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Published on 07/30/03 at 15:00I bought this unit in Bern (switzerland) for about 1500 Swiss Francs including the floor board. I was seraching for the warmth, body and sustain of a tube amp, with price and versatility of the modeling amp. The firt note I played made it clear that the serach was over.
This amp is very flexible. With some tweaking you can get really orgasmic sounds out of it. Due to several banks, you're able to achieve great sounds for clean, solo and base within any style. It is perfect for home practice and keeps the integrity of your settings as you increase the volume. I'm very demanding with my sound and Spider holds it all. You can even push farther as you get to know it better.
Now the nasty part. This amp is for quality badroom practice. If you are playing Metal, decent volume for rehearsal can only be achieved by mic through PA. You will loose in quality too. This amps has no external speaker jack and, most importantly, it has no FX-loop. For me, these are the only limitations and the reason why it is rated "entry level". Considering the sound quality and features compared to other amps in its price range, I have to give it a 5.
Well contructed and durable. Resist some serious insults. I just think the guys at Line 6 could have added an EFX-loop and maybe and external speaker jack. Other than that is perfect.
If you want real tube-close sound and quality effects, being able to store a huge varity of settings, then get this amp quick. Please consider that it perfoms best for homepractice and that it doesn't have an EFX-Loop nor an external speaker jack. If that's ok for you, run and get your hands on this one, I highly recommended it.
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This amp is very flexible. With some tweaking you can get really orgasmic sounds out of it. Due to several banks, you're able to achieve great sounds for clean, solo and base within any style. It is perfect for home practice and keeps the integrity of your settings as you increase the volume. I'm very demanding with my sound and Spider holds it all. You can even push farther as you get to know it better.
Now the nasty part. This amp is for quality badroom practice. If you are playing Metal, decent volume for rehearsal can only be achieved by mic through PA. You will loose in quality too. This amps has no external speaker jack and, most importantly, it has no FX-loop. For me, these are the only limitations and the reason why it is rated "entry level". Considering the sound quality and features compared to other amps in its price range, I have to give it a 5.
Well contructed and durable. Resist some serious insults. I just think the guys at Line 6 could have added an EFX-loop and maybe and external speaker jack. Other than that is perfect.
If you want real tube-close sound and quality effects, being able to store a huge varity of settings, then get this amp quick. Please consider that it perfoms best for homepractice and that it doesn't have an EFX-Loop nor an external speaker jack. If that's ok for you, run and get your hands on this one, I highly recommended it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com