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Published on 12/07/03 at 15:00I bought it at "Music Live 2003" - an exhibition of music stuff. I believe that company i bought it from was called Academy Of Sound. It cost £229, but normally retails around the £270 mark anywhere else - i got a special offer you see...The main reason why i bought this was initially hearing the distortion on it. It was very aggressive sounding. The number of effects also persuaded me to buy this, and also the good reputation that Line 6 have.
Ok...the distortion...aggresive, nu-metal stuff is easy for this amp to create. However, due to the amp having 12 different amp models on board, vintage, clasic rock tones can be produced too at a high quality. The amp models are very cool too. There is two versions each of the following..."clean", "twang", "blues", "crunch", "metal", and "insane". The clean is very good quality. They give you a simple crystal clean sound on one of the models, and a creamy, atmospheric sound on the other. Twang and blues settings are nice enough, but not too spectacular. Crunch is brilliant - AC/DC to some upbeat chili peppers is available. Both distortion settings are brilliant...one of the insane models especially, sounds amazing, and original at the same time. Woohoo! I love the chorus/flange effect too! Also, you can easily save four different settings from your treble, middle, bass, drive (gain), effects, and reverb, to easily access a specific sound in an instant. Before i forget...despite the 75W tag...this baby is loud...
Umm...not much really! Some of the effects like tremelo, and echoes, sound a little too obscure to be used well. But if you are after a VERY original sound, then i suppose you will enjoy these effects! Secondly, you can't connect it to an extension speaker...this is gettin a bit picky now, but you could say the knobs are a bit close together!
From what i can tell, this is a good solid unit. Not quite up to the standard of marshall, but this thing is gonna last for some time!! The sounds this baby produces is very impressive, a wide range of tones are available, and will probably satisfy the needs of most guitarists! The effects could do with a bit of work here and there, but hey, i'm no expert! It's probably best if you give the amp a listen, and judge for yourself!
A great transistor amp, sounds sweet on the clean, and filthy on the distortion...what more can you ask for!! Good buy for someone just about to start gigging, and needs a reliable, quality piece of kit!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Ok...the distortion...aggresive, nu-metal stuff is easy for this amp to create. However, due to the amp having 12 different amp models on board, vintage, clasic rock tones can be produced too at a high quality. The amp models are very cool too. There is two versions each of the following..."clean", "twang", "blues", "crunch", "metal", and "insane". The clean is very good quality. They give you a simple crystal clean sound on one of the models, and a creamy, atmospheric sound on the other. Twang and blues settings are nice enough, but not too spectacular. Crunch is brilliant - AC/DC to some upbeat chili peppers is available. Both distortion settings are brilliant...one of the insane models especially, sounds amazing, and original at the same time. Woohoo! I love the chorus/flange effect too! Also, you can easily save four different settings from your treble, middle, bass, drive (gain), effects, and reverb, to easily access a specific sound in an instant. Before i forget...despite the 75W tag...this baby is loud...
Umm...not much really! Some of the effects like tremelo, and echoes, sound a little too obscure to be used well. But if you are after a VERY original sound, then i suppose you will enjoy these effects! Secondly, you can't connect it to an extension speaker...this is gettin a bit picky now, but you could say the knobs are a bit close together!
From what i can tell, this is a good solid unit. Not quite up to the standard of marshall, but this thing is gonna last for some time!! The sounds this baby produces is very impressive, a wide range of tones are available, and will probably satisfy the needs of most guitarists! The effects could do with a bit of work here and there, but hey, i'm no expert! It's probably best if you give the amp a listen, and judge for yourself!
A great transistor amp, sounds sweet on the clean, and filthy on the distortion...what more can you ask for!! Good buy for someone just about to start gigging, and needs a reliable, quality piece of kit!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com