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Line 6 Spider 210

Line 6 Spider 210

  1. Name: Bill Pabon

  2. Price Paid: $400

  3. Performance

  4. It’s all good here. This amp is the most inexpensive of the Line 6 models. But don’t think this means its performance is too short of the mark set by the higher priced models. What you will lack is the versatility of the other models. I think the Flexitones have 16 amp models to choose from. The Spider has 6. It uses the same modeling software, so you don’t sacrifice tone. Since it’s all digital, the controls on it work different than you would expect. For example, if you are playing the amp with the reverb control set at its midpoint and you push one of the channel switching buttons regardless of what that reverb control is set too when you look at it, what you hear is the reverb set at what ever is the program in that channel. But if you move the reverb then it will respond to the position it’s in. This goes the same for all the controls. Understand? So you can’t glance at the eq, reverb, gain, and other controls and know what their values are.

    The manual tells you what to do to find out what the settings are at in a preprogramed channels so its not really a problem, just something to get used to. Any fool can figure it out in a minute. It’s not anything complicatied. It really is lots of fun messing around and discovering what kind of sounds you can get out of it. Along with the 6 amp models it also has reverb, flange, chorus, vibrato, delay, tape echo, and this ping-pong stereo echo. Its 50 watts and has a headphone jack that doubles as a stereo direct out. Along with the 6 preprogramed amp models there is room for 4 of your own presests. You also have the option of getting a floor pedal (that doesn’t need its own power source... it gets it from the amp... cool!) to give you room to store additional presets. Ask yourself, “For that price, can you beat this variety of features in one unit?”

  5. Performance Rating: 10

  6. Sound Quality

  7. Well by now I guess that most everyone has heard all the buzz about these Line 6 amps. They really do sound great. If you are worried that a digital piece of equipment just can give you warm lush tone, don’t. Even if the amp models don’t nail down the tone of the modeled amp 100% its still a great sounding amp. It is not at all something that should be thought of as a con when considering this. What other amp in this price range can give you such versatility and such warm rich sound quality? This really is a bargain. I played this amp with a Fender Strat and with this Dean. The amp lets the tone of your guitar get though nicely. It doesn’t sound cheap at all. What’s great about it is that you can get high volume tone at a volume that your neighbors can deal with. If I have one beef with tone it would be with the flange. When its set at high speed it sounds pretty cool. It makes me think of the opening to Say Hello to Heaven by Temple of the Dog (remember that album?) If you are going for that jet plane effect it’s a little lame, for my tastes at least. For some reason I have visions of someone blowing air through a McDonalds straw when I hear it. So for sound quatity I’d like to give it a 4.5 because I’m not totally pleased with the flange, but since the amp sounds so good other wise I’ll just round it up.

  8. Sound Quality Rating: 10

  9. Construction

  10. I haven’t had this amp long enough to have a great deal to say here. All works just fine on it. Since I haven’t had a chance to give this procuct any abuse I’ll just give a six. Not because of any quality issue but just because it has to earn a good or bad rating.

  11. Construction Rating: 6

stats

  1. Average Ratings
  2. Performance: 10
  3. Sound Quality: 10
  4. Construction: 6
  5. Ratings Key
  6. 10: Excellent
  7. 0: Useless
  8. Company
  9. Line 6

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