Line6 Spider II 15 Guitar Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8 in.)

Feature:
This amp has more features than any other amp i looked at, not to mention it can use two at a time, for great sounds. The only part that dissapointed me is that the tap tempo button only applies to the sweep echo and tape echo, and i needed it for the tremollo effect.

Quality:
It seems pretty sturdy, even with the open back. No rattling inside like every other amp ive played. I'm sure it will last longer than I'm going to need it, since it will almost never be on the road except for a few jam sessions . . . it's only a practice amp.

Value:
When i saw this amp at this price i thought it would definitely be useless. I was definitely wrong there. My other amp cost at least 5 times more, weighs 60 more pounds, and has 1/5 the effects this one has, and for its huge size, doesnt get a whole lot louder than it, even though it's a tube amp. Also, the sound quality is better, which amazed me. If something happened to it, I'd buy it again without even looking around for another one first.

Desirability:
I thikn one of the best features of this amp is that it is nearly weightless. It can get incredibly loud, has more effects than i know what to do with, it's one of the cheapest amps i've ever seen, and can be moved anywhere easily. What's not to like?

Sound:
This amp sounds great. I'd recommend it more for people who play metal and stuff with more distortion, especially with the insane setting that gets more gain than you could ever use. It can get loud enough to compete with any other instrument in your band easily.

Ease of Use:
Very self explanatory amp. I never opened the instruction manuel and i managed to get all the sounds i want with about an hour of playing around with it. I've used it with a guitar and a microphone (only one input was a bit of a dissapointment) and it works great with both.

Overall:
I will never replace this amp. Of course, I have another for actual gigs, but this is by far the best practice amp available anywhere. If it was ever lost or stolen, I would get a new one as soon as possible. My favorite parts are the incredible gain you can get on it and its ridiculous light weight. There are only three things wrong with this amp to me: it only has one input (i need a microphone and a guitar), the tap tempo button only applies to the echo effects, and there is no footswitch option.

Feature:
This amp is full to the brim with features. Four channels that can all be customised and saved as default, 6 lovely digital effects, a noise gate that doesent cut your sustain very much and i have only revently found out it can have a distortion boost on the clean channel, making it even more versatile. The only ddrawback is that unlike the 30 watt version, there is no way to use a line 6 footswitch to change channel while playing. If you want to play live, then go for the 30 watt.

Quality:
Perfect, nothing wobbling, all seems very well put together.

Value:
Im only marking it down because there is no footwsitch option. Otherwise, its a great buy.

Desirability:
it has shiny bits!!!!!

Sound:
Very good sound, even with a crappy yamaha pacifica 012. All the effects sound great, especially the reverb and the tones you can get are all amazing.

Support:
never needed it. probably never will.

Overall:
Once again, only marking it down thanks because it has no footswitch. But its still one of the best practise amps there is. Its also very loud for a 15 watt, so you could still use it at small gigs.