Line 6 FBV Shortboard MKII Controller Pedal
This foot controller can do it all: Adjust your Line 6 amp, toggle settings on your POD, and send MIDI commands over USB with the free FBV Control software.
Overall User Ratings (based on 26 ratings)
Submitted September 28, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
Line 6 FBV MKII Customer Review
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i love this because of the spider 4 amp it makes no sense to have one of this amps if you dont have this board it completely opens up everything on the amp and is completely progamable to your desires you can litterally re do all the presets on the amp from the board it rocks
Sound
great features for controlling your line 6 spider amp. i have the spiderIV and this board allows me to change between settings quickly. i can also acces the guitarist presets and reassign them to user patches wich allows me to completely edit those presets the way that i like...i always want to tweak something. the wah pedal is not great i still use my regular wah sometimes it just depends on the song. great for live shows very durable and reasonably priced a must have if you have a spider amp
Ease of Use
very simple to use very plug n play oriented
Quality
well made nice packaging from the factory QA is great no missing pieces everything worked great straight out of the box
Value
worth the money
Manufacturer Support
havent used support no problems
Musical Background:
active musicia
Musical Style:
rock, blues, metal
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Submitted February 12, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"The foot controller for your Spider IV amp."
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For what it is and what it does I'm pleased with it. If it were crushed by a monster truck I would most likely replace it. If you have a Spider IV amp you really need this. I couldn't imagine standing in front of the amp and trying to get to my patches with the Nintendo controls. Plus the added benefit of using your computer to edit/create patches. This alone makes it almost indispensable.
Sound
N/A
Features
It has switches for controlling the patch banks, channels and you can use it in stomp box mode for more flexibility in the sounds. You also have switch for Tap Tempo (never have used) but if you hold it down you can access the tuner. The tuning shows up on the footswitch screen which is a nice touch.
Ease of Use
Very easy to use. I haven't tried doing any MIDI programming with it yet. No need at this point. It does what I want and need it to out of the box.
Quality
This is a beast. Made of solid unobtainium or something. All metal chassis and switches. Weighs right at 10 pounds. Seriously. You might be able to break it drop it off a truck and running over it. Durability is not a concern I have with this.
Value
A bit pricey for what it is. Around $200 for the unit. The main reason I got it was so that I could connect my amp to my computer. That way I can edit patches and update the firmware. There is no option to do this without a MKII footswitch.
Manufacturer Support
Never used the phone support. Online support is great. Plenty of manuals and download stuff.
The Wow Factor
No sex appeal here. Just a footswitch controller.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Hard Rock/Metal
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Submitted March 2, 2015 by James D in Hot Springs, AR
"FBV MK II for Amplifi 150 yeah!"
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I love my Amplifi 150. It's a great piece of gear. The Bluetooth delay when switching between stored tones, that I didn't love at all. Enter the FBV MK II shortboard. Now I can switch between stored tones instantly! What's not to love. This product just made my Amplifi do what Bluetooth cant do, respond instantly when I want to change tones. It's simple to connect and use, worked flawlessly out of the box. Feels solid with no rattles. Great footboard if you have a Line6 Amplifi. I highly recommend this product!
Musical Background:
Learning guitar and loving it
Musical Style:
If you can play it on a Les Paul I like it.
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Submitted May 24, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Line 6 is what the future is bringing."
I choose this because I cannot afford to but all the equipment this set-up has to offer. The amp modeling is so close, it's hard to tell the difference. The spider 4 sound and responds like a tube amp. Even if I could afford to buy all the equipment this set up covers, I wouldn't want to haul it around, buy cases for it or find a place to store it. I am hooked on Line 6 and probably will be for life. The first product I bought was the Line 6 flextone. and it served me well for years.
Sound
I love the sound of my shortboard. It has a great deal of sound options but, the coolest feature is the fact that I can go to the Line 6 website and download sound patches. Very cool!
Features
The features on the shortboard are endless. Every effect you could imagine is there and all of them are very useful. Some of the presets are not as usable as others but most of them are.
Ease of Use
Using the short board takes some time. I have one complaint about the manual. There isn't one. You have to go to the website to find it and it can be confusing. It is worth the effort to learn how to navagate the site. In fact, navigating the site in order to find the material you need to operate the equipment is the hardest part. The presets are easy to find and ajust and I would think that most guitar plaryes would find all the tones they need by tweeking the presets.
Quality
Line ^ equipment is built like a tank. I never worry about the equipment being damaged in normal use. It is very solid and it looks cool.
Value
Most possible bang for your buck, hands down.
Manufacturer Support
I haven't tried that yet.
The Wow Factor
NA
Musical Background:
Active musician for 32 years, recording engineer (in my basement)
Musical Style:
ALL
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Submitted May 25, 2011 by a customer from msn.com
"Must have if u own a Spider Amp!"
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overall if you own A Line6 Spider4 or an MkII Spider or any other line6 product thats compatible! this is a bare necessity.
Sound
It Doesn't make any sounds but im sure if it it would be amazing
Features
its a nice layout works great with spider valve
Ease of Use
just plug in the included RJ-45 to The Floorboard and the other end to your amo and your set
Quality
its built very sturdy . the buttons feel solid when stomped on and the expression feels extremely solid.
Value
its a great value .. having the FBV mkII makes switching a Breeze
Manufacturer Support
ive never needed to contact line6 support but im sure they would be great to deal with.
The Wow Factor
it doesnt look like a toy! this controller means business! although i would like to see a BLUE! Screen that would be cool
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Christian ,Rock
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Submitted April 10, 2016 by a customer from gmail.com in Atlanta, GA
"Must have with line 6 amps"
This floor board is a must have if you have a line 6 amp. It just make life so much easier. I use it in conjunction with the tablet software and I have total access of my sound. This is really needed if you use these amps live especially.
Musical Background:
25 years playing, amateur musician. I play guitar and Bass
Musical Style:
Rock, Reggae, Blues, Funk
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Submitted March 28, 2014 by Greg W in Bassett, VA
"Essential for Line 6 Spider IV amp"
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If you are going to get the most out of your new Line 6 Spider IV amp then this pedal is essential. Sure the express pedal will work just fine as well but I bought this one for the extra features. This pedal is built tough and looks like it could take a beating. It gives me full control over all the user presets. At first I was worried I wouldn't be able to access all of the presets that comes with the amp for different songs but programming them in advance in the user preset banks was a breeze. You also need one of these pedals to upgrade your amp. Very good quality, I am very pleased with this shortboard.
Musical Background:
I play for personal pleasure and as a hobby.
Musical Style:
Anything but Hip-Hop. Can not stand Hip-Hop.
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Submitted May 21, 2014 by Pat B in Bellaire, OH
"Does the Job"
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It's a well-constructed pedal and seems quite durable. It's pretty much a necessity with the stack. My biggest gripe is that the accompanied "user manual" is basically a quick start guide. Any feature that you want to know more about, you have to look up the full manual from their website while it's still supported, as is with all Line 6 products. All in all, I'm definitely more satisfied with it than I thought I'd be.
Sound
N/A
Musical Background:
19yrs experience, guitar, drums, and bass recreationally
Musical Style:
Rock, metal, punk
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Submitted February 3, 2014 by dave j in melbourne , FL
"Great addition to mkII "
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Ive had the mkII for 8 mos and my old line 6 pedal had no usb in so i couldnt take advantage of the amps versatility. I tried direct in the power amp with a pedal to tame the volume (this amp gets loud) with limited success.the more i dialed it back the less tone and bite i'd get. using the computer interface i could adjust the preamp volumes so between the guitar volume and the amp pedal volume i get just the right amount of gain with loads of tone.plus stomp down and i get lead volumes thru the pa at will. Just have to remember to back down after hehehe.
the pedal has updated switches and a better wah switch.the old one would kick on at full volumeif you werent carefull.I used it at a large benefit jam recently and it gave everone that took stage just the tone they were after , even troy who was looking for the insane :) i would suggest it to any line6 players who need to tame the mkII BEAST
Musical Background:
long time professional player and writer
Musical Style:
covering most styled at one time or other
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Submitted September 25, 2012 by Josh L in Bluffs, IL
"A must have for any Line 6 amp owner"
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I'm not gonna lie, besides switching to Line 6 for my amp, this is the best decision I have made to date, when it comes to buying gear. Especially being a live performer. I'd say you probably don't actually NEED this if you just play at home. But nevertheless, this is a great product. Some functions are slightly confusing at first (namely switching from volume to wah on the pedal[thought the pedal was going to break]).
Musical Background:
Been around music all my life. Playing guitar for about 6 years. Gigs for about 2 years.
Musical Style:
Rock/Metal, blues
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Submitted March 14, 2012 by Eric Elde in Salt Lake City, UT
"Excellent!!"
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The MKII Controller is easy to use with the Spider IV, it makes the use of the effects so much easier and better. It is nice to have single effects dialed in somewhat like a pedal board. The volume/wah pedal works great. I highly recommend anyone who needs a foot controller for their line 6 to get this. With 4 monthly payments here at zZounds it is a no brainer!
Musical Background:
Playing music for 17 years
Musical Style:
Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Thrash Metal, Classic Rock
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Submitted January 8, 2012 by a customer from gmail.co
"Great pedal board."
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I expect to use this board for as long as I own my line 6 spider valve 212.
Sound
Sound quality is great. At first I was disappointed because every time I would switch sounds or from bank to bank I would hear a popping sound coming from my amp. Did some research and found more people are having the same problem. However I have played more and more with the different sounds and I have not heard this happen anymore.
Features
Useful features are that I can control everything on my amp directly from the board.
Ease of Use
There is somewhat of a learning curve. You can plug it in to ur computer via USB printer cable and mess with the settings. At first I really did t know what I was looking at or what everything meant. Messing with sounds and different banks I can now navigate easily through the screen.
Quality
Very solid doesn't feel cheap at all. Very well made.
Value
Zzsounds priced this board as everyone else does but like the fact that I can pay in 4 installments.
Manufacturer Support
Gave it a 5 since I have not dealt with support so I have to be even.
The Wow Factor
Ease of controlling the line 6 amp.
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Submitted January 11, 2013 by Jan D
"FBV Shortboard MKII Controller"
With this Shortboard ontroller, my Spider doubles in value, because I can easily reach many presets & FX on/off without touching the buttons on the amp. Most important feature is the USB interface (my Spider amp has no USB connection, it is connected to the Shortboard with an RJ45 cable), which allowed me to update the firmware of my Spider Amp, and I now have more reverbs, delays, ...
Musical Background:
I play guitar since 30 years, I am a producer
Musical Style:
trip-hop, electronic..
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Submitted June 6, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"awesome product that every small time musician should have."
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i would totally buy this again if mine ever broke!
Sound
awesome
Features
best idea ever
Ease of Use
so easy a monkey could use it
Quality
built like a brick. love it. had a hard case built for it, wish it would of came with one.
Value
great price for such a priceless item for the line 6 amp.
Manufacturer Support
no idea... im smart enough to figure out alot.
The Wow Factor
dark and subtle.
Musical Background:
hobbyist trying to become active
Musical Style:
alittle of everything.. enjoy southern rock, alternative, and rockabilly
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Submitted February 21, 2011 by a customer from cedia.org
"Really gives you access to the SpiderValve's versatility"
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Right now I am searching for an all-in-one FX board that will do what the Line6 setup does, only through any amp I might get on a fly date. So far I have not found that product.
Sound
This product has no sound of its own. It merely controls the patches and FX in the Line6 amp. Which are pretty damn good.
Ease of Use
Everything is right where it should be.
Quality
Very solid construction, however;
For some reason the volume pedal freaks out when in direct sunlight. Maybe it uses an optical device to vary voltage.
Also 3 or 4 times in 3 years I have had to open it up and reset all the ribbon connectors because the vibration of travel had loosened them. The next time I will use some silocone to stick them where they belong. Other than these two issues the construction quality is solid.
Manufacturer Support
Line6 has a great website with answers to any question you might have.
Musical Background:
45 years a pro
Musical Style:
rock, blues, funk
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Submitted February 6, 2014 by a customer from yahoo.com
""Blemished" Line 6 FBV Shortboard MKII Controller"
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I ordered this item as I've been looking to purchase one at a reasonably cheapest price that I can get. This item popped up on your site listed as a "Blemished" item, but in fully working order. I took the chance and was amazingly surprised when it arrived. It looks BRAND NEW! I still can't find any ware or blemish. Works great, I was able to update the software on the amp with it, and is an awesome pedal.
Musical Background:
Part time musician. I play guitar, bass, drums, Hobbyist recording engineer, composer.
Musical Style:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pagan Rock
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Submitted January 4, 2015 by Keith P in Pottstown, PA
"Good, could be better"
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Overall, it seems durable and the pedal especially is easy to use and trigger wah / effects. My only disappointment is that the display is not "light-friendly". It is very difficult to read in sunlight (outdoor gigs).
Musical Background:
semi pro
Musical Style:
Rock
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Submitted July 20, 2015 by DAVID L in RANTOUL, IL
"Well let me tell you"
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I am hoping to start a new record label company and it is some thing that I should have had ten years ago, but life has given me many of obstacles to overcome but I have been diligent and persistent and the dream is in reach thanks too zZounds pay as you play program; it seems I will be a success.
Musical Background:
FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS
Musical Style:
ALL KINDS
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Submitted March 10, 2014 by a customer from aol.com
" Line 6 FBV Shortboard MKII Controller "
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The board is an excellent product . One of the foot-switches broke immediately. I pondered whether to return it but didn't want to go through the trouble. I had to disassemble it, find the loose parts and make a repair. It seems to be fine now.
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Submitted July 24, 2010 by a customer from comcast.net
"Useless in direct Sun"
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Searching for something now and only had it for 4 months. Better off with FBV Express
Sound
I have this with an Spyder VAlve HD100 MKII head. Works fantastic for indoor gigs.
Features
n/a
Ease of Use
THe FBV programmable software is quite nice and lets you set up your effects on various switches.
Quality
Has a serious design flaw that makes Volume pedal unusable in the sun. You cannot take to a sunny gig and expect it to function as a working pedal. Switches however still function fine.
Value
The sensitivity to the sun is a major design flaw.
Manufacturer Support
Unable to repair it as it's considered "normal" for it to be so sun sensitive
The Wow Factor
It is a good looking board and does work well for indoors gigs
Musical Background:
Band Director
Musical Style:
Rock
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Submitted August 31, 2016 by Jeff Robinson in La Porte, IN
"REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS--NOT REAL HAPPY"
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I have played through a Line 6 amp on stage for over 10 years now. I have had my Spyder IV 150 for about 4 years. I have always used the FBV Shortboard controller, the first one that I purchased when I purchased my amp.at about 2 years the pedel just stopped working and would just radomly change setting and channels. I purchased a second one and after about 8 months of use it started having problems switching to channel A. My guy at the music store could get no help from the Line 6 rep and kept telling me that the pedel is not in stock and he can't get one. Just trying to correct the problem I purchased a new cord and the problem seemed to get better. But NO! 2 weeks ago when setting up for a gig, the controler would do absolutely nothing. Of course I'm now out of Factory warranty. Now I'm contemplating switching off of Line 6 products all together. NOT HAPPY
Musical Background:
Have been performing semi-professionaly for 35+ years
Musical Style:
Currantly performing in a Rock/Party Band, performing Solo Acoustic shows and performing a Sinatra/Martin tribute show
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Submitted November 26, 2016 by kerry h in bellingham, WA
"bad sound impossible to configure"
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No instructions came with pedal. Took me hours to try and find out how to deal with this pedal. NOT USER friendly.
Musical Background:
50 years. Pro
Musical Style:
eclectic
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