Line 6 LD300 LowDown Pro Bass Combo Amplifier (300 Watts, 1x15 in.)

300-watt 1 x 15 combo with amp modeling and effects.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

"An Amazingly versatile and powerfully punchy bass amp."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from earthlink.net

Submitted: 11/12/2008

Style of Music: all

Musical Experience: Active musician and studio engineer

Location: Los Angeles, Ca. USA

Feature:
The different amp personalities are endlessly useful. The fx are good but take a little tweeking, as does the Synth mode. I first thought the Synth was just a gimmick, but with some tweeking and practice on technique, have found that it is very useful and powerful. The FBV Shortboard makes the total package.

Quality:
Seems a little less robust than some "pro" amps, but still up there with the best built.

Value:
There is no other amp in any price range to compare with LowDown series of amps. It is total value for money.

Desirability:
Looks really cool. The front panel is a bit plain, but very "modern looking. Wish the knobs were marked on top rather than underneath.

Sound:
The LD300 sounds amazing! I've compared the different amp modes to the original amps , and they are spot on. There is actually more flexibility available than most of the originals. For instance - a 300watt B-15 does not become an SVT-it stays B-15 but LOUD. So versatile-there is no other bass amp out there like this one. I've played P-bass, J-bass, Rickenbacker, Danelectro, Jaguar, Hofner and Burns thru this amp and have been able to get any sound I go for with any bass.

Ease of Use:
This amp was so easy to use and set. The memory locations are simple to use.

Support:
No problems.

Overall:
The only reason I would change from the LD300 is to use a different speaker cabinet.

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"GREAT SOUND! Maybe the Bass POD + your existing rig may be better."

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 6/8/2006

Style of Music: it's out there

Musical Experience: i think about it from time to time

Location: Durango, CO

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Feature:
Great features in a combo amp. 300 watts is very loud on certain preamp settings. Decent effects, preamps, routing for live or recording direct. Good carrying handles, however I don't trust carrying this heavy amp around and it staying in one piece.

Quality:
My biggest concern is the amp casing. It is particle board: not the best resonance, not the best durability. My first amp came damamged via UPS delivery and showed its chipboardiness qualities. Second one came entact, but I wouldnt move this heavy SOB to to many garages to gig, it could EASILY get damaged. Great preamp and nice finished look, but anyone that knows a quality amp will recognize the cheapness of the casing.

Value:
Very good value. Lots of sonic possibilities. Cheap casing. For the money you get a lot of sound. I would pay for this over the LD150 or LD175 any day.

Desirability:
Tis nice, but you could always get a Pod bass preamp to add to your Ampeg.

Sound:
Very good sound. The Horn can be turned off, which gives even more sonic possibilities.

Ease of Use:
Damn easy. With an FBV shortboard pedal it is more processing power than I need.

Support:
AWESOME! You cannot go wrong with their customer support. Replacement? NOT EVEN A PROBLEM!

Overall:
I think if I don't move it to too many gigs, or practice areas, I will have it for many years. It will sit on my stand in my studio for now on.

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"Fat to slap get this amp."

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from sopris.net

Submitted: 1/28/2008

Style of Music: Fat round Reggea and Blues and 70's power rock

Musical Experience: Hobby Jammer with 20 years of playing.

Location: Basalt, Colorado USA

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Feature:
300 watt head, 15 inch speaker and a horn you can disable. Wow. More effects than I'll ever use. Cool handles.

Quality:
fiberboard? My amp arrived just fine not a mark on it, but the fiberboard worries me.

Value:
Man I spent a lot of time playing amps in my budget. I ended up spending half what I expected on the LowDown 300 Pro because it rips. Great Value.

Desirability:
This could be a ten on the sexy factor if it had castors.

Sound:
I'm new to the Bass but I have studied a played music all of my life. I played through many amps during my research and I liked many of the amps that I played through. The Line 6 does all of the sounds justice and it rips the SVT.

Ease of Use:
Plug it in and play.

Support:
All I've done for support is collect the free FBV Express board. That was super easy.

Overall:
I'm sure I will play this amp for years.

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