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08 August 2009
Line 6 Spider Valve 212 Tube Amp
2 of 2 found this helpful I have owned a lot of amplifiers (Fender Bassman, Laney Pro Tube, Marshall JCM 800, Carvin 50W, Tube, Vox, Tube Works, Peavy, just to name a few). I had always thought of myself as a die-hard old-school tube amp guy. Before I owned this amp, my setup was a Bassman 50W and a Laney 100W head into a custom 4"x 12" slant cab loaded with both Celestion and Jenson Speakers. This setup sounded AWESOME, but was really difficult to lug around.
Recently I had the opportunity to play a couple for solid-state Line 6 amps. I was really impressed by the variety of tones, but something was missing. The tone was there, but it sounded a bit sterile, and some dynamic of tonal coloration was absent. It seemed to always make the same tones regardless of how the note was played, it just sounded a little processed.
Then I came across these Spider Valve Amps in a guitar catalog. These appeared to be the best of both worlds, digital amp modeling, effects, and a TUBE power amp all in one box. Very interested, but a little apprehensive, I hit the internet to see what other players had to say about them. After reading possibly as many as 100 different favorable reviews, I decided to take the leap. I purchased the Spider Valve combo with the 2 12" Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers, and man am I glad that I did!!!
Right out of the box this thing sounds Killer!!! It is really easy to use, and dial in great tones. There are 12 different amp models that cover all of the great old historical tube amps from Fenders, Marshalls, Voxes right up to modern high-gain Mesa Boogies. The range of sounds in one box is really amazing. It wasn't however until I really cranked up the volume that I realized what this amp can do. This thing is LOUD!!! Once you get past 8 or 9 o'clock on the master volume knob, this amp opens up and sounds like a true tube monster. Great big gobs of gooey tube amp warmth were pouring out of this tiny box like a tsunami. The quality of the sound, and the number of features are truly amazing for the price, not to mention the size of this little guy.
Things to consider:
This amp is awesome, but you are only taking advantage of 1/10 of the possibilities unless you buy a Line 6 Shortboard for about another $250 (I found mine A LOT CHEAPER on EBay). With the Shortboard, you can save 9 times as many presets (totaling 36), you can combine amp models and effects in every preset, and turn on/off individual effects on the fly. Plus they throw in a volume pedal, a wah and a tuner all on one small portable foot controller. This for me is an absolutely must have. The shortboard is going to replace my entire pedal-board full of analog stomp-boxes that I have collected over the years.
The really cool thing about this amp has nothing to do with Line 6 or Bogner (designer of the tube power section), but a company called Strymon Engineering (www.strymon.net). Terry Strymon has developed a tube 12ax7 pre-amp ($150 bucks) that replaces the analog to digital converter on the input jack. This tube connects to the transformers of the amplifier, so it is truly integrated into the amp, causing it to "sag" like a true tube amp. Once I installed this modification, this baby can stand up to any amp that I have owned tone wise. I would not even consider not doing this mod after trying it out. Now this amp is a true tube amp, with built in amp models, digital effects, and huge tonal possibilities. All in 1 small box that can rock small and big shows alike!!!