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Topic: LINE-6 Spider II / FLEXTONE Amps
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KENNY KRUPNICK
Member From: Grove City,Ohio
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posted 18 March 2006 05:55 PM
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Has anyone tried these amps,and what's your experience with them? |
KENNY KRUPNICK
Member From: Grove City,Ohio
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posted 27 March 2006 11:21 AM
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I'm refering to using these amps with lead guitar.  |
Marlin Smoot
Member From: Atlanta,Georgia, USA
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posted 27 March 2006 12:11 PM
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I have a Line 6 Spyder amp with 75 watts and 1x12 speaker. I am a tube amp guy when it comes to guitar but I keep the Line 6 in the event one of my amps craps out (it has not happened yet) and sometimes, I'll run the Line 6 together with my Mesa Boogie Mark 3 with the delay pedal to get a fatter sound.I really love the way this amp performs and it sounds very good for what it is. I also like to use this amp in practice so I can save my tubes for the gig. I would have no problem using this amp in a gig by itself. However, I only use the "clean" channel, although it has many options from clean to very distorted and effects from reverb to echo and chours to flange. I have played my steel through it too in a smaller venue and also at practice because its very light and pack a good sound. A very nice amp for gigs, practice and as a backup. Would I want to give up my tube amps for it or my steel amps...no. I got mine used in excellent condition for $200. This one sells new for $299 and list is much higher. I didn't go looking for a Line 6, but it came up for sale and at the time seemed like a good idea to purchase. It has been a great investment for me. |
Scott Appleton
Member From: Half Moon Bay, California, USA
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posted 27 March 2006 08:23 PM
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not bad at all but .. not specificly good if you are a
"Tele" player. I Love the Vox Valvetronic 30 Watt
model for just great twang. It has a 10" speaker.
The model with 6o Watts and a 12 is more like a
true vox .. a bit more throaty. Just depends on
what sound your looking for. I use the flextone 3
with a 12 and a extention speaker for large outdoor
type gigs and that little vox for regular clubs but i
am a staight up " tele" twanger. ------------------
Mullen S12 Almost Mooney
71 Tele, Regal 45
Sho Bud S10 NP
Line 6 Flextone 3 + JBL D130, Acoustic 165 100 W all tube EV 12, Nash 112, digitech 2101 FX |
Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 28 March 2006 03:48 AM
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I was in a Guitar Center recently trying out guitar amps, as I want one for my Tele. I tried two different Line 6 amps and neither one impressed me. I also tried some Fender's, a Crate and a couple Marshall's. The Marshall's were the only ones that I really liked (the clean channel). |
Marlin Smoot
Member From: Atlanta,Georgia, USA
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posted 28 March 2006 07:02 AM
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I've tried the Vox amp Scott talked about in his post as a friend of mine has one and it really sounded good at practice and in a live (mic'd) venue. Smartly priced too at around $170. His had the 12 inch speaker.
It really cut through. This is all subjective anyway. I think the Vox and Marshalls are voiced for guitar where I thought the Line 6 could cover a little more ground in guitar selection meaning 6 string and pedal steel if needed to. |
Michael Haselman
Member From: St. Paul Park, Minnesota, USA
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posted 28 March 2006 04:51 PM
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I've been using a Flextone HD for almost 6 years for gigging and I like it fine. Not being a complete tone nazi, I can dial in some fairly good tones, mostly using the Deluxe Reverb model. I use a Tele with Barden pickups, and with the Bardens I think it would sound good through a car AM radio. The best thing for me is I have a channel devoted to fiddle, so I just stomp on the floorboard to get my fiddle channel. I would recommend them highly. Sound techs like them a lot too because you can get good sounds at low volumes.------------------
Marrs D-10, Webb 6-14E |
Scott Appleton
Member From: Half Moon Bay, California, USA
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posted 28 March 2006 06:26 PM
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Thats It that is why I own the flextone 3
I can use it with the steel and my tele
and get a passable tone from both instruments.
If I go to a small venue I just take the vox
for Tele and the NV 112 for steel. great
For larger gigs I like bigger stuff so I just
mix and match with the 100w all tube head and
a JBL d130 and the EV 12. The more diverse
styles of sound i am required to reproduce the
more types of amps I tote along.------------------
Mullen S12 Almost Mooney
71 Tele, Regal 45
Sho Bud S10 NP
Line 6 Flextone 3 + JBL D130, Acoustic 165 100 W all tube EV 12, Nash 112, digitech 2101 FX |
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