Line 6 Spider 212 Combo

I am not sure what year this amp was made in, but I would assume it was made in 2000, maybe 1999. I just purchased it in december this year. The floor board is a necessity if you want to get the most out of this amp. I am not going to list all of the features because so many people already have.

I am using this amp with a Schecter C1 and the sound is pretty good. It is not unbelievable but it is really good, especially for someones first serious amp. I don't think you could get better sounds or more versatility for any less money. The clean sounds are warm and smooth and the distortion gets as heavy as you would ever need it. The fx sound good although they are not that versatile. For example you cannot have chorus with lots of depth and a slow speed. It's just one knob that adjusts everything in a linear matter. You can still get very useable and good sounds though.

My amp worked fine untill I got the floor board, and then it started acting a little weird. Everything was to do with the floor board such as the tuner wouldn't work, or the wah would go on if I pressed a completely unrelated button. When I took in the floor board to see what was wrong they said it was fine and might be my amp. I determined that it was the pedal input jack that was screwed up. Other than that there have been no problems, although that is kind of big......

I have never dealt with them.

I have been playing for six years and I play in a serious band. Sound is very important to me, and I am very picky. I bought this amp because it sounds good and cost a decent amount. This amp is perfect for anyone who is low on flow and wants good sounds. The only problem I have is the reliability, but I may have a freak problem.

I bought this amp new about a week ago (Jan. 2002). So I haven't spend allot of time with it yet, but it seems to be very versatile. You can get many different sounds/tones out of it. It has 6 built in amp models and 6 different effects, plus reverb. It's rated at 2 X 50 watts and has two 12" speakers. It weights roughly 50lbs. It has no effects loop, but you can channel switch if you buy one of the two Line 6 footswitches. They are both kind of "spendy". One is around $70.00 and the other is $250.00.

You can get many different sounds, but you need to spend allot of time adjusting to achieve just the right ones. I play mostly hard rock/metal types of music and I'm having a hard time finding the perfect tone. I like the clean sound allot. I like it better than the distorted tones. The distorted tones sound kind of "flat and transistor". I read all of these great reviews on how these Line 6 amps have a tube tone. I guess at this point I don't agree. But.....I might change my mind after I spend more time with the amp. The types of guitars I have been using are: ESP custom Lynch Tiger with Duncan Screamin' Demon PU's, a Jackson USA Custom Shop Strat with Duncan JB humbucker, an early 90's Charvel Fusion Plus with Jackson humbuckers and an old "parts" guitar I have that consists of an American made Kramer Pacer body and an older ESP Lynch neck (maple). So guess most of my guitars are very similar sounding. I enjoy playing in the clean channel with some chorus dialed in, using a neck pickup. Can get a nice Roland RC/120 tone. One thing to watch out for is that the controls are VERY sensitive. The littlest touch can make a huge difference.

So far so good. But I've only had the amp a week. But it did survive the shipment from Boston to Minneapolis!!

They have a good website. Haven't had any other experience with their customer support.

Overall I think the amp is pretty good. Still searching for "my tone". Not sure at this point if I would buy another. Might consider a Mesa Boogie Dual rectifier and a small cab. But I will spend some time with this one and see what i can come up with. I do think that it's a good value. I've played amps that cost allot more than this one that sound pretty bad, at least in my opinion.

good but the not enough channel selectors.And the knobs are very sensetive

I have a gibson LP standard double cut and a yamaha eg303 w/ seymore duncan strat replacement pickups.It sounds great on both,but with the LP it gets very sharp,even cutting down on the treble still gives u a sharp sound.Too much bass and u can feel ur roof rattle,so it takes a while to tweek the sound.On the seymore duncan sounds good as well,but the clean isn't that great, i find the dist better than any of the cleans.Blue is a very nice tone,its lean,not too fat not too light.Insane is incredible,i have never heard an amp that small that can play that sort of dist(btw i have a spider 112).Recto's tone is very good,nice and smooth with a touch of a crunchy tone,but not heavy enuff to play solos..haha(i love to play shred..or at least try to).I still think the sound needs a bit more refinement,but other than tat its a great amp.It doesn't sound that tuby(tube amp),sounds a bit more like a valv state/solid state,so it doesn't exactly have that tube feel to it.Oh don't worry a good old tube screamer should do the trick..hehehe.

well so far so good.

so far i dun need any.

its a great amp,not the best ti jam with but its good.Tone wyse,for an amp that smal to produce so many sounds,its amazing,and to produce it at such a quality.

i mostley play metal wiht some soft stuff and i find that the spider is great to play all kinds of music instead of just jazz, like a fender and stuff.

i use a squire strat, not the greates guitar i know, but i like it. its got 3 singels and the spider makes it sound great, the only beef i got with it is that i think that with the distortion on , the bass needs to be brought out more, it needs a bit more backbone, other than that i love this amp.

hell this thing is built like a tank, my spider has been kicked by my buddies trying to act all cool and jumping around like idiots, and it still sounds as good as the day i boutght it. keep up the good work.

i havent needed any yet so its a 10!

i think this is the greatest amp company out there compared to ANY one else and any one that desent agree CAN EAT SHIT!!!!!

I have a Mesa Triaxis and Mesa 2:90 poweramp and Mesa 4x12 Cabinet with a BBE sonic Maxmizer and a Tc Electronic G Force for the Effects. And a Jackson Soloist SL2H with 2 EMG pickups 81 and 85 My setup is beyond Kickass..Anyway I'm used to having kickass SOund and when I played the Spider it Surprised me..I loved that little fuckin Thing it doesn't weigh a thousand fuckin pounds like my rig so i can just take it to my Friends house and Jam..i wouldn't gig with it but its a badass PRactice amp just to fuck around on.Worth the 600 bucks

Sounds Tits

This amp has several different types of tones and presets that range from OK to great in sound quality. I really wish the amp came with an effects loop aswell as a line out but. I mainly use this amp at home but it worked well in the studio. The 100 watts were plenty to the "volume crunch."

I use an Ibanez RG series and a strat and they both sound amazing with humbuckers. I play a range of music from folk to heavy metal and this amp fits the needs of all those styles. The clean and Recto settings have very nice sounds to them. I found the twang preset a little weak but a few twists of the knobs and it was better.

I've only had a problem once or twice when the volume would went low and then came back up but it was minor.

If you're looking for an amp that is versitile and doesn't cost an arm and a leg this is the amp for you, after all if it sounds good it is good.

This amp is the last amp that I will have to ever buy. Its DSP technology stands out above the rest combined with the stereo sound. I have owned a few other amps like Peavey and Marshall...It blows them out of the water and then some...I am very pleased with this amp and would highly recommend it to anyone with a high value of sound quality.

I like Insane and the Clean. I have 2 variations of Insane and 2 of Clean each with different chorus, delay, reverb settings for the various styles of music that I play. I havent as of yet needed the sound like the Crunch, Recto, Twang settings.

So far so good.

Hope I dont have to use Customer Support but you can bet I will if needed.

I would consider buying Line 6 products as I need them in the future. So far I am satisfied with the amp and hope its the last one Ill ever have to buy.

The amp I have was made in the year 2000. Very versatile featurses on the amp. Many of the features are hidden and you need to read up on the owner's manual to find them

Great tones on this amp. The dist. sounds are impressive if you are playing thr rock to metal styles. The clean sounds w/some effects are great. You can get a really warm chorus clean guitar sound that is "studio" sound.

The only problem I have had is that the amp is subject to "brown-outs" being that it's digital. getting a battery back-up like the ones computer use (about 50 bucks) cures this probelm

I love this thing. This amp has so much balls. It kills some full stacks I have heard. When I turn it up, it stays tight and keeps the sound strong not broken-up. I have had people after shows say they could believe the the "size" of the sound from this combo. I just wish it had a ext. speaker out jack.

I'm not sure of the date of manufacture, but I play in a classic rock cover band and we play everything from Aerosmith to ZZtop with a little Metallica in between and I have to say this thing sounds SWEET!! I programmed the first 4 channels for classic sounds and 4 more for Metallica stuff and I still have 4 channels left.. The only feature I wish it had is the XLR direct out(ala the flextone)because using the headphone/direct out, mutes the speakers and onstage, this sucks 'cause without ample monitors, it's very hard to hear yourself.Other than that,this thing gets EXTREMELY LOUD!! And I found the only way to dial in the sounds and levels is to wind 'er up and have at it... But watch your ears!

I play a Les Paul and a Schecter Tribal Devil, both w/humbuckers and they both sound incredible.I havent found a bad tone yet. It is a very quiet amp. Very little noise,even on the Insane model I get just a small amount of gain hiss(noise gate takes it right away).With 12 storage settings(floorboard is a must)plus the original 6 models, you can basically get 18 different sounds. The clean model is friggin' amazing.Even at high volumes it retains clarity(thank you!!)The recto and insane models are very brutal,I had NO PROBLEM getting the classic James Hetfield/Master of Puppetts tone.

This thing is built like a tank,but, I nmake it a habit to never go do a show without a back-up(amp or guitar)because that always seems to be when something will happen.(about 2 minutes before show time).
I have never had a problem so far,but I'm just very anal about my gear anyway..

The company seems very eager to help,even with the smallest of questions. The only bad thing I've found is if I need to ever have my Spider serviced,the nearest service center is about a 4.5 hour drive away.Either that or I box 'er up and send it to the company..I can't remember how long the warranty is for, but I'm sure it's at least up to current industry standards.

I've been playing for 18 years, I own a Peavey Transtube Bandit that I used in conjunction with a D.O.D.G-7 processor. I run my whole band through a Carvin DCM-2000/1588 system. If this amp were lost or stolen. I would most certainly replace it. I looked at all modeling amps on the market and I decided to go with the innovater ( he who does it first ,does it best). Like I said, only thing I wish it had is the XLR/ direct out so I didn't have to mic it onstage..

As versatile as modern amps come these days. I tried one at Mars Music Center, looking for a new combo to set atop my 4x12 cab. The sales guy suggested these "smokin'" amps.

There's a guy a few reviews below mine who stated that the sounds of this amp were "crap". I strongly disagree with that guy. Rather, I think these amps are complete and total worthless SHIT! They sound like a turd under a blanket. There's no bite, no growl, no kick, maybe some punch, but generally, they sound like a hi-fi stereo with all the 10k cut out. Infact, you go put an EQ on your stereo system, cut all the 10k out of it, and you'll have the sound of this amp. What this amp needs to sound REALLY good, is a new set of speakers, a new cabinet, a new processor, different paint, and most of all- a whole new amplifier. People who use this amp, and/or that stupid freakin' POD, are clearly wankers. So, if you think these "plastic" amps sound really good, then "wank on"!!!

Probably a super-reliable amp, if that's what you call it.

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It's not like I hate "amp modeling", I use a Boss GT-3 exclusively for my main live sounds. But, these amps, (and I think I can include that Johnson crap too, since it sounds the same to me), sound like a box of electronically muffled vat of syrup covered powdered sugar, and then solidified with 5 oversized pillows. No attack, no dynamics, no interaction with the player, just straight bogus marketing hypety-bullshit, see. Also, I'd like to state that these days, Marshall sucks too, but on the opposite end of the spectrum. Therefore, here's the only good amplifier made today... actually, the only amps that are any good are the ones made before they did away with output tubes.