Line 6 Spider II 15 Amp User Reviews at zZounds

"Best Practice Amp in Existence at an insane Price!" submitted July 9, 2007

By a customer from aol.com

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Musical Background: Member of a new band

Music Style: Indie, Metal, Alternative

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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. 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. 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. 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. The Wow Factor: 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? 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.

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"great amp" submitted October 1, 2005

By a customer from hotmail.co.uk

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Musical Background: im only 13, so not much.

Music Style: from miles davis to metallica.

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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. 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. Manufacturer Support: never needed it. probably never will. The Wow Factor: it has shiny bits!!!!! 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.

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"great practice amp" submitted June 20, 2007

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Music Style: rock, alternative punk

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Sound: The sound is great. You can however make it too distorted which seems like a waste. Other than that it has good distorted and clean sounds. It can also get very loud for a practice amp. Feature: It has so many features. Some of them can't really be used but are still fun to play around with. you can also use two fx at the same time so that's really good. A major drawback is that it's not footpedal compatible. Ease of Use: I thought it was a little difficult to program some of the features at first but once I got the hang of it it was easy. Quality: The whole thing is solid. I'm pretty sure that it could take being dropped. Value: I wouldn't pay the regular list price but for what I got it at it was way worth it. Manufacturer Support: never had to deal with them. The Wow Factor: It has shiny knobs that I love. The box that it came in was good too. Overall: I think that this amp will suffice for a year or two as a practice amp. By then a person would want to step it up to a good fender amp. All in all its got some very good features and plenty of them. The only thing that kept it down was not being footpedal compatible.

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"A great buy... for a while." submitted April 11, 2007

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: hobbyist

Music Style: Classic Rock, 80's Metal

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Sound: This amp has decent sound on all of its channels, although none of them are spectacular. Clean can actually get pretty good with some reverb or delay. Crunch seems sort of lost in the mix, not a great channel. Metal is great for those power chords, but to get enough "dirt" you have to turn it sorta loud. I prefer lowering the gain on the Insane channel for distorted rhythm parts. As for lead distortion, it isn't very good. Reverb is unusable with insane because it makes a weird swooshing noise. However the delay is nice, and it can get very distorted. Soloing sounds a little flat without reverb, but the delay can help. Feature: This amp has tons of effects. However, most of them are never going to be used. I only use two: reverb and delay, and again, reverb only sounds good on Clean and Crunch Channels. However, for a beginning amp, this has more than enough effects to keep you busy. A footswitch option would've been nice, but it isn't necessary. Ease of Use: Just press a button and play. Simple as that. Quality: This is a modeling amp meaning no tubes. I don't believe it will ever break, it is sturdy, light, and made well. I have even dropped it by accident and it still was fine. Value: For the price this is flat out the best amp out there. Manufacturer Support: Never needed it. The Wow Factor: It looks very nice with lights and shiny knobs. Overall: Here's the deal. If you plan on going anywhere with guitar, you will eventually upgrade, probably in a year and a half. This amp just doesn't produce the same quality as bigger more expensive ones. If you aren't sure if you are going to continue playing for a long time, this is a definite buy. In retrospect, i would've gone bigger initially, saving myself from having to upgrade. If this got stolen from me, i would look to get a tube combo amp from Peavey, B-52, or Fender. I wish Marshall, but i just dont have the cash.

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Line 6 Spider II 15 Amp Customer Review submitted March 6, 2005

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Sound: I love how you can change the styles on this amp to insane,metal,crunch,and clean. Feature: I like how the accessories have echo on it. Value: This product is definatly worth the money, I think that is pretty cheap actually.

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

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"Best Practice Amp in Existence at an insane Price!" submitted July 9, 2007

"great amp" submitted October 1, 2005

"great practice amp" submitted June 20, 2007

"A great buy... for a while." submitted April 11, 2007

Line 6 Spider II 15 Amp Customer Review submitted March 6, 2005