Line 6 Spider IV 150 150-watt 2x12 Modeling Guitar Amplifier

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• 150 watts; 2x12" Celestion® Custom speakers; three-quarter closed-back cabinet for a tight, snappy response
• 300+ hand-crafted presets from 50 world-famous bands and guitarists including Johnny Marr, Slipknot, 311, Meshuggah, Lacuna Coil, As I Lay Dying, Steve Stevens, The Donnas, Minus the Bear, Pete Anderson, more; 200+ dialed in song-based presets
• 16 tonally superior amp models with the vintage characteristics and nuances; 20 Smart FX (4 at once) with deep editing; Quick Loop, Auto-Wah, Intelligent Pitch-Shifter plus inspiring echoes, mods, delays, reverbs and more; 64 user-created presets
• Bass, Mid and Treble knobs that behave like the EQ controls from each modeled amp; Drive knob; Channel volume; Master volume
• 1/4-inch input; 1/4-inch headphone/direct output; 1/8-inch CD/MP3 input; built-in chromatic tuner; FBV foot controller jack
• 150 watts, 2x12" Celestion Custom speakers, three-quarter closed-back cabinet for a tight, snappy response
• 300+ hand-crafted presets from 50 world-famous bands and guitarists including Johnny Marr, Slipknot, 311, Meshuggah
• 16 tonally superior amp models with the vintage characteristics and nuances
• Bass, Mid and Treble knobs that behave like the EQ controls from each modeled amp
• 1/4-inch input, 1/4-inch headphone/direct output

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I have played the guitar and other instruments for a little over 50 years. I have a collection of fine guitars that is modest in number but consists of some of the best instruments made. I am retired and play my music in a studio in my home that contains only two amplifiers and all the audio equipment necessary for a high grade amateur studio. One of these amplifiers is an old Fender Princeton; the other is a Line 6 Spider IV 150. I have not played professionally since the 70's because I decided to use my energy to become successful in business. Even though I have not played professionally for a long period of time, I have kept on top of the technology that is now available to guitarists that were only a dream in 1970. During my 50 years of playing I have played on many guitar amplifiers, all of which were supposed to be the "best" but rarely did they ever meet my quest for quality of sound regardless of price. I must say that the Line 6 Spider IV 150 combo amp is, in my opinion, the best value in guitar amplifiers I have ever come across for the following reasons:

1) The 150 watt amplifier section is powerful and permits high volume playing of clean sounds that remain clean. I assume it is a high current amp because of the nature of the delivery of its power.

2) The ability to produce many sounds through on board effects surpasses any other amp I have played.

3) The efficient use of controls on the face of the amp allows one to play and use all of the effects in an understandable system of controls which actually reduces the number of knobs by making many of them multipurpose controls that really are easy to use. The control of the amp benefits significantly by the addition of the optional "Short Board" that allows pedal adjustment and stomp on/off functions of all important controls. This short board is constructed of high strength materials and seems to be built to last a lifetime. (That may not be as long in my case, but I feel comfortable applying this statement to younger players.) The short board is not a necessity, but its addition makes the Spider IV 150 an integrated system in which the amplifier and short board complement each other. For live playing, the short board is a necessity. There is a larger two pedal board that I do not think is necessary nor worth the cost.

(4) The circuitry is quiet enough to permit direct amp to mixer recordings.

(5) While the Spider IV is a solid state amp, its sound is great, and will not disappoint those needing an amp of this size and power. However, I have become accustomed to quality solid state amps and have never really caught on to regularly overdriving tube amps to achieve an effect. This personal feeling may come from my early years of playing where overdriving was not an intended sound, but was simply the result of trying to play louder than the amp's capabilities. In the early 60's virtually all amps were underpowered and few groups could push much of their volume through large and powerful stage setups because they were frequently unavailable. This brings back the memory that even when I played as a teenager with a group, there frequently were situations where the power available in the venue was incapable of driving all of our equipment. We satisfied this problem by always taking 6 12 gauge 100 foot extension cables.

(6) The 2 12" speakers seem to be able to reproduce whatever the amplifier can deliver (within reason).

I have been happy with the Spider IV 150 for almost a year and I believe I have used it enough to allow any shortcomings to surface. I have not detected any signs of shortcomings and, accordingly, I highly recommend this amplifier.

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Getting the job done pretty well. It is what it is, and it is very, very good for what it promises it will do. It has performed well on gigs thus far, and has also provided nice recorded output. The "inward" recording console isn't the best for the purposes of recording, as I haven't been able to get a real "clean" signal (if you are proficient with Pro Tools, you will have to add some plug ins as far as noise reduction is concerned, which is not what the manufacturers seem to have had in mind regarding the unit and the promotions), but I will say that I have not seen many consoles provide such functions well in the past so what should this one do any better at the $500 price range? Cost effective unit, many sounds, much functionality, good outputted recordings. Not Marshall, but Line 6 will get you through the tour and even the studio session. One thing: yes, it does sound like a solid state amp in the studio (I have not experienced this limitation live), but you can tweak it if you know what you are doing as an engineer to make it sound much, much better. Recommended for those on a very, very tight budget.

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I have to agree with all the positive comments previously made about this amp. This amp certainly kicks butt. It's really loud, can give you a guitar sound like almost anything, and as a combo amp has a real meaty tone. There were some comments about direct recording. I recently put a video on YouTube with a song I recorded called Orion's Belt. Find it by searching Petepopgtr1. The guitar sound comes from a Jackson Dinky XL plugged into this amp. The 1/4 headphone out then went direct into my computer. Cakewalk software was used. This will give you a good idea of what this amp sounds like going straight into a board or computer. You can't beat the different array of sounds and tones that you can pull out of this amp.

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I'm an ex-Berklee guitarist in Boston, with over 25 years of playing and recording under my belt. I've been using line 6 products from the beginning and while many of my "purist" peers scoff at the stuff, I've found it to be essential, affordable gear that helps me channel ideas without breaking the bank.

I own a Vetta I 2x12 combo, which used to be the flagship of the Line 6 amplifier line. I still love the amp, but it was evident to me that the user interface for the new Spider amps would make it more fun and easy to create new sounds on the fly during rehearsal, so I picked one up used at Guitar Center (which was, as always, a lousy retail experience but they had what I was looking for).

Anyway, it worked out to be a good choice it is a lot easier to use and get great tones. The interface is simple, and there's a lot of powerful models and effects in there. If yo have a good ear, you'll get something pretty awesome out of it.

The cabinet construction doesn't compare at all to the quality of the Vetta, of course just one of several corners Line 6 cuts to make these amps cheaper tank their HD series.

Strangely enough, however, it feels more responsive and tube-like to me. I get more natural feedback out of it, and it seems to move air in a more natural, throaty way. I'm sticking mainly to the Orange amp models, which for my money are the best sounding across playing styles (I'm from the EVH school, so I need tight clean sounds, crunchy rhythms, and scorching leads).

Just like cars, there isn't a Line 6 amp in the world that's worth buying new. Get a used one, pay less, and don't worry about cosmetics. It's basically a smal computer with flash memory, so what's to break? Not much risk involved unless some lunkhead blows out a speaker which I can't imagine, since this think is LOUD at 12 o clock.

I'm using my original FBV Shortboard to control it downside there is no quick access to the looping feature, and I can't upgrade the amp's firmware yet.

Apparently the new BV pedals have the required USB interface (and of course the looping control).

This is where Line 6 should get on board with some consumer friendly design and just throw the USB interface into the amp.

Otherwise, for the cash, you'll have a great sounding amp that's pretty simple to configure and won't cost you much.

Have fun!

A modeling amp will literally model existing Amps, Artists, and Songs from different years.

This amp does not have on board song or drum loops like the Spider Jam.

If you are trying to get a specific sound of a band or musician or place in time, then this is

your amp.

If you need a practice amp, go with the Jam.

I have both amps and as far as I am concerned, the Jam is a far better modeling amp as it does what the Spider 4 does plus drum and song tracks that you can play along with plus a whole lot more, even if it is based on the Spider 3 technology with a JM4 Looper as its engine.

While the Spider 4 (I have the 150) is a nice amp, it is VERY SPECIFIC to the user needs and is

not that flexible.

I do not agree that both amps are worthless without the foot pedals, as I used the Jam for a long

time without, and only acquired the Express pedal when I ordered the Spider 4.

Also be very aware that the Line 6 documentation on their amps is very, very lacking, to put it mildly, and there so-called on line videos and user groups are just as lacking as their documentation.