Product Description

Spider� III 75 offers perfectly dialed-in sounds with 200 incredible artist presets created by over two dozen of today's hottest bands and guitarists, plus another 200 presets based on the greatest rock guitar songs of all time! No tone is off limits thanks to 12 custom amp models that go everywhere from spanky clean to insane grind. With Line 6's revolutionary Smart Control FX (7 different effect types, 3 simultaneous) including, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Tremolo, Sweep Echo, Tape Echo, and Reverb, you'll always have the right tone. Plus, with the award-winning POD� cab modeling Headphone/Direct out, you can take your sound from the practice room to the studio. Features also include a footswitch jack that's compatible with the FBV2�, FBV Express�, and FBV Shortboard� foot controllers, a CD/MP3 input jack, and a built-in tuner.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6461 in Musical Instruments
• Brand: Line 6
• Model: 99-010-2705
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 43.00 pounds

Features

• 12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane, 7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous)
• 250 artist-created presets
• 150 song-based presets
• Built-in front panel tuner
• 12-Inch Custom Celestion Speaker
• Including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, and Reverb

From the Manufacturer
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-inch 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 60’s and early 70’s 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 60’s 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, and 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.

* All product names used in this webpage are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.

Customer Reviews

Holy Crap!
I am new to the world of electric guitars, but have been playing acustic for a couple of years now. So I bought a new Fender Stratocaster, and this amp. All I can say is holy crap this thing is awesome. I don't even know what 3/4 of the little knobs do, all I know is that I can spend hours a day messing around and creating totally crazy sounds. And this thing is LOUD, I've only had the balls to turn it a little past 1/2 way....when I did this I tried playing and talking to my wife and it was useless, she couldn't hear a word I was saying. I can't imagine 3/4 volume or all the way power. Since I don't have any experience with effect pedals I really can't comment on how the built in effects measure up, but to a rookie they sound pretty cool. I'm not sure I will ever understand all of the features or how to use them like a professional, but that's why I bought this amp cause I figured it would be hard to grow out of for a casual player with no aspirations of performing in public.

Incredible Versatility
I am also new to the Electric Guitar and also have been playing an Acoustic (Martin D-28 Marquis) for the last couple of years and agree that this amp is incredible. I wanted to get into electric because of the versatility of the sound (Electrics are also easier to play). This amp gives you that ability with the touch of a button. You have to play around with it to get to the settings you want. I still have not figured all of the options out. The directions on where or how to get to a specific setting are lacking/non-existent.
I brought a friend over that has been playing Electric for over 25 years and the amp blew him away, so want can a novice such as myself say about it but Great! He has several amps for different sounds and uses all kinds of foot pedal controls to get his "Presets" for his amps. These are built right into this amp.
I went to the "Guitar Center" to buy my "Gibson", "Vintage Mahogany" "Les Paul Studio" guitar and was going to purchase a Marshall Guitar stack amp but was redirected by the sales guy to this Line 6 amp. The amp was over a hundred dollars cheaper than the Marshall and does all of these things at the push of a button. The amp was made for me or anyone else who would rather play their guitar and not sit around for hours figuring out dials to turn to get a particular sound.

Great mid-sized amp!
My regular amp is a Mesa-Boogie F-50 (those who know...will know this amp), and I love it. My problem was however that I wanted something lighter to move around than that big heavy tube amp Mesa, and the ability to play in a smaller room without making my ears bleed. This amp filled that bill!!!

Pros: It has a load of presets which are great to get that certain sound you want without a lot of hassle, or use of effects pedals. It has enough power that you will not want to crank it to the max.

Cons: No dust cover, and no pedal supplied from Line6 with this amp. Also it only has a 1 year warranty.

Overall: This is a great amp for the beginner player or mid-level player such as myslef.