Is your Line 6 boomy?

[JammerMatt]

I have a Flextone IIXL. It always seems to have boomy bass. Sometimes overwhelmingly so, especially with the clean settings. Even with this strat I'm playing.. that bottom E just booms.

Is it me, or do any other Line 6'ers have this problem?

[InstituteOfNoise]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

Matt that may be a Flex II issue I somewhat remember. Not one on the Flex III that I know of. Is yours one of the earliy Flex II's with Eminence's rather than Celestions? That may be it.

[muttonchopsrule]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

mine can tend to be a tad boomy when it's turned up past maybe 2 on the volume, but i never really have any reason to turn it up that much anyway. i don't even like my line6 that much really.

sorry to take ove the thread, but what do you think would be a fair price to ask for a flextone ll plus that's about three years old? in's pretty much in perfect shape, and there's nothing wrong with it with the exception of a small tear in the speaker :/

[Soiledwork]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

Nope my Line 6 HD-147 sounds great. Only time it can sound boomy is with a boomy type of cabinet model...

[JammerMatt]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

Matt that may be a Flex II issue I somewhat remember. Not one on the Flex III that I know of. Is yours one of the earliy Flex II's with Eminence's rather than Celestions? That may be it.

Hi AZ,

Yes, it is an early version with the 2.0 chip and the Eminence speakers. I did upgrade the chip which I think improved the sound some. I did not do the speaker upgrade, tho, since it was about a 100 bucks. Do you know if the Celestions are a special design for Line 6, or are they just an off-the-shelf Celestion?

I did happen to stumble on a patch that works pretty well with this Strat I'm borrowing. Ironically, it was a factory preset for the clean Dumble. I'd never used it before, and I think I'll check this patch out for awhile. Thanks

-Matt

mine can tend to be a tad boomy when it's turned up past maybe 2 on the volume, but i never really have any reason to turn it up that much anyway. i don't even like my line6 that much really.

sorry to take ove the thread, but what do you think would be a fair price to ask for a flextone ll plus that's about three years old? in's pretty much in perfect shape, and there's nothing wrong with it with the exception of a small tear in the speaker :/

I do enjoy my Line 6. It's about perfect for what I do. I play in the house, and record now and then on the computer, and the direct outs are good for that. I'll buy an older Marshall eventually (for rokken), but I think I'll always hold onto my Line 6 since it's quite versatile, recording is a breeze, and the Line 6 edit utility is nice... plus AZ has about a zillion tones to choose from.

As for a good used price, I couldn't say as I've not shopped around for one. You could simply get up on Ebay and see what the going rate for a used one is, and factor down for the tear in the speaker. I would call a torn speaker a problem, tho, I think.

[Russ]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

I have a Flextone IIXL. It always seems to have boomy bass. Sometimes overwhelmingly so, especially with the clean settings. Even with this strat I'm playing.. that bottom E just booms.

Is it me, or do any other Line 6'ers have this problem?

I don't own one, but have you tried messing around with your pickup height or pole pieces yet? ..I'm pretty sure Jolly owns a IIXL.

[InstituteOfNoise]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

The Celestions were a special design. I believe you can order them directly from Line 6. I don't think they are that pricey in comparison to say a V30. I think they are somehwere soundwise to a G12-80 Modern, but with a bit flatter response.

[danglybanger]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

I never saw my spider I as boomy, but then again I have bright guitars

dan

[The Owl]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

I have a Flextone IIXL. It always seems to have boomy bass. Sometimes overwhelmingly so, especially with the clean settings. Even with this strat I'm playing.. that bottom E just booms.

Is it me, or do any other Line 6'ers have this problem?

I used the POD 2.0 for recording and the boominess was a bit annoying at times.

[Hellion]

Re: Is your Line 6 boomy?

My Spider is anemic on the low end. I haven't really had a lot of time to just sit & play with the thing, though.