the dials you want, be Eddie Van Halen if you can! None of that will make this amp's tone suck any less. It's shrill, whiny, thin, scrathy, muffled, and just plain bad.
You know what I use the most? The built in tuner. // 4
Reliability & Durability: Throw it down a flight of stairs? It'll survive. It's built pretty solid. I assume this is to protect itself from people who try to smash it due to wasting money for terrible tone. I would not record with the amp! Let alone gigging. If it sounded good though, I'd gig with it but still use a back up. Even the best equipment can, and at some point, WILL, FAIL. // 8
Impression: I like to play everything but metal is my favorite. This amp claims it can give you a Killer metal tone....that's a lie.
To be fair though, I got the amp when I was still very much a beginner. Being young and stupid at the time I thought the amp was great. 120 watts for 500$!? I later learned watts means almost nothing. The effects sounded good to me at the time because I never had anything other than a cheap practice amp before. Those days are in the past.
If you're a beginner, just looking to practice and maybe Jam with your buddies...you can get tube powered amp combos out there for just a bit more money! Then you could buy a multi effects unit if you wanted to get all the delays and flanges and what not. One thing is for sure, if you have a spider III, no one will ever steal it. // 4
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
fulmetal907, on march 23, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 340.72
Purchased from: Sam Ash
Features: No clue when the amp was made. Bought it used for atleast a hundred off. I play all different kinds of metal from Metallica to Lamb Of God. It comes standard with the clean, twang, blues, crunch, metal, and insane channels with two of each. This amp doesn't have all the different effects I could dream of but I don't even use the effects unless there turned on with one of the four hundred presets it comes with. Comes with built in tuner (which is a blessing for me), a distortion boost, and noise gate to get rid of that static on high levels of volume. I went to this from a Fender 15 Watt fontman and I am very impressed because all of my friends that I jam with say it's not very good. // 7
Sound: I run my ESP LTD M-100 with stock H-H pickups. I leave it on the bridge pickup 99.9% of the time because the presets will make it sound anywhere from a crisp clean to a hard dirty crunch. As before I play metal and this amp certainly gets the job done. I would have picked the Marshall combo tube amp over it but the spider 3 blew away almost all of the tube amps in the store. It has as much variety as you can think to put into it. I have yet to get the FBV express pedal but will need one soon. The clean volume at high levels hasn't given me any distortion so far but clean is rarely used in my vocabulary and the distortion on this amp blew me away. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I've only had it in my room for about a week now because I don't want to take it anywhere yet, don't want anything to happen while it's still new(to me). But if and when I gig with it I will most likely not bring a backup because. Well I don't have one haha. Amp has never broken down on me. I played it 3/4 of the way turned up in samash for about five minutes and didn't get any feed back or unwanted statis out of it. So far it hasn't broken down or been neglected. // 10
Impression: This amp will suit any style of music to my standards. It's a very good match for me because I like to screw around on all of the channels to see what kind of weird sounds I can get out of it. I've been playing for almost three years now and the only other thing I own is my 15watt amp and a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal. I asked everything about the product before I played it, I.E, Does it sound good loud? Will it give me a good heavy metal crunch? Will it cut threw drums when practicing in my cousints garage? Does everything work on it? That kinda stuff. I don't think I could lose an amp this big but if it were lost or stolen I wouldn't definately get another. Possibly a 150 or a used HD75 with a 4x12 stack. I compared it to a Peavey 100watt amp and a used Marshall fx100? The only thing I wish it came with was one of those recorders and maybe a new guitar cable! // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
poxond, on february 04, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 500
Purchased from: long & Mcquade
Features: This awesome amp was built in 2006 and it's the best amp I've owned so far. Now I know that there are people out there that going to think that Line 6 builds garbage, and I'm not in the position to argue that because I haven't had the amp that long. Things might go wrong, but for now, this amp sounds great. It seems solid. This workhorse will play anything I feed it and more. I mainly play metal and classic rock, and it does these styles fantastically. It has four channels, and it has a bunch of four channel bank presets to go to a soon as it comes outa the box. After I got the amp for x-mas, I got the FBV Express foot pedal too. Might I add that it's great too. It's a solid state, but the sounds you can tweak out of it could fool you. I do wish that it had jacks to hook up to cabs or other amps. You could probably make the amp sound even better than it does if you swapped out the Line6 Celestions for some real Celestions. // 10
Sound: I'm using an Ibanez Xiphos, Ibanez SA series, and a Charvel Acoustic and they all sound awesome thru it. My Xiphos has DiMarzio D-Activators which sound like actives, but don't have the hassles. They sound awesome on the amp(trying to sell the Xiphos, you want it? look me up! ). It is very quiet when your not playing. I leave it on sometimes because I think that it's off. The most versatile amp I've played. I haven't played much tho, so I have a ways to go. The cleans are crisp and piano-y. The distortion is... I can't describe the distortion, it's just bitchin. The insane setting is out of this world. you never need another distortion pedal again (maybe the Ibanez tube king). // 10
Reliability & Durability: I would use this in a gig, but I can't say how durable it is. For one, I'm not in a band anymore. Two, I haven't had it long enough to say if it'll take a kick in the teeth. I've heard some bad things about the amp, like somebody put the jack thru the jack not in it, or the effects don't work anymore, but we'll see what happens. It's still under warranty, so I'm not worried.Overall, looks good, sounds great, and I'm sure it'll hold it's own on the stage. // 10
Impression: Good match for any style of music. It shines in it's distortion and cleans tho. Very good lead amp. Or rhythm, whatever it's just sik, ok? I've been playing for three years and taught myself. I'm at that stage where I'm starting to learn discipline to play and am learning lots, rapidly. It sounds great, loud or quiet and would definitely buy another one if it got stolen. I might get the 40 watt Bogner Designed tubey one tho. I can't say there's anything I hate about it... I guess if I had to pick something I wanted, I wish there were numbers on the volume and tone knobs. I played an Ibanez TBX and a Marshall MG and this was better than both in my opinion. I'd reccomend this amp to anyone seeking a powerful combo and to someone Who plays all styles of music. (P.S buy my XIPHOS!:) // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
Knightmare444, on february 04, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 399
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: This amp is still fairly, 2007 (Maybe 2006) I believe. I moved up from a 15watt Kustom amp, and I must say, it was quite a jump. I'm a in a straight up rock band, and the sounds this amp can make are amazing. It has over 400 presets from bands like Metallica, Slipknot, ACDC, Killswitch Engaged, and it's very versatile. If you want that heavy 80's Metal sound, this amp will make it. If you want a lighter Blink 182 sound, you can get it with this amp. I like the preset channels because with the push of a button you can change your tone, rather than going oldschool and playing with all the knobs. The amp comes with built in Chorus, Flangerm Phaser, Tremolo, Echo, Delay, and reverb effects, and because of it, you can get thousands of unique sounds, without having to go out and buy indiviual pedals with could cost hundreds. With an amp like this, any band can sound original. But I have yet to find a compatible pedal board that can control all of the effects. // 9
Sound: I am currently use a Jay Turser JT-220 with stock pick-ups, and it sounds phenomenal. There is hardly any buzz/humm and the sound is very clear. I can easily get a grunge like Nirvana sound, or a Heavy Metal sound with no problem. The clean settings are also amazing. With Mid, Bass, and treble set to 12:00, it sounds just like an acoustic guitar without the amp. The clean channel can get a bit distorted (But only a bit) if your guitar volume is all the way up. An easy way to get rid of that is lower your guitar volume and raise your amp volume, and the sound is golden. All in all, the clean is very clean, and the distortion is distorted without being outdone but the buzz. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I have had the amp for about 3 months now, no problems yet, hopefully there won't be any. I am very happy with this amp, and I would definitely use it during a gig. This thing at 120 watts is an ear bleeder. The other guitarist in my band uses Marshall and has a 200watt cabinet with a 100watt head, and he has to turn up his volume to keep up with me. // 10
Impression: I am very impressed with this amp. I mostly play hard/punk/classic rock, and I have no problems getting a desired sound. I haven't had it for long, but I am still very impressed. If it were ever to break by un-natural causes I would definitely buy another one. In my opinion, Line 6 is one of the best sounding amp manufacturers our there, I've been using them for years, and for the quality you get for the price, this is definitely a great investment. // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
thisnamerox, on january 29, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 399.99
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: I got this amp back in 06 when Line 6 was still making a name for themselves with the Spider III series. This amp comes with a headphone input, a line in for ipods & CD players, and in input for numerous different Line 6 footswitches. it's a solid state digital amp with 120 wats through 2 12" speakers wich means it's loud, very loud. I have used this Live many times and it's got pleanty of sound so you probably wont ever have to turn it up to 10. It provides 250 artist presents, wich I have never used cause I really don't think they reflect the artists enough, and 150 song based presents wich I really like cause they are surprisingly accurate. It has 7 FX wich are nicely done by Line 6 that are very customizable and tweekable for whatever you are looking for. // 10
Sound: I use a Gibson Les Paul Studio and a Mexican Strat with a Duncan Invader in the bridge. I play everything from punk, to alternative, to Metal, but i dabble in all kinds of music. This amp is great for my playing cause of all the amp types it provides. The amp gives you 36 of your own settings wich is awsome cause you can create and store all the setting you want. I also have the FBV2 footswitch wich is very useful. But then you get to the big Line 6 controversy. Line 6 is a very digital company and since this is a solid state amp and does not have tubes the sound isnt perfect. i can get a pretty brutal metal tone but if i want a really brutal Dimebag sound this amp just cant get there. Since this amp has SO many settings each one is not perfect and has its own little flaws. Another thing i noticed is that when your playing Live and have the amp up louder you need to watch the distortion you use, because the amp is digital it can get pretty fuzzy and meshed together, just turn the gain down a bit you'll still get a killer sound. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This amp in my opinion is very durable. I have banged it around many times and it holds up fine. I have yet to have any problems with it and I can't see myself having any in the future, this is a solid amp. The back of the amp is also open wich is nice so I can stick my footswitch, Wah, Cables, and well you get the point. // 9
Impression: I know that a lot oh people smash these amps and hate them with a passion, but I disagree with them. This is a great amp, and I got it when I was still very youg as a guitar player. It is a very versatile amp and it provides a lot of great sounds. For a solid state digital amp I think Line 6 has done a great job and I am very happy with this amp. there is a lot of stuff packed into this amp and you need to do some tweeking to get the sound your looking for, but once you learn how everything works it's quite easy to achieve almost any sound you want. Although, I would recomend these for more begginer players that are growing in thier playing and looking for a style or intermediate players Who want a lot of versatility, for more advanced players go get a tube amp and stop complaining. // 8
Spider III 120
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unregistered, on january 08, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 240
Purchased from: www.gak.co.uk
Features: The thing that makes this amplifier better than most other amps you can buy on the market for near enough the same price is that this amp has the best features, You have 400 band presets, which is basically the sound used by guitar players from your favourite bands such as, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Metallica, Slipknot, even bluesy type bands and sounds ect. There is 12 amp models you can choose, "Clean, Twang, Blues, Crunch, Metal & Insane" which you can either have on the red or green LED light (red being the more versatile sound). There is also 36 programmable presets which you can save to 4 channels (A, B, C, D) where you can create your own sound and saving that sound you've created to one of the channels. // 10
Sound: I have a Rally Hazard Jackson Randy Rhoads Copy guitar which has Seymour Duncan Distortion SH-6b and a Seymour Duncan Jazz SH-2n pickups. I tend to play a lot of metalcore and hardcore riffs so I'm mainly on the Insane & Metal Models, But the clean models are very nice and subtle. The good thing about this amp is you can play any genre you want and it will sound good, Blues, Metal, Rock, Hardcore, anything. At high volumes is when this Amplifier is at it's best, this cannot really be bought to be used as a practise amp, I would reccomend it as a Live performance amp. I've saved my own sounds to the programmable presets and I love the distortion it gets and how heavy the sound is, I can just press 1 button and I have my heaviest sound ready to play. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Well to be honest I've only just purchased this amp but so far it hasn't faild me. I spose' this is an amp that is probably more easy to neglect purely because the wiring and the speakers at the back of it are on show so if you break any of that your kinda' screwed. Best advice is that you look after it well and you wouldn't have to worry about it failing or needing repair. I have had a Line6 Spider 3 15 watt for some years now and that still works a charm so I'm hoping this amp will proove the same. // 8
Impression: I play post Hardcore, Metalcore and this amp is a very good Tool to aid me into gettin that perfect sound. When I use this amp with the pickups I have in my guitar it works so well. I've been playing a year now, I'm in a band and I've used this amp for a of couple Live performances and it's just great. I fully rely on Line 6 amplification now, People would most likely disagree with me but for the price of these amps you can't get much better. If I was to try and get that sound from other leading amplification manufacturers such as, Marshall, Peavey, Mesa Boogie ect. I would have to pay a fortune which is why I think Line 6 is the best, affordable, great sound. // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
Petar, on december 25, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: € 485
Purchased from: Audio Pro, Croatia
Features: I think it was made in 2007 or 2008, it's fairly new. It's a solid state modeling amp, with 12 channels (Clean, Twang, Blues, Crunch, Metal and Insane, every one on green or red mode - 12 different channels), easy to Switch. Also features built-in tuner (not too accurate, but you can work out the fine details by ear), noise gate (kills the hiss from single-coils; at least most of it) and distortion boost (great for Smoke On Water preset). Two Celestion 10'' speakers pull out 120 watts; finally I have to tune down while playing (I had a little Marshall MG15DFX, 15W). I wish it had came with the pedal for it (that thing is almost as expensive as the amp) - supposedly it makes changing effects and channels easier, has wah-wah in it, etc etc etc. It's not necessary though.
It has CD/MP3 plug-in, and headphone jack (for the left headphone). The front panel gives a "plastic" feel to it, it looks really bad. But that's about only bad thing on looks, and pretty unimportant. // 10
Sound: I love the 400+ presets (250 artist created (Ben Moody, Slipknot, Muse, Maroon 5, etc; 150 based on some most famous songs ranging from 50's Johhny B Goode over Vai's For The Love Of God to Are You Gonna Be My Girl; and 36 programmable presets, where you can put built-in sound or create your own and save it there). There are some wild sounds in there. It has seven effects (not counting overdrive/distortion) in three knobs; one for Reverb, other for Echo (three types of it) and Chorus/Flanger/Tremolo (3 types). Every effect you want can also change the tempo (with the "tap" button). Built-in noise gate is great (I have a Squier Strat and it really helps to kill the hiss), distortion boost is nice, but not necessary addition.
The best thing about this amp is the variety of sounds it can produce. If you think of a sound you want, this amp can do it. It isn't the original (nothing sounds like real Marshall tube amp), but it's pretty close. In this price range, Spider III is probably the best buy (although some people would disagree). Suits my style (or any style for that matter) perfectly, insane distortion is really insane, clean tone is bright as day itself. With the gain knob you can adjust distortion in any setting. One thing I'd like to point out is in the green metal channel, where by turning the mid-tone knob you can get three different and great sounds. Also I have to pin out pinch harmonics, which sound great even on my lousy single-coil pickups. Bad thing is that some of pre-programmed presets based on songs aren't really that accurate (for instance, Purple's Smoke gets accurate only with distortion boost turned on), although the problem might be with my guitar. // 9
Reliability & Durability: Oh here comes the bad part. I had bought this amp first in Prague (actually my dad got it) and after playing on it for half-an hour, it started making some weird noises. So dad went back and returned it and bought a new one here in Croatia, and I managed to chip out the little plastic (!) nut holding the jack the same day and it fell inside. Had to call repairman and he replaced it with metal one, so now it should be OK.
About gigging without a backup, yes, I'd do it. I trust my baby now. // 7
Impression: Excused the beginning problems, it has served me well. I use Squier Strat and Platinum Drive TD-2 and I can get exactly what I need. For hard rock, metal and blues it is great thing. It was hard not to fall under UG impression "digital amps suck" but I managed to get past it and I'm very happy I did, I love this thing. It's mine for month or so now, and yet no problems; the thing I got before was probably just faulty product. If it were stolen, I'd probably buy a new one, or invest the money into new guitar. I hate the "plastic" feel you get from the front panel, but otherwise it's a sturdy, good product. I only wish it came with the pedal to make channel switching easier. // 9
Spider III 120
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unregistered, on july 30, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 399
Purchased from: MusiciansFriend.com
Features: The features are awesome. There is so many. This amp fits my syle of music. It has 4 channels which has 36 spaces to save some of the 400+ presets or your own sounds. It does have a headphone jack. The effects sound great too. I really like the compare mode also. It doesn't really do anything special, it just lets you find out how the manufacturers created the presets.I can't really think of anything else this thing could have. it's got it all! I play this amp in my room and at my schools talent shows every year. // 10
Sound: The sound quality is very good. I use a Jackson with it and it sounds great. It suits my syle well. I do get feedback often. This amp can make a whole bunch of sounds. It has 12 amp models; clean, twang, blues, crunch, metal, and insane. Each amp model has 2 sounds. The insane amp model is awesome because that is the sound that suits my playing style. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This amp is very dependable. It has never broken down on me. I haven't had any problems with it and I have had it for over a year. If you're transporting it around be carefull though because the bumps in the road could mess up the computerised stuff inside it. Nothing has happend so far with it. // 10
Impression: Overall this amp is amazing. I love it! I play '80s rock so this amp is perfect for me. It's perfect for any style. I have been playing for about 7 years almost 8. Besides this amp I also own a Jackson guitar and a Fender guitar, an AKG wireless system, a Crybaby Slash wah pedal, a Metal Master distortion pedal, a Synth Wah pedal, and an FBV Express footswich (I recommend buying the footswich for this amp). If it was stolen or lost I would buy the same thing or upgrade to the 150 watt Spider three. I love everything about it except for the weight. It is a little heavy. I like all of the features. When I was looking for a different amp I wanted to see what choices there were. I wanted to try Line 6. So I bought it and tryed it and I loved it when I played through it. I recommend this amp for its great price. // 10
Spider III 120
Reviewed by:
Blecter, on july 10, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 525
Purchased from: Music Stop
Features: I feel that this amp is very versatile. It has many options for every type of music. I mainly play rock and metal, and after tweaking the settings I have created many great tones. The presets are decent, but the custom tones sound much better. This amp has 4 channels, and 9 memory banks, so it has a total of 36 customizable settings. It does not have an effects loop, but the many effects on the amp itself make up for it. It also has a quality headphone jack as well, and it has a CD input, though I have not used it yet. The only thing that I wish this amp came with was a footswitch for changing channels. I use this amp everywhere, from in my house to gigs and it has been a solid performer. It definitely has enough power for what I do, and more. This is an all around great solid state amp. // 9
Sound: I use three guitars with this amp; two Austin's and an Ibanez RG370DX. These guitars use combinations of humbuckers and single coil pickups. This amp suits my music style perfectly, and I don't think I'd trade it for anything else. Occasionally this amp gets noisy when around objects like computers and TV's, but that happens with most amps. This amp can make pretty much any sound anyone needs, giving it great variety. Both the cleans and distortions can sound great after a little bit of customizing the settings. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I can completely depend on this amp. It has been solid since I bought it, and has never needed any repairs. I would use this amp for a gig without a backup without a second thought. This amp is very solid in every way, and after 9 months it still looks great. // 10
Impression: I feel that, overall, the Line 6 Spider III 120 Watt guitar amp is a great amp for guitar players of any level. I've been play guitar for about 5 years and love this amp. If it were stolen or lost I would probably buy another one without a second thought. The amps sounds great with any guitar so long as you take some time to adjust the settings to your liking. When amp shopping I compared this amp with the Marshall MG series and the Roland Cube series and liked the Spider the best. Overall I feel that the Spider III series was better in most aspects than the MG's and Cube's. The only thing I wish came with the amp is the FBV Express footswitch, which would have made changing channels a lot easier. That will most likely be my next purchase. // 9
i have concerns about line 6 amp reliability...
my spider 2 had huge problems, and eventually refused to turn on right before a gig....
id stay away from these...they seem to focus so much on cramming them with presets and effects that they forget to build a solid good amp...
hmm, it seems like people either love or hate this amp...no middle ground. But anyways, here's a link to the line 6 site (i hope html works on here). there's samples of the presets, videos, pictures, and a list of the amp models and effects on there
b.c rich sux.....line 6 sux....flame me if u want but that amp is just for bums who sit in their room and want to sound like "rock stars". p.s. the artist models suck too.....actually the artists the effects are modeled after suck. i work at a music store and i see more than 1 busted line 6 a day....they suck dont waste your money
now oh great and wise Spoonylove is there anything out there that doesn't suck?
the effects on the spider models are fun to play with for about 10 minutes, and then you have a mediocre sounding amp with a bunch of effects you don't really need...
I got a Line 6 Spider II 150 Watt half-stack about six months ago, and I must agree: There is no better range of amps for so cheap a price... NOT A HOPE! But, there is one slight problem. Valve amps sound better - no two ways about it. other than that, these amps pack a serious punch, and I would advise any new guitarist who likes heavy sounds to get these amps. But then, everyone has their own opinion right? P.S. Spoonylove90 is a complete loser! "I'm right, and you're wrong" is no way to be. I worked in a music store for a long time too, and I didn't see one broken Line 6. On the other hand, I saw plenty of so-called, 'reliable' amps in for fixing. It's just luck of the draw.
Also, anybody know where I can get decent Pulse of the Maggots solo tabs? It's a tad too fast to get it by ear. Thanx dudes.
actually hes right.....line 6 and bc rich do have pretty crap quality...sure they look amazing, but they screw up all the time. is it wrong to point that out?
This amp is good for what it is. If I lost all my amps magically and insurance only gave me $500 I would probably get a Line 6, probably a used flextone because they are quite a bit better than the decent spiders, but a line 6 nonetheless.
Other than the Vetta II, HD-147, Flextone, randall in general, Fender Cyber Twin; all solid state amps sound similar but the Spider II and III are probably my favorite of the budget practice amps.
b.c rich sux.....line 6 sux....flame me if u want but that amp is just for bums who sit in their room and want to sound like "rock stars". p.s. the artist models suck too.....actually the artists the effects are modeled after suck. i work at a music store and i see more than 1 busted line 6 a day....they suck dont waste your money
now oh great and wise Spoonylove is there anything out there that doesn't suck?[/quote]
yes. crate has some nice inexpensive amps. as does vox and behringer. they are solid state but still sound better than this hunk of junk. if u want to sound like a rock star get a tube amp. they are more expensive but 10x better
i got the amp about a month ago.i love some of the presets.it has some pretty nice stuff on it.plug my esp-kh2 into it and set it to the M.O.P. preset.some bad ass stuff right there.its a pretty good amp i recommend getting one if you cant afford a really nice amp,but then again why listen to me?im just that guy
apparently they aren't worth the extra cash. i went to sound control to buy one of these, and the guys at the shop said don't buy them, they're just spider 2s with pre-sets. Why would they lie? I wouldve gave them more money for the spider 3, but they recommended the spider 2. apparently this amp has nothing that the spider 2 can't do (apart from the mp3/cd input, which i miss)
I looked at these amps, but I can't stand any of the Line 6 stuff... If you're looking for something you can gig with, get something from the Vox Valvetronix series, they're far better tonewise, and the effects are more adjustable.
ok, i own it and the quality is great...if Line-6 sucks so much why is it that they are a top-selling brand? I also just got a new BC Rich and id have to say i used to think id never buy one. BC Rich sucks as a whole, taking guitars like the warlock into consideration, but if they didnt make good guitars nobody would buy them...i love my mockingbird masterpiece, and it sounds excellent with the spider III. you can literally get any sound out of this amp and it may not be something to use for a large show, concert, etc. it is very reliable and great for smaller shows. i would not buy a vetta or flexitone over this amp...probably not even a vox simply because i play a variety of styles and this amp covers them all so well and its very easy to customize tones. pod-quality, great price!
b.c rich sux.....line 6 sux....flame me if u want but that amp is just for bums who sit in their room and want to sound like "rock stars". p.s. the artist models suck too.....actually the artists the effects are modeled after suck. i work at a music store and i see more than 1 busted line 6 a day....they suck dont waste your money
now oh great and wise Spoonylove is there anything out there that doesn't suck?
yes. crate has some nice inexpensive amps. as does vox and behringer. they are solid state but still sound better than this hunk of junk. if u want to sound like a rock star get a tube amp. they are more expensive but 10x better[/quote]
your honestly telling me a crate or behringer sounds any better
I've got a spider III 75. I'm already pretty damn happy with it. Some of the presets sound pretty crappy and there are alot of carbon-copy presets with a new name slapped on 'em. But that doesn't mean they all suck. And if you feel like taking the entire five minutes it takes to customize your OWN settings and create your OWN style, it sounds great.
I use a digitech grunge pedal set for insane distortion with the amp itself set to twang, drive at max and slight delay. Absolutely love it.
Hi there this my first post here but I just thought I'd give my input. In my experience, the spider II amp is the WORST amp Ihave ever played. I had to use it in a band practice once, ie at drum volumes and it fell apart I tried it with both pedals and its own distortion. it was painfully glassy on clean and muddy on distortion and did not cut through well at all. The reason Line6 is such a huge brand is simply down to marketing, in the same way the Marshall MG series is one of the biggest selling amp lines in the world despite being another appalling amp. they are bedroom amps which sound nice at low volumes and the spider provides a range of sounds not previously available to a young guitarist. for 400-500 dllars you could get an all valve amp either brand new (epiphone, Peavey) or try looking in the used market for a fantastic bargain. I have a laney which is an awesome amp. I dunno how much they go for over on your side of the pond but I tinhk they would be a worthwhile investment for any player.
anyways thats my little rant over lol. Line 6 have some great idea but they always seem to cheap out somewhere, which is a shame.
I've got a Kustom Quad DFX 65. It's pretty cool except that distortion doesn't get hard enough for heavy metal. Other than that it's pretty good though I probably should have waited for a Vox valvetronix or something.
6_6_6_1_syn. Line6 is a top selling brand for 2 reasons. marketing. and newbies. the newbies cant tell what tone is good and what isnt yet (not that its there fault.) and b.c. rich only sells guitars because they look cool. my friend (who has a warlock platinum) said so himself. his blackdog is just as good as the warlock. he wanted the warlock because it looked cool
Hey, well i've got the spider II 30watt and i love it! better than my old marshall in my opinion. As soon as i get the chance i'm gonna get that new model and try it out for myself. People say Spider's are for quantity not quality but in my opinion Line 6's spiders are fantastic! oh and the first comment about bc rich's is true i have the warlock metal master and the virgo silver and black. i only got them for looks =) Back to the amp, i think its gonna be another success
i have a line 6 spider 2, and after about 6 months the thing (just like mentioned above) would NOT turn on. Power button did NOTHING. No lights, no movement, no sound, no anything. Luckily it was still under warranty, so i sent it in and got it fixed. It still doesn't perform as well as it used to b4 it got messed up in my opinion. But it is an AWESOME amp while it lasts.
I got a spider 2 just after christmas and that was seccond hand and 2 years old but it was in mint condition line6 are great you just have to treat them well so i dont know why people dont like them.
there is one tip i have for anyone that use's a spider amp theese amps have two volume controls turn them both all the way down before you turn your amp on because the feedback will blow your speakers anyway if your into heavy distortion definatly get a spider
Spider makes a decent amp...but if i had the choice i would go with a crate for sure. Not anymore expensive, but amazing reliability...i play my Les Paul Standard through my GLX 120, and it sounds amazing.
I am getting this amp, and I am definitely going to use it for my band. It seems to be a great amp, and it seemes very durable and great sounding. I agree with dagrocks, who wouldn't like this amp? Probably people who are emo....
yeah, line 6's aren't the best amp to go for. i wouldn't recommend going for one. and yes they pretty much only aim for quantity instead of quality. if you want a good brand of amps get marshall and vox and peavey and maybe roland.
i bought the 150 watt a week ago and this thing will rattle the walls , i was wanting a valve amp so i played on a peavy valve king a few days and it sounds good but it didnt get muddy enoughf for me so i went with the line 6 ,,, I LIKE IT ...
this amp was very very good.
i love playing it. all the effects.
i mainly play things like trivium, as i lay dying and avenged sevenfold. and its great for playing with my band. it was deffinetly worth the money.
I love this amp, I got it the other day, its not a tube amp, so its not going to sound like a tube amp. I've been playing for a year and I play very small bar gigs and stuff with a cover band, with a few originals, this amp is PERFECT. not to mention practice is much improved with the MP3 in so we can play right along with the song no problem.
i just bought one, i think some of you are insane, what do you mean crappy tone? i played this thing for 3 hours at the store at blasted volume and it was crystal clear even with as much distortion as possible heaped on. and yes they went a little over board with the 400 presets, but why do you buy an amp? for good sound, this amp has good sound, and if your not a cheap ass just dish 20 bucks for the pedal and you have a way of easily switching presets during a show. its good for the price and is very good if you play different styles. anything that can give me a 70's fuzz one second and dimebag distort the next, even to a nice ambiant clean from there, has my respect. and im not a ****ing newbie guitarest i know what im talking about. all personal preference gents.
6_6_6_1_syn. Line6 is a top selling brand for 2 reasons. marketing. and newbies. the newbies cant tell what tone is good and what isnt yet (not that its there fault.) and b.c. rich only sells guitars because they look cool. my friend (who has a warlock platinum) said so himself. his blackdog is just as good as the warlock. he wanted the warlock because it looked cool
Well I don't think a billion dollar company can make it strictly by selling to "newbies". I guess if you consider James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett "newbies", then I suggest you eat a dick. Also, the warlock in my opinion looks horrible, and you need to first try a decent BC Rich guitar for yourself and not trust your friend's opinion on a piece of crap before judging all of their models. Line 6 released the POD, with an amazing array of sound banks and effects, and I dounbt thats limited to "newbies". When you put this into a combo amp, it couldn't get much better. If you dislike Line 6, thats your own opinion, but if you feel the need to be an *******, leave now. I'm entitled to my opinion. A name like Doodleface compels me to believe that you are in fact a "newbie", and according to your logic I think you need to go buy a Spider III.
Well, I think this Amp rocks for the price (150 2x12) I use it primarily for writing new material. I'm the vocalist in a band with 2 guitar players they both use Mesa Boogie 1/2 stacks and of course this amp is in a different class than those.
I will say that we gig a lot and it seems there is always a tube going bad in one of their heads probably due to constant banging around, I never have to worry about that problem!
hi, wonder if I can get some advice. I've got a Schecter Revenger FR, a GT-8 and a Valvetoronix. I don't like to perform, just like to sit and jam as loud as **** in a room. All Styles, but mostly A7X, Trivium, Tool. I'm looking for a new amp that can go with the guitar and gt-8. Our amp choices in South Africa are very limited and expensive (wish I had a dual rectifier). Which amp do you guys recommend, so far it looks to me my best bet would be a Spider. Just don't say Crate or Laney plz.
Tried it last week, along with a 120w Crate amp. The Crate completely sucked (believe me, I still haven't found a Crate I like xD), but this one surprised me a lot in a good way. It's very versatile and complete (there are lots of the preset sounds I liked), and for that price... man, it's amazing!!
Of course, you can't compare it with a real tube amp. I'm not saying it's better, 'cause it's not. But if you want a powerful and all-round amp, you can play at home, at the studio or live without any problem, and you don't have about 1500$ for a tube amp, you can spend about 600$ on this one and will be perfectly served until you can get your tubes!
I wanna get this amp, but was wondering how loud it goes. I would need it for playing outside gigs, without a PA system or anything. I also heard that when hooked up to something external (like a PA) that no sound comes out of the amp, and only out of the externals. Is this true?
Empty bottle and Mahoru are the only two who have a decent review. For the money its the most versatile best sounding non-tube. You want tube? Scrape together around $1000 and buy one. Anything under $1000 is gonna have drawbacks, you usually get what you pay for with tubes. If you have less than 500, buy this thing
Thank you, biglaz 84
I'm tired of all that Spider and POD bashing without reason. I spent a whole afternoon trying all kind of solid-state amps, and this one was the best without comparison. And my teacher has has POD XT, and he lent it to me for 3 days... and thanks to it I discovered the wonderful world of digital and direct recording (remember that the POD goes for only about 320$; I think it's one of the best bargains on the market nowadays )
So please, no more gear bashing if you don't have good reasons '
I'm thinking about buying this amp. It looks great but I'm a little worried about the way you can only hook up Line 6 pedals?? If that's true that is messed up.
I have been shopping around for a solid state amp for the last few days, and i went in to a guitar store and tried, and the spider 3 120 watt seems like a really good buy... I'm not a hugely experienced guitarist, but i know good value when i see it, cheers to all of those who are supporting this thing, you have given me the confidence to buy it, and **** all of you snobs that are so closed minded...
Ok, so I'm in dire dire DIRE need of an amp
and i need an amp to practice with in a band, should be nice and louder than the drums
and maybe for smaller shows
but I don't have the money to buy a fancy GREAT sounding amp
my friend has the 15 watt, and i think it sounds great and gets sorta loud
the 120 should be loud enough to fit my needs
are there any other amps in the 400 dollar area as good as this, or any suggestions?
cause i don't want to waste all my money on an amp that's not going to be good...
p.s. i will be playing alot of metal like black dahlia murder, children of bodom, and such...will this amp be good for that type of music?
i got the amp a few weeks ago and itll suit that perfectly.. it is VERY LOUD, the only downer i could say is that it is missing some of the fatter tones like some chili peppers tones, other than that it is fantastic, has many things options with built in tones, endless features, and great flexibility with tones that u can make up which u can save for use in the future. Cheers
i played this amp with the ibanez i have at a guitar center and the amp blew me away. i had heard very negative things about the spider 2 and 3 but this was just fantastic. and now i have enuff cash so im goin for it
I bought this amp on Saturday the 16th and was pretty excited about it, good sound and all, looks great, but the thing stopped working like 2 days ago, the screen is glitched and wont turn on. very disappointing =\
Returned the amp today and got a new one.
I get home, plug it in and press the on switch, and to my surprise the thing doesn't turn on AGAIN!!!
the display screen shows like 6 little squares instead of the presets and simply wont play.
I own the spider 2 30 and the new spider valve212. I like the 30 for around the house. I've only played for a couple years BUT so far so good. Buy what YOU think sounds good. Ask 1000 people and you will get 1000 different opinions. Rock on brothers!!!!
and besides, the entire point of having nice stuff is to sound like a rock star, isn't it?
Im not flaming line 6(I acually love them)but the point is for wannabe "rockstars" to want to sound like you!After all wring great music and being known for it was their dream too.Be unique
Ok, so I'm in dire dire DIRE need of an amp
and i need an amp to practice with in a band, should be nice and louder than the drums
and maybe for smaller shows
but I don't have the money to buy a fancy GREAT sounding amp
my friend has the 15 watt, and i think it sounds great and gets sorta loud
the 120 should be loud enough to fit my needs
are there any other amps in the 400 dollar area as good as this, or any suggestions?
cause i don't want to waste all my money on an amp that's not going to be good...
p.s. i will be playing alot of metal like black dahlia murder, children of bodom, and such...will this amp be good for that type of music?
Hey just one question i was think or buying this and you guys where all saying about valve amps and so on yet the new spider valve has a valve but what i didnt no is if it had the same amount of presets and that?
well i noticed that many of use r saying go a vox valvetronix over this amp. i can honestly say that this isnt a great idea. i got a 50 watt valvetronix for christmas and my brother recently bought a 75 watt line 6 spider 3. i can honestly say that his spider kicks my voxes ass
My friend has one of these, and while I initially liked it, the novelty of a bunch of useless presets quickly wore off and you're left wth a mediocre amp. The tone suffers, especially with clean tones if you're looking for a nice rich, fat sound. Distorted tones are a little better, but lack a real nice crunch. On the plus side it is loud as hell and is relatively cheap. I can't see any experienced guitarist wanting to buy this amp.
The most common problem tht iv seen (helpin in a music store) is only a busted power cable, thats the least. other problems arent overly common as people here make it seem! I do know a fair few do break in other ways, but there about as reliable s other amps out there! Especially for the price! Its a great gig amp!
My friend has one of these, and while I initially liked it, the novelty of a bunch of useless presets quickly wore off and you're left wth a mediocre amp. The tone suffers, especially with clean tones if you're looking for a nice rich, fat sound. Distorted tones are a little better, but lack a real nice crunch. On the plus side it is loud as hell and is relatively cheap. I can't see any experienced guitarist wanting to buy this amp.
You obviously need to learn how to use it. The clean sound is great IF you know how to set it up. And it has a distortion boost, which makes distortion pedals unnecessary.
They Can Have my Line 6 Spider III 120 and FBV Board But not until they pry it from between my COLD DEAD HANDS.
Over the years played through big rig Marshalls, Fenders, Vox Shit you name it and this amp has it all and then some. I dumped all my stomp boxes and a sweet Marshal for this rig.....Man as the saying goes >>>>LESS IS MORE especially with the Line 6 Spider III 120.A tuff one to beat!!!!!
People who can't take the time to zero it in to suit their own style and sound preference beware....You have to know how to read to do it!!!!!
You can get great chugging and palm muting with this amp. My friend, who is a pretty good metal player, can't get his hands off my amp or my Ibanez RG370DX. It all depends on your hand position by your bridge. Some spots work well, and others don't.
I have a JMC marshall head and 4 x 12 cab, a selmer 30, three carlsboro's and then I bought this. I love this amp, Ive gigged it and didnt have it full up! I play a strat with duncan seymour noiseless pick ups and we do a lot of AC/DC songs when we play. The other two lads are also thinking of getting spiders I think they may be waiting for a reliability period. They keep nicking my amp on practice nights. We love it, I love it...
this isnt a very good amp. i had it previously and sold it for a raven rg100. i hated this one cuz it sounded like crap with my pedals. its good for cheap people who dont wanna buy pedals though.
I don't see why everybody likes this amp so much.... Ive had mine for close to a year and I absolutely hate it I want to get rid of it and get a mesa boogie
I have this amp and while it is good for noodling around, I would never gig with it. It just sounds muddy to me. I can't get a "clear" sound out of it. I have a 15 watt Crate tube bass amp that I use for my guitar and I would gig with that thing over my Line 6 in a heartbeat. The crate gives off a much crisper sound (distorted or clean), much better than the Line 6 IMO; But, I could've just got a lemon. If someone stole this amp I wouldn't replace it. I'd probably grab another Crate.
BurningTheLives wrote:
You obviously need to learn how to use it. The clean sound is great IF you know how to set it up. And it has a distortion boost, which makes distortion pedals unnecessary.
any suggestions for good clean sound? i can get a good sound for blues, but i can't strum any chords on this amp on a clean setting without it sounding muddy =/, which kinda makes me want to sell it >_
I got this amp and I love it. It's got everything you need in an amp. The guy who said he gets too much feed back must of only gotten it because he uses a hollowbody. Single coil and humbuckers sound great on it. It's versatile too. The presets are awesome. When you set it on johnny be goode it sounds just l;ike johnny be goode, when you set it on hotel california it sounds just like hotel california.
As a matter of fact, I was in guitar center playing hotel california on that amp one day and a guy that worked there saw me and was surprised. He said he thought that song was playing on the radio.
I've only got a 75 watt, but heck, I'm not in a band playing gigs! I give it a 10!
6_6_6_1_syn. Line6 is a top selling brand for 2 reasons. marketing. and newbies. the newbies cant tell what tone is good and what isnt yet (not that its there fault.) and b.c. rich only sells guitars because they look cool. my friend (who has a warlock platinum) said so himself. his blackdog is just as good as the warlock. he wanted the warlock because it looked cool
Well I don't think a billion dollar company can make it strictly by selling to "newbies". I guess if you consider James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett "newbies", then I suggest you eat a dick. Also, the warlock in my opinion looks horrible, and you need to first try a decent BC Rich guitar for yourself and not trust your friend's opinion on a piece of crap before judging all of their models. Line 6 released the POD, with an amazing array of sound banks and effects, and I dounbt thats limited to "newbies". When you put this into a combo amp, it couldn't get much better. If you dislike Line 6, thats your own opinion, but if you feel the need to be an *****, leave now. I'm entitled to my opinion. A name like Doodleface compels me to believe that you are in fact a "newbie", and according to your logic I think you need to go buy a Spider III.
Well I have both a Spider III and a POD 2.0, and I am not happy with either. It would surprise me if any of the famous guitarists that endorse this company actually like them. I suppose it would suit A7X fans however, so go on kids, buy as many line6 products as your allowance lets you.
6_6_6_1_syn. Line6 is a top selling brand for 2 reasons. marketing. and newbies. the newbies cant tell what tone is good and what isnt yet (not that its there fault.) and b.c. rich only sells guitars because they look cool. my friend (who has a warlock platinum) said so himself. his blackdog is just as good as the warlock. he wanted the warlock because it looked cool
Well I don't think a billion dollar company can make it strictly by selling to "newbies". I guess if you consider James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett "newbies", then I suggest you eat a dick. Also, the warlock in my opinion looks horrible, and you need to first try a decent BC Rich guitar for yourself and not trust your friend's opinion on a piece of crap before judging all of their models. Line 6 released the POD, with an amazing array of sound banks and effects, and I dounbt thats limited to "newbies". When you put this into a combo amp, it couldn't get much better. If you dislike Line 6, thats your own opinion, but if you feel the need to be an *****, leave now. I'm entitled to my opinion. A name like Doodleface compels me to believe that you are in fact a "newbie", and according to your logic I think you need to go buy a Spider III.
Well I have both a Spider III and a POD 2.0, and I am not happy with either. It would surprise me if any of the famous guitarists that endorse this company actually like them. I suppose it would suit A7X fans however, so go on kids, buy as many line6 products as your allowance lets you.
well its been over 2 yrs since i got mine and i still love it . the distortion is great. presets kik azz. and it still rattles the walls. the only drawback is that with ANY solid state amp your not gonna be able to be as loud as the drums unless you run through a p.a. period. but this amp is awsome. no problems whatsoeva. and the tone is KILLER
Looks to me that there are a lot of Crate fan-boys here
Looks that way to me too. I don't own this amp but I know a few people that do and they don't bitch about it. I think it sounds great. "The tone sux" some of the comments say. Some of the presets blow but you have a lot of options with making your own tones. I've heard some pretty sweet metal and clean tones coming outta that amp before. I think if people say it sucks, maybe they bought the wrong amp for what they are looking to play?
ok well there is a love/hate thing here so I'm gonna try it but if this thing lets me down then I'm done with Line 6. I hear a lot of bad about them but a lot of good too
ok well there is a love/hate thing here so I'm gonna try it but if this thing lets me down then I'm done with Line 6. I hear a lot of bad about them but a lot of good too
hmmm,dude,have u already bought the line 6 spider yet? sincerely,without talking about price,what can u say bout it? 9.2 overall rating sounds a bit curious,that will b my last amp i'm gonna buy online and the demos online r not convincing though.asap reply please thanks.PS:demos on youtube r fake most of the time.
ok imho, you either like it or you don't, i have had this amp for about 5 months now and don't get me wrong ive played on marshalls, peavey and randalls, and im gonna admit some do sound better ( being top notch tube amps) but this is a nice lil amp for th price, everyone is entitled there opinion, imo you cant really use fx pedals on this cuz it sounds shite, but man, i have a jackson dkmg with emgs and this kicks and a kick hammett wah it sounds okish. basically its not the best amp out there and it isnt the worst.
Look this amp is a very good amp to figure out your sound on its cheap enough to be available to everyone, at the moment I am finding the distortion to be very digital sounding but thats a given considering its a solid state amp. its packed with tonnes of presets which can be very useful I would say its a great amp for a player who wants to upgrade there amp but isn't sure what there sound is yet. It has served me well for the time i have used it. I have had no problems with reliability while gigging small events. at the moment i am saving for a bogner alchemist
ive had this amp for bout four years now, i think it has great tones(you just have to find a preset you like n mess with the g), the effects are great never had a problem with them, plus i have an express pedal for the amp n the wah wah is impressive, plus this amp can easily rattle your walls without losing alot of the sound, unlike some amps, so i am proud to say i own this amp
Everybody says it has 12 channels. It has 12 amp models and 4 presets. I would say it has one or four channels. You have the knobs for only one but you can save the presets so maybe four channels.
Love this amp!!! After buying it Line 6 has sold me on it's amp's I use to play marshel amps for Practice, On tour, Recording ect... Cut straight to the chase-This amp is durable,LOUD, and very custom depending on the user, yes only 4 button presets but if your a experienced guitarist you need 2-4 actual presets for example all my songs are distorted and I toned in all my presets to my liking!
1st pre set is just distorted
2nd has a long delay
3rd has tape echo
4th rarely used but chorus.
With the foot pedal and all the effects it makes having it easyier then 12 foot pedals!
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agreed...spider's blow...but I do like my Flextone II, and the Vetta's are really nice...
(remember that the POD goes for only about 320$; I think it's one of the best bargains on the market nowadays 
