I use this amp with an acoustic bass (Baggs PU) I play bluegrass and uss it as a monitor on stage then send the signel out via the XLR it works great

It has more than I will ever use but for someone playing funk or some style of slap bass it would do great for you in a small venue

You need to spend a little time learning to set it. Saving your presets is great. And you can always make changes on the fly.

Well made but I wish it came with a cover.

It is a good value for a practice amp or for small jobs or in my case a monitor in a band without drums

looks nice, well built

Hobbyist

Bluegrass

I play 4 string bass exclusively in standard E-A-D-G tuning. For a 5 string player a single 10 inch speaker is probably going to disappoint on the B string no matter what brand amp you buy. Since 1971 I've played Ampeg amps almost exclusively. With any of my 4 string basses the Studio 110 sound is adequate for rehearsals. Most bass amps of this physical one-square-foot size are a complete joke that you can't take out of the home practice environment, but the Studio 110 is different from other micro amps in the price range. Of course when people see me walk in with the Studio 110 they might think I'm a total loser, but I only use it at rehearsals when lugging the gig rig is so not necessary. One PA sound tech who came to a rehearsal said "that is a remarkable bass amp to be so small." He then asked me to turn it down so he could put some of the direct out in the main mix. The band I'm in plays mostly old school stuff with lots of Motown, Stax-Volt/Atlantic and such and oddly enough the ROCK and BRIT tones work better for me in stand-alone mode than the R&B setting! This was very surprising to me since I bought the Studio 110 precisely because the R&B setting supposedly closely emulates the Ampeg B-15. The Ampeg B-15 is the studio standard old school bass tone so you'd think I'd be using that tone to death, but I've decided that the problem there is that the B-15 has a 15 inch speaker while this tiny Line 6 amp has a 10 inch speaker. So, while the preamp is making the tone the little speaker simply can't pass it on. When using the direct out into a console with subs or decent phones the B-15 setting gets way fuller, much less mid-rangy and is in fact totally usable and very B-15 like. Previous to this rehearsal amp I used an Ampeg (USA) BA115 and a Peavey Basic 112 (the last "USA" series version with the metal grill.) This little Line 6 keeps up with a drummer at rehearsals and is less than half the size and weight of the Ampeg and is even louder than the larger and much heavier Peavey. Does it have the low of the Ampeg? No, because of the 10 inch speaker it has a definite low end limitation. If you aren't patching this thing into a mixer you are not getting the full potential out of it. There is NOT a pre-programmed button for the BRIT tone, which is one of my two favorite tones from this amp. Here is my favorite TIP about this amp: BRIT is a HIDDEN tone, read the manual and follow the directions to replace the CLEAN tone with the hidden BRIT tone and I think you'll enjoy this amp far more in stand-alone use. The CLEAN tone is nearly worthless for my style of play, but BRIT is quite usable since it has a little bite and a tube emulation edge to it which the clean tone doesn't. None of the online sites selling these amps talk about the hidden BRIT tone but it is there and it emulates a Marshall SUPERBASS fairly well. Trust me, the BRIT TONE is worth reading the amp's manual to find! Once you find the BRIT tone you'll want to keep it I think. This is not the best bass amp ever built, but for a tiny little micro amp at this price point it is a quite useful amp. If I could have only one amp, it would be a small & light combo like this. I practice at home and rehearse with the band way more than the band actually gigs and I could patch this into the PA with this thing and be just fine if I had to do so. Some people say it distorts when you turn it over about 3 O'clock. I say that ANY amp is going to start distorting when you turn it up over about 2 or 3 O'clock. I cranked a MarkBass combo and made it fart out too. As a general rule most amps are delivering most of their usable clean power at 12 o'clock and anything beyond that is frankly pushing it.

Besides the pre-programmed emulations you get a XLR direct out with cab simulation, a phone jack preamp out for direct out without the cab simulation, full tone controls, mini-jack in for CD/MP3 and a headphone jack. That makes this good as a traveling practice amp and I've killed hundreds of what would have been wasted hours staring at a TV in hotels/condo timeshares using this amp for headphone practice with my IPOD. I really like the tone controls and they work exactly as you'd expect. The compressor is nearly invisible and records well from the direct out and the recorded tones responds well to further processing including adding more compression and limiting in post-production without sounding clipped. I do not like the SYNTH setting, it is worthless for anything I do. I wish they'd put the BRIT tone where the SYNTH setting is and had made you go to the manual to find a hidden SYNTH setting instead of the more tasty BRIT tone. That really is the only major complaint I have. Anyone who actually expects a single 10 inch speaker and 75 watts to create a really lush low end and make their pants flap in the breeze should have their head examined in the first place.

This amp does have a learning curve. Of the four factory presets you can find a usable tone and tweak it to better suit you, but beware that it takes some time to monkey around and find personally favorable tones. Once you do find them it is easy to STORE them by pressing and holding the preset button down until the light flashes twice. The amp manual is your friend. Read it. Once you learn how this amp works you'll become more comfortable with it.

I've had mine for over two years. When I picked this up I had actually gone to pick up a Markbass 12 inch mini-combo but saw the Line 6 Studio 110 and came home with it instead of the MarkBass and also with $600 still in my pocket. I've taken the Studio 110 to about 100 rehearsals, used it at home for at least an hour a day for a period of over a year, I've traveled with it on vacations and business trips. I've never dropped it or mistreated it though. (Tip: A garbage bag makes a handy cover for dashing it into rehearsals during rain storms.) If I had any complaints about the quality it would be the carpet covering, because I HATE carpet coverings. So far this amp has worked flawlessly and I feel I got my money's worth out of it long ago. If it broke or if it was stolen I'd either buy another just like it or replace it with the MarkBass I originally went to get two years ago, or with the new GK Ultralight MB115. Still for the money it is the best buy of the three as a practice and rehearsal amp with the added bonus of the emulations. I'd say that right now I'd buy the Studio 110 again since the rehearsal capable alternatives are so much more expensive. I wouldn't gig with any of the other more expensive combo amps either, so the Studio 110 makes perfect sense as my rehearsal amp since it is just loud enough and so easy to move around.

I think this amp was a top value for my rehearsal amp dollar when I bought it two years ago and I still think it is a good value today. You'd have to spend twice as much to get anything this usable that is so small and light. Again it isn't the best amp on the market. It has limitations like probably not being the best 5-string micro-amp out there, but it also has lots of good features and with a four string bass it will keep up with a drummer in a rehearsal setting no problem. There has been a $50 price increase since I bought mine, but I'd probably buy one again today if I needed to replace the one I've got now.

I've never actually needed support, so I'm picking 5 as a middle of the road average. I've signed up on their their site and all, but that is all I've done with their support system. I'm pretty sure after the warranty runs out this amp is pretty much disposable should it break and you'd be better off buying a new one than repairing the old one. There are no "user serviceable parts" on this thing so if it is out of warranty you need someone who knows what they are doing to fix it and that ain't cheap.

Bass amps are supposed to be big, black and sexy with a rectangular "A" on the grill and are supposed to be so heavy that you grunt when you try to move them. Well this one is black but that is where the similarity to other bass combo amps ends. If you are used to big rigs, but are tired of moving them, then you make a compromise for something like the Line 6 Studio 110. It is about 1 square foot big and weighs about 26 pounds. Sexy? No. Visually impressive? No. But it is a practical "grab & go" rehearsal amp when space is limited or you are tired of dragging a 200 pound stack around to a rehearsal for which you get paid zilch or when packing the car for a family vacation and you want to play some while away.

Active Electric Bassist

Old school R&B, Carolina Beach, Classic Rock

regional show group

gospel/bluegrass

I love this little combo! The sound quality is amazing! Fat tones and huge volume out of a tiny package. There are a lot of options packed into this little thing. I plug into the cabinet simulated output to record and to hook to a PA. I use preamp out to hook to a cheap power amp and large cabinet. I use this combo to jam, record, play small open mic shows, I can also use it in larger venues through a PA. I don't haul a ton of gear anymore and I love it!

I love Line 6. I have other Line 6 products and product support has always been great.

Once you play one, you will want one. It made me a believer!

Hobby and Active Muscian

Rock, Funk, Drum and Bass

Incredible range & quality of sounds in a very small package

A bit hard to figure out and adjust to a reliable setting except the default sounds with a blinking light for your changes.

The manual is not as complete as I would like with some important details sketchy. it is so loud that I keep expecting it to explode.

Hard to believe that this little thing has the guts of a monster & it rattles all the windows in my house easily. Much more sound than my former much larger Ampeg with a wider range of tones. Could use some sort of limiter to make me feel better about the possibility of exploding pieces.

expensive for a very small amp but a real giant killer. Incredible value and worth it just to blow away friends who keep looking for a larger amp somewhere.

no experience yet. Will it hold up?

sexy? Looking NO but the thick range of incredible tones available will melt your bottom end.

retired player

Blues Rock & Folk

This little amp is great. It is the very best at what it does. Very light weight, good volume, good tone, great price. I played a Mark Bass right after this one, and would choose this one over the Mark Bass. This amp is what it is. If you are looking for a 8x10 sound, then keep on truckin'. But if you are looking for the "most bang for your buck" this one wins hand down.

Active Musician/ Band Teacher

Some jazz, Some funk, lots of rock.

Fantastic sounds, actually, this is probably the best amp in the Line 6 bass line-up, I use it in the studio as a DI, the cab was designed to emulate a miked ampeg 8 x 10.

Really simple to use, seems pretty well made, the DI out (with preamp defeat for active basses) sold me, but for practice, the line in and headphone out are nice extra's

The manual is excellent, actually written in english (as opposed to janglish?) and somewhat humorous. Controls are simple enough, compressor takes a little tweaking but what compressor wouldn't?

Controls are smooth and solid, cab seems sturdy with some heft to it. I wouldn't tour with it ( I'll stick to my EBS Fafner thank you!)

Great value, You WILL NOT find a better practice/studio/small gig amp for the price.

No comment here, though I've heard their tech guys are very quick to respond.

Sex Appeal?!? It's an amp! If you want sexy, check out a '62 Jazz Bass!

Active Musician, Producer

Rock, Alt Country

love the sound of this amp,lows and highs....for this small it will be hard pressed to beat it!

great features...would of given it a 10 if it had the fvb input jack

plug and play...and if you get board with the sound you can mess with thing for hours if you want,to get what you are looking for,great for a rainy day!

input jack broke on me the first month,made out of plastic??? but they sent me a new one for free in like three days.so be careful and use a long cable .

if this is the kind of amp your looking for..then your damn right its worth it!! if your looking for a low watt practice amp than you can find something cheaper,but if you want an amp that sounds great,tons of features,super portable,and well made this is your amp..another great line 6 product.

customer service is outstanding,talked to a live american!!!! "O.K. U.S.A.!" and they sent me the part i needed for free and super fast the best customer service i've ever dealt with

simple,just the way i like it..wish they would offer vinyl instead of rat hair finish.

active musician

jazz,punk, rock,funk

high end's fine but the low end just distorts out and sounds horrible, i play an active 5 string esp

the tones didn't seem to different to me

easy, just don't like the sound

built nice, knobs kinda stick, but i don't like the sound quality

i don't think this amp should be worth this much

never had any problems except for the low end giving out

the setting and knobs may make you think it's really good, but the setting sound the same and the low end isn't great

hoobyist/active musician

rock, all metal

This little amp can really keep up when you're jammin' in someone's basement. 2 guitars, drums, and this bad boy is still in the mix! I gig with a lot more wattage, but carrying a bass case and a little 75 watt monster is all i need most of the time.

Built in sounds are all you need! And it has an out for the PA.

Takes about 3 seconds to master it.

No problems in the 2 years I've had it.

Can't get more for your money than this!

Service was great on my POD, no other service.