Line 6 Duoverb 212 Combo

If you are this far you know the score on the in's and outs.
Power? 100%
Room to Bar to Hall to Gym....100 watts of POWER. PERIOD.
Ability to have NO stomps in front and TWEEK..TWEEK...TWEEK the SOUND YOU want...

Strat and Les Paul Custom
Blues and Rock and Roll..
Single coils give me fits on ANYTHING
Hummers...Ya gotta back off
Variety is limited to YOUR patience and hearing

The first one I got DIED about 2 weeks after I got it. Just went silent. MF was 100% HELPFUL and in 7 days I got the new one. So far, so good..
WE SHALL SEE...But it's discontinued, I could get another one, eh? Had it 4 months now, just getting SOME of what is lurking in there. It's like the notes...They are there somewhere on the fretboard,ain't they?

Never tried to, don't think I wanna go there. 1 year..

I don't wanna geek out here, but I must say this amp is all I could ask for, in what I do. I have too many friends who need stomps and such to get what I can get out of this. BITE...SUSTAIN...BOTTOM...RINGING IN YOUR HEAD HIGHS..
I LOVE the..........Why try? IT'S ALL GOOD...It's you and your head..TUNE IN.
I have a Pro-Reverb Blaceface...gonna keep it...even tho I don't play it out...gotta have a stomp or three.
I HAD...Too many too list, too many to try and walk along to what I hear in my head.
THIS PUPPY WALKS.

brand new DV from musicians friend. 16different amp models with the ability to play two at one time from the 2 sets of 8. these 2 can be played combined thru both speakers or one amp in one speaker and one amp in another. im sure there were line outs and ins and loops and such. but as with all my tube amps i run guitar>overdrive>distortion>chorus>delay>input of amp. thats how its gonna be. the input of the DV would make crazy crappy noises...if i ran ANY effects thru the input...

i guess thats a "feature"

i have a tricked out strat, various guilds and gibsons, and an ibanez artstar as120. ive also been playing for darn near 15yrs

they ALL sounded the same! THAT AINT RIGHT! in the process of changing the analog signal to digital(all ones and zeros...for the REAL TONE...yeah right!)and back to analog....a BIG chunk of signal is lost. tube amps reproduce the full signal...hell even solidstate is analog and reproduces exactly what you put into it. not so here.

here you ALMOST get what some M.B.A. thinks is good enough for you not to notice its digital!

now, im used to tube amps...if you are a beginning player, if you gig everynight(and play for rowdy drunks who have no ear for tone), if youve played longer than i, and cant hear anymore, or if you want the biggest cheapest 2x12 that you think will make you cool then get this.

otherwise...wiseup and go tube.

im sure there would be NO reliability issues with this amp. the cabinet was sturdy and could easily withstand jumping up and down(though i WOULDNT recommend it).

HOWEVER the packing job was shit. the amp arrived with two broken knobs due to a u.p.s. f*** up. but line6 doesnt put anything other than a plastic sheet(i guess so it doesnt arrive dusty, it sure as hell doesnt PROTECT anything) and some corner protectors(to keep it from sliding around inside the box) in the box with the amp.

i dont think it would break in the first five years of playing so it gets a 5

never dealt with them...however musicians friend took it back immediately. and listened to me gripe about the horrid sound.

horrible. bad sound and worse headaches. arrived damaged. dont listen to the joker below me who says digital is where its at...it isnt. yet.

i will look back into line6 when sampling rates increase dramatically. until then, TUBES BABY!

and im NOT jealous of all you line6 sufferers(er...users)

See below......you know theam if you are reading this anyhow.

Well, here's my take on this amp. I have been playing for 30 years this year.....and have owned literally over 40 tube amps over the years, specializing in a plethora of EL84 amps, ie: Vox, Budda, Top Hat, Matchless (Bad Cat too), even Peavey Classics, and others. I have also owned several vintage Fender pieces as well. So,.....I guess what I am saying is I am a bit of a tone-freak, to say the least. Bottom line, my tones have to inspire me in some way......if they don't, they are changed, and most often for me, that starts with an amp change. My main axe is a Telecaster, and I also have a Les Paul that I play now & then. When I first got the Duo, like several others here, I wasn't exactly blown away. Then again, afetr having owned a few modelers over the years, as well as a POD, I wasn't expecting to be freaked out by it at all. It simply was an attractive package, offering a great ease-of-use, at a VERY fair price ($499). I really think Line 6 was going after guys like me with this amp......guys who like vintage tones/play in more rootsy type situations, and want a straight forward, non-goofy looking amp. (Hence, it's demise. I guess the Downer-Rock, Rectifier guys just didn't get it huh?)
Anyway, after receiving the amp, I went for what I know best....AC30 & Matchless tones. The result: not bad, not great, but not bad. The feel was better than any digital amp I have ever touched, the tone was close, but when a/b'd with the real-deal, which I own......so, so at best. I gigged with the amp the second day I had it, at a good club, with a nice PA. Actually, on stage, it did much better than at the rehersal room. I was pleased. For the next several weeks, I let the amp sit, and relied on my trusty AC15, as usual. Upon re-visiting the Duo, I was left a bit frustrated, and began wondering if the purchase was a good idea after all. Then, I had what we could call a "revelation" of sorts. I realized that I was trying to get the amp to do EXACTLY what my dimed tube amps do (and I use an attenuator, so I can get the power sections to cave in), and that was kind of a silly approach. For instance.....one of my all-time fav amps is the Fender Deluxe Reverb. Now, I have owned this amp, and used it as my main at times. I never dimed that amp, because I am just not of the opinion that a dimed DR sounds all that great. To me, the drive is rather spitty, and prone to farting. I prefer a smoother, less toothy crunch, and a nice galssy top end, kinda Britt meets US type tones. The funny thing is, the Duo, much like the real amo, behaved exactly like a real Deluxe. Kinda cool, if you ask me. So, I asked myself, ....how did I run my deluxe? Answer: just loud enough to get some ooomph, then hit it with a nice driver, and used my volume knob to vary the drive. So, out came my Keeley-modded TS-9, into the Duo, and then I set the Deluxe just about how I would set the real-deal. WHAMMO! TONE. Greasy, snappy, growly tones, with that nice glassy thing a good driver can throw on top.....sounded pretty much dead on to my old rig, and at very listenable volumes too. Now, we were getting somewhere. I then dialed a cranked Matchless DC-30 tone as my lead-boost, and it sounded awesome. Totally organic. The bottom line is, don't buy this amp, plug in, and expect it be a Flextone, or Vetta, or POD. It aint. You have to literally use it as if it is the real amp, because the one thing it absloutely does, is BEHAVE just like the real amp. That little extra generic drive that the POD can create is not there. The amp behaves like the tube amps it emulates, will not get "filthy" unless the amp it is modeling gets filthy, and will sag and compress just like the real-deal. No bullshit. This amp requires time, a realistic outlook/expectation on tone, and some experience with "real-world", giggable, tones that work in a mix. It's like the sauce...."it's in there", you just have to mess with it. The amp blend thing works as w

Not sure. They seem to stand behind the products. The amp is well put together for whatever that's worth. weighs a damned ton too! Bummer.

I have to say, it's a good amp. Period. I am as fussy as hell, and find fault with ANY amp, but warts and all.......it is pretty darn cool, and can sound like several of the amps it cops, heck even a tad better than a few (relative espescially to volume), and I've owned em!!

See below......you know theam if you are reading this anyhow.

Well, here's my take on this amp. I have been playing for 30 years this year.....and have owned literally over 40 tube amps over the years, specializing in a plethora of EL84 amps, ie: Vox, Budda, Top Hat, Matchless (Bad Cat too), even Peavey Classics, and others. I have also owned several vintage Fender pieces as well. So,.....I guess what I am saying is I am a bit of a tone-freak, to say the least. Bottom line, my tones have to inspire me in some way......if they don't, they are changed, and most often for me, that starts with an amp change. My main axe is a Telecaster, and I also have a Les Paul that I play now & then. When I first got the Duo, like several others here, I wasn't exactly blown away. Then again, afetr having owned a few modelers over the years, as well as a POD, I wasn't expecting to be freaked out by it at all. It simply was an attractive package, offering a great ease-of-use, at a VERY fair price ($499). I really think Line 6 was going after guys like me with this amp......guys who like vintage tones/play in more rootsy type situations, and want a straight forward, non-goofy looking amp. (Hence, it's demise. I guess the Downer-Rock, Rectifier guys just didn't get it huh?)
Anyway, after receiving the amp, I went for what I know best....AC30 & Matchless tones. The result: not bad, not great, but not bad. The feel was better than any digital amp I have ever touched, the tone was close, but when a/b'd with the real-deal, which I own......so, so at best. I gigged with the amp the second day I had it, at a good club, with a nice PA. Actually, on stage, it did much better than at the rehersal room. I was pleased. For the next several weeks, I let the amp sit, and relied on my trusty AC15, as usual. Upon re-visiting the Duo, I was left a bit frustrated, and began wondering if the purchase was a good idea after all. Then, I had what we could call a "revelation" of sorts. I realized that I was trying to get the amp to do EXACTLY what my dimed tube amps do (and I use an attenuator, so I can get the power sections to cave in), and that was kind of a silly approach. For instance.....one of my all-time fav amps is the Fender Deluxe Reverb. Now, I have owned this amp, and used it as my main at times. I never dimed that amp, because I am just not of the opinion that a dimed DR sounds all that great. To me, the drive is rather spitty, and prone to farting. I prefer a smoother, less toothy crunch, and a nice galssy top end, kinda Britt meets US type tones. The funny thing is, the Duo, much like the real amo, behaved exactly like a real Deluxe. Kinda cool, if you ask me. So, I asked myself, ....how did I run my deluxe? Answer: just loud enough to get some ooomph, then hit it with a nice driver, and used my volume knob to vary the drive. So, out came my Keeley-modded TS-9, into the Duo, and then I set the Deluxe just about how I would set the real-deal. WHAMMO! TONE. Greasy, snappy, growly tones, with that nice glassy thing a good driver can throw on top.....sounded pretty much dead on to my old rig, and at very listenable volumes too. Now, we were getting somewhere. I then dialed a cranked Matchless DC-30 tone as my lead-boost, and it sounded awesome. Totally organic. The bottom line is, don't buy this amp, plug in, and expect it be a Flextone, or Vetta, or POD. It aint. You have to literally use it as if it is the real amp, because the one thing it absloutely does, is BEHAVE just like the real amp. That little extra generic drive that the POD can create is not there. The amp behaves like the tube amps it emulates, will not get "filthy" unless the amp it is modeling gets filthy, and will sag and compress just like the real-deal. No bullshit. This amp requires time, a realistic outlook/expectation on tone, and some experience with "real-world", giggable, tones that work in a mix. It's like the sauce...."it's in there", you just have to mess with it. The amp blend thing works as w

Not sure. They seem to stand behind the products. The amp is well put together for whatever that's worth. weighs a damned ton too! Bummer.

I have to say, it's a good amp. Period. I am as fussy as hell, and find fault with ANY amp, but warts and all.......it is pretty darn cool, and can sound like several of the amps it cops, heck even a tad better than a few (relative espescially to volume), and I've owned em!!

This is an update to my earlier post?and it is also in response to the reviewer who identified himself as ?Rather Not? and who rated everything about the DuoVerb a ?1??

Also, I?d like to voice my disappointment in Harmony Central for allowing such reviews to get posted without further verification. I understand that most will see right through a review like this, but it is annoying to stumble upon when you are looking for other reviewers thoughts about a product you own. To make things worse, the reviewer in this particular case actually carefully prepared his review and it is evident that much thought went into it, even if his only motivation was to criticize the amp to no end. Furthermore, he really doesn?t say anything that would help someone who is looking into the amp make an informed decision about the product in question.

Please hang with me, I`d like to elaborate on this a little more:

To begin with, I don?t think I?ve ever read such a ?poorly rated? review of gear before. You?d think that with ratings this low, the amp must NOT have much to offer at all. Yet, I know this to be false and misleading the readers as the DuoVerb has so much to offer and to cheer about!

?Rather Not? obviously hates this amp, though his review was NOT very specific about the things he hated about the amp, nor was he very specific about the settings that sounded harsh to him? He obviously knew nothing about the great features of the amp, as he says nothing about them. The lack of specifics was for me the most obvious indication that there was not much substance or merit to his review. All of his comments made me wonder about the authenticity of the review itself. Actually, it all makes me question the credibility of the reviewer! When you consider the fact that he left his e-mail address which coincidentally reveals more about his review than anything else he?s stated therein:

NO_SPAM!thanks-anyway@line6sux.com

Now, I have certain difficulties with some of ?Rather Not?s? comments and I would like to set the record straight.

First of all, ?On the first day all was right but on the third day?it sounded digital and harsh?? What happened between day one and day three I wonder? Usually, the more a musician toys with an amp, not only will he find some of the amp?s shortcomings, but he will also discover all the interesting features, the sounds and tones a musician can work with, and NOT the contrary. I guess that is one of the reasons why I find his statement so ludicrous to begin with! He doesn?t have anything to say about the DV?s Two Amp in One capability. Maybe it was an oversight on his part?

On another point, he ?thought this amp was going to be the easiest way to High Gain Distortion and Tweed Warmth all in one?? All of this after having played one in a music store. Some music stores actually have guitar techs who properly set the amps up for display. So, when you take one home, you can?t expect the exact same settings you had from the music store, unless of course you were using factory presets which should actually sound the same from one DV to another. But ?Rather Not? must have known this? Besides writing a review of the amp, ?Rather Not? also sounded like he has years of experience under his belt, and maybe that?s just what he wants us to think? Hum...

Anyway, I must admit that selecting one amp type all by itself is limiting the DuoVerb and not taking full advantage of its capabilities in SOUND and TONE. I still can?t believe that ?Rather Not? didn?t have a clue about the Two Amps in One capability of the DuoVerb! I will agree with anyone who states that selecting only one channel mode of operation on the DV, that there are many modeling amps out there that can easily compete with the DV and its limiting single mode of operation. But, using both Amp Types at once and BLENDING or SPLITTING them up is really what the DV is all about. Now we`re talking SOUNDS and TONE on a whole new level here. There?s really nothing like it on the market right now. I don?t know of any better modeling AMP that even comes close to the DuoVerb in SOUNDS and TONE when one activates both AMPS at Once, not the Cyber-Deluxe or Cyber-Twin, not the ZenTera, not the Valvetronix, not even the Vetta?none of them even come close to the DuoVerb.

One other thing, ?Rather Not,? whenever comparing amps, you should always compare apples with apples?comparing a modeling amp to a tube amp is like comparing apples with oranges?it doesn?t make any sense and it?s just plain stupid!

Then comes the really absurd ?every amp has the same base sound? comment? And we are only in the third paragraph of his review and everything just gets totally absurd after that. I?m not even sure anymore that ?Rather Not? actually experimented with all 16 different amp types and that he SPLIT or BLENDED any of them? What an idiot for not opening up the users manual!

?Same base sound? between Vox AC30 or the AC15, the Blackface, the Marshall, Soldano and Rectified sounds? He must have been smoking crack or something not to notice the sonic differences between all of these. Maybe his review was meant as a joke and I just missed the punch line? I mean, BLEND AC30 and AC15 together and compare that sound to the BLENDED sound of the Blackface and Blackface 212. There is simply no way that anybody can mistake both of these as the ?same base sound.? Was he being serious about anything he said. Then again, maybe he and his wife are both TONE def. And maybe he was just making all of this up, I mean, there is no other explanation. I own the DV and can?t confirm anything he said about this modeling amp. No matter how hard I try, I can?t find one harsh sounding amp type! It can?t be done I tell you. If it does exist, will someone please tell me what the precise setting is exactly? Please, anybody, enlighten me!

Then ?Rather Not? goes into this mumbo jumbo talk about frequencies which in my view, is just like the rest of his review, he simply doesn?t have the slightest id

I also have to agree with ?Rather Not? that if you?re looking for good old fashion tube amp tone, then you should shop for a tube amp. The Traynor Custom Valve YCV20WR is a great sounding inexpensive two channel little tube amp. Of course there are countless other models to choose from. But if you are looking for more variety, for a modeling amp with excellent sounds and tone, more diverse than most tube amps, with excellent professional features to boot, then the DV may just be your hot ticket?unfortunately for you, you can?t find them anymore. They?re sold-out everywhere!

On another note, I?d like to think that ?Rather Not? also has trouble finding good tone out of that second-hand Bassman he?s so fond of. Further, he?s going to have to add a few pedals to get that High Gain Distortion sound he?s looking for, or spend more money on another High Gain Tube Amp and how much will all of this end up costing him anyway? Duh?I think that brand new $500 DuoVerb was a damn good investment and excellent alternative option!

So what was his motivation? Why would anyone spend what must have been hours working on a review of a product he knows so little about? Perhaps it was jealousy? Yes, jealousy, that?s it! He?s pissed at the fact that another company designed and manufactured an amp that cost half or three times less than the one he owns and that it sounds so much better than his. He?s jealous folks, there is no other explanation?

hey guys, after reading all of these reviews and even playing one at a local store i decided to buy a DV. i was NOT impressed. i bought from "the friend" and also got the 4ch controller.

the first day, all was right with the world. but the third day...see i didnt WANT to hear the amp anymore. it sounded digital, and harsh. ive been playing guitar for years and thought tube amps were too one deminsional. yeah they got great tone, but theres only one or two per amp. so i found this and thought this would be the easiest way to high gain distortion and tweed warmth all in one. it wasnt. every amp has the same "base sound"

IF YOU WANT TO STILL LIKE YOUR AMP QUIT READING! IF YOURE THINKING OF BUYING ONE KEEP GOING!

if you listen to the amp you can change guitars or change amp models and you hear the same cardboard tone coming thru. my wife is freaking tone def and when i pointed it out to her she knew EXACTLY what i was talking about. its a pulsing in the tone at about 100hz most noticable with gain turned up. its a sharp sawtooth wave that sounds like wet ripping cardboard(i know its a cliche...BUT ITS TRUE AND MY WIFE EVEN HEARD IT)

to be fair the cleans on this amp are pretty good. pretty good. and only for short periods till your ears get fatigued and you get a headache. the distortions are usable at best and varied. but they ALL have the ripping undertone of ass.


i test drove one with the oldskool line6 logo. the one i ordered was the new logo. the box it came in was manu. in cali so i believe the amp to be us made.

but ive heard rumors they chopped a huge chunk off costs in production by making them in the orient. and that these new ones dont sound good.

i dont know what. but the one in the store was good enough to buy. but mine sounded like frizzed cat shit.


i think the problem is that the standard sampling rate is 44.1k. we can hear to 20k. so designers said we cant hear switching above 20k so lets double it and add some and well be fine. the problem is that we CAN hear if the waveform isnt being reproduced exactly.....which it CANT be by sampling at 44k. you just CANT get the same fullness of 2 tubes carrying the full wave from cycle to cycle...instead what you get is a randomly spaced notes pretty close to what you wanted in the first place.....PRETTY CLOSE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WHEN COMPARED TO TUBES! sony and others are working on chips to get sampling freq up to 2.5meg were at 44.1k. once that happens i might look BACK into digital...but until then

now, the amp wasnt broken. im SURE thats what its supposed to sound like.

it just sounds shitty. and it gives you a headache. and puts you in a bad mood.

i talked to musicians friend and they listened to my problems then paid for return shipping.

i bought a reissue bassman off ebay for less than the amp and fb4 cost. and it has TONE TONE TONE. theres a fender tweed 410 patch on the DV and the REAL DEAL is the real deal.



PLEASE dont buy this, if youre looking for great tone. if you truly are a gigging musician this may just be the hot ticket....but just dont go lookin for TUBE TONE here.

i returned it.

then bought fender on ebay.

been happy ever since.

Im adding a second opinion to my earlier comments

Because I recently got the Shortboard controller for the DuoVerb

And its added so much versatilty and control its astounding

Ive played many a channel switching amp and its always been a bit of a red herring

But the possibilities Ive found for practical and creative use of the amp in conjunction with the floorboard are just excellent

Simple stuff that works really well....like the FX loop on/off...simple idea but works great

Four sounds available with one button push and also the ability to select one or two amps at any time.....its like having a backline of 8 different amps all available from a single floorboard

The way I use this is by setting up four similar Fender Twin/Fender Deluxe/Fender Small Tweed combinations each with different levels of drive and subtle changes in EQ. Its surpriing how much diffence this can make to your set of songs with careful selection. An amp for every mood so to speak all at the tip of your pedal toe. Cutting back the sound down to one amp is also a nice effect, making the moment you double up again all the more dynamic.

None of that is really practical without the shortboard controller and its an essential part of getting the best out of this amp.

So for features including the shortboard its top marks.

Everyone who hears this amp is impressed. The Fender, Vox and the wierd little Gibson amp based sounds are outstanding. In no way do they sound digital or processed unless you go stupid with EQ and presence (like everything to 10....grow up!). This amp sounds better than my Vox AC30. Scary but true. And the AC30 is awesome btw.

The Marshall/Rock sounds are good if you like that type of thing and certainly sound better than the modern Marshall combos on offer that sound like tinny fizzy shit. Therer a couple of AC/DC style presets that despite being not my bag, are tres impressive. Im not sure if Hi Gain guitarists would benefit from the Duo though. Im not qualified to judge that.

And simply because theres been some marks from people who have down-rated this amp because they havent bothered to learn how to work it, I gonna bang in another 10 to compensate for their lack of brain cells.

If you really cant understand how to program the sounds in this simple amp, then you should stick to banging rocks together and chewing bark. Ug.

Had it for nearly a year now and its done loads of gigs and 8 to 10 hours of solid rehearsals a week. Not a mark on it and not a blemish on the tones it makes. Unlike my Vox....which shows the wear and tear and deterioates rapidly in between valve change outs.

Ive heard theya re a bit crap. Fortunately I havent needed them so far.

I cant see me letting this amp go for a long time or untill a new amp comes along thats even better. So yes, if it went missing id buy another one.

Offers 16 classic amp models and you can mix two amps at once out of one or both speakers, big cabinet that resonates like a marshall half stack, reverb, direct outs, speaker outs, closed or open cabinet switch, very clean & simple design, just the way I like it.

I play classic rock with a 70 ElecTra SG copy and a G&L legacy and the clean and slightly overdriven sounds are perfect for my style of music, I use analogman ts-9 silver mod in front of it & with the fender twin model & i'm in SRV heaven! the mesa & soldana are great for high gain sounds, but some of my favs are the Fenders, vox's, Budda, Gibson, etc. many posters here say the marshall models are not good, but I think w/ tweaking they sound great, turn down the presents and mid & bass all the way and raise the treble, the plexie, JTM & JCM 800 sound just the way they are suppose too! Believe me! I know, I've been at it for, um uh! 40 years,my how time flys, Anyway! I usually only use one amp at a time and this thing sounds just as good as any tube amp I've ever played and i've owned a lot! I play in a power trio nd this thing cuts through like a stack of marshalls, the drummer can not believe how great this amp sounds and he plays in several bands and for about as long as I have. On! and the reverbs are lush and realistic, if you run into any shrill trebely sounds simply play with the presents control & tweek to get the sound just right.

Seems to be reliable but I get a loud click when I turn off the power

back to te loud click when I shut off the amp, when I told Line 6 about the problem they told me to unplug the guitar input when I shut down, this has helped but is total bullshit because I have two other friends who have a Duoverb and they do not have this problem, so sorry LINE 6 SERVICE, for not addressing my problem you get a big fat 0

I've been playing for 40 years and have owned just about every guitar amp 7 effect out there, solid stae and tube,
I went from a Duoverb to a Vetta and back to the Duoverb, the duoverb just sounds WAY BETTER than the Vetta, and the effects in the Vetta really kind of suck, I now use stompboxes like Voodoo labs and fulltone. Sorry Line 6, the Duoverb simply BLOWS the Vetta away in the tone department, vetta does not even come close to the sound of a tube amp AS THE DUOVERB does! BIG, FAT & WARM, I would buy another in a hear beat if it were lost or stolen, where else you gonna get 16 classic amps in one box that sound this accurate! I compared this to a marshall jcm 800 & jcm 900, a Fender pro reverb, a Gibson Goldtone, mesa Boogie J60 & the Vetta, and the Duoveb blows them all away! I wish they would throw in the floorboard so you have access to the 36 presets, I love it the way it is though, Get the duoverb if you can find one! it's the baddest tone motha bang for the buck out there, take it from me, I know!

This amp has very nice and simple features very user friendly. Having the direct xlr outs is a big plus on an amp combo for direct recording. The sound staight through the amp is pretty close or dead on with the direct-out sound which surprised me. I have owned an AX212 previous to this amp and always disliked the direct out sound even with speaker emulation turned off. It is a nice feature having the different amp tones for different styles of music. Plenty of power with this amp. Enough features to keep this amp interesting!

I have to agree with the previous reviewer about working with the sounds that this amp has to offer. When I first received this amp I almost sent it back the tone and sound didn't do anything for me at all. This amp does require some time and tweeking to appreciate what this amp is capable of. I did hang a heavy cloth over the back of the amp to cut down on some of the high treble sound that this amp generates and to stop some of the out of phase sound coming off of any walls that it may be set in front of. I had the amp for about a month now and am very impressed with the sound quality I'm glad that I gave it a chance and didn't return it really glad!

As mentioned above I owned the AX212 previously and had no problems at all with it so I'm not expecting to have any with this Duoverb!
Knock on wood anything can happen man made.

N/A Never have needed to contact them.

I'll have to give this amp an excellent rating do to the fact I don't have the urge to purchase another amp. As with many things in life not many products do everything or are perfect for all applications but for now this is the closest amp to what I was looking for and the price well do I need to say more. I would recommend this to players that want to cover alot of different types of music because you'll probably be able to find a sound close enough to work. I do recommend patients when you first get your hands on this amp to settle into the sound your looking for. I didn't purchase with floorboard so I have really no comments about the presets. I do use the POD v2.0 with this amp for the effects that it has to offer. Probably the only negative is the absence of delay and chorus for my interests in music. This amp has tons of volume and about 4 different amp sounds that really work for me. Would I purchase another Duoverb? In a heart beat!

100 watt, two channel stereo modeling combo amp. Mind-blowing tone, 16 amp models to choose from with Blend-or-Split dual amp capabilities, 4 memory presets and 36 with the FBV shortboard footcontroller (equipped with chromatic tuner), Midi In/Out, Dual XLR direct outputs, choice of open or closed cabinet modeling, exterior speaker cab outputs, 4 or 8 ohm operation selector switch, stereo effects loop, headphone jack, luscious Spring Reverb. No delay, No chorus, No extra digital effects. If you want all the bells and whistles you could always opt for the Vetta...

The DuoVerb excels as a versatile practice amp, as an excellent recording tool, perfect for band rehearsals and makes a great gigging amp. It is a terrific all-purpose amp!

So what does the DuoVerb actually sound like? If your really worried about authenticity, then spend more money and get the real ?deal.? Yes, it is going to cost you a little fortune just to get several of the models here let alone all of them. Considering the fact that most of those original amps often varied wildly in tone from one example to the next, the DuoVerb is actually starting to sound like an awfully good option.

The DuoVerb covers a wide range of vintage and modern sounds. I recommend all new owners start with all the factory presets (36 with the shortboard) to get an overall feel for the amp. If you choose to go manually, do consult the owner?s handbook which gives important details about the original amps they modeled and how all the EQ tone controls are set-up and/or re-configured from one amp type to the next. This is very important! For instance, how can you expect to find that true classic Tweed sound when everything is set for the Tweed 410 amp type, and you didn?t know that the Mid control knob on the original was actually used as a second treble? And wouldn?t it have been important for you to know that the Fender Tweed Baseman was not equipped with a master volume knob, and that you really had to crank it up to get that great tone? With the DuoVerb, to achieve the same sound you have to crank up the GAIN knob to get that great tone! If you do your homework here, you will be richly rewarded with some awesome tone and sounds.

The DuoVerb allows you to mix and blend some amp models together for some truly outstanding sounds! Not all of them work well together of course, but if you start with the 36 factory presets like I suggested, use the FBV shortboard footcontroler, you will quickly find some very interesting sounds to work with. Most of the factory presets that already blend some amp models together are excellent...and if you are not completely satisfied with those you can make some EQ adjustments and other changes and you can save your new patch at the very same spot! You can later edit them by saving them in those preset spots you can do without...and then place them in any order you like...the footcontroller allows you to select four seperate chanels before having to change banks. My daughter uses 12 presets for stage use, 12 for bedroom practice and 6 for recording.

Hopefully, nobody toyed with the factory presets, but if they did, resetting the amp to its original factory set-up is easy. Before powering up, hold both the A and D memory presets while turning on the amp. Voila, everything in the FBV memory is set back to the original factory presets.

Built solidly, but it's only been two months...

Have not needed to deal with them yet...

For clarification purposes, whenever using a memory preset, all control settings for that preset are recalled instantly and the front panel control knobs are over-ridden. To over-ride any recalled control setting, simply turn a knob and you have effectively over-ridden that controls preset and can modify the original memory preset accordingly. After toying with that sound you can return to the original sound simply by taping the same memory bank again or if you prefer you can save your new sound by pressing the same button for 3 seconds. The DuoVerb gets a 10 for EASE OF USE!

The DuoVerb?s amp models include: a variety of Fenders and Marshalls, Rolland JC120 Jazz Chorus, Vox AC-30 and AC-15, Matchless DC-30, Budda Twinmaster, Hiwatt Custom 100, Soldano SLO 100, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head.

I thought my daughter made such a wonderful buy that I got one for myself! :)