Line 6 Duoverb HD Head

Lots of amps to play around with, some models way better then others. 2 amps at once feature really neat, set up a JTM45 and a Plexi through 2 different cabinets and its like AC/DC haha.

So i read through the reviews quickly people have put bbe things in the loop....why? If you use the cab simulator in the amp its going to sound like a cabinet in a cabinet, set the switch to off, and it will sound like a real amp! WOW who would have thought.

1rst one broke within 2 weeks, got a second one second one under warranty, has lasted 4 years.

Never dealt with them.

Try it with cab switch to off and it will sound like a guitar amp, not a POD through a PA.

Purchased about a year ago. I find it to be very versitile for my needs as i play mostly covers these days. I use it with the FBV express pedal which allows me to use wah and volume expression as well as access the four availible presets. One cool feature is the channel blend which allows you to mix both channels for some really unique sounds. you can also spit the two channels into seperate cabs for some really wild stereo sounding applications.The amp is virtually limitless if you take the time to dial everything in but i must say...be patient, take your time and you will find a good sound.

I use a LP Standard with Bill Lawrence pickups and a LP studio with EMG 81/85 set. Both guitars sound great with this amp altough i prefer the standard to the studio more often thatn not. The big key to my sound is my speaker cab. I have it running through a vintage reissue marshall with celestion greenbacks. I can really get Zepplin, Hendrix, and other classic tones on the various amp models but i can also get some really great scorching metal tones from the soldano and rectifier models. We play everything from beatles to alice in chains so it has to be versital. I have had it hooked up to a carvin cab and a few others but the Marshall vitage cab sounds best. Last month i hooked a BBE Sonic Stomp pedal into the effects loop and WOW!! Even better that before! my setup looks like this:

guitar > boss tu-2 tuner > EH small clone > Ibanez Delay > Mxr Smart Gate > Amp. BBE Sonic stomp is through the fx loop.

Also have the FBV Expess that runs to the amp for channel swithing and Volume/Wah capabilities. Very happy with the sound but i'll give it a 9 because nothing is ever perfect.

no problems thus far. i used to own an older Flextone HD and it was built like a tank so i expect this to hold up as well.

never dealt with

Been playing about 22 years and i've been through about a dozen amps. Tube amps are great but not very versitile for my type of situation. If your playing multiple styles of music this is a great solution IMHO.

Many features including amp models, cabinet models via the foot controller, MIDI, etc. Two channels that are quiet between switching. Very loud if hooked up correctly (it is a stereo head, so it should ideally be hooked up on both L and R outputs). Try running out of the L and R outputs into either 2 cabs, or split a 4x12. Then select the cabinet feature (open back, closed back, etc.) to your cab.

I bought this amp only as a backup, but have come to find some great tones here. Many people give this amp terrible reviews. Sure, it's not a point to point all tube head, but with a little TLC, you can get some great sounds from it. I've found that the cleans and semi-distorted tones are the best features of this amp. The Soldano model sounds good with the gain set at "3" or below, but gets really muddy after that. I've gotten a really tight heavy sound out of this model which nobody could tell the difference between this or my Budda head especially when mic'd through a 4x12 cab. I've spent alot of time A/B-ing my heads to get a sound close to one another, and I've felt I've come as close as possible to my main amp. The amp also takes pedals VERY well, and it really surprised me how much clearer my Fulltone Fulldrive and MXR Phase 90 sounded through it. In the end, it will always have a slightly sterile sound to it because it has a solid state power amp.

It's my backup, and I've had it for four years with no problems at all.

Never had to deal with them, so I guess that's good.

I've been playing for over 20 years, and I play in a national touring hard rock band. We play over 250 shows a year, and our gear goes through hell and back. You name the amp (good one's), and I've played 'em: Bogner's (great), Mesa's (crap, except for the Mark series), Diezel's (cool, but I wasn't blown away for the price I paid), 1970's-80's Marshall's, you get the idea. I'm partial to the Budda Superdrive 80, and the Bogner Ecstasy. Those are the best amps I've ever played. The Duoverb does not compare to any of these amps, but beats anything in the low cost region (even some of the new expensive tube Marshall's). When setup properly, and mic'd properly, this amp works great for live shows. Even with road cases, your good amps take a beating on the road. It really sucks to have to replace a $3000 amp. Save them for the studio :). It's much less of a burn to lose $300, if the amp dies. Overall, like with anything, give it time and patience.

A lot of features . . . a lot of bullsh*t . . . the eternal laugh . . . this amp ( just like all the other line6??s ) is an insult to all great amps . . .

I could make 1000 sounds out of the amp . . . nothing sounds good . . . well . . it sounds good when is off !!
One thing i did like though , this amp can anticipate a phone call by creating robotic noises all around . . . and if u keep the call near by . . it goes on and on ( i think the amp is trying to communicate with the unknown ).

It??s reliable . . . it can stand 455 degrees for 4 hrs and keep u worm during winter time !!

that i can??t say . . . .

The thing is . . . it??s hard to beat the old good REAL amps . . . we all know that . . . but saying that this LINE6 amps sound like a marshall and boogie and soldano , fender , vox etc . . all in one it??s a complete joke !!! IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THOSE AMPS , AT ALL!!
Don??t buy them because of that . . .

this amp has been amply reviewed as far as features. its a very basic amp with quite a few "legendary" tones within. the number rating is just what it is, a rating. the design for this amp was met admirably. it was to give top amps a chance at getting in everyguy's hands. sadly, i dont think they hit the nail on the head with all the models. not that whats there isnt the cream of the crop. its just that they have been hoe-ing that row for a long, long time. there are other amps out there, and most just as stellar as the ones the company has already modeled to death. i would like to give line 6 kudos for making a lightweight amp. but i really wish they had made it international voltage capable. yes, i see the jumpers in the power supply for switching voltages, but there isnt enough information on the part itself, nor on the internet on how to jumper it for overseas voltages. this means i have to carry a heavy transformer in checked luggage for gigs that, had they put a switch on the back to change input voltages, i wouldnt have to hassle with at all. most amp companies make this omission, and its a damn shame for guys like me that actually gig all over the world with their stuff.

this is where i wanted to speak up. i have seen loads of reviews on here epousing the party line of "if it doesnt sound good, its your playing, your gear, or your ears.." i bought my amp partly based on the reviews on this board, so i feel i should contribute my 2 cents as i hope this will help someone else making a decision about this amp. i have owned several top of the line amps, and i would like to offer this analogy: imagine some guy that owns a ferrari. not just rents one for a weekend in vegas, but OWNS one. uses it for his daily driver, or races regularly. to the point where the steering wheel and controls become second nature. he KNOWS what the car is capable of. got me so far? OK, now picture that guy taking a look at one of those kit car ferraris that they built in the 80's on a fiero chassis. to someone that has never owned a real ferrari, it looks pretty close, its red, has the same look, etc. it might even have the right wheels on it. but to the ferrari guy, it is, and always will be, an imitation of the real thing. that physical knowledge and subconcious knowledge is what a lot of these guys on here are talking about when they say the sound is lacking, and sounds artificial. now. with that over, i would like to say that the fender models and reverb on this amp are quite good. most of the clean and "class A" models on this amp are pretty usable. if you play with a lot of effects, the amps lack of ?soul? might not be that noticable. yes, i tried the BBE sonic maximiser trick that most people suggest for this amp. i didnt think it contributed anything positive to the sound. this amps achilles heel is its distortion modeled amps (recto, marshalls, etc..) they always have been with line 6 equipment. for recording, and bedroom pracice this amp is a pretty good choice, but once you turn it up, instead of getting livelier, it just gets louder. line 6 has made huge headway in making their amps more 'real' sounding since the line 6 flextone I and II series, but, like 8 track tapes, its dated technology that doesnt age well. i'm afraid in a few years the duoverb will not have aged well as peoples ears evolve. remember what low bitrate mp3's used to sound like? what about now, compared to other audio codecs? bottom line: this amps sound quality is 'serviceable' but not inspiring, and certainly not tone heaven.

well, i wish i could report well on this amp, as i have a line 6 delay pedal that i use all the time, and rely on, my POD gets regular use as a practice amp. both have been stellar in the reliability department. this amp, however gets a big fat F for reliability. it was some studio guys closet classic that had very very little hours on it, and this amp developed a motherboard (motherboard! in an amp!) problem within 3 hours of playing at 'gig' volume through a 4x12. the amp is now broken and sitting in the corner of my house. i'm pretty sick of it, and had i not sunk a good chunk of change into buying it, i would be happy to leave it on the curb for the trash collectors or local homeless folks to re-purpose. the old motto was "if it has t*ts or tires, its gonna cause you problems". i think the new motto for this century is "if its got t*ts or a motherboard, its gonna give you problems". apologies in advance to the females in the audience. sadly, this was to be my gigging amp for a european tour, and with this kind of performance, there is no way i would trust it at a gig, much less a tour.

left messages with l6, and now, when i need this thing fixed, their website is down. 48 hours later, no call back. hey, i'm not eddie van halen, but it would be nice to get some love!

i've been playing a while (a long while), and i played this amp with the best gear i have, and it didnt cut the mark. but given the weight, power, and flexibility for gigging live, i sure wish it made the cut. they are very nicely designed amps. they nailed the vibe, and the kind of person that would buy it. their art and product design department are top notch, as far as im concerned, but their QA, and durability factor are pretty bad. inside this amp looks like a cheap digital clock. my first thoughts were "toy amp". the standoffs are nice, but the wiring, and PC board construction is clearly cheap-O consumer grade poop. i'm surprised that the wiring can take the amperage that they generate in the power amp section. they use a freakin hard drive cable to connect up the tone controls to the motherboard (theres that m-word again) i wish that if they were gonna componentise the guts like this, that i could swap out the parts as easilty as a dead PC. cos that would have helped loads in this reviewers opinion. in any case, its a shame that such a beautiful looking, and obviously well engineered piece of gear turned out so low rent. then again, i havent looked inside a marshall or other contemporary piece of gear in a long time, either.

Price Paid: US $300.00 used on ebay.

I bought this head used on ebay in mint condition,but judging by the condition, it appears to be a later model. I'm a home player (been playing for 25 years) and play mostly blues,rock,and metal.

Most are familiar with the features by now, but just to review, this amp provides 16 amp models with ability to blend two at once, reverb, master volume, and is 100 watts. I am playing it through a Behringer 4x12 Ultra 400 watt cabinet.


I have owned a Line 6 Flextone II Ranchero, and a Flextone HD and a POD 2.0. I really like Line 6 products.

I use a Tex-Mex Strat, a USA Hamer Special, and Washburn Dime Camo with EMG 81 & 85 through this amp, all 3 guitars sound awesome. The EMG's are insane through this amp! What I like about this amp is that the various amp models sound equally as good through either single coils or humbuckers. I can get a great clean tone out of this amp (the Fender Blackface model is great with the Strat), or a nice crunch, and even a heavy distortion, the Rectifier model is great!


Most of the amp sounds are really good from this amp, and it's hard to get a "bad" tone from this head. If you cn't get a good sound out of this amp you need to dial a few knobs. It's easy and requires little effort. Maybe the folks that can't get a good sound out of this head need to try a different cabinet.


This amp gets TONs of headroom. It sounds good at low volume levels but comes alive when cranked.

I chose to sell my Mesa/Boogie combo after buying this head.
This is a great amp.I have owned lots of equipment to compare it to and this thing is awesome!

I've owned several Line 6 products and never had a problem with any of them. I figure that this amp will be reliable as the other products I own or owned. I don't gig out but one of my friends does and he swears by this head.

Havn't had to deal with them.

This is one excellent amp. I've been playing for 25 years now and have owned numerous amps, and the modeling amps seem to be the way to go for us folks who want a tube sound, but simply can't crank a tube amp at home. Plus, I really can't see springing over $1000 for a Marshall JCM 900 (which I have owned and it sucked), or even a Mesa/Boogie. This amp seems to be right up there in terms of quality with the other products.


If you can't get a good sound out of this amp, chances are it has nothing to do with the amp...it's either your other equipment or you ears!!!

I bought this head used on ebay in mint condition, so I'm not sure of the year, but judging by the condition, it appears to be a later model. I'm a home player (been playing for 36 years) and play mostly blues and rock, and the versatility of this amp seems to suit me fine.

Most are familiar with the features by now, but just to review, this amp provides 16 amp models with ability to blend two at once, reverb, master volume, and is 100 watts. I am playing it through a Line 6 Vetta 212 cabinet.

Having owned a previous Line 6 Flextone III, I do wish this amp had some of the models featured on the Flextone, as well as effects. However, given what this amp offers at a reasonable price used, I can't complain.

I use either American Series strats or a Dillion DR1500QT through this amp, and both guitars sound remarkably good. What I like about this amp is that the various amp models sound equally as good through either single coils or humbuckers. I can get a great clean tone out of this amp (the twin reverb model is excellent), or a nice crunch, and even a heavy distortion (the Soldano model is great!).

Most of the amp sounds are really good from this amp, and it's hard to get a "bad" tone from this. I don't understand those folks who say they can't find a decent sound out of this amp. The soldano is noisy, but the gain and tone from that model are outrageously good!!

There is ALOT of headroom out of the clean sounds, and this amp sounds excellent at low volume levels or cranked. Using a Boss ME-50 for effects, it brings this amp to life even more.

It's ridiculous to compare this amp to a tube amp...it is NOT a tube amp and models the sounds as closely as it can. Tube amps are great, but to get a really good sound from them you have to overdrive both the preamp tubes and the power amp tubes which you simply can't do at home all the time. This amp provides MUCH more life than a solid state amp ever will.

This is a great amp. Period.

I've owned several Line 6 products and never had a problem with any of them. I anticipate that this amp will be reliable as the other products I own or owned.

The amp is solid, well built, and appears to be sturdy enough for gigging.

I never had to deal with them. One complaint I have though is that since Line 6 discontinued this model, it is hard to find alot of information on their website regarding the Duoverb. I understand they want to promote their new products and existing products, but come on, how about those of us who may need some support in the future?

This is one excellent amp. What I like about it is that it is useful for home use...I can't see getting a 300 watt head and pissing off my neighbors or destroying my hearing. I've been playing for 36 years now and have owned numerous amps, and the modeling amps seem to be the way to go for us folks who want a tube sound, but simply can't crank a tube amp at home. Plus, I really can't see springing over $1000 for a Cyber Twin or Vetta, or even a Vox as this amp seems to be right up there in terms of quality with the other products.

If you can't get a good sound out of this amp, chances are it has nothing to do with the amp...it's either your guitar or crappy playing.

I purchased this amp in summer, 2004 from Musician's Friend as part of a blow out sale. As previous reviewers state, it was discontinued and was an absolute steal at the time. I remember seeing this reviewed in a guitar magazine and thinking how much the DuoVerb would be the perfect modeling amp for my needs-- it has a diverse array of amp tones on board but is "stripped down" in the sense that it doesn't have any fancy programming features or effects built in besides reverb-- but feeling put off by the original price tag. What a nice surprise to find it had become affordable....

Its most valuable feature, the thing that really grabbed my attention, is its ability to run two amp models simultaeously and to thereby blend or split tones in stereo if desired. It does not have "channels" in the traditional sense of the term, but rather amp models that can be set as channels (clean, dirty and so forth). It comes with a handy footswitch for moving back and forth between them, an effects loop, XLR line out, optional cabinet modeling, and a very, very hefty power amp section, but more on that below.

There are several things I wish Line6 would have done in designing it: The "head" version should model only amp heads (and cabinets for direct out). It would be really nice to see things such as a Fender Tremolux instead of some of the combos in there... although this is probably my semi-purist streak talking. I would also like the amp controls to model those on the actual amps more closely. Yes, the DuoVerb has 4 EQ knobs and a Fender Princeton only has two. The Princeton, however, has tremolo rate and depth controls, and I think Line6 would have done well to emulate this feature instead of adding "mid cut" or "presence" which had no place on the original. The footswitch should also have a place for reverb-- it would be nice to be able to turn this on and off once you've programmed a patch. The amp should also be able to blend any two of its models-- it has them organized into banks from which only one amp at a time can be used... it completely shot all of my Kevin Sheilds fantasies to heck by not allowing the Bassman and JCM 800 to be blended....

This is actually the first modeling amp I've ever owned, and I was almost shocked at how tubelike most of the models sound. There are many great tones to be had in here, but it takes some time and a lot of tweaking to hear this amp at its best. Virtually every model has its uses, although I must admit I'd rather see a Mesa MkI or Heartbreaker or something instead of the Dual Rectifier, the JCM 800 is rather weak and would be better off as a Silver Jubilee anyway, and the Line6 Clean isn't exactly clean through most of its range... a Les Paul with Classic 57's will start to break it up around 4, and by 6 even a Strat with vintage style pickups starts to grow hair.

My biggest difficulty as far as sound goes, however, is the discrepancy in output between the models. For some reason, the 15-Watt Vox is louder than the 100-Watt Soldano. Even though this can be balanced in the preamp stage, it is annoying when switching patches: you have to adjust the master volume almost every time.

My favorite tones are the blends, but single amp models do sound good, too. I particularly like the '68 Plexi Lead... it even reacts to fuzzboxes like the real thing! You can also get pretty close to a cranked sound at bedroom volume levels. My other stand-out faves, as far as usability on their own is concerned, are probably the Matchless DC-30, the Gibson Explorer and the Budda Twinmaster. Almost any one of the models sounds good blended (including the much maligned JCM 800) with others, but you have to be careful matching volumes as well as with the other controls: the tone knobs react completely differently for each model and you may be disappointed if you expect your Plexi settings to sound good with one of the Fenders.

As other reviews have noted, it does seem to take on more character as the power amp is pushed. It still sounds fantastic at lower levels, but pushing it seems to bring out even more warmth, clarity and detail in its sound (regardless of the model).

The reverb is also lush and has more on tap than most of us will ever need. I've only rarely owned amps with built in 'verb and so am pleased to finally be able to leave my trusty RV-2 at home. The amp's reverb is, of course, a digital model of a spring reverb so you can't slap the side of the amp for fun. Sorry.

All in all, this amp provides an incredibly diverse array of solid, raw amp tones and can be tweaked to just about any playing situation. You have to bring your own effects if you want them, but my feeling is that anyone interested in this amp will be doing that anyway. The loop, incidentally, must have quite a gate on it: it is dead silent, even with a Boss daisy chain. It is still an effects loop, though, and your fuzzface will sound terrible through it-- keep such things where they belong: in front of the amp.

I've had this amp for over a year now and have but one possible complaint: when I tried running a George L's speaker cable out to the amp (yes, it was a speaker cable), after about two minutes at very low volume I noticed a frying circuit board smell. I promptly turned the amp off and replaced the cable I had been running, and there have been no issues either as a result of this or for any other reason since. This leads me to believe that some of its components are extremely sensitive to the proper resistance, so be careful. I have no further quips or quirks as far as this category is concerend, and am happy to have a reasonably tubelike tone from a solid state device.

???? How does a large corporation like Line6 feel about people who have issues with discontinued products???

This is my main amplifier. I own a Bassman reissue and a Sovtek MIG 100, and these ordinarily stay in the closet since I got the DuoVerb. I feel safer playing with it because it is solid state, but if it were stolen or lost I'd stand little chance of getting another one since they've been out of production for over a year now, and apparently were not exactly popular when they were being made. I'd probably look into another Line6 amp, although I'm a bit put off by the fact that all of them now have built in effects. I like my stompboxes.

This amp was a fantastic value at the time; if you're in the market for a good amp head and see one turn up in any sort of reasonable condition anywhere I do recommend it.

2004 model. Pretty good features, as far as amp modeling goes. A wide range of sounds to tweak with. Definitely usable. Cabinet modeling switch is great. Effects loop works nice. Self-destruct feature seemed to work perfectly (read on).

Ive got a few different guitars but i used my 68 reissue strat with a Duncan hotrail in the bridege position. Sounded pretty good just tweaking the knobs for the first 5 minutes. I quickly dialed in a setting I liked using the Mesa rectifier model and started playing at full volume with a friend sitting in on drums, to see if it could cut through, and it did a good job of that, as well as maintaining its tone and clarity at high volume. I also ran my lexicon through the effects loop and got some sweet echo and flange at high distortion and volume. I didnt get to check the other models because.......(read on)

Within 30 minutes of playing at a reasonable volume(knob at about 4.5 - 5) it blew up. Lights went off and that was it. no sound.

I guess as helpful as they can be. They referred me to their website for the list of authorized service centers. And if I know what I think I do about service centers(I worked for many years as an electronics technician for a big name camera company), and the modular form of the seperate circuit boards in this amp, the technicians will probably just replace whatever board is dead, instead of troubleshooting down to the component level. Making it easier for them to say "Yeah the whole board is fried, that will be $250) So I decided I'll have my personal amp repair guy fix it, since he has repaired Line 6 amps before, and says they all have typical problems that dont require much to repair.

I've been playing for well over 15 years, Ive owned alot of guitars and amps over the years. Some good, some bad. This was pretty good, except for the whole blowing up thing. If it were stolen, I probably wouldnt care too much about replacing it, unless I could get another one for cheap, and could be guaranteed that it wouldnt blow up. I give it a 5 overall to balance out the fact that it sounded great, but blew up in my face.

2004 model. All the details are listed on the Line 6 website and in other reviews. I give it an 8 for it's ability to be the only amp I would ever need no matter what style I play.

I play an '83 Les Paul Studio Standard loaded with a Duncan JB in the bridge and a Duncan Jazz in the neck and a ESP/LTD Viper 300 loaded with a Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a Duncan '59 in the neck. I'm currently tuned down 2 1/2 steps and have it strung up with 13's.
As for standard and drop D tuning, use an American Fat Strat and a Washburn V. Both of these are currently loaded with stock pickups.

With any of these guitars the amp sounds great. I mainly use the Soldano model for my heavy rhythm and leads. By pulling back the gain and bringing up the mid's the sound does not thin out at high volumes as reported by other reviewers.

Also, I do play in a metal band and have read reviews saying that you can't get a good heavy sound out of this amp. I simply don't understand where these people are coming from. I can get anything from ZZ Top to Pantera out of this amp. I think you guys need to work with you amps a little more to see what they are really capable of before passing judgement.

I have not had any problems with it plus I keep it in a road case when traveling to protect it from wear and damage.

No need has arisen.

I've been playing for over 15 years and this is the most versitle amp I have ever owned and I've had multiple Ampegs, Marshalls, Peaveys, and a Hughes and Kettner.

There are three guitarists in my band one uses a Marshall JCM 900, the other uses one of the Lee Jackson Ampegs and my Line 6 runs neck and neck with both of them in tone and volume.

If this were stolen, I would be hard pressed to find another one of these but I would happily get another Line 6 amp without question.

I got this amp in late August of 2004 and I bought it for the simple reason that it was a modeling amp without effects (and it was 400 dollars). I think that people who need effects to sound good would hate this amp but I love it. I haven't used the effects loop much except for running it to my Bandmaster and back into the amp from the parallel input but if I can scrounge up enough money for a rack noise gate and a rack tuner I will use the loop for that purpose. Overall I think that the Line 6 designers had me in mind when they designed it.

I use this amp with a Gibson Blueshawk. I mostly use the Solando and Twin Reverb for a basically two channel amp. I play in an early 80's style hardcore band (Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Black Flag etc.) and it suits that perfectly. The solando is a little noisy but not as bad as my bandmaster and I run the gain about 3 and a half when the master is cranked and it is perfect. I generally don't go above 4 and half on the master because it is really loud when I want it to be. It does feedback really soon but I am okay with that because I am generally playing really fast and it doesnt feed back until the end of the song. It has really good headroom and the models are pretty close. The Fenders are almost dead on (when compared to my neighbors orignals) and the Marshalls are not as massive sounding as the real thing. But the solando on low gain takes care of the sound anyway and it is perfect.

I feel like I can depend on it and I think that if I can avoid tearing something up due to stupidity It will last a long time, and if it craps out on me in 2 years or less I can get a brand new one with my muscian's friend warranty.

Have no idea but I think that MF can take care of any problems I have with breakage.

I think this is a wonderful amp. It beats my bandmate's Marshall DSL50 into the ground and I think that if it were stolen I'd be screwed unless I could find the robber, then I would make him sit through my singing for an hour or until his hears bled.

Im not sure why people give this amp low features. It doesn't have the built in effects, but look how many models are in this thing and the blend/split option. To me its great with plenty to fool around with.

The main reason I bought this amp was for the Soldano & Mesa copies. Both of which I love. The Soldano starts humming some when turned up and the Mesa doesnt get all the clarity of hitting single strings. Both sound awesome with power chords though. I have played with the other models and blended them together and can get the almost exact sound as I had with my 5150II. I think the sounds are beyond what I expected, but I did wish they had a noise gate in this like the spider amps.

No problems at all. Extremely sturdy. I have never known someone to say their Line 6 product crapped out on them.

never contacted before

$400 and It was worth every penny. By far my favorite amp I have owned (5150II, HotRod Deville, AVT150,....This is a great value with great options.

although this one is a barebones model for line6, it still has more options than most other companies have totaled in all their amps. for 499, this is a great price! i think musicians friend has them now for 399. that would probably be below the cost of what most music stores would pay for them. if you need and amp for 400$, put some thought into it before you get this one. i give it a 6 because it's no where near what a vetta can do. a vetta would be a 10.

you can find a good sound. it's not even that hard to find a good sound. it can do good cleans to moderate gains. i think that if you are a blues rocker, or a classic rocker, looking for something cheap then it's good. i don't really think it's that great for heavy music. it needs more gainy amp models. the recto, and the soldano are let down but the only real problems with it is that it feeds back very easily, it hums, and it picks up rf noises sometimes. this would be terrible to record with, and for live? my drummer and bass player do an easy job of overpowering it no real uses.

forget about it! this is why i won't buy line 6 again! 3 months after having it, there was a part inside that came loose. sounds like a screw. a week later i got no sound out of it, so i went to the line 6 guys. well they fixed it, but by the time i got it back that same screw was floating around inside again. doesnt seem to be a well built unit. i'll give it a 3. i just feel like something else is going to go wrong. and i if i had the money, i'd definateley be playing something else.

nice enough people. they fixed my amp, and i had it back in about 5 days. no charge, not even shipping. it's just that... nice people arent enough for me to want to buy more line 6. i've never dealt with any other manufacturers before, but if i have to again, i want them to be like these guys! very pleasant.

if i had 500$ burning a whole in my pocket this would not be on my list of things to get. sadly, i think i'd rather have a crate. i had a guitar player that never had a problem with his crate, and as noisy as it was, it always got the job done.

First off I bought this for one reason. $399 brand new. These heads once listed for $1600. This is the first non-tube amp I have owned in 16 years. I am not really a tube snob, but tube amps are great. I love Marshalls and the tone they produce. But, a Marshall or a Mesa are only good at making one sound. Sometimes you need a little variety. Main feature on the DV is the ability to mix two amp models together. This head is very loud, even with the master set only at 2. The Fender type models are very good, the hi-gain models are o.k. I would recommend this head for the versitility, the models are not exact, but after you play with it for a couple of hours, you can get some really cool tones. It does require some tweaking and patience, but that's what makes it fun. Every knob on this amp including the speaker simulation can affect the overall tone. It's kind of annoying that you have to spend another $270 to get the Line6 pedal board that goes with these amps. They could have easily added a bank control to go with the 4 user memory patches to the front panel. You can also edit the patches with an optional midi interface connected to your computer, but I prefer good old fashioned knob turning. I have read all the reviews on the modelling ampson HC. No, they are not exact sounding, no, they are not perfect, No you probably won't sell your JCM800 or Tremoverb after hearing this amp. But, where else can you get so much no frills tone for under $400. The bottom line is, if you cant get a decent sound out of an amp like this, maybe you should try another instrument. Garbage in, Garbage out.

I have played the same Marshall JCM 800 and 900 for the last 15 years, my only real effects choices are an old Cry-Baby wah and a Boss Super OD. I like the no frills sound. If you take the time to play around with this amp and tweak it, it can sound really good. Combining two amps at once provides some very interesting tones. Some of the model like the JCM800 are crap, the Mesa is decent, but not convincing. The Soldano provides a good base tone, but is noisy and like some of the other hi-gain models is very digital sounding. But again, tweaking provides some really cool and interesting tones. The reverb is basically crap unless used with the clean models. I look at it this way, this amp is a great tool to experiment with. The ability to mix a hi-gain Mesa or Soldano type tone with a classic Fender or Vox is really cool. But If I were in a recording or live situation, I would probably go with the real thing. The plusses in this category are the versitility and the speaker models. The reverb is pretty bad and some of the models are really digital sounding. My main guitars are a Fender 50's reissue (Mex) and a 1984 ESP series strat copy. Both have Dimarzios in the bridge and Van Zandts in the other positions.

I have read some bad things about these Line6 amps. It does come with a 12 month warranty, and mine works fine.

No need yet. The line6 website is pretty cool with a user group, a knowledge base and lots of sound bites and info.

Won't replace my Marshalls, but worth the price. Fun to play with and a very interesting piece of gear. This amp has definately got me interested in guitar again and I have been playing alot since it's purchase. Wish I could have found the combo version for this price. For $399, it is a very good value.

Most of the features are already explained below. However, I don't like the idea of having no built-in effects. Now I have to buy line6 rackmounts at $300 a pop!

I play The Duoverb head through a line 6 vetta 4 12 slant cab. Guitars are A Fender american series strat with noiseless PUs in the neck and middle and a Duncan sh-6 distortion humbucker in the bridge, a Fender Highway 1 HSS, and an Ibanez sa160 QM. I think the clean sounds are freakin' awesome! I've had this amp for about 7 months now and I still love it. Although I like the vintage boutique high gain amp models, I'm kinda wanting some more modern stuff. It doesn't really give me the chunk I want. I may just need to play around with it more. I gig with it regularly and it stays in the trailer, so I don't really get to mess with it that much. I am too busy setting stuff up before a show (4 hour set up time) and I can not fine tune it then either. I play Contemporary Christian P&W mixed with hard rock. I belive that I can get the sound I want out of this amp if I can get the time to play with it. The clean channels clip my line 6 DM4 pro and it distorts at high volumes. This can be remedied if I turn the input volume down, but then I have a volume drop between my distortion and my clean. That is fixable too. I just haven't taken the time to do so. The distorttion is a more vintage sound with out a lot of low end in the presets anyway. The wah absolutly sucks. It is very thin and the range is way to big. It goes from Shake-your-guts-loose-low to banchee-scream-high. The wah also produces a drop in volume which really grates on me. I will probably get a different wah pedal.

It's pretty reliable so far. I leave my backup amp at the house for a practice amp and take this one on the road.

Pretty helpful. My flextone II was dropped twice and it broke the direct out circut board. The fixed it with no problem and now it works great. This may have mainly been the actions of the Music store in which I bought this amp. They are awesome.

I've been playing for 6 years now. I have owned a flextone II plus, Flextone III plus, Flextone III XL and now a duoverb head. I also dabbled in the stompbox world (never again). I had boss distortion, compression, flange and a delay (never again). I also tried a zoom 505 (gross) and a Digitech RP200 (decent), but I will probably stay with line 6. I like there versatility and sound. I have something to say to all of you tube ampers out there that give the duoverb a bad name. Do Not go out and spend the money on this amp before playing it. I hate it when people buy something with out trying it out first in a store and then give it a bad review. If you want a tube amp then buy a tube amp, but you will have the burden of carrying around 3 or 4 amps. Or you can get this and sacrifice a tiny bit of tone for the convenience. Most people you are playing to could care less if it sounds like the real thing. Guitar players are way too picky about that kind of stuff. No one in the crowd would say, "hey! That doesn't sound like a Mesa Boogie!" They basically wouldn't care.

well, i've had this amp about a good 6 months now, and it took most of that to figure out how to tweak it to get "my" sound out of it. Its got a lot of amp models on it, but in order to get the most out of them you have to have the amp up pretty loud, or the cleans will be thin and the distortions weak. i usually have it set at about 11oclock for jamming with my band and that works out pretty good.

most of the amp models are pretty useable, but i dont use the amp as like a 2 amps at once kindof thing, i use it to go from clean to dirty. i have a jcm 800 model set super clean and a rectified distortion set with the gain about half way and i boost it with an overdrive for lead. It really reacts like a tube amp would react in that respect.

I havent really had any bad sounds come out of it yet, although my band doesnt seem to like when i turn on the ultra high gain Deftones settings i've programmed in with the solo100 model. sounds damn close to the real thing, lemme tell ya.

the cleans stay clean at higher volumes which is really a good thing in my eyes, cuz my drummer is quite loud. not that i use clean all the time but when i do i want it sparkling. the distortions get the job done, and while i cant really say they're just like the real thing, they're definately usable.

I sure hope i can depend on it, as i dont have enough money for a backup amp. It hasnt failed me yet, and hopefully wont anytime soon.

I really love this amp. If it were stolen i'd be pretty screwed but i would probably consider getting another one. although honestly i might just wait and buy a triamp instead. Its hard to say.

LINE 6...never thought i'd be buying a modeling amp. the Line 6 Duoverb is the first to change my mind. Duoverbs, HD147, Vetta's all
sound good in thier own ways but still have very little life to them.
GREAT amp for 500 bucks!!! I play Death metal and demand high gain heads. Therefore, the only settings I can use are the solo 100(soldano)wich is really hot! and the Rectified (you know).
Run both together to get some almost horrifying sounds (in a good way)
usually I use a rack ProCo RAT over the JCM 800 to get the Obituary sound, throw in a hush and it's cool. Basically, the Duoverb is a CHEAP ($499) or EXPENSIVE ($1199) starter kit. As for the other features.....blah! could be better for other types of music.
Duoverb's stereo feature is good although the loop gets messy
can't get the most out of it using stomp pedals. Worth 500 buck but
not the 1200 they did cost....

i use a Ibanez RG 520 with DiMarzio Humbuckers and custom 56 low E.
As I said it has to be souped to accommodate my style.
Turn it up to hear the familiar hiss that comes with most splid state
amps. Lotta Variety for $499. 16 amp models. The twin has great clean tones, worth 100 bucks. only weighs in at about 29 lbs.

seems dependable for now. only had it for about a month and a half.
i don't abuse amps even if it's a CRATE!!!!!!!!

LINE 6 is too busy to mess with you!!!
all the guys are to busy "programming" the computers with REAL amps...

I've been playing for 13 years and have used marshall 8100's and 5150 II's. If this head were stolen...they'd prawl bring it back!!
If i didn't put alotta money into buying a vehicle i would've easily bought a VHT.
If anyone reads this, be sure to hear it before you buy it. you don't buy a car without test driving it right? Don't make my mistake.
The only reason why I said this changed my mind is because it didn't have all the bullshit effects and it's just basic. Basic is better...
good luck...

This amp does not have alot of features, however, the features it does have are unique. This amp is purposely trimmed down and focused on the actual amp sound. Most amps that come with built in effects are cheesy and limited anyhow. I'm not rating this category in the traditional ratings method because it would actually rate against it. I rate it a 5 for features, but in a good way.

This amp is pretty cool. I've yet to dig into the capabilities of this amp. I've only had it a day, but was impressed. I had first tried this amp in the combo version(open back) and it was a let down. This was back when it was $960 for the combo. I personally feel the combo version hurts its reputation. I have this amp head hooked up to a George Lynch Gflex 2x12 in stereo. It sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better with a closed back. The amp doesn't seem to fart like it does with the open back. Also, take the time to play with the controls!!! Some people just set it to the typical positions they are used to and do not discover the true capabilities of the amp. I know because I am one of those people. Take the time to just put it on settings you never played with before and you'll enjoy it. The amp models are based on the originals and may have different controls(ie: one amp model the Presence control acts like a 2nd treb). Look in the book. Even if you do not like the amp use it as a power amp. Hook up your favorite preamp and run it into the stereo returns. For $500 you can't beat it either way. I am so glad I gave this thing a 2nd spin with the head version. The reverb is AWESOME!!!!

no problems. didn't have it long.

NA

Very good for the price. I find that with any amp I always need an extra distortion pedal for brutal distortion. Other than that it serves me well.

This amp was bought new from Musicians enemy in i think august, 2003. I had been looking for something to repace my fender prosonic. I was mostly looking at solid state and more specifically line 6, because i didnt want a tube amp anymore. I hated always having to worry about it. I'm sure you know most of the features, but there are some cool things around on the back that are very interesting and useful. the main thing for me was the direct out with level control. I always wondered what the point of a direct out was if it didnt have a level control. now i can run direct to the board and crank it onstage, so I can hear myself without their crappy monitors and their not bitching about my volume. I had a problem with one of the features. I have a 2 cab setup, with one 2x12 on top of another and the head on top. one cab is open back and the other is closed, so i really didnt know how to set up the cab emulator, because the options are open back, closed back, or off. I had to go with off and it works alright, but i dont know how good it could be. . .
overall I'm very happy with the features, so it gets an 8.

i have a tele with a hot single coil, and a strat with a tele hot rails in the brdge pos. I am in a modern punk band (i guess we call it "screamo" now) and The strat is my main guitar. Originally my tele was my main axe, but as a played around with the duoverb i wasnt digging it at all. I ended up using the JCM 800 model for distortion because every time I combined it with something else it got muddy. fast forward. . .
<p>now i use the strat with the humbucker and i couldnt be happier. for a while i used the combination of the JCM 800 and the mesa rectifier, and it was sweet. for metal or hard punk or whatever, that would be great. but then i got to messing aorund with it for a country side project (in which I used the Gibson Explorer model which worked perfectly). As i screwed with the amp i found out something that had thrown me before. the prescence knob has a huge affect on the sound, and in most cases it cant be up all the way or the sound is terrible. I know it sounds simple, but once i started messing with the prescence control the whole amp opened up to me. I have punk band AFI to thank for my final sound. Their guitarist uses a vintage Vox AC-30TB along with a vintage marshall Plexi at the same time. i set my amp to the Vox AC-15 along with the marshall Plexi lead, cranked both of the gains and let it rock. this setup is pretty low gain relative to the music we play, but when i get the amp up past 11 o'clock (I've never put it past noon, its just too loud) it gets really really punchy, so punchy that it takes care of my palm mutes with out high gain, and the low gain amps with high gain setting running together makes my guitar sound HUGE! our other guitarist wont stop whining aobut how much i cut thru, because no one can here him now. I have recorded with the direct out, on the JCM 800 setting alone, and the sound was awsome. i wanted to mic the cab, but we were recording guitar and drums at the same time and there was no iso booth for my amp, so i had to run direct. It's of course not as good as micing but when you need it it's there and it works.
<p>there is noise, and feedback with extreme gain settings, but far less than most other amps I've heard, and not enough to be a problem like with some tube amps ive heard and played thru. Although some of the amp setting are unusable to me I'm very happy with many of the models, so i have to give this one an 8 as well.

Tolex rips, it just happens. But overall it's put together right and i've taken a look inside and been pleased. although one thing to watch is the jacks on the back. they are mounted directly to the circuit board, and working at a piano store ive seen a number of circuit bords on digital pianos get snapped in half by people moving them without unpluging them. on a tube amp this would be a DIY $3 fix, but not with circuit board mounted jacks.
<p>I bought solid state for reliability and I'm happy. 9 for this one

I've said it before and i'll say it again. . .the only customer suport i need is my own mind and the friends I've made.

these amps are not selling so well, which makes sense because now you can get a 300 watt HD II with built in effects for under $600 used. however, now that the big stores are closing them out at $499 I would definetly recomend these to people who like to have a lot of sounds to mess with but aren't so into all the FX. Oh I almost forgot the reverb. . .its way over the top. we just wrote a song with a really weird guitar part thats way in the back of the mix, and i have both reverbs at 12 o'clock and its way to much for normal playing. however set at like 1 or 2 it can add a bit of fullness to the tone. of course it's nothing compared to vintage fender verb.
<p>overall this amp has been really great to me so far, and i cant wait to keep finding new things to mess with. I have to give it an 8 overall. email me for anything. thesquarepegsrock.com

Ok, as a disclaimer, I purchased this amp online in the summer of 2003, just about the time that Line6 released their onslaught of new amps (Flex3's, HD147, and Vetta2's). It's a pretty versatile amp, but it's not necesarily for HI GAIN players! So beware - if you are buying this amp to have that great original POD recto-tone, you won't find it here. I play mostly in the hi-gain area, but not overly aggressive, and the amp does pretty well for me. Takes a lot of getting used to after playing through a Flextone 2 HD for nearly 3 years. It would be nice to have a noise gate onboard with this baby, and maybe a basic digital delay. It's plenty powerful, 50 watts stereo. I run it through a Line6 4x12 (older gray cab) and a line6 2x12 (same older cab). It's got plenty of juice for me, tho not as much with the Flex 2.

I use this Duoverb Hd with a PRS McCarty 2001 Gold-Top guitar, and a PRS Santana SE original issue. I ave various other guitars, but none worth listing here, since I use them no longer. From these guitars I run my signal as follows:

Guitar > Boss TU2 > Line 6 Filter Pedal > Line 6 Modulation Pedal > Amp.

This amp suits my style "ok", but not on the head> I Bought it after seeing many artists play it on NBC's today show in Central Park. Originally, I was going to but the combo, but i got a really good deal on this HD. My past band, Malinger, sounded like a cross between Collective Soul, Sound Garden, Jimmy Eat World, and "Load"-era Metallica. I never got to use this amp with that band, for I bought it during our break-up.
This amp isn't very noisy at low gain settings. It reacts very similar to the real amps it is emulating, which ,for me, is a problem. I liked the Flex2's very polished sound for it's time, and I still think that the Flex2's BritHiGain is unmatchable (i even used it in the studio). The DuoVerb is limited in MY book. It's very good in the crunch and light overdrive arena. It's got some amps it failed on, like the JCM800 model, and the PLexi's. But, the Fender Blackface and the Recto setting paired together in Blend mode is amazing. I use that for my basic distortion settings. The other channel I have for cleans is a combination of both VOX models (AC30, and AC30TB). It really spanks the cleans on the Flex 2. The distortions could be better tho.
I haven't had the chance to play with a band with this amp yet, but hopefully within the next few weeks I'll have a new review based on that interaction. I have cranked it to about 1 o'clock or so, and it's pretty stable at that volume, so I'm not expecting a major problem with power and punch.

As another note, I am going to purchase a BBE462i Sonic Maximizer for the effects loop of this amp. I have heard stories that this rack effect does wonders for the Duoverb, and since the cab emulations can only be edited via Midi and the Recto Cab lacks the properties I desire, I'm going to run this Effect to thicken up my low end. Again, I'll post my findings once i obtain this gear.

You know, I'm never gigging without a back-up again. I had a Flex 2 (still do) and the amp-selection knob actually stopped working internally. It moves and clicks, but the internal function does not work at all. So, I was stuck with the sme 4 presets on the front panel. It sucked. After that, I gigged with my POD2.0 in had, just incase the thing would start going haywire, that way I could plug direct into the FX loop, or even into the house PA.

With the Duoverb, I hope no probs will occur, but I'm still gigging with my POD in the back-up.

Other than that, LINE 6 is pretty damned reliable. Nver had another problem with the amps/products for over 3 years.

Never dealt with them. They don't respond to e-mail tho. Bad idea.

I've been playing guitar for over 7 years. I've had many crappy amps in my past. Crates, to Fenders, and finally I found Line6. If this amp was stolen, eh... at least I still have my broken Flex2. I've been contemplating buying the Vetta1, only because the dual amp feature is too good to past up with a HD147. So, if it was stolen or blown up, Vetta 1 is my choice.
Seriously, the amp needs a front pannel access to cab-swatches (especilally a LINE6 custom cab swatch), a noise gate, and (not necesarry, but helpful) a delay. Something LINE6 should look into is a SLAVE OUT for hooking the HD's into external power sources (I know this can be done with the Effects Loop, but if you are using thigns in the loop, it cant return to the amp). Anyhows, there is an important quote I picked up from a guitar player in a mag -

"The gear is only as good as the player who is using it".

Just something to keep in mind.

Lots of features, well thought out. For something that is essentially a computer, it's very easy to work with and has lots of "extras" like headphone, stereo loop, etc. etc. It has plenty of power for me...seems like it would work in a room with an animal behind the drums...

For the current blow-out GC price of $499, it's a really nice deal. If I'd had no tube amps to compare it to, I would probably have kept it. However, the JTM45 model, compared to my JTM45, lacked thickness and "air." If felt stiff, as did just about all of the models. I'm trying not to be a "tube snob," but my THD Bivalve, and reissue JTM45 and Twin all sound better...of course, they also cost a lot more, and the latter two require pedals to get good OD and/or distortion.

The good news: As far as SOUND alone goes, the blackface (Deluxe, 'though it sounded more like my Twin), the HiWatt, AC15, and the JTM45 are really pretty good. The Tweed 410 was ok in my book. For all of the above, I was impressed that they are really getting close with the behavior of this thing when the front end is pushed or when you back off the guitar. Tone-wise, the clean to barely dirty stuff sounded the best, 'though I still heard some weird digital-sounding things going on even in the best models...the really huge problem to my ear is trying to recreate heavier saturation...it just comes off very thin and processed sounding. They also still have a long way to go regarding the "feel" of a real tube amp.

Personally, I was most disappointed with the plexi (a 100 watt Superlead) and the JCM800...they sounded very digital to me. The Twin (blackface 212) sounded anemic compared to my reissue. I thought the Soldano and Recto were terrible, but I'm not terribly fond of scooped tones anyway. The Matchless and AC30 were also kinda cheesy to me. The rest of the models are amps that I haven't heard, so I can't speak to their accuracy, but I didn't like how they sounded.

I'd hoped to find a couple of models per channel that would sound good at low volume, but found I had to crank it to get sounds I liked. I couldn't seem to get a thickness in the mids that I was looking for, regardless of individual or paired models.

Overall, I'm happy to see that modeling is getting better...It is much closer than it was the last time I checked it out (about two years ago). I probably could have corrected the mid problem with an eq, but hey, I don't feel I should need it with a computer...it should be in there. If in another two years, they've made this kind of progress again...I'll probably be ready to buy.

Seemed to be built well enough.

No experience.

Bottom line: I took it back. Although I appreciate that Guitar Center says they're selling it below cost, it's not a bargain if it won't do what I want it to. I've been playing long enough, and know what I like. I can't afford the real vintage amps modeled in the DuoVerb, so I'm making due (and am very happy) with my Bivalve, and the two reissues.

I look forward to the day that Line 6 (or whomever) moves the bar up just a little higher. Nevertheless, I applaud what they've done so far...ithe DuoVerb, Flextone III, and Vetta are great leaps ahead of their original 212 that started this!

2003 model. I purchased this head for three main reasons: (1) it's two separate amp driving different cabinets feature, (2) the lightweight/tube-less roadworthiness (not having to deal with tube failure-related problems) and (3) consistent tone/feel of volume settings night after night in different venue situations.

I chose to rate it as "very limited" but not in a negative way at all... actually I got it because it basically does those few key things that I value in an amp EXTREMELY well, imo. This will bring the Harmony Central rating down due to the "bot" rating system, but I wanted to be accurate on a human opinion level. So, in this catergory, a "1" is my "10".

I use two guitars. Both guitars are loaded with non wax-potted Alnico humbuckers and tuned to different tunings.

Style-wise I definitely function within the high-gain rock environment. The Duoverb HD is less noisy than most tube amps that I've used on the road in the past. It is also more consistent and more trouble-free. I plug in, power up and play. The master volume is usually set at 2.5 to 3 and I cut right through the drums with consistant high-gain harmonic feedback night after night. I set the two amp channels to an overdriven high-gain setting (Amp 1 is set to the JCM800 model and Amp 2 is set to the Hiwatt 100 model) that is full-on crunch when my guitar volume knob is wide-open. I control the cleanliness of tone via the guitar volume and tone knobs. No footswitching although there are 4 user program location buttons on the front panel (apparently 32 if one uses the optional Shortboard controller).

I'd say this: most seasoned guitarists will probably agree with me that even within a "coveted" tube amp company/model no two tube amps sound alike. For the longest time, I used a Vox AC-30 (cranked wide-open) in conjunction with a Fender Blackface Deluxe (cranked wide-open). It became a pain after several years on the road dealing with tube and speaker replacement costs and worrying about the abuse on the amps in general that I decided to retire both combos to recording environments.

When I plugged into the Duoverb at the guitar shop, I took about a minute to dial in a dual-amp setting (the current one I use) through two 2x12 cabinets. It sounded like... me. In 3D stereo as I've become accustomed to and without having to crank the vo