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Published on 12/25/02 at 15:00I purchased the unit at Guitar Center after reading a variety of reviews and magazine articles. I paid $169.99. I am an intermeidate/hobby guitarist, my son is a drummer, so I thought I would practice a bit and get the chops back.
The amp models are amazing and I like seeing the panels and the dials. I don't have the greatest electric guitar,but this thing makes it sound great. My buddy who was in a rock band for 10 years came over and tried it out. He could not believe the sound. He said he had owned most of the amps that were modeled and they sounded great. I played the thing for 3 hours just messing with the amp settings. I subscribed to the online service and I like the news, the online lessons, tones, tracks. I learned to play Tush by ZZ-Top in a couple of hours. Best guitar money I ever spent.
Some say it was hard to set-up, but my 7 year old figured it out - so it can't be that bad. It will not work with the old AMD K6 processor, but any newer machine will work. Occasionally locks-up the computer (but this is a bargain/bargain basement computer). A reboot cleans it up. It sounds best through headphones, sounds horrible through the PC speakers and we have not figured out how to hook it up to the PA/Amp with no feedback. I thing the Line 6 POD is the tool for that. You need to download the latest updates before installing to be sure it works with your computer.
A software CD and interface unit are provided. The unit is plastic, but weighted to stay put. There is one big volume dial on the interface unit. All other controls are managed by your mouse on your computer. All cords are provided to hook the unit up to your computer, although you will need a Y jack if you want to listen to it through your PC speakers, headphones and your guitar cord.
OK, I am not a professional musician. I doodle on the guitar. This thing is great for what I need. I spend an hour in the basement, I am jamming with ZZ-Top, SRV, Hendrix, Stray Cats at ear splitting volume on the headphones, while my wife and kids are sleaping. Perfect.
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The amp models are amazing and I like seeing the panels and the dials. I don't have the greatest electric guitar,but this thing makes it sound great. My buddy who was in a rock band for 10 years came over and tried it out. He could not believe the sound. He said he had owned most of the amps that were modeled and they sounded great. I played the thing for 3 hours just messing with the amp settings. I subscribed to the online service and I like the news, the online lessons, tones, tracks. I learned to play Tush by ZZ-Top in a couple of hours. Best guitar money I ever spent.
Some say it was hard to set-up, but my 7 year old figured it out - so it can't be that bad. It will not work with the old AMD K6 processor, but any newer machine will work. Occasionally locks-up the computer (but this is a bargain/bargain basement computer). A reboot cleans it up. It sounds best through headphones, sounds horrible through the PC speakers and we have not figured out how to hook it up to the PA/Amp with no feedback. I thing the Line 6 POD is the tool for that. You need to download the latest updates before installing to be sure it works with your computer.
A software CD and interface unit are provided. The unit is plastic, but weighted to stay put. There is one big volume dial on the interface unit. All other controls are managed by your mouse on your computer. All cords are provided to hook the unit up to your computer, although you will need a Y jack if you want to listen to it through your PC speakers, headphones and your guitar cord.
OK, I am not a professional musician. I doodle on the guitar. This thing is great for what I need. I spend an hour in the basement, I am jamming with ZZ-Top, SRV, Hendrix, Stray Cats at ear splitting volume on the headphones, while my wife and kids are sleaping. Perfect.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com