well i decided to get a flextone III

[metal]

well what do you all think about this amp ? it has pretty good reviews, is it a nice amp? it simulates tube nice? does anybody has better ideas of what should i get ? im getting rid of the mesa and getting one of these babies, im tired of dealing with tube amps not sounding like i want em to sound. with the leftover money im planning on getting either a gibson sg standard or an orville les paul custom what you all think?

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

Vox VTH/VTX is what I think.

 

[SeraphimTN]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

I think your in for a dissapointment because those flextones blow. Stuffy and dry as a bone sounding, keep shooting for some sort of tube amp.

 

[ksmith63]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

I think your in for a dissapointment because those flextones blow. Stuffy and dry as a bone sounding, keep shooting for some sort of tube amp.

ditto.

the only good sounding line 6 amps are the vettas or duoverbs (stripped down vettas so basically same thing) and neither really sound great at high volumes. you should go for a different sounding tube amp.

 

[Skarekrough]

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I had a Flextone I XL and gigged the hell out of it.

Great amp...loved the Mesa and Fender sounds on it.

It's not always a balls-on accurate patch, but it was enough to get it to do what I wanted it to do.

I eventually sold it because I wasn't gigging anymore and didn't really need it any longer.

 

[Benjy_26]

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Me no likey Line 6.


I use a Boss GT-8 through a tube power amp and get the best of both worlds. You should give it a try.

 

[open]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

I like it,a bunch of amp for the money.

 

[Davey]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

Me no likey Line 6.


I use a Boss GT-8 through a tube power amp and get the best of both worlds. You should give it a try.

there's something to look into

 

[ratherdashing]

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Don't listen to the naysayers. Let your ears decide. Like all Line6 products, some of the Flextone III's models are crap, and some are gold. I played through one and was very impressed.

That said, I do prefer the tone of my PodXT through the Atomic Reactor 112, but that setup costs a lot more and isn't as powerful. For the money, the Flextone is a great amp, and more versatile than anything else in that price range.

 

[metal]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

Don't listen to the naysayers. Let your ears decide. Like all Line6 products, some of the Flextone III's models are crap, and some are gold. I played through one and was very impressed.

That said, I do prefer the tone of my PodXT through the Atomic Reactor 112, but that setup costs a lot more and isn't as powerful. For the money, the Flextone is a great amp, and more versatile than anything else in that price range.

so whats my best bet for a small combo (bedroom player) i dont want a practice amp, i want killer metal tone and marshall creamy tones, i learned the lesson the hardway ,everybody said the half stack was too much! now i know .

 

[B2D]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

Don't listen to the naysayers. Let your ears decide. Like all Line6 products, some of the Flextone III's models are crap, and some are gold. I played through one and was very impressed.

:werd:

Hey metal... shouldn;t you be trying oe out BEFORE you buy it? That might help make your decision easier.

 

[kherman]

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I have my normal rig which is a rack rig.
Rocktron Piranha tube preamp and Intellifex.
Peavey classic 50/50 tube power amp .
4x12 cabs with Celestion and Carvin speakers.

But, for smaller shows, side projects or time restraints
I got a L6 Flex III XL.
I'm very pleased with it.
It's plenty loud.
I get some very good tones.
Decent effects. Good enough for what I need.
Versatile.
Nice combo package.
I've gotten some very nice compliments on it.

I use the Line clean for clean.
Marshall Jubilee for rhythm.
Bogner XTC for lead.

You just have to learn how to work with the amp.
Read the manual.
You'll find some amp models work best for leads, others for rhythms, others for cleans.

I don't care for the XTC as a rhythm patch. But for lead I think it's great.

One last thing.
Turn off the compression.
At least when creating patches.
Then add comp sparingly if needed.

Kent

 

[JeffB]

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I don't think it's too bad. It is a bit steril like most modelling stuff...

As someone else said though..if you are looking for the best modelling tone at bedroom to moderate volumes, grab a POD XTL and an Atomic Reactor. I get great big stack tones at bedroom levels, and it's much more tubey and dynamic than the Flextone, and more versatile.

It's still not like a real tube amp, and has some issues at higher volumes, but the best thing I've found yet and can get way louder than you'd ever need for the home..better than the Vox VT combos, Vox TL ,Roland Cubes, SS & Hybrid stuff, etc. The Atomic seems to be made with the Line6 stuff in mind. The VOX TL just did not sound worth a damn through it no matter HOW you tweak it.....POD XTL killed it for "real amp" sounds.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

I'm using the Toneport on my laptop through a tube amp at home and it sounds pretty damn good. If you have a laptop and you're not going to gig with it this could be an option.

 

[Skarekrough]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

so whats my best bet for a small combo (bedroom player) i dont want a practice amp, i want killer metal tone and marshall creamy tones, i learned the lesson the hardway ,everybody said the half stack was too much! now i know .

For a bedroom amp the digital amps are where it's at....

I always find it curious the folks that recommend Champs and the like for bedroom amps...when I say "bedroom" I'm thinking nothing that would NEED to be louder than the volume of a conversation.

If it's never going to leave the bedroom then the smallest wattage model Flextone III is probably going to do it for you. It'll still be overkill, but will get the sounds you're looking for.

 

[SeraphimTN]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

Two words.....Roland Cube

 

[muttonchopsrule]

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For a bedroom amp the digital amps are where it's at....

+1.

but i've found that they're not good for too much else.

i have a flextone II 1x12, and it's decent as a practice amp. i used to gig with it a few years ago and it gets loud enough, but it was hard to keep the speaker from getting too farty at higher volumes without an extention cab.

despite its modeling capabilities, it still sounds like a SS amp. i don't think any of the usable patches sound anything like what they're modeling, and the recording outs are pretty much useless. i can never really get it to sound how i'd like it to, but it gets the job done for practicing.

i think there are better amps out there for gigging, but its up to your ears to decide what sounds good to you.

 

[ParameterMan]

Re: well i decided to get a flextone III

4 words: try before you buy. I keep trying 'em in the music stores I visit, and can never stand 'em because the clean/distortion transition is papery and ragged. Not mention that you can have a seething distortion going on and it fades out in about 6 seconds with this funny transistorized buzz. No tube amp compression/chime/creaminess. BUT, if you don't hear that, or like other aspects better, go for it. I can guarantee that if you mail-order one and you're like me, you'll be disapointed.

 

[Skarekrough]

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Two words.....Roland Cube

Those things are feature deficient.

One of the great things about the Line 6 gear is being able to rig it up to a computer and download patches and tweak through the interface.

The PodXT is a total modeling killer for this reason alone. And THEN they upgraded the unit and tossed a few more models on top of the stock ones for fun.

More models, more flexibility, more capacity to tweak....why ****ing bother with Roland?

 

[DankStar]

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If it's anything like my Flextone I head, you should dig it. It's the amp I actually sold my [name kept confidential] for.

But, it was much more versatile than the [see note above]. I was gigging at the time and needed channel switching capabilities as well as effects built in. I still used an external wah and Hush. The amp slayed live. People loved my tones and it had plenty of volume. I recorded with it and it worked out great too.

I still have it because of its versatility, great tones, and power (300 watts). I don't care what the haters say, it's a great amp. I could care less if the rectifier setting sounds like a rectifier, it sounds good doing what it does. Some of the amps I don't use, but I'll goof with a good four or five of them. I don't use it for everything these days, but whenever I plug into it I remember why I haven't sold it like most of my gear.