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Two versions of each model are on offer with all levels of drive from a soft bluesy break-up to a monster distortion for detuned madness. Unfortunately, while the looper can be triggered from the front panel of the amp, you'll need either a willing volunteer or a foot pedal to make use of the feature properly.Īll of the amp models were very musical and almost any tone you can think of can be approximated with this many options on board. The looper function allows you to change presets whilst looping so you can record a clean chord sequence and switch to a lead tone for soloing. An on-board looper allows for 14 seconds of loop time with a sound on sound feature for creating soundscapes. It's amazing how much content Line 6 have squeezed into the Spider package. FX include the usual suspects such as Delays, Flangers, Chorus and Reverbs but you also get Smart Harmony, Tremolos, Auto Wah and Auto Swell effects.

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They'll never match boutique pedals but here you have everything contained within one compact, portable and high quality package. The built in FX are good quality and live up to their Line 6 pedigree.

All tones can be edited via computer and saved back to the amp using Line 6's foot pedal. This is a great feature making preset switching fast and pain free. Each sound can be stored as a user preset and assigned to one of four channels making it easy to match four sounds for a set list and switch between them quickly. The LCD display gives you an accurate read-out of each parameter as you edit using the dials on the front panel. I wish it had been this simple to get great tone when I was learning! Once you've dialled in your chosen preset it's supremely easy to edit and tweak any aspect you desire. Dial in the sound for the song you want to learn and you're all set to go. The Spider certainly doesn't disappoint in this area, with a huge number of great sounding presets from many famous artists and even a selection designed for specific famous songs. I think one of the elements an amp like this has to excel at is producing realistic and inspirational sounds that are attractive to beginner and intermediate guitarists. Tonally, the Spider IV was a great deal of fun to play with. This amp is feature rich and feels like exceptional value given its budget price point. On the back panel we have a Headphone/Direct out (effectively turning the amp into a POD for recording) and an mp3/CD player input for jamming.

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The front panel features full EQ controls, a small LCD display for editing effects and presets, a chromatic tuner and a very intuitive layout with sensible controls that you don't need a Ph.D. Our 75 Watt Spider boasted a 12' Custom Celestion Speaker, 16 amp models, 20 adjustable 'smart' FX with up to four in use at once, over 250 artist created presets, 64 user presets, four switchable channels and even a looping mode. As with many amps in this price range the footswitch must be purchased separately. The higher end models feature an LCD display with more amp and FX models and over 250 presets, switchable either on the amp itself or from a foot switch.

The two lower powered 15W and 30W combos have a smaller complement of amp and FX models and can store four channel presets. The amp Line 6 loaned us for review was the 75 Watt combo version featuring a 1x12 design but the range comes in many flavours, from a 15 Watt mini combo all the way up to a 150 Watt head. In that short time Line 6 has sold over one million Spider amps to guitarists around the world, so, as Line 6 has recently been celebrating this hugely impressive achievement we thought we should find out why so many people have made this their amp of choice - and why so many still do, despite the growing competition. Since then, the Californian company has released three further updates, resulting in the latest version, the Spider IV. Line 6 launched the original Spider amp back in 2007 as a budget modelling amp for practicing, rehearsing and light gigging.