Line 6 Modelling Guitar Amp Heads

Bought the Head and Cab for $800 at Guitar Center. Played the combo and it was alright but I wanted the bottom end you get from a 4 12 cab and this bad boy does the trick. Played every almost every amp in guitar center. For the price this bastard rocks. While jamming in the store some want to be rock star was playing a Mesa rectifier. I set the spider to sound just as good if not better than the mesa over priced monster. The power from the spider II HD is incredible as so is its tone. I have a fender scorpion, Iceman 400, a strat and my old 1985 washburn g-10. Every guitar had a different but fantastik sound through this amp. use the twang and blues settings for your single coil strat, AMAZING. The effects are great but take some geeting used to. Reverb is out of this world. Do yourself a favor, and play one of these amps today. I don't like the floor board costing over $200 for this great amp, so I purchased the cheapo to change channels for 80 bucks. Built rugged and seenms pretty sturdy so far. This amp is great for the price. compare it to the big boys, marshall, mesa, ect... Don't waste your money on that expensive rockstar crap. Try a spider II This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

This is regarding the Vetta HD - 200 Watts Stereo (very conservatively rated) Full power into 4, 8, or 16 ohms 40 lbs. (18kg) 29"W x 10"H x 9"D (74cm x 25cm x 23cm) Wet/Dry Cabinet Support Direct XLR outputs Programmable stereo effects loop Flash upgradable software 80 or so amp models Hundreds of effects UTILIZATION This amp is soooooooo deep, it's not even funny. It can be made to sound like nearly any guitar-type sound one can think of. Long effects chains with 4 different delays, or quirky synthesizery 70s music, or just good ol' hard rock solos - this amp can do it all. The manual is very clear at explaining all the functionality of the amp, and while the amp is very easy to figure out (not a terribly steep learning curve), I'd still recommend downloading the manual from Line 6's website if you don't get one with your purchase. If you don't have a Floorboard pedal for the amp, this is a requirement for full enjoyment of the Vetta. There are so many fun things to do with this amp! SOUNDS This excels in both quantity and quality. There are 80 amp models to be used, and all of them are great sounding for the style. Metal tones sound great for metal, jazz for jazz, etc. There's not a stinker in the whole bunch. The effects are out of this world as well! I liked to make long delay chains and create ambient textures ala Robert Fripp. OVERALL OPINION This amp is great, especially for the price they can be acquired for now. It weighs a lot for what it is, and some of them have strange durability issues - a friend of mine had a Vetta that would randomly change volume a bit during use, but mine never did that. Cosmetically, this thing looks very stupid - I did some cosmetic mods so it wouldn't look so cartoony and cheesy. But it still is neat to look over and see all the lights blinking as if one was controlling a spaceship! Overall, this is a good buy, but test thoroughly before purchase to ensure not getting a stinker with volume issues.

This valvestate head is pretty great. It has 300 watts handling power. The head has 4, 8, and 16 ohm output options, left and right. It has several amp models to choose from, but the signature line 6 effects sound the best to me. It has xlr outs on the back which include a D.I. out which makes Live sound much more tolerable. UTILIZATION It is a pretty simple set up, really. All you have to do is tune to the desired setting. Line 6 sounds amazing to deaf people. Of course, I would really like to have a footswitch with it. Im not sure if they typically come with them or not, but I woudl really make this amp perform better. This head is for anyone who is ready for big sound and good quality. SOUNDS There are so many amp modeling choices, it can fit any style of music. I have played several guitars on it: a dime v, a roland fender strat, a cyclone, etc. Each have their own sound of course, but the effects are always the same, pristine. I like to run my MusicMan S.U.B. through it as well. My favorite sounds are the chorus effects and I really appreciate the fact that it combines effects like delay chorus and gain chorus. OVERALL OPINION I've had this head for about 3 years and I still havent figured out everything it's capable of. This is mostly because I find something I like and just play for hours on end. I tried a few other brands before this one, I looked at the behrenger v-ampire which had similar effects but the the line 6 was much clearer and it had more effects. It has user presets just the same as the v-ampire. I love that the tap sensor on the head is automated and it dials in your tempo as you play. I think it was well worth the price, and it makes me want to buy a Line 6 guitar because it would probably be the best match for the head. I will report on that when I find out.