Line 6 Spider II 112 Review

History:

Purchase: Purchased from Peeler Music in Toledo, OH for $299+tax

Pros: Like the built in amp models - just one turn of the knob gets you a variety of sounds.



Cons: Only wish is that they made the same amp with a 15" speaker, to handle dropped tunings.

Spider II 112 Quality: Construction and quality seem good (have had the amp for 1 month now, that's about 60 hours of actual playing time). But only time will tell. Every other "good amp" I have owned has eventually been shaken to pieces (literally).

Line 6 Summary: I play Ibanez guitars (RG and S models) with .13 to .60 guage strings tuned down to ADGCEA, and was having trouble finding, for under $300, a 75-100 watt live practice amp that sounded decent at high volumes with the low frequencies. I tried amps under $350 from Crate, Peavey, Randall, Marshall, Fender and Line6. The Spider II 112 sounded best (note: don't confuse this with the 50 watt Spider 112 - this is the 75 watt Spider II 112). It's still not great at keeping a tight bottom-end, but it will suffice. What I need is this amp with a 15" speaker! Maybe someday...

Rating of this product: 4

This Line 6 Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: derek

Date: 2003-12-11

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