Line 6 Spider III 120 Combo

this amp has no effects loop or circuit protection, other amps in this price range or lower have this feature

thin and harsh

if you use external pedals, this amp will turn on its built in "smart" fx, such as phaser or throbbing tremolo... its a bug, they haven't fixed it, their forum has other users posting workarounds that don't work, before you buy one check this out, hold "b" when you turn it on - this shows firmware version, to update it you have to send it to service centers, they ask you to hold "a" on power on to reset, this doesn't work, holding "d" "disables autofx" and this doesn't fix this problem either...

imagine playing live, all the sudden the deep phaser kicks in randomely, this amp can embarrass you, wow

my amp is faulty, their nearest service center is far away, messaged and emailed them, no response

so i tried to trade this amp in, local shop told me they don't want line6, why? service is near impossible to get... they are right.

ended up getting a used tube amp half stack for less than this amp, plus some effects pedals and that is the real deal, not a digital copy, so i'm happy

last line6 product i buy, i bet you these are made in china by children and the firmware is made by outsourcers in other countries they are slow to update firmware check their forum...

do not buy

might sound like a do it all amp but its really not

they get their digital models trying to sound like real amps, then they water them down, this is an entry level amp and the models are weak, this amp proabably has a pod 1.0 chip in its guts with all the settings disabled, smart fx are harsh and extreme, no adjustments

if they made any effort at all to fix it i could say something good but read this forum, theirs and any other and you'll find out nobody with ears uses these throw away amps

on this amp, they left out a couple important basic features for example there is no fx loop, no direct out... the competitors in this range have these things and more

yes this amp has digital effects built in, but their "smart fx" preset, one knob controls everything approach is cheap and tasteless sounding, very limited

the built in effects are worse than what you'll find in the cheapest chinese made plastic mutli-effect pedal which at least lets you adjust some parameters

the reverb is one sound, room, and you can't add your own reverb because their is no fx loop, reverb should go after preamp for obvious reasons

insane metal might be good if all you play is death, not so good at the cleaner, amp models sound very digital and unnatural, no harmonics or feedback

terrible, i had an issue - when you use pedals the amps effects can turn on suddenly...

after finding the problem mentioned above when I went to the forum I found other people posted this same problem I have, long ago and got no fix from line6, the public had suggestions which worked sometimes, sometimes didn't

contacted line6 several times to no avail, people in their forum say their service centers take their time getting parts as well...

do yourself a favor, if you use external pedals, get some other amp this one conflicts with them and they are blowing it off

at this price range the competitors have it beat by far, yes you can have 36 presets that all sound like cheap garbage, if you try to use external effects you will likely run into an issue which is on their forum that they have not fixed, the amps effects turn on suddenly and they can be an obnoxious swooshing flange, deep deep chorus, on/off tremolo or delay you never know what you'll get

this amp is very cheesy, i guess i should have known that before i bought it... watch out for the spiders!!! they'll bite you!!!!

Pretty much has it all. Very flexible. All knobs and jacks are on the front. (Not on the back or top like some amps) Right where I want them, on the front! Amp is in stereo, has a built in tuner, headphone jack, mp3 jack, all the standard effects and amp models. It has everything I wanted. I do not play out at gigs or anything. I am 37 (playing since I was 19). I play strictly as a hobby and personal enjoyment. I have owned most top end guitars and several tube amps including a Peavey 5150 loaded with KT66 golden lions! I did not need a 5150 or a Plexi or a triple rectifier in my living room. I have a wife and kids and neighbors. So, no matter the tube vs. solid state controversy. It still had everything I needed.

I play a Dean Hardtail Select through this bad boy. Excellent guitar!! However, even with the Dean Hardtail I noticed the amp right off sounded shrill, tiny, thin tone. However, once I went through all the presets and made some adjustments to the basic amp models, all that was quickly remedied. Does it sound like tubes? The distortion character is very close but it lacks the harmonics/pick attack/resonance of a real cranked up tube amp. One thing is for certain, it doesn't sound like solid state! Some of the presets are just awesome but you do have to take time to find them. Amp sounds awesome after some adjustments and saving favorite presets over to user channels. This amp can do anything from clean to OMG! It will easily do the heavy stuff (Lamb of God, KSE, etc.) but also does blues and rock very well too. Just got to spend some time with ol' girl to get those tones out of her. She is in stereo too. Believe me, it makes a difference! Ever try to listen to your favorite band through mono headphones. Mono amps are a joke even if they are tube amps. I've read even most of the pros use racks for their sound and they run in stereo. The effects such as time delay effects and even modulation effects like chorus sound richer with stereo too.

Looks like it is reliable but I can't comment on roadworthiness as I play as a hobby. I don't play live gigs or anything. I have owned quite a few amps in my day. Too many to list here. Looks sturdy enough and seems solid enough but you never know about these things.

Warranty is good and American Musical Supply.com gives me another 1 year warranty on top of the factory warranty. I do not know anything else about their customer support. I have not needed it so far.

Tubes vs. solid state? I don't care. It works and has everything I need for my situation. All in one package. To me it sounds awesome, once you know how to set the thing up like you want. Twang and Blues sound the most "tube-like" and metal red is just my thing!! Love it! It was cheap too. Now, the Vox Valvetronix I have owned and loved it too. I also own a small micro cube from Roland. Also a great amp for practice. R-fier setting is way too cool! The Spider III has some pros over these amps and some cons but all are relatively priced. Just have to try them out and see which one you like the most. There were some spots on the Valvetronix that I think actually sounded better then this Spider III but I'm no longer able to make a side by side comparison since the valvetronix was sold to a friend a long time ago.

I play mainly rock, blues and a lot of pop, alternative stuff. I bought this amp because i was very satisfied with my POD pro and tried to give it a shot. For people like me, who is really ona budget, this amp has it all in one box. I'm using it woth a FBV shortboard controller and there is hardly anything that i can not get.

One big overall suggestion, do not try to judge this amp by presets. They surely suck! Try tweaking a few knobs and you will see that it really responds.

Bought it. Plugged it. Played it. Got frustrated. Then brought it to my bands rehearsal studio. Cranked up the volume (6-7) because we have a crazy drummer, and oh my god, that was the thing i had been looking for.

Clean sounds, are really clean with a lot of headroom and brightness. High-Gain sounds and other overdriven stuff SHOULD NOT be used without making your own adjustments. Artificial, digital sounds became Marshallish, Rectifierish once you start to tweak with it. It satisfied me on the drive channels, after i did my adjustments.

But beware the overdrives between (7 and 10). It sounds like amp cant handle it. Thats the only disapponting part of the amp. Why are putting 10 if i cant play it. Let the knob finish at 7 :)

Had pumped it a few times while carrying to a gig, everythings still ok. Seems to be well build, but i also take care of it good. So i dont really have an opinion here

One of friends brought it to me (that was a close friend because it is freaking 20 kilograms or more)I live in Turkey, so warranty doesnt apply to me. Hopefully i wont need it!

Ok, this is where we have sum it all. All you guys who are expecting a really perfect amp that really sounds like Marshalls, Fenders, Mesas, be logical! This is a modelling amp. This is for people like me who has just 400$ and have to gig. Do not bring back the legendary solid-state vs. tube discussion, because of course tube is better. For this money, i dont think that there is anything on the market that can give you this sonic flexibilty. If you hate modelling, no this amp will not change your mind, try 15 watt Fender Blues Jr.s and other stuff. If i had 2000+ bucks, of course i would run to music shop and immediately get myself a Triple Rectifier, Soldano or a Bogner. For this price range, it is the best i think

2007 Line6 Spider III 120
Very versatile amp
I play rock, blues, and Jazz
36 user channels to save what sound you like
400 preset channels
no effects loop. It has a headphone jack
I will use this amp on gigs and in my basement

The amp can sound like any amp you've ever heard. I don't use many of the presets. The greatest tones come from starting with a clean tone and ajusting the bass, mid, and treble to your taste. Add a little reverb or delay and you have the best sounding amp you could come across. I've played for 46 years. Take your time to make it sound the way you want. You will be satisfied. I get great rock, blues, or jazz tones. All rich and full bodied. The amp is quiet. Some players will say it's for kids? Are you kidding? If you only used the user presets then the answer might be yes. Make adjustments like I did and it's the perfect amp.

I think it's reliable. I'll have to wait and see.

I have not dealt with the company.
The warranty is for 1 year.

I've played for 46 years. I have a Fender Hot Rod Deville 410, a Carvin MTS3212 all tube amp, a Fender Dynatouch Deluxe 90 Amp, a Tech 21 Trademark 60 amp. Guitars are a Fender Strat, Telecaster, Carvin Bolt, Gibson ES135, Sheraton II Epiphone, and an Ibanez Custom AF105 Hollowbody.

I like the versatility of the amp and great sounds that I can make by tweaking. I love the rich tones and full bodied cleans I can get. I wish it had an effects loop. I like the sound of 2 10" speakers. Their Celestion speakers. I've made comparisons to my other amps and it can do what they do and even sound better. I think what's important to note and always remember is that no one has to have only one amp. If something else is desired in the future, get it. Does one guitar do it all? Does one amp do it all? Well, this amp might do it all for me.

Made in 2007. 12 Channels, 400 presets, 7 effects, 60 x 2 watts = 120 watts. Two 10" Celestion speakers. Separate reverb control. 39 user presets, I could go on, but it think it's been covered.

Produces a wide variety of tones, amost anything you want. I can dial in Jazz, clean, country, blues, rock, metal, and some stuff i didn't think was possible. Very loud. I use it with Am Strat with noise pups, and a PRS hollowbody for a warmer, mellower sound. If you like over-the-top distortion you will love this amp. Plenty of feedback which is very controlable. Effects are great for being digital. I don't know any of the 400 artists or songs, so I don't use the factory presets, I make my own. Very, very quiet, built in noise gate. It takes time to dial in the tone you want, so don't go by the factory presets, they have way too many effects added. Not exactly a tube amp, but definetly not a toy. It is a blast to use and a welcome relief from having to lug my vinatge equipment around.

I would gig with it in a heartbeat, has an issue with fading volume on certain presets as if noise gate were too strong, but fine on my user-created presets.

Their web site is extremely user-fiendly and you can download manuals and patches from it. Very nice. Are you listening Fender?

I have been playing 30 years and am not into metal music, but I finally have an amp that doesn't need a stomp box! You can always dial out some gain if you don't like it, but if your amp does not get enough gain waddya gonna do? My vinatge stuff is all original 1964 Vibroverb, 1962 Bassman, 1968 Super Reverb, 1964 Princeton, 1985 Super Champ. Modern amp is Mesa Nomad and Fender G-Dec30, and for acoustic I use Genz Benz Shenendoah. Take what this amp offers, which is distortion, tweak it, save it, and have some fun with it!

Out the gate the Spider III seemed like the perfect option, crammed with either 75W/120W/150W solid state power (i opted for the 120w), a line out for recording, 130 preset effects, and other features you'd expect from a multi-effects pedal, such as chromatic tuner, banks for saving custom presets, noise gate, exc.. It does lack an extentional speaker out, witch would have been handy. The othet downside is that if you want to use the effects effectively on stage you need a footswitch, witch isn't included, but you do get 3 excellent choices of switches that you can buy when you feel the need.
This amp is perfect for metal heads :)

The sound quality is perfect, and the distortion is uber sweet. The allround tone and is amazing, and complimented my bands other guitarrist amp sound perfectly.

The amps speakers blew after 3 months, and I know for a fact i didnt crank it too high, and unplug the jack while the amp is on, as ive been playing guitar for more than 7 years, and know the correct procedures to follow when switching amps on and off.

Other problems my friends had with other models in this range where, head overheated after 30mins of playing (brand new Line 6 150w Spider III stack), speaker blew after one day (Line 6 75w Spider III practice amp), pedal stopped working after about 2 weeks (Line 6 Uber Metal pedal)

Customer support was pathetic (am in South-Africa, so i don't know how it is in other parts of the world), they only responded to my email after 3 weeks, after witch nothing got done. Now i know that speakers are'nt under warranty, but damn if a Celestion speaker blows under normal use, it just yells manufacturing flaw. The distributor wasn't any help at all, after they where aparently contacted by Line 6. I had to replace the speakers with a cheap alternative, as my band had a gig 5 weeks after the speaker blew. I would have opted to replace it with Celestions again... But what do you know, all of a sudden the supplier cant get hold of any, and i get told that they dont sell the Line 6 Celestions just like that. After every thing was done with, I sent another email to the Line 6 representative, but im still waiting for a reply as of yet..

Excellent amp, but dont buy it. It's not worth all the crap you go through. You buy a new product for that price, and you expect it to last. Ive owned a Peavy (stil got it, AND STILL WORKS after 4 years) and Crate amp before, but this amp was definitly not worth the money i spent. Its like the thing was made in some crappy country with second hand parts thats polished up, so they look new, but they break after 5 days.

You can plug and play immediately. You can find a good sound, but GREAT sounds are few and far between. For those with the time, you can delete effects you don't like and fill the banks with user-created presets, and tweak them to your liking. So in theory you could build a better amp out of what lies before you, and it's not rocket science, but it will require time and patience.

It's got two major selling points; the first being the hundreds of presets, and the second being the amp modeling (12 cab selections total, compared to the measly 4 you get with the Spider III HD75 Head or the lower end combos (the Spider III 15 [$99] and 30 [$199]). The 75 1x12" Combo however, does contain all the features of the 120, 150, and the HD150 head, and while it's currently the most popular of the Spider III line, it's also $100 cheaper than the 120. I have my reasons for going with the 120: it's cheaper than the 150, and I've always preferred the sound of 10" speaker cabs and combos. It's a minor thing, and a personal preferrence, but some people could care less about psychoacoustics (and then there are tube aficiandos who care a little too much).

As for the presets; there's a lot of them. It's a pain in the arse to cycle through all of them, especially at night when you're just wanting to practice, because the filing system of the soundbanks is illogical and difficult to manuever without the "add-on" peripherals (which are, of course, not included!). I've spent the first week and keot cycling through the same 30 or 40 presets, and only occasionally would I manage to find something new. There are some satisfying sounds, but they are limited... and as pointed out before, this line seems designed to appeal to the younger player.

I bought the amp as a practice amp. I'm small, wussy guy, and the other amps I have I love (a Crate Blue Voodoo half-stack I don't play often, and an early 70s Silverface Bassman Ten 4x10" combo). I wanted something I could carry around easy and not have to have serviced regular (like those fab-sounding 60s era Gibson tube amps which sound like heaven but are always needing fixed). For the money I was paying, I didn't want to get all 12 amp models, and the 75 Combo would have worked, but since I love 10"s, I went with this bad boy. Mistake #1: the amp weighs 55 lbs, and that's just about the same as my Bassman 4x10. It's not much of a trade off, the Bassman is big and bulky, and at 50% the dimensions the Spider III 120 does have a handle, but it's frame is built of a much more solid material, and thus something I can't carry for very long with arthritis issues. But, at least you can sit on while you're waiting for backup to arrive.

As for the amp modeling; you're going to have to KNOW what each model is supposed to sound like, meaning an extensive knowledge of Classic Amps to love/hate/love it. What's more, it's a solid state EMULATOR of classic amplifiers from the past 50 years; and each of the 12 models is often based not on one, but several classic amps from that period, and then the Line 6 technicians building the amp deciding to "modernize" the sounds. All these years, I didn't know they needed alteration! But seriously, for this price, I didn't expect to get a Fender Twin Reverb, a Vox AC30, Hiwatt and Marshall vibes. There are some guilty pleasures, and they did do some things right.

It's more of a toy than a serious amp, but even the most serious, 16 hours-a-day slingers need things like this for a little sillyness. You can get some good tones out of it, but nothing great; if you check the web for reviews on the Spider III line of amps, it's full of idiots who bought the Spider II and weren't happy with it so here they are, three years later reviewing the sequel without having played it. The rest of the reviewers are people who are legit Line 6 owners, but view the Spider line of amps as a joke. "Should've bought a Flextone III/Vetta/etc." is something I plan to hear more of in the near future. If I was flush with cash, maybe I would have! I wanted something to pick up on pick around on every once in a while, but also something more realistic for travel than my Bassman. This is an answer, but I still question my purchase.

The presets themselves? I have to wonder if this is all that's really changed since the Spider II amps (which I avoided like the plague based on a few bad reviews). According to the manual, there's supposed to include the 200 greatest rock songs of all time. I know these lists are everchanging, but c'mon, they're obviously short of filling this 200-song quota. I realize some songs have 2 or 3 presets alone (so you can represent all of the passages), but some of the greatest guitar songs are definitely missing. I guess just for the "sound", licensing the rest of the 200 greatest songs would have driven up the prices of these amps. The fun part is, there's no free "clean" channel at your disposal. There are cleaner, good-sounding song presets that use the Blues and Twang amp models, but for a straight clean? You basically have to erase a preset and build a clean channel from the ground up, most preferrably using the Clean amp model. And 'digital' clean isn't Roman Meal, it isn't even Wonderbread... it's more like Great Value.

The artist presets? Crap, crap, some decent stuff, but mostly crap. 311? Razorlight? Hawthorne Heights? Killswitch Engage? This is not a very eclectic selection, unless you're 14 and have thousands of songs but an empty CD shelf. I'm seriously thinking this should be labelled For ages 8-17, since most of the sounds won't appeal to guitarists who've been at it for at least a decade. Still, there are some sounds to salvage in these bands banks, and there are some decent artists... just look for those with proper names. Albert Lee, Time Pierce, Bernie Butler, and Paul Weller! I smiled when I found Weller's four presets. No preset for his cover of Dr. John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters", but "The Changeling" is pretty close. I doubt few, if any of the people who run into his presets know him from his solo work or his early stuff with Style Council or the Jam.

If Line 6 seriously wanted user input for songs to include in their presets, they should have pushed the envelope by getting songs that broke barriers in their time. I'd love to hear Blue Cheer's proto-metal take of "Summertime Blues", but the "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Cinnamon Girl" presets from the 60s bank sort of close in on that sound. There's still missing links. "Raw Power"? "Machine Gun"? "Kashmir"? "Tomorrow Never Knows"? I want songs that pushed the boundaries, not stuff I hear everyday on the classics station.

My final note: I am a pedal freak, and one thing that really irks me about this amplifier is the fact that it simply does not play well with others (by that, I mean other effects). If you want to test one of these babies out in a guitar shop, you might want to bring along a couple of your most beloved outboard effects, just to make sure they'll gel with this amp, because some react better than others, and what good's a $400 amp if you can't groove with your favorite pedals? Don't expect this amp to be the be-all, end-all answer and you can sell off everything in your pedalboard or rackmount.

It's big and sturdy chassis, so physically I'm pretty sure this amp can take a good beating. The speakers suffice for their purpose, and with the opened-back cab you can easily store your Spider III instructions, a few cables and probably any of the three foot pedals/floorboard controllers that you WILL pay extra for. I've checked the dimensions, and even the FBV Shortboard will fit in the back of the 120 cab, so will all three of the optional pedals Line 6 offers to use with this amp. That'll add about 11 more pounds, but that's all part of life's rich pageant.

Therein lies the problem; these amps are obviously heavy movers, there's plenty in stock and at least a third of the people that buy them aren't satisfied with the results and resell them on eBay or message boards to someone who'll appreciate them. After you spend the money on the amp, you're going to want to purchase at least one of the pedals to better utilize the Spider III... through a major online music store I got a "rebate offer" for a footpedal. Big suprise, it's the $29.99 one, which only has two switches... two switches that DO NOT even switch between the four channel presets you can program... they just cycle manually through Channels A-D, so if you have a four-passage song, you'd better get it programmed in order the night before you play it in front of anyone, otherwise you'll be stomping like crazy to get from A to C and then back around to A and then B to D. It simply saves you from bending down and pressing the buttons on the amp manually. Even at that, this doesn't permit you to cycle through the banks. leaving you with a very useful, but limited foot pedal.

The next option is the FBV Express, at $99.99, which has four pedals to select one of the four channels, a small (and probably difficult to read display for the tuner, and an expression pedal with Volume/Wah toggles next to it. This lets you expand on the sounds within the amp, but the pedal doesn't allow switching to different banks (which is maybe good, since they're thrown in randomly so you'd cycle to a cleaner preset to some blaring loud insane channel distortion and then back to something clean again), and from what I've read the expression pedal is so difficult to swivel most people don't bother. Bear in mind this pedal is the same price as the Spider III 15, the line's budget 8" amp.

Finally, we have the gargantuan FBV Shortboard, something 18.5" x 8.5" wide, and reminscient of the old floor modelling processors, or Line 6's own Floor Pods. This permits you to move up or down with it's two bank switches, includes switches for all four channels, a bigger display, a similar expression pedal to the FBV Express, and seperate Delay and Reverb switches, Tap tempo and much, much more. Sounds pretty sweet, huh? Sure, but it's $269.99. That's 2/3 of what I paid for the amp, and almost the price of the Line 6 Spider III 75 amp! What's more, the volume and wah leaves much to be desired, the expression pedal is still difficult to control, so it's best to just forego it and use a seperated, dedicated wah like most players already do. Is it worth $270?

The advantage to the higher-end Shortboard is its compatible with many other Line 6 amps and products, like their PODs (just make sure everything is compatible before you buy, since I think the Spider II era pedals aren't compatible with this line). It's also more user-friendly, and according to the brief manual write-up it will allow to access more features obviously than you will with the Express. The FBV2 is just ridiculous, and should have at least come with the amp for free, because it isn't going to suit most needs. So in the long run, even this little amp can become an expensive little product if you want to really "control" the options that are in there.

Prices in 2007 U.S. currency:
Line 6 Spider III 120 2x10" [2x60w] $ 399.99
Line 6 FBV2 (free rebate is now over) $ 29.99
Line 6 Spider III 120 Cover $ 29.99
Line 6 Shortboard

Haven't dealt with them, since I haven't had any issues that need addressing. It's just my personal preferences. I'm not going to return the amp, I just want alert other consumers, if you can live with the barebones kit at $400, go for it.

This amp is not without its merits. I've nit-picked at everything I can to make sure that the next guy out there knows what he's getting into, since I would have appreciated someone doing so for me, but... I'm pretty sure this will fall on deaf ears/blind eyes. People see the potential and think they're getting a good deal for the price. Are they? I own one and even I can't say. The Roland Cube 30 1x10" was my alternative for a practive amp, but I didn't want to purchase it because it seems in just about 60% of the Harmony Central reviews, the players are all running into a Cube because they're in dorms, and because they're getting tried and true COSM effects with the amp. If so many people on Harmony Central are using them, maybe there's a reason (and they're reliable amps). But for a mere $70 extra I would get an extra 10" in the cab, more "options" with the Spider III 120.

Having heard a Fender Twin Reverb, I've been debating about getting one for some time. When I brought it up to a friend, he asked why I wanted one, and I told him it's because it's the industry workhorse. Many bands with professional aspirations own and use them, and they're available at most recording studios. It's a sound, and a sound a lot of people appreciate. His response was, "yeah, but why do you want to sound like everyone else?". I don't want to sound like everyone in the pack, but there are so many packs out there, it's almost become immaterial. I'm sure there are Spider III clubs, people that see nothing wrong with these amps and continue to sing its praises. I see the good and the bad. This amp is the equivalent of Yosemite Sam mudflaps. Novelty in approach, and the perfect tool for those that are ready to deal with it and its shortcomings.

The amp has 6 different modes that are amp simulations and a 2 different
gain types for all 6 modes. The most useful effects are the ones for adding 'room' : delay and reverb. The other effects are a bit much for me; you have to use the chorus and flange at the same time. It has 4 banks for you to program your personal settings and modes into, and they are footswitchable. The footswitch is not included with the amp. The amp is 120watts and is suitable to use with a band including loud acoustic drums. It is a stereo amp, with two 10" speakers....some of the effects are noticeably 'wide' because it is a stereo amp. Very nice.

I am resisting the urge to rate this section higher. For me, this sound NAILS the Dual Rec sound that I love so much. Now, i do not have the ear to comment on the more vintage type settings, but they sound great to me. Tube elitists probably will notice that the vintage type channels don't respond like a tube amp. The Metal channel is what i use and is perfect for sweep picking and tapping, and the guitar's voice is maintained beautifully clear through the high gain distortion. I use a Jackson DK2M Dinky and a Schecter Ultra III through it. Complex chords are clearly discerned through the distortion on the Metal channel.

never had a problem. then again, i've only owned it for 4 months.

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Awesome presets. If you don't like one of the zillion presets, you can make your own. The only thing that I would add to this amp are some 1/4 jacks on the back for pluging in a drum machine, a midi in and out plug. Otherwise, the features on this amp will stand up the more pricier ones.

What can I say ... I love this amp. The sounds are absolutely fantastic. Sort of like the Willie Wonka movie... you know.. the blueberrys taste more bluesberrily, the snozzberries taste more snozzberrily... The amp differenly has a bigger than life sound that is pure rapture to listen to.

Haven't had the amp that long, but one of the reasons that I bought the amp is that Line 6 has a solid history of reliability and costumer service.

From what I've heard is that customer service is sort of like the Maytag Repairman ... just waiting for a service call. No serious dude, like I said above, Line 6 is solid.

Looking for a reliable and versatile amp that has tons of features and is fun to play around with... look no further. This amp rocks for the money. I tried some of the more pricier ones.. and this amp shut them down. Hey, don't take my word... grab your axe head into one of the stores that carry it.. and give it a work out. You can do some side by side comparisons. Unless you're going to get a new axe, the only way to really get a "sound sense" is to use your tool.