for what it is actually.
ok so i got a trade on some work.
in addition to cash i also recieved a line6 spider 3 amp.
ok im not big on modeling amps. they seem to lack a flavor im looking for.
your thoughts?
anybody own one of these?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Although I'm not familiar with the Line 6 Spider amps my daughter's boyfriend has one and loves it but then again he only uses it on the ultra hi-gain settings.I am quite familiar though with the Vox AD and VT series modelling amps and with the 12AX7 tubes in the preamp sections they are so much like the amps they model it's uncanny.A lot of people prefer the older Blue grille AD-30 to AD-120 for realism and features and they can be gotten fairly cheap used these days.

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the guy tha set upmy floyds uses a vox modeling amp. a little one. its cool. i dont know which one it is but it rocks.
it was the first modeling amp ive heard. vox has a battery powered amp as well that sounds freakin cool too. a DA something or another.
its like $119 at GC.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Like Way Cool said, it's alright for what it is. I have one but I never use it, I much prefer my tube amp. I think for the real high gain stuff they are O.K., but to me they just sound thin and fizzy, just too digital. But hey I'm an old geezer, what would I know?

i do agree 100%.
it will do nicely for ultra low volumes and headphone use perfectly.
i do like my tubes though.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I have the Spider III 75watt.

I have a lot of fun with it! Lots of tones I will never use but there are a few I like to mess with it. Plus I twiddle the knobs to come up with my own.
My only amp at the moment. Will get another tube in a couple of months if the finances allow.

Seems like folks either hate these or love 'em.

-T

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"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

you will find that alot with gear bro.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

your about right on with this.
they are a very digital tone having amp.
i havent played with none other than this one so i cant
comment on any of the others. its my new under the computer desk amp.
not at all bad for what i have in it.

im just wondering if i can use my distortion pedal on the clean channel
on this amp?
in doing so i'll just be using the amp for its extra effects.
i ve never messed with this type of amp so i dont know whats "allowed" with these so ya dont blow something.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

i d like the tap tempo feature and the programable channels features
on this amp.
i wonder if all the line6 sound scooped and digital?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

i just heard of a product called pod farm.
it looks killer actually but i havent heard it yet.
its a program for your computer.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I've used pod farm a lot. It is a simple, inexpensive package that works. Whether or not you like the sound is debatable. Another product is amplitude. One thing about computer based modeling is it will improve over time. You do need to buy a computer unless you already have one, hardware demands are fairly low.

I only play at home, so it is convenient to put on head phones or patch it through my stereo system. Great learning tool as well. But I've just moved on to my first tube amp and real pedal.

ok so what did you get?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I got a VHT special 6, very inexpensive but a real old school point to point circuit and a boss blues driver. Won't be my last pedal. Very solid amp, no problems, works as advertised.

the boss blues driver is a nice pedal. the keely mod is cool too.
try a fulltone OCD pedal, you'll love it.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

oh great, more stuff to buy, I see they have a Robin Trower pedal, hmmmmmmm.