All user reviews for the Line 6 Spider III 30

trnasistor a small amp modeling
30w
phazer chorus delay reverb and 4channels (clean, crunch, metal, insane)

UTILIZATION

has set this amp is just pure happiness
easy to use, can be updated to disrupt already without fear for its ease of use but also for the touch very quickly hide who knows to appreciate this namely a function store (registration Presset) that are active in still rely on the channel in question
the manual ... it is well to know the system functions as blind if the amp is so easy to use the first test to be forgotten quickly

SOUNDS

agree it has all styles of music even if it's still an amp line 6 .. very focused and therefore metal
my style of play requires the aggressiveness of the power (a few gains a little more serious and acute death) but you can very easily go in the big heavy cradingue well as in very soft clean dailleurs for saturated channel to a difference between the channel and insane metal I would say that the canal would be a nice metal overdrive (punk) THE big and insane distortion (metal)
I play it with some one les paul rg series its
I love it settles the insane channel Gammon (not even need to pedal distortion) then I love the clean
for which ais channels crunch and metal are nice but I do not use more than that if not ever

OVERALL OPINION

I've had for a few years near
I tested a lot of amp in any case enough to say that it is not lemeilleurs amp in the world but that baths use it's hard to do better cushy you can play in his room while Dad Mom and pionce and without piss squarely person or yell neighbors and trigger riots
I love its versatility and saturation hair cell is what I like
value for money is very correct have paid the price of an amp you buy an affordable amp that you do this will separate most certainly not
very often I test bugera amps mesa orange and when I get home and I plugged into this amp I feel no lack so yes I would do this choice rather than twice!

Features: Four amp models (Clean, Crunch, Metal, Insane with each being programmable), 6 effects with two used simultaneously (one of flanger, phaser, or tremolo, one of sweep echo, tape echo, or reverb), tap button for setting delay, input jack for MP3 or CD player, headphone jack, 1x12' Celestion, 30w.

My profile: Eclectic guitarist from Southwestern Pennsylvania specializing in jazz, rockabilly, swing, classic country, alt-country, and punk/new wave.

Purchased this amp because my gig amp was packed in a van and my practice amp was in the shop. Bernie at Larry's Music Center (Greene County, near Carmichaels) made me a deal that I couldn't refuse ($85), so it went home with me. This unit does seem to be discontinued.

It does what it says on the tin: 30w, decent 12' speaker, a couple of effects, and a few different amp models. I use it most for the MP3 player input and the headphone jack -- I can pick along with Don Rich or Wes Montgomery with neither my girlfriend nor the cats being any the wiser. The reverb is warm and retro and I probably overuse it.

Of the four amp models I use a total of one (Clean). The others are a bit too harsh for my style, particularly since I use single coil pickups (the Insane setting is so over-the-top that it becomes fun, though). The tremolo setting is a bit too dynamic and could stand some subtlety.

It is well built and I've had no problems with the unit, despite dropping it down a flight of stairs and the constant cat attacks on the power cord.

A fine, inexpensive, and useful amp for silent practice or just noodling around. For a fun setting try Clean channel, Bass on 10, Mid on 10, Treble on 5, and Master Volume on 10. Adjust your level with the Drive knob and fine-tune with the Mid control.

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It is a 30 watt transistor amp, the power level is a good 30 watt ...
I find this amp great, it has several effects:

Clean
Choose this amp to sound "clean" covers everything that is between the ballads and jazz. The tone controls will help you get the tone you want.

Crunch
This model is based on * a '68 Marshall ® Plexi 100 watt inflated: the combination of a Variac with the bypass input channels creates that infamous "Brown Sound".

Metal
This model is based on * a Mesa / Boogie ® Dual Rectifier ®. This model is suitable for metal pieces to white heat.

Insane
This model is our version of "devastating" to the memory containing the Red Mesa / Boogie ® Dual Rectifier ®. Combining the intensity and impact of memory red "Metal", it contains more acute for medium and a grain as sharp as a razor blade.

Together these effects can combine very well:

* Phaser
* Chorus / Flanger
* Tremolo
* Sweep Echo
* Tape Echo
* Reverb

UTILIZATION

The configuration is not particularly difficult, the sound is already preset it to say that the first time you plug the amp you already have a good clean sound, jug, metal and insane, it's up to you after the change if you do not match.
and in case of problem there is the manual but I do not think it's important.

SOUNDS

It suits me perfectly for my style of music as pressing a button you can go to multiple sounds.
After it's your test ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than six months, I like this amp in all its great effects well done.
This amp is perfect if you buy the pedal FVB For control any effects ...
Before buying I tried the spider 3 15 watt behringer amp, a marshall 30 watt, a vox 30 watt ...
value for money is good, it's true that the Marshall MG30DFX home is about € 200
but for a few dollars more to invest in a line 6
I would do this without any problems choosing whatever may be the most powerful spider 3 look great too ...

30 watt transistor amp ... He potato. I never had to push very far the volume knob (must also say that I play in my room: p). 6 Intgr effects, one can mix two once, I use personal trs little (I find a little gadget) except for the sweep / tape echo from time to time and reverb that I uses it a lot. They can also be via a CONTRL PDAL I did not. The amp is sturdy, the knobs of good quality trs.

Regarding connectivity, the possibility to connect an external source (CD player, or even between the PC via mini-jack) came in handy. If not, well, between a skyscraper ct output of the other. : P

UTILIZATION

Trs easy to use ... Hardly need the manual except for functions caches (a noise gate, and a boost of distortion - by the way, I have not seen a big diffrence). It's pretty simple to find the sound you want. A few times by turning on the amp, I had a "bug" (impossibility to change MODEL amp) but in dyeing and on again, no problem.

SOUNDS

We are dealing amp for beginners, so I knew when you buy that I will not sound fantastic. FYI, I use it with an Ibanez RGR321EX. In fact, this amp combines the good and bad. In clean, no worries. Modlisation the "crunch" is not bad either, only problem, even the distortion grows back, it still lacks a bit. But that's okay. However, the amp MODEL "mtal" is trsdcevant. The sound is rather flat, cold, lack a bit of distortion too ... To me who only plays the mtal, could be a real handicap or ... The MODEL amp "insane" is gnial. : D For me it is what really makes the quality of the Spider III. Playing with rglages can be obtained trs large variety of sound with this modlisation. Well, a still sounds a little cold, metal, etc.. but should not RVer for a transistor amplifier and the price is pretty terrible. : P

OVERALL OPINION

I recently started using a prs year. I bought it as the way beginners, based on my opinions read, CHARACTERISTICS, etc.. Without having tried neither he nor other models. APRS time, my opinion is mixed: a good amp, trs not expensive to get out a big sound mtal is what I was looking for, however j'esprais a little more versatility and sounds better to play softer.

In terms of quality-price ratio, I can hardly speak but I will say "good no more." Finally I told myself that if we have a limited budget and that beginners, is better to take an amp like the Roland 100 euros micro-cube (a forcment will be a temporary solution). And with a bigger budget, invest in an amp worthy of the name + effects pedals. Ultimately, if beginners but we play right away in a group, this amp can be a solution INTERESTED.

A transistor amplifier of 30 watts, Input, Headphone, RJ45 own pedal to the amp that I did not. The present presets: clean, crunch, metal and insane (I use the +). buttons traditional mid treble and bass as well as the drive. Effects (2 simultaneous): chorus / flanger, phaser, tremolo, sweep echo, tape echo (both equipped with a tap delay, very convenient) and the reverb.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, it quickly finds her, pressing a preset and give it a finishing touch, the manual is of almost anything on this amp except for the "hidden features" such as the noise gate and distortion boost.

SOUNDS

It is ideal for all styles of music, mine is metal, hard rock. I played with a simple strat STAGG, the sound was smooth, no complaints. My favorite sound is the channel Insane, with tape echo, a little reverb sometimes, I rarely use the effects except the actual phaser on some pieces for chorus and sometimes delirious ... No - for this amp, I recommend it to anyone hesitate. I find however, that the metal is very basic ... even disappointing

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost four months now, I love everything about this amp, even the type of sound I will not hear necessarily. I tried the marshall MG15DFX before, but will have one world into two, the Line 6 is better, even compared to the Marshall MG30DFX home.
The value for money, I think, good. A choice I would do it again!

T says it all down.

UTILIZATION

The strength of this amp is that it does not take himself in the head rglages, four types of sounds (clean, crunch, metal & insane) but really quite DIFFERENT Ingala ( I will return).
Some effects are cumulative and may be on offer with diffrent toffe reverb to the sound a bit.
The sounds can then be obtained by simply holding a stock of four buttons, difficult to make it easier to use.

SOUNDS

Let's review the sounds on offer DIFFERENT:

Clean
We Get You Started smooth, clear sound with no dplaisant, plutt neutral but is usable for crystalline sound.

Crunch
This channel is much less convincing, trs bland and cold ...

Metal
And the drama is ... What is the distortion? the lack of bass and do not punch DGIG, way too clean to draw anything in the registry that is supposed to cover.

Insane
Wow, what a transition, moving from one extreme to another! The last channel is over-saturated that it seems also have t boosts the treble. The effect is pleasant on the spot but soon realizes that the rendering is too rough to be exploitable, the limit for the black metal ... Trs really irritating!

OVERALL OPINION

J'apprciais much this amp when I started using it, but its intrt shrinking fast, are really too messy distos / too bland, even when it is a height of not reaching a compromise on an amp modlisation!
I replaced it with a Peavey VYPYR.

I use it for 6 months now, with a pdalier FBV4 I used with my spider deuxime 120 version (it's always nice when a compatible gnration the other).
No tuner, tape delay is not mandatory and the other is a shame.
4 sounds a little while still covering.
Stereo AUX IN which is controlled by the master volume and trs is good. As against the headphone is mono and it's a shame.
Speaker 12 inch 4 ohm pouvantable a platitude, with it all sounds bad.
No background noise, zero, gnial to be left on all the time.

UTILIZATION

Simple to use, and pdalier FBV4 is really a plus (ACCS direct sounds and tap tempo for the delay). The chorus is zero rgler, chandeliers made from line6.
Functions caches, and boost noisegate are useful and effective.
Do not use if you put a boost pedals before the amp, and I screwed up one (a spider 2 75w).
We must change the hp if you want a nice sound, celestion home is a horror.

SOUNDS

Once this virtual hp (I put a style in vintage30, 8 ohms but the volume has increased significantly even when) we can measure the quality of this spider tural 3, and compared it to two Retailer cooler and more prcis, much better.
We must express in fact, my best sounds are a blues power on channel ing insane drive for example, clean the rest, but the crunch in her cleat gives a great vintage marshall pushed in the next del on the metal gives it a max for tight and hard rhythmic compresses the right thing.
So I reversed crunch and insane in my use of this amp, if you want.
I prcise hp with the original ben doing anything, never sharp enough or not fresh and the dynamics at all, not to punch anything.

OVERALL OPINION

I had an ide to change the hp APRS branch have the spider on a 412, Sidrat and everything!
When the bin is 8 ohms is not a problem given the efficiency of HP vintage30 style, no warning. Cel said it's an amp so we work not drive home. At the local, connect a 4 ohm 4x12 and frankly there is enough juice to ensure RPET (except the drummer amplifier but you leave the field of support for all fawns).
In short a nice product but too expensive with his pdalier plus another hp.
I got the roland cube (20x, 30.60) and you can not compare it's just not the same type of product. I find spider3 more fun, less clinical, but the cubes are ultrasolides and effective in all circumstances, take the time to try before buying.

My advice for last: given the price of 200 euros demand for the spider or its direct competitors, put 50 more and buy a tube Fame VS30 all that sounds really ten notches above those toys.

Everything is already said to 30W with a 12 '
several effects: delay (echo), chorus, reverb, phaser and tremolo ...
distos crunch, metal and insane
input and output audio (mp3, cd, etc ....)

UTILIZATION

Yes, it's simple
You can register easily connect a CD or an MP3 player ...
not need adapters of 10,000 machines. For

SOUNDS

home is really nice ... for beginners. Everything is included in the amp. Effects, distos ... after it is far from a tube sound. but this is not the same price range. It has other advantages

OVERALL OPINION

First, situate this "amp" in a range of amp for a beginner, all in one.
Do not compare a race car and a two hairs!
So there it is fantastic! Who started the music with any lamp? When I started (late 80s, hey yeah ...) what was needed by effects pedals to get all these sounds? And at what cost?
It speaks well of a hundred euros on the second hand market and not even 200 euros new!?
And for that price was the amp and effects ... You can play through headphones in his room, his return to practice mp3, and go out with a single cable to register on his pc ... everything is there. For the price of a lamp or a stomp worthy of the name ...
So yes I have a HK, a Marshall full light, yes I have pedals and effects of quality, a U.S. Fender and it sounds pro and much better.
But for my son in his room, for starters, it's fantastic ... is a value for the perfect price. Afterwards, when he grows up, he can play on the equipment daddy ...

This 30W amp features 4 amp models, an input jack output for headphones or recording and a port for expression pedal.

UTILIZATION

The strength of this amp hand over some competitors, it is plug and play side, the possibilities are certainly limited, but the amp and the settings are very intuitive, no-brainer in sight.
The ability to save a setting for each channel is very useful, but it's a bare minimum a real plus.

SOUNDS

I mainly play metal, I bought this amp because it offers several models typed "hard". But let's review all the models:
- Clean: nothing transcendent, clear sound without character, functional but not exactly beautiful either.
- Crunch: It's not my favorite record at the ear that sounds pretty cold, I do am not retarded.
- Metal: we come to get serious, this channel is a generous distortion, similar to that used by some groups of heavy, the sound lacks a little low but still usable, less gritty than many pedals available on the market.
- Insane: A very high gain saturated distortion, it exudes a certain aggressiveness on the other hand careful not too push the gain, otherwise the sound becomes too confusing, this channel that I use primarily to provide low good rhythmic palm mute.

I do not like the effects, as often on modeling amps, you can feel the synthetic side, I'm just a little reverb.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several years, overall the sounds are below the Vypyr of Peavy, on the other hand is much more robust and are not lost in the settings.
The sound is generally quite cold but can make the case to begin or in some records (metal if you stay reasonable on the level of distortion).