Line 6 Spider II
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I have played on em...
you can get em new over at guitar center for $400 for the 2x12
hell of a deal, they sound pretty good for that type of price; but the harmonycentral.com reviews indicate alot of tech trouble and repairs so I am not super enthusiastic about the product...
other than technical repair issues, a good amp for a beginner/intermediate that needs versatility (i.e. good for cover bands)
I have played on em...
you can get em new over at guitar center for $400 for the 2x12
hell of a deal, they sound pretty good for that type of price; but the harmonycentral.com reviews indicate alot of tech trouble and repairs so I am not super enthusiastic about the product...
other than technical repair issues, a good amp for a beginner/intermediate that needs versatility (i.e. good for cover bands)
IcedEarth112
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
i own one.. it was ok when i got it and i was all happy about how nice i thought the tone was.. then i heard my friends peavey XXX, from then on i found that the spider II's tone was too weak and had no balls, i got the Peavey JSX head and am using it on my Spider II cab until i sell my Spider II..
its an ok amp except it does have a few technical problems that will kick in down the road probably, my volume knob went completely wack.
anywho.. enjoy your amp while it lasts, get a tube amp next for it will sound more real and gives your guitars real tone through it.
i own one.. it was ok when i got it and i was all happy about how nice i thought the tone was.. then i heard my friends peavey XXX, from then on i found that the spider II's tone was too weak and had no balls, i got the Peavey JSX head and am using it on my Spider II cab until i sell my Spider II..
its an ok amp except it does have a few technical problems that will kick in down the road probably, my volume knob went completely wack.
anywho.. enjoy your amp while it lasts, get a tube amp next for it will sound more real and gives your guitars real tone through it.
IcedEarth112
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I'm shocked to hear that..
I'm shocked to hear that..
IcedEarth112
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
ahh yeah i wanna get that dvd.. i watched some of it in my history of rock n roll class..
i find it rather odd that they have washing machines on stage...
ahh yeah i wanna get that dvd.. i watched some of it in my history of rock n roll class..
i find it rather odd that they have washing machines on stage...
Re: Line 6 Spider II
ya that was strange.... they had customized tour t-shirts in there and they would throw them out to the audience sometimes... Each dryer had shirts with different numbers.... the back said something to the effect "I got This Shirt From Dryer Number 3 at The Rush concert"...... something to that effect... i could be wrong but that is the way it was explained to me....
The DVD is worth getting
IcedEarth112 said:
ya that was strange.... they had customized tour t-shirts in there and they would throw them out to the audience sometimes... Each dryer had shirts with different numbers.... the back said something to the effect "I got This Shirt From Dryer Number 3 at The Rush concert"...... something to that effect... i could be wrong but that is the way it was explained to me....
The DVD is worth getting
Rushfan2112
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I'm not. Quiet, built in chorus (We know Lifeson loves himself some chorus), etc. Plus he's been a huge fan of solid state before.
I'm not a fan of Spiders, though. I've heard and seen some tech issues with them, and the only good sound I got out of one was a clean slapback rockabilly thing. Then I tried to get some classic rock goin', let's say 2112. Just didn't work. Nothing about it sounded right. Then a friend asks if I should use his DS-1 pedal with it. :smack: It's already got enough gain!!!!
WhoFan said:
I'm not. Quiet, built in chorus (We know Lifeson loves himself some chorus), etc. Plus he's been a huge fan of solid state before.
I'm not a fan of Spiders, though. I've heard and seen some tech issues with them, and the only good sound I got out of one was a clean slapback rockabilly thing. Then I tried to get some classic rock goin', let's say 2112. Just didn't work. Nothing about it sounded right. Then a friend asks if I should use his DS-1 pedal with it. :smack: It's already got enough gain!!!!
RW James
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I have a Spider II 112... less than a year. I had some real problems getting a good stable sound out of it when I first started with it. Then after a lot of work, I finally learned how to program it. I could get some pretty decent sounds out of it.
But it seemed like it would randomly change on me. I still think the programming would change or drop out sometimes - think of a Windows Blue-screen-of-death type of event - it is, after all just a computer.
But one thing I think I discovered, the Spider is very senstive to the different output levels of pickups. I would have all the channels set to a volume level (that is, make all four channels the same level, controlled by the master volume) - then I would change pickup and suddenly the channels were all different levels. Very frustrating.
If you play one guitar with one pickup - you should be okay.
Want to buy one?
I have a Spider II 112... less than a year. I had some real problems getting a good stable sound out of it when I first started with it. Then after a lot of work, I finally learned how to program it. I could get some pretty decent sounds out of it.
But it seemed like it would randomly change on me. I still think the programming would change or drop out sometimes - think of a Windows Blue-screen-of-death type of event - it is, after all just a computer.
But one thing I think I discovered, the Spider is very senstive to the different output levels of pickups. I would have all the channels set to a volume level (that is, make all four channels the same level, controlled by the master volume) - then I would change pickup and suddenly the channels were all different levels. Very frustrating.
If you play one guitar with one pickup - you should be okay.
Want to buy one?
S
SeraphimTN
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I had a 35 watt combo for a while. Frankly, they suck. I have never played something that sounded so cold and sterile and was impossible to play. It gave me a headacke every time I plugged in. The halfstacks are a diffferent story though. They sound somewhat good, but still sterile.
I had a 35 watt combo for a while. Frankly, they suck. I have never played something that sounded so cold and sterile and was impossible to play. It gave me a headacke every time I plugged in. The halfstacks are a diffferent story though. They sound somewhat good, but still sterile.
LesStrat
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I'm a Line 6 supporter, but I'm not a Spider fan. IIRC, it only has the Line 6 amp models, which is a significant weakness. But it could be a good practice amp. Then again, for that price you could get a used POD xt or a POD 2 and have a better practice amp (via headphones).
I'm a Line 6 supporter, but I'm not a Spider fan. IIRC, it only has the Line 6 amp models, which is a significant weakness. But it could be a good practice amp. Then again, for that price you could get a used POD xt or a POD 2 and have a better practice amp (via headphones).
danglybanger
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Re: Line 6 Spider II
I hate them.
There's no other way to describe the sound then "fake".
Ok. I shouldn't be too hard on them. It actually has some really nice fender models, you can get decent clean tones... Push em and everything goes to mush. The controls (bass mid treble etc.) barely do anything (you sound like **** no matter how you turn them).
I gave mine away. I didn't feel comfortable charging someone for it.
Slade
I hate them.
There's no other way to describe the sound then "fake".
Ok. I shouldn't be too hard on them. It actually has some really nice fender models, you can get decent clean tones... Push em and everything goes to mush. The controls (bass mid treble etc.) barely do anything (you sound like **** no matter how you turn them).
I gave mine away. I didn't feel comfortable charging someone for it.
Slade
Re: Line 6 Spider II
I work at a big music store... and we are CONSTANTLY getting them returned for repairs... DON'T DO IT! It's a shame that Line 6 makes such a low-quality amp, when some of their other products (Flextone III, etc.) are of such high qualitity!
Perry D said:
I work at a big music store... and we are CONSTANTLY getting them returned for repairs... DON'T DO IT! It's a shame that Line 6 makes such a low-quality amp, when some of their other products (Flextone III, etc.) are of such high qualitity!
