The Practice Amp Thread

[Diamondjimi]

Recently acquired one of these. A Line 6 Spider II 112 .75 watts with 4 channels and digital FX.



FEATURES:

* 12 amp models that deliver a complete range from Clean to Insane
* 7 Smart Control effects (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, standard Delay, Sweep Echo (all w/Tap Tempo), Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo and Reverb
* 4 User-programmable channels
* Built-in front panel Tuner
* Enough power to kill pesky Chupacabras and Evil Payasos
* Optional footswitch available.

http://line6.com/spiderii/112.html

I love this fucker. Once I had my tones dialed in I was sold on this amp.
I have my presets as follows:

Channel 1: Clean Eric Johnson like tone with chorus, tape echo, bit of verb.
Channel 2: Blues tone similar to Stevie Ray with a short delay slap.
Channel 3: Dialed in to a modded Plexi tone.(No fx)
Channel 4: Lead tone dialed in to a Plexi tone with more gain with approx. 400ms. of delay.

At 75 watts, it's perfect to bring along as a backup for gigging as well as easy and light enough to drag around to jam with friends.

Got a practice amp?

Discuss...

[Diamondjimi]

Hey, good enough for this guy....




Good enough for me!

[Panamark]

When I saw the thread title I was gonna say a POD into
a mixer or stereo or whatever amplification device has
a free input....
Lighter than yours, but I like the look of yours better !

[Panamark]

Other than that, I have a really old marshall (I think its 15 watts ?)
Single speaker floor job... No good for gigging, but great tone
at low volume

[twonabomber]

i have an Epiphone Valve Jr. head and built a little poplar shelf-board box holding an Eminence speaker. sounds okay for stupid cheap. or i can plug the J-Station into my mixer and run it through the monitors.

[jhale667]

I wouldn't mind getting a Valve Jr.and doing the Mercury Magnetics Mod, those things sound sick, but it's a pretty expensive 15-watt amp by the time you're done with it...

[Nitro Express]

i have an Epiphone Valve Jr. head and built a little poplar shelf-board box holding an Eminence speaker. sounds okay for stupid cheap. or i can plug the J-Station into my mixer and run it through the monitors.

I have a modded Valve Jr. combo. I use it for bass and guitar practice. If I want dirt, I dime it or use a peddle. I sounds great. The key is to put a bigger output transformer in which was a necessity in my case because I fried the original.

[Nitro Express]

I wouldn't mind getting a Valve Jr.and doing the Mercury Magnetics Mod, those things sound sick, but it's a pretty expensive 15-watt amp by the time you're done with it...

Nothing wrong with the Mercury Magnetics Mod but it's on the spendy side. You can get a transformer that will sound good for less money from another supplier.

[ZahZoo]

I have a Marshall AVT50. It was fair as a practice amp... but on a whim I replaced the stock Chinese made, Marshall logo pre-amp tube with a Knight Mullard 12AX7 with a 1942 date stamp on it. Huge difference in both clean and dirty tone!!

Clean it took on a Fender sparkle and dirty it tightened the lows and mids without that solid-state grind typical of these hybrids. Actually breathes a bit...

I also tried a cirica 1954 12AT7 Mullard in it and it behaved a lot like a mid-60's cranked Deluxe Reverb. Real bright in the high mids, but it lost some of the low end spank and tightness.

I use this thing the most even when going out and jamming. Beats lugging my old 64 Bassman and cabinet around... plus I don't have to worry about trashing it as I can replace it for around $300 or less anytime...

[Nitro Express]

I use a SansAmp PSA 1.1 a lot. Our band practices where a PA is always set up, so a lot of times I will just run it to the board. Instead of amps and speakers I'm hauling a little rack mount unit.

[rocknrolldork]

I have a Mesa Studio Series amp. 1 x 12. Pretty versatile. I use my POD for home practice a lot more now that the baby is here.

My bass practice amp is a Hartke 1 x 15 combo. It's ok, but it's still Hartke. I have a killer Genz Benz bass head, Shuttle 6.0. Just wish I had a 2 x 10 cab or something instead of the refrigerator or the 4 x 10.

Anyone ever try that new 5 watt Marshall combo?

[jackassrock]

I've got a few little amps around the house.

A Roland Cube-15x
A Squire Champ
And a Marshall 6101 (for a VERY expensive amp it is not so useful in a loud band setting even through a cab)
Of course I usually use the Marshall, but the Roland is a pretty decent 18 watter with several different gain settings and a good clean sound.

[Hardrock69]

Crate 65-watt 1 X 12 combo amp, and a Fender Sidekick. Both transistor amps.
Almost never play through them. Marshall halfstack is in my living room, so if I wanna plunk on my axe while watching TV or something, I just play through that.

[Diamondjimi]

I also have one of these fuckers. An original Roland Cube-40.
Not bad for givin my kids guitar lessons. When it's maxed out ,it breaks up nice like an Altec speaker...

[Panamark]

I have a Marshall AVT50. It was fair as a practice amp... but on a whim I replaced the stock Chinese made, Marshall logo pre-amp tube with a Knight Mullard 12AX7 with a 1942 date stamp on it. Huge difference in both clean and dirty tone!!

Clean it took on a Fender sparkle and dirty it tightened the lows and mids without that solid-state grind typical of these hybrids. Actually breathes a bit...

I also tried a cirica 1954 12AT7 Mullard in it and it behaved a lot like a mid-60's cranked Deluxe Reverb. Real bright in the high mids, but it lost some of the low end spank and tightness.

I use this thing the most even when going out and jamming. Beats lugging my old 64 Bassman and cabinet around... plus I don't have to worry about trashing it as I can replace it for around $300 or less anytime...

Obi Wan where is it you find these vintage 12AX7's ??
Best I can buy new is Soltek or some Chinese unbranded...
Have you been holding onto them since 1942 ya old bugger !!