Line 6 Spider III 150

The Spider III 150 is a 2x10 150 watt amp.
I have been playing guitar for about three and a half years, I play mostly metal but I also play some lighter rock sothe amp was perfect for what i needed.

I bought this used from a friend for $230.00.I had been needing a new amp for a while and I didn't have a lot of money and the amp was the best in the price range so I got it.

It has a large amount of built in effects that if you had to buy pedals for you would spend $200.00 easily.Also it can handle pretty much every kind of music from nice clean tones to heavily distorted death metal.

I have no complaints against this amp other than line 6 could have made it so the input was secured better.

The amp is very sturdy,but the input came unscrewed and fell into the amp one time but I got it back out.Also it isn't very heavy so its easy to take places.

This amp is great for a person on a budget, beginers or someone that wants a good practice amp.I really like mine a lot.

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Been playing for about 10 years. I'm still and 80's child rocking out to the big-hair and power chords.

Bought it at Guitar Center. I'm wanting to say it was around $550, but that was too long ago to remember exactly. My Peavy TrailBlazer amp was stolen, so I needed a replacement. My wife said to go big or were not replacing the old one.

All the different sounds and tones that come out of it are amazing. My old Peavy had just clean or distortion. This one... I don't think I've been through all of the tones yet!

When you first turn it on, the built-in tuner doesn't work. It reminds me of an old tube TV, when you first turn it on, it has to warm up before it works. Once the amp has been on a while, the tuner works fine. Also, in that first couple of minutes, the tones seem to be really muffled. Again, once the amp's been on for a little bit, everything sounds fine.

Quality seems ok. No buttons have quit or anything has stopped working. Ok here!

This is a great jam-band amp. Whether your scorching leads or playing rythym for the shredder, it will make you sound better than you really are.

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This little amp is nice priced and convenient amp. Much like the 75 watts it retains most of the features from the original amp modeling amps that line 6 starting making years ago. Now they have updated it to the modern times and it sounds not have bad. The tones of this amp I like a little better than the original Spider amps that I was previously used too. Line 6 has upped their tones in these new amp models with better tonal response.

Spider II 15 packs six Smart Control FX including, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Tremolo, Sweep Echo, Tape Echo, and Reverb. All effects can be easily tweaked and delay times can be adjusted using tap tempo. Pretty much the same as the spider 2 only with a couple more options and basically the exact same tone.

UTILIZATION


FEATURES:

* 12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane
* 7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, and Reverb
* 250 artist-created presets
* 150 song-based presets
* Plus 36 user programmable presets
* Built-in front panel tuner
* 2 - 12” Custom Celestion® Speakers
* 150 Watts Stereo (75W x 2)
* Dimensions: 26.4L x 21.0H x 10.75D

SOUNDS


I have always had a problem with amp modeling since they don't sound anything like a real amp. Don't get me wrong this unit will not sound like a real amp. But ti will get you in the ballpark of how they should sound. This amp is not designer to rival real tube amps but give a learner or beginner a great start at learning the electric guitar.

I like this amp with just about any guitar. Since it is a modeler you can use a Fender Strat for some blues or clean tones and switch over to a Les Paul or another humbucking style guitar for some rock or metal tones.

This is fun little amp for practicing and that is about it. You are never going to gig with this amp or probably never record with it. You might get laughed out o the recoding session. However, it really wasn't intended to be that.

OVERALL OPINION


This amp is not longer in production and has been updated in a newer model. You can find it on the used market for under $299. This amp is marketed a the beginning guitar player who needs an amp with a load of effects and options. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone trying to start a band or responding to a craiglist ad looking for a guitar player with a lot of sounds. So for the learner player this would be fine.

It is a transistor amp, two speakers celestion vintage coming out 75watts each. 4 channels to define yourself with all the settings imaginable (no potentiometer single "tone" as in eg blackstar). There is a chorus flanger, phaser, delay and reverb.
16 simulations from light amplifier, crunch, blues, rock, metal, and insane (double gain compared to metal).
I think this is a very good amp for its range which can evolve heavily in his guitar playing.

UTILIZATION

The config is very simple: you move the knob, and click on one of the 2 x 4 buttons representing the channels and it is assigned. Big advantage when moving the amp or we have children and that knob change.
The sound is really well simulated (reminder: 16 amp simulation) and clearly identifiable.

SOUNDS

It is suitable for all styles of music from his amp simulations, so if you like to play different styles or changing your style, the amp will evolve with you. One thus obtains all sounds imaginable. I tested it with a strat, Les Paul and ESP, and it looks fantastic!

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for 1 year and a half before having tested four others. I had the 15 watts that was good enough for his power, which convinced me to go to it. If it was a remake, I would do! Besides, I'll opt for sn big brother, identical, lamps!