On the lower power setting's it sounds thin, you lose tone in my opinion, you know how long i've been messing with this thing i've almost got it ok sounding but always feel like it's just missing something think some effect pedals through the cleanish green channel might be an option too or one of them boards
That's crap mate hope you can get it sorted. what you going to get if it's totally fucked? ..for the price that valeton gp200 looks a good bit of kit even if it only lasts a few years, my Maxon overdrive i had was about £175 on it's own ..i ended up selling it because that's too much for what it did for me. best OD i've used but still..
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Here's what Line 6 say about the Spider III 75 watt combo
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.
FEATURES
12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane
7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus / Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo and Reverb
250 Artist-created presets
150 Song-based presets
Plus 36 user programmable presets
Built-in front panel tuner
12" Custom Celestion Speaker
AMP MODELS
Clean
Red LED - Select this Amp Model and adjust the tone controls to get crisp, amazing clean tones, great warm jazz tones, and all the high-end shimmer you'll need with a generous amount of bottom end.
Glassy
Green LED - We developed this Amp Model to emulate those late 60s and early 70s clean tones. It started off as an Amp Model based on a 1973 Hiwatt Custom 100. We extended the tone control range and tightened up the low end.
Twang
Red LED - This Amp Model draws on our analysis of mid 60s Fender amps, including the blackface 65 Twin Reverb and blackface 64 Deluxe Reverb. We wanted an Amp Model that has that classic glassy high end tone, with some snap and bite.
Twin Twang
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on a number of vintage tweed amps. We evaluated a 53 Fender tweed Deluxe Reverb, 58 Fender tweed Bassman and a 60 Gibson Explorer to create a swingin Rockabilly tone.
Blues
Red LED - Based on a mix of a 65 Marshall JTM-45, a 58 Fender Bassman, a 63 Fender Vibroverb and a Supro, this Amp Model slides between gritty swamp-infected cleans to syrupy smooth, walloping drive tones.
Class A
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on a fawn Vox AC-30 amplifier with an updated and expanded tone control circuit. We wanted to capture that early British pop rock tone that the Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.
Crunch
Red LED - This sound was crafted during our studies of the 68 Marshall Plexi 50 Watt. This type of Marshall amp was used by a number of early metal bands. Crunch provides a wider range of tone control settings than the original Marshall amp had.
On Fire
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on a 68 Marshall Plexi 100 watt with a few added extras; The combination of a Variac and the jumped input channels creates that infamous brown sound.
Metal
Red LED - This Amp Model is based on the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal sound.
Spinal Puppet
Green LED - This sound was created to be an aggressive high gain Amp Model with a unique Mid control that will sweep though an entire spectrum of tone on one knob. The Mid knob for this Amp Model changes the character of the distortion. When set to minimum, the distortion exhibits Fuzz pedal characteristics. When the Mid is set to noon, it mimics the creamy modern high gain amp tones. And when the Mid knob is turned up to max, it's very much reminiscent of that Class A sound.
Insane
Red LED - This model is our 'dialed in for shredding' version based on the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier red channel. It combines the intensity and impact of Metal Red, but delivers more midrange and teeth for that bone-crushing, brain piercing insane grind.
80s Solo
Green LED - Our goal with Insane was to provide you with as much input gain distortion as possible short of complete meltdown. You get an obscene helping of distortion, while still retaining tonal definition and character.
EFFECTS
A great amp isn't the only part of a great guitar sound. With Smart Control FX, an exclusive Line 6 feature that automatically dials in different effect parameters, you spend more time playing and less time tweaking. Simply find the effect that you want, turn the knob to your desired intensity, and you're done. You can even use multiple effects at the same if you wanna get really crazy.
Effects Models (Up to 3 effects simultaneous)
Phaser
Chorus / Flanger
Tremolo
Sweep Echo
Tape Echo
Reverb
INS & OUTS
When you're playing with your band on stage just drag the Spider III on stage and crank it up. When it comes time to record, use the headphone / direct out and plug it straight into the mixing board for world-class POD 2.0 direct tone used in pro studios and stages everywhere! You can also use the same out with headphones for practicing in your bedroom. Want to play along with your favorite songs? Plug into the CD / MP3 input and you're good to go.
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Features Summary
12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane
7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, and Reverb
250 artist-created presets
150 song-based presets
Plus 36 user programmable presets
Built-in front panel tuner
12" Custom Celestion Speaker
Dimensions: 20.5L x 17.25H x 10.75D
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