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

Spider III delivers detailed amp models based on some of the greatest guitar sounds ever created. To keep these sounds authentic, we kidnapped some of our favorite artists to dial in each amp model. Now you can rule the stage with the Insane model with its truly massive gain or explore your sensitive side in the studio with the Clean model. It's all up to you. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

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

Individual User Ratings

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

Feature:
it really doesnt include andthing extra even though. i dont see why they didnt put in a line in/out cable.

Quality:
ive had it now for around 7 months and it has been through hell. i dropped it 4 times and still looks and sounds great. if ur clumsy like me this amp is rugged enough.

Value:
i think its worth more than $100 really great for traveling guitarist for beginers

Desirability:
its an amp..... shiny knobs though LOL

Sound:
this thing can go pretty loud for a 15w i love it the distortion on it sounds gr8

Ease of Use:
its an amp u press what chanel u want then crank it up

Support:
havent had 2 deal with them

Overall:
i thnk i will stick with this amp until im in a band and play guitar way better. after this i probaly want to move up to a half stack (either marshal or blackheart)

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Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Value:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
Theres a lot of features, but for some reason theres no way to get a clean clear sound. When I need to plug a microphone or keyboard into an amp and get a clean sound, I end up having to use my 50 dollar crappy amp.

Quality:
The amp itself is pretty sturdy, but the quality of the sound is TERRIBLE. Again, you'll never get a clean tone out of this amp; theres distortion on the clean. It makes no sense. The quality of the other distortion effects, like insane, aren't very good either.

Value:
not worth the money, even though its under 100. I wouldn't even pay half of that for this amp; its a pain to use and takes up room in my recording room.

Desirability:
The only reason to want this amp is for the effects, which are terrible anyway.

Sound:
Although there are a lot of effects that come with this amp, they are not worth it. The clean tone is terrible; the amp puts a distortion on it that you can't get off. You can take the echo off that comes with the clean, but there's still a ton of funky distortion that it has. When I plug my microhpone or keyboard into it, I get the same terrible distortion on clean when all i want is the actual sound of the instrument! If your looking for an amp that has a nice clean sound, DO NOT get this spider.

Ease of Use:
This amp is NOT easy to use if you want to quickly change from effect to effect. The clean is much softer than the other effects, and if you need to make a quick change forget it. If you go from clean to any other effect, you have to adjust all different knobs to finally get the right volumes and tone.

Support:
Never needed support

Overall:
I've never had a more disapointing buy. I will never be able to use this amp for anything but practicing in the basement. I will never be able to use it for anything but guitar because I can't get a clean sound out of it.

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

Feature:
The customizable amp models are very nice. They are quite straightforward to use, and offer a nice variety of parameters for the price of the amp. It also has a very nice handle.

Quality:
This amp seems quite solid. I've taken it to jam sessions, and nothing has broken(yet). It is not Gibson or Fender, but this is a solidly built amp. I would perform with this any day, as long as I didn't need too much amplification.

Value:
I think it is worth $100.

Desirability:
This is not necessarily the hottest amp, but it is by no means ugly.

Sound:
The clean setting is the one I have used the most. It has a very nice, clear sound to it. The other three levels of distortion are nice, but if you have a good distortion pedal you might want to use that instead. The models are not going to sound quite as good as the hardware the amp is modeling, but it is enough for all but die-hard amp fanatics.

Ease of Use:
It is a pretty simple amp to work with. You can plug it in, turn it on, and start playing without having to follow any instructions. Programming in amp settings required a glance at the included instructions, which were very easy to understand.

Support:
I have not had to deal with Line 6.

Overall:
This is a pretty dang awesome amp, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants there amp to be able to model different sounds. If you know you want to sound like a Fender, Vox, Gibson, or any other brand of amp, you might want to think about getting one of those instead. That being said, I am extremely pleased with this amp. I will probably replace it with something larger in the future, but for now, this amp is perfect.

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Overall:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Value:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
I didnt even bother looking at all the features because the clean channel sucked so bad.

Quality:
I guess it looks durable enough. Its a nice looking amp for sure. Its pretty good size and has protected corners.

Value:
If you like metal this just might be the amp for you although even the insane channel is pretty weak in my book.

Desirability:
It does look nice..better looking than Vox amps although i'd rather have one that worked well, not looked sexy.

Sound:
The sound of this amp is decent, that is if you want to spend your entire time tweaking every little thing and not playing. Whenever you hit the clean channel button the tape echo kicks in and adds a sort of chorus to the sound. A pain in the ass if you just want to hit clean and go. This amp is not meant for blues or rock without crazy distortion.

Ease of Use:
Like i said, its a pain to tweak every little thing. It seems pretty straight forward but not very user friendly when you have to keep tweaking it.

Support:
Didnt use them so i cant say

Overall:
I'm going to replace this with a Vox or Fender.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
for the price

Quality:
I've had it about 3 month, play it every day no problems

Value:
i don't see how it's only $100.00

Sound:
i can't believe it's only $100.00 it sounds great i will never buy any thing but line 6 from now on

Ease of Use:
once you get use to it its very easy to use it doesn't have 300 knobs

Support:
no need

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Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
It came with a cabel but it was very short, and it is easy to move short distanses

Quality:
an ok amp pretty tough

Value:
good 4 the price

Sound:
It has an annoying buzz especially when you turn it on. It gets hard to find the sound you want sometimes, but it's got some good features like chorus tremelo reverb ect. all and all the sound is ok.

Ease of Use:
it is easy to tune it doesn't have a million knobs and switchs

Support:
haven't needed it

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Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
This amp is somewhat of a paradox. The 4 operating modes are primarily for rock and metal, no blues channel for example - you have to go to the 75 watt amp for that. On the other hand, for $10 more than a distortion pedal, you get a little amplifier with distortion, some overdrive, and a few effects like reverb and delay. These functions work fine with my Les Paul, but not so good for my Epi Casino, and the Les Paul still sounds better on the fender. But then again, for $99, $10 - $20 more than a pedal, you get a little amp for rock music, but not a full functioning combo amp.

Quality:
Too soon to tell, but it seems to be well made. No problems yet.

Value:
As noted above, great value for the money compared to a pedal. But I only paid about $30 more for a fender dsp on sale, and it is clearer and much more versatile.

Desirability:
This is not my only amp; I bought it because they were out of fender DSPs, it was dirt cheap, and I wanted to try out Line 6 (I've always had fenders, going back to the sixties). So I can't I say "I want it", but someone starting out to play metal might find this very desirable for the money.

Sound:
Good metal sounds, but compared to my fender dsp amp, the clear channel is not so clear, and with a distortion pedal, the fender blows this away.

Ease of Use:
The 4 pre-sets have pre-set volumes, so everytime you change modes, you have to adjust the volume too. You can re-program these, but the volume is still fixed at whatever you program it at. And there's no facility for a footswitch.

Support:
N/A - Haven't needed any yet

Overall:
I might return this and get the 75W version, which has a blues channel and the digital pre-sets, or the similar Vox amp, which is about $50 cheaper than the 75W Line 6. Also, the fender fm65dsp comes with a dual footswitch (included), but I didn't want to spend $299 at this time, although the dual footswitch might justify doing so, since some of these foot switches cost $99 individually.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Sound:
i find the sound to be good,i use this amp for smaller shows,i can change the amp models fast and easy,a foot pedal would be nice

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
good features loved it

Quality:
coud be better

Value:
its really good for this prise

Sound:
i love the sound

Ease of Use:
really ease

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Overall:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Features:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
The features are on kinda .....Meh.....and nothing real good.There are better and cheaper amp that have better features.

Quality:
It is a ok qulity amp but there are better at the price.

Value:
I think the price is a rip off in my book with this amp.

Desirability:
I rather sleep in a casket for 2 years.

Sound:
2/4 of the sound is ok but not great.The clean channel is pretty good but just lacks power and insane channel is a.....pretty ok distortion for a practise amp.The crunch and metal channel is a waste of space because is lacking power and sound,personally I find them garbage.The other effects like flanger are ok but could be better.If I could say if one thing about this amp it would be "Weak"

Ease of Use:
It is very easy to use.

Support:
didn't need any.

Overall:
I wish I could get my money back and buy something worth my time,money,and jamming sessions.

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

Feature:
The is a ton of features on this amp. The FX effects are really fun to play with.

Quality:
It is very well build

Value:
I say it's a great value.

Sound:
The sound is great, no hiss or anything with the noise gate up.

Ease of Use:
It is very easy. This is my first amp and I had NO trouble learning how to use it.

Overall:
It's just a great amp.

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

Feature:
It has a record out/headphones thingy,it has tremelos, flanger, phaser, clean, distorted, more distorted, and ultra distorted.

Quality:
It is great.

Value:
For 100 smackers, how can you refuse it?

Desirability:
Um, it's sexy?

Sound:
It is a tiny amp. But, it is loud! The Record out/headphone thingy is very useful. It also has very cool effects.

Ease of Use:
It is very easy to use, if your not completly stupid.

Support:
I've never had to get it fized.

Overall:
I love everything about it

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
Phaser, Chorus, Echo, Clean, Distortion at the push of a button or a twist of a knob, how can you beat that? Has way more than what most practice amps have, but that's a good thing.

Quality:
The amp is sturdy. No lose screws or ends. Remember that this is a practice amp! Obviously not made for gigs!

Value:
For $100, you can't beat it. Some tone geeks may like other brands, but how many of those amps have all the effects? This was worth every penny that I spent on it.

Sound:
You can't beat the tone and effects that are on this amp. For the size that this amp is, it is LOUD! The chorus mixed in with the clean sounds amazing and I actually like using it more than the standard clean. For distortion, I always put it to Insane for my drop C tuning. I tried many different practice amps before settling on this one.

Ease of Use:
You will have to read the instruction manual or toy around with it to get certain settings to work (i.e. clean mode without chorus).

Overall:
I won't be searching for another practice amp. There's no need to when I have everything I want without all the extra cables. If anything were to happen to this amp I would definitely purchase another one. The only flaw is that you have to get used to twisting knobs to turn effects off. But other than that, I have no complaints about it.

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Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Quality:
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