I love my little Spider V 60. I bought it with the wireless G10 and use it in my study as a small practice amp when I just want to sit around and noodle for a bit. I am so happy that Line 6 decided to allow us ver. 1 owners to download the updates instead of needing to buy a new one. That's very customer-centric of them and is much appreciated.
Glen actually likes it now with the MKII software, if you use it for what it is, a practice amp. th-cam.com/video/tS1UGkb4FO0/w-d-xo.html I own the 30W. Really like it as a starter / practice amp
I have a spider v 240 and I love it I have been playing for 23+ years and I will tell you it’s a amazing amp and don’t believe all the people who say it’s bad because it’s amazing and I have owned a Marshall jcm2000 tsl and many many other awesome amps even a few peavys and this is my favorite amp I have ever owned if no one know it’s a line 6 they always say it sounds amazing until they find out it’s a line 6 then that try to find something unlimited possibilities next I am going with the helix I always stuck with tube amps but this is definitely the future
Ive owned the Spider V 120 MKII for about two months (the company had fixed my amp MKI and returned it to me with the latest patch). It has improved... Kind of. The crap tonelist has gone and reformed into a guitar tonelist. No crazy gimmick tones. There were tones from Fluff and Ola, and other musicians. A new setting is "Classic and Full Range" didnt know what they did till now; flips between having a tweeter speaker active or not. And the new quick select UI. However, yesterday I have cleaned the presets and started my own because there are still a good set of tones that dont appeal to me (better than before with the "filler" tones with the 1.6 software). Thank you to Line6 for fixing my amp.
My son is just about to do a demo on this amp as well. However it's a pleasure to watch Paul demonstrate anything. He such a gifted musician and makes everything sound great. Great job guys!
Its hard to know how to describe the Spider range fairly! On the one hand, we know that some of the presets over the years have been really really bad! But on the flip side, they've always had a lot of features, been reasonably priced & the sales figures speak for themselves - over a million sold since it came out, and that's a lot of amps!!
I had a 120MKII for 2 weeks then exchanged it for a Spider V 240MKII and wow what a difference between the 120MKII & 240MKII ! I'm very happy with the 240MKII. The 240MKII sounds way better than the 120MKII.
So these pretty much integrate all of the amplifi series features and more except stereo sound, save for the largest units with 2 main drivers. Cubase software access for recording is a solid bonus. Really attractive package.
If Roland or Marshall did a MKII upgrade, they would make you pay for it. Thanks Line 6 for being cool with your customers. Ive had several interactions with the guys at line 6 over they years with various equipment like the Variax, etc.They are a good company.
@@sk8guitars If you go on the Line 6 site and login, go to downloads and get the latest Line 6 updater. Install it and run and it was first in the list.
mraya60 go to line 6 official website and login, click on "download tab" and download the Line6 updater, install it and it should recognize your amp and follow the steps (make sure that the MAC/PC option is selected on the back of the amp) Good Luck!
I've had my Spider V since they came out couple years ago and I have to say that update is really welcome. The sound I am getting out of my amp is a LOT better. Thank you!
omg! i've said this since day 1, that they needed to cut the tweeter out of of the straight guitar signal and only use it for effects or drum loops / jam tracks / aux input etc!! i have a spider v60, and it's a great little amp, but the highs can sound artificial or harsh at times. not sure if the (main) speaker choice has been changed or not, but i always wondered if perhaps it didn't have the right dispersion characteristics, i.e. it had a very narrow dispersion in the higher frequencies, and that caused them to leave the tweeter on all the time. not sure. i'm also not sure if opening the amp up and unplugging the tweeter will give me the best sound because I'm not sure if the amp will be sending the full range to the main driver, because i'm not sure how that crossover works. maybe i could just hook up both leads to the main speaker. i'll try a few things and see what i think. *edit* WHAAT?!?! this is a free update?! holy crap, AND they have a spider remote PC app now for controlling the amp!? this is everything I wanted from the beginning! I've updated my amp, restored defaults to get all the new presets, and downloaded spider remote. this is literally like a completely new amplifier. even without tweaking, these presets are sounding way better than the amp did before. way more natural and warm and present and dynamic and alive. i mean i dialed in some great sounds before, but it did have that studio processed sound, which at times was perfect and really sounded great for some things, but as a general 'amp in the room' as he put it, it was never quite right. this is now completely different and MUCH improved in that regard. brand new amplifier.
@@Ndlanding yeah because i started to post before they had gotten to that part, and like why have a new "model" if it's literally just software.... But i get it.
@@Artcore103 I obviously can't quote directly from memory, but I was referring to the number if times you said "I'm not sure" in that original first paragraph. About 5-6. ;¬)
I didn't like the Helix and the Spider 5 combination personally. I really like the Helix, but prefer to put it through a valve amp. The Spider 5 is ok, I used it primarily for the amp modelling and preferred it with analogue pedals. Helix + Spider (artificial + artificial) felt a bit artificial. That has as much to do with response and feel than anything. Backstory: When I first started in the 90s, i was hooked up with an old Korg multi-effects pedal, used it to death and it sounded great through the Marshall JCM I invested in. But always used muli-effects and valve combination since. Moved to Vietnam recently and my pedal needed an update, so I bought the Helix. Loved the Helix! Couldn't bring my Marshall stack here, so based off how much I liked the Helix, I bought a spider 5. I really didn't like the combination so I recently invested in a Marshall combi. Pros about the Spider 5: I own a bar in Hanoi, the Spider 5 has been ridiculously useful. The 240 is ridiculously light and portable for such a big amp. It's great for idiot musicians who turn up without equipment. All the inputs and the clean sound means you can run anything through them. Personally, I prefer my effects on the floor and not in the amp.
The immersion level on this kinda stuff is out of this world. I've been playing guitar on and off for over 30 years, and only recently in the last few years have I gone electric guitar, with modeling. I love my acoustic, but after hearing the same sound for 30 years...I'm sorry, it gets a bit bland. I now play guitar 5x more than I ever have before.
Demo the high gain stuff instead of the easy clean. Let's see if iits ant different and have they fixed the usb recording problem. Glenn demo this one again lol .
I've got the 20 watt one coming tomorrow, really just for noodling at home. I think they sound great for what they are and the price but genuinely think it sounds pretty damn good
I still own the Line 6 spider valve bogner tube amp and It's unbelievably killer. It's fat, great feel , smooth silky tone . The effects built in aren't all that great, but the clean and gain are really really really good. Like it better than my Marshall dsl 100 watt head.
Holy crap, a free update? Nice. Edit: psa The looper only works with the most expensive foot controller. Its PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER FOOT CONTROLLERS LIKE THE FB EXPRESS. IT SHOULD SAY IT IN THE BOX. Other than that I'm happy with it
I've got news for you Lee .... Its the middle of winter in the southern hemisphere here in Australia on the Gold Coast. Today was a balmy 24 degrees Celsius and absolutely beautiful
I not long got back to playing guitar just a week ago after many years, and because of COVID and being at the highest risk level, I dare not hit my local Guitar Center Store to try out various amps. So, I ordered the Spider V MkII 60W amp. For me, I don't care for all those presets. I'm only interested in a nice warm clean tone and add a little reverb, tremolo and chorus to it when I want. I was amazed at the very nice warm sound you got out of that amp playing your tele. Please, would you mind letting me know what you set on that amp to achieve it? It's the exact sound I want to get out of mine, and so far I've not been able to dial that in. By the way, I'm playing a tele. Thank you so very much. Absolutely loved the video.
If you're going to go to all the trouble of changing the amps voicings and what-have-you and remake the amp. In order to turn the Line 6 Spider into an amp that's not just not a joke, but actually sounds good... and more importantly to you, sells. Then for Danish Pete's sake - Rename it! Call it something else! Why wouldn't you? Even if it's now somehow genuinely a really good amp It's never going to stand a chance from a marketing point of view.. The 'Spider' needs to die.. which is surprising because you already killed it. Edit: spelling
Fair point. The Spider line has run its course. There is not much respect for the Spider name itself. Not a big deal honestly. Just change the name/look, and move on. Seems like they can’t bring themselves to do it. Just rip the band aid off.
Paul touched on a big advantage to modeling that often goes overlooked, there are many days I don't feel inspired to play and at those times I just stroll through some presets on my Helix and will land on one that gets me going.
If Line 6 are giving the upgrade to MkII online to Spider V owners would it not be more affordable to buy the original Spider V at the offer price that they’re currently on and just download the upgrade ?
This looks like a great amp, I remember the spider jam. I'd love to see them bring back a major spider jam system. Start including the damn foot switches for the love of all that's holy. Or create included footswitch line of these amps so we don't have to go out buy them individually. (This comment is targeted to Line6, not Andertons)
They forgot 1 (for me) important thing in the upgrade : On Spider IV you could use the affordable FBV express footboard for controlling the builtin looper, this function t has disappeared on the Spider V. I hoped they would give back that function on the MKII, but Line 6 did not, so 3 solution s remain for this function : 1) Buy the increadably expensive and large FBV 3 footboard 2) In a clumsy way try to operate the looper from the amp while needing 2 hands to play in the same time 3) Find someone to operate the switch on the amp while busy playing / practising..
Unfortunately, again and again not mentioned, the production error or thought. I also bought the dongle for my Spider MK" 120W, but it can only be charged when the amplifier is switched on!!! So what do you do after the band exercise, plug the transmitter into the amplifier and then leave the amplifier switched on for a week until next band rehearsal.!!!???LOL - I returned the transmitter and ordered a cheaper alternative from Thomann - makes sense too.
So glad I'm not a beginner guitar player there's so much choice nowadays, it's a good thing though at least you can get close to any artist tone you wish for....
1- Sound great. Both. 2- Price could be better, but is decent. 3- Pacifica is one of the most under rated lines ever. Even the student ones are amazing, regarding price/cost benefits. 4- Line 6 stuff break. Period. I know all things break. But this thing is prone to fail. Period. I fixed LOTS of Line 6 stuff and when you open them up, their construction shows too many flaws. 4b - Same gear, from other brands, equally abused, are much more reliable. 4c - I hope YAMAHA started to care about he quality of their family (all my Yamaha stuff seems to be indestructible).
I own the 240HC + 4x12 cab + FBV3 and absolutely love this rig. I play metal for almost 30yrs now, and getting good tone and volume out of this rig. Haven’t updated to mkii yet, so i am curious how that will affect my tone. But i am already happy with mk1. I own a Helix as well and Marshall and Peavey amps plus a variety of cabs so i would say i have plenty of reference for proper high gain tones. Still I like my 240HC 4x12 set up a lot, also for the routing features for recording and it can even function as an affordable stereo FRFR for my Helix. Ppl that complain about the high gain presets sounding thin and harsh just need to download the Ola Englund’s presets and tweak those to their liking to get a nice head start. I agree though that the majority of the factory presets are utter garbage. At least the mk1 presets are. Not sure yet what the mkii ones sound like since i haven’t updated yet. There are some good high gain tones inside these Spider amps waiting to be dialed in! And the Spider head is much more versatile than my tube amps (and a whole lot lighter too). These amps play and sound like a dream compared to the stuff i had to start out with decades ago. And cool to see that Line 6 made this new update also available to mk1 users. Rock on! 🤘😎👍
I was wondering the same thing. I don't think it's a production model... Looks like one of the Yamaha Guitar Development concept builds: www.yamahaguitardevelopment.com/node/201
Because it washes whiter, whiter than you could ever imagine. They used it at a village party to clean all 10,000 plates, then rinsed out 20,000 plastic straws, thus saving the environment. When will you people ever learn?
I recently bought a spider 5 and I saw a video of a spider 4 which had a 90s presets wondering if they are on the spider 5 ad well waiting for Christmas to open mine which is a month away thanks guys good review
Thanks guys! I've had the Spider V 240HC since it first came out in 2017 and I really dig all the features it has. My only gripe is that it's not tube lol... Also, I did an upgrade and didn't hear any difference in sound when switching from full range/classic mode to speaker mode. I'm running a 4x12 cab with the amp so maybe that's why? Let me know any info you come across in the coming days regarding this issue. Thanks again..!
What is that chord voicing at 4:19 ? I see Lee use it all the time and it looks like a minor 11 chord, but it doesn't sound like it. Is he playing 5x553x there? A, G, C, and D?
sounds like it, if you can plug in a backing track you can plug in a helix (you'd need some sort of "reverse" splitter if you wanted stereo). Although the original Spyder V amps did this, so you could find yourself a deal
You can buy the "Mark One" version of the 60W plus a wireless transmitter for less than the "Mark Two" with a free upgrade to mark two. Doesn't make sense to buy the "new" one!
Does anyone know why the got rid of the 4 channels you store your fave sounds to on the spider IV? I feel like it was purely so you have to buy the fbv
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I love my little Spider V 60. I bought it with the wireless G10 and use it in my study as a small practice amp when I just want to sit around and noodle for a bit. I am so happy that Line 6 decided to allow us ver. 1 owners to download the updates instead of needing to buy a new one. That's very customer-centric of them and is much appreciated.
^^^ YES! I too have the 60 and G10 transmitter and am very happy we're able to download the new software.
The captain a savage he said right in front of the guy that the insane setting has become a meme😂
RIGHTOUTTHEBOXTV! It is
2:10
Even if it’s a product I’m not interested in, if I see Paul doing the demo I still watch.
Glenn, GLEEEENN, I got something for you !!!
you can record with this...USB no cab sim then use a cab I.R.
th-cam.com/video/twt74pNosEw/w-d-xo.html
I made up this song using line 6 spider V amp
th-cam.com/video/GWGhsnY12GI/w-d-xo.html
Glen actually likes it now with the MKII software, if you use it for what it is, a practice amp.
th-cam.com/video/tS1UGkb4FO0/w-d-xo.html
I own the 30W. Really like it as a starter / practice amp
I have a spider v 240 and I love it I have been playing for 23+ years and I will tell you it’s a amazing amp and don’t believe all the people who say it’s bad because it’s amazing and I have owned a Marshall jcm2000 tsl and many many other awesome amps even a few peavys and this is my favorite amp I have ever owned if no one know it’s a line 6 they always say it sounds amazing until they find out it’s a line 6 then that try to find something unlimited possibilities next I am going with the helix I always stuck with tube amps but this is definitely the future
Ive owned the Spider V 120 MKII for about two months (the company had fixed my amp MKI and returned it to me with the latest patch). It has improved... Kind of. The crap tonelist has gone and reformed into a guitar tonelist. No crazy gimmick tones. There were tones from Fluff and Ola, and other musicians. A new setting is "Classic and Full Range" didnt know what they did till now; flips between having a tweeter speaker active or not. And the new quick select UI. However, yesterday I have cleaned the presets and started my own because there are still a good set of tones that dont appeal to me (better than before with the "filler" tones with the 1.6 software). Thank you to Line6 for fixing my amp.
Those do sound like they are definitely fit for the future of guitar playing I believe. Awesome work here guys
I'd say they still have quite a bit of work to do. But its an improvement, sure.
@@TheRosswise Ahh that is very true man
That explains why the sounds are reminiscent of Dr Who.
Ah its paul,the man who can sell grenades to Gandhi
Gandhi prefers nukes.
r/UnexpectedCivilization.
That’s one thing he CANT do!
This is a song I made up using the line 6 spider V amp
th-cam.com/video/GWGhsnY12GI/w-d-xo.html
@@danielfernandes466 only because Gandhi isn't around anymore 😉
Very informative, I have a Line 6 Spider 60 watt and am still learning to fully use it 😀
My son is just about to do a demo on this amp as well. However it's a pleasure to watch Paul demonstrate anything. He such a gifted musician and makes everything sound great. Great job guys!
Missed Paul's stellar playing on this channel. Loved him and Pete jamming together.
And LOVE his custom Yamaha Pacifica!
I made up this song using spider V amp
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Man o man Paul that intro was pretty tasty. Nice playing
"a divisive line of guitar amplifiers"... you really know how to please a vendor, Sugarlips.
David Albert it is. It sounds really bad and synthetic. Not falling for this bullshit.
Its hard to know how to describe the Spider range fairly! On the one hand, we know that some of the presets over the years have been really really bad! But on the flip side, they've always had a lot of features, been reasonably priced & the sales figures speak for themselves - over a million sold since it came out, and that's a lot of amps!!
@@andertons that's one fifth of the people living in my home country
@@andertons I applaud the sincerity of your original comment.
@@andertons Its affordable gear for people who like to experiment with sounds. Not everyone can afford Kempers or other high end stuff.
I had a 120MKII for 2 weeks then exchanged it for a Spider V 240MKII and wow what a difference between the 120MKII & 240MKII ! I'm very happy with the 240MKII. The 240MKII sounds way better than the 120MKII.
So these pretty much integrate all of the amplifi series features and more except stereo sound, save for the largest units with 2 main drivers. Cubase software access for recording is a solid bonus. Really attractive package.
Anyone else noticing how good this Paul guy is? I really like his note choices in his leads. Not generic at all.
If Roland or Marshall did a MKII upgrade, they would make you pay for it. Thanks Line 6 for being cool with your customers. Ive had several interactions with the guys at line 6 over they years with various equipment like the Variax, etc.They are a good company.
Just updated my V120 to MkII, took 5 mins. The PC software got updated too so much better and easier to use.
James West is the metronome on the Original ?
Can you please explain how you update. When i run Line 6 updater it is the same old firmware?
@@AxeMan2781 Yup
@@sk8guitars If you go on the Line 6 site and login, go to downloads and get the latest Line 6 updater. Install it and run and it was first in the list.
I still think I prefer the HX series, drop a helix combo, and maybe that'll catch my interest
Love the tone of the strat through that amp.
Happy Belated Birthday Paul. You are a great player
I just updated the firmware and it's very cool! Thanks! 🤟🏽
German Bueso Can you show me how to do this on my Spider amp?
mraya60 go to line 6 official website and login, click on "download tab" and download the Line6 updater,
install it and it should recognize your amp and follow the steps (make sure that the MAC/PC option is selected on the back of the amp)
Good Luck!
I've had my Spider V since they came out couple years ago and I have to say that update is really welcome. The sound I am getting out of my amp is a LOT better. Thank you!
That end jam/loop was very much in the vein of Dissidents by Thomas Dolby.
*Glenn Fricker has joined the chat*
Fricker is a Asshole a Bloated Carcass
Joseph Richetti go practice
@@josephrichetti4783 anybody missing a bass player?
I love my Line 6 Spider Valve MK1. Over 10 years old...still slays
I imagine it does.
omg! i've said this since day 1, that they needed to cut the tweeter out of of the straight guitar signal and only use it for effects or drum loops / jam tracks / aux input etc!! i have a spider v60, and it's a great little amp, but the highs can sound artificial or harsh at times. not sure if the (main) speaker choice has been changed or not, but i always wondered if perhaps it didn't have the right dispersion characteristics, i.e. it had a very narrow dispersion in the higher frequencies, and that caused them to leave the tweeter on all the time. not sure. i'm also not sure if opening the amp up and unplugging the tweeter will give me the best sound because I'm not sure if the amp will be sending the full range to the main driver, because i'm not sure how that crossover works. maybe i could just hook up both leads to the main speaker. i'll try a few things and see what i think.
*edit* WHAAT?!?! this is a free update?! holy crap, AND they have a spider remote PC app now for controlling the amp!? this is everything I wanted from the beginning! I've updated my amp, restored defaults to get all the new presets, and downloaded spider remote. this is literally like a completely new amplifier. even without tweaking, these presets are sounding way better than the amp did before. way more natural and warm and present and dynamic and alive. i mean i dialed in some great sounds before, but it did have that studio processed sound, which at times was perfect and really sounded great for some things, but as a general 'amp in the room' as he put it, it was never quite right. this is now completely different and MUCH improved in that regard. brand new amplifier.
On reading your first paragraph, I was beginning to think you weren't sure.
@@Ndlanding yeah because i started to post before they had gotten to that part, and like why have a new "model" if it's literally just software.... But i get it.
@@Artcore103 Sad to see it edited, as now my post makes no sense. But thanks for taking notice!
@@Ndlanding lol i edited it like 5 minutes after i posted it. Thought that's what you meant by the first paragraph.
@@Artcore103 I obviously can't quote directly from memory, but I was referring to the number if times you said "I'm not sure" in that original first paragraph. About 5-6. ;¬)
It's always good to see Paul. Crazy good player and a Facebook "frand". Cheers man!
Line 6 Spyders have come a long way, baby! I love Paul Hindmarsh! He's by far my favorite company rep.
I didn't like the Helix and the Spider 5 combination personally.
I really like the Helix, but prefer to put it through a valve amp. The Spider 5 is ok, I used it primarily for the amp modelling and preferred it with analogue pedals. Helix + Spider (artificial + artificial) felt a bit artificial. That has as much to do with response and feel than anything.
Backstory: When I first started in the 90s, i was hooked up with an old Korg multi-effects pedal, used it to death and it sounded great through the Marshall JCM I invested in. But always used muli-effects and valve combination since.
Moved to Vietnam recently and my pedal needed an update, so I bought the Helix. Loved the Helix! Couldn't bring my Marshall stack here, so based off how much I liked the Helix, I bought a spider 5. I really didn't like the combination so I recently invested in a Marshall combi.
Pros about the Spider 5: I own a bar in Hanoi, the Spider 5 has been ridiculously useful. The 240 is ridiculously light and portable for such a big amp. It's great for idiot musicians who turn up without equipment. All the inputs and the clean sound means you can run anything through them. Personally, I prefer my effects on the floor and not in the amp.
How do you run your pedals through the amp???
Damn, that yamaha pacifica is beautiful
@Randy Scheel It's a Custom Shop Pacifica
that guitar looks super nice
I just ordered a Pacifica 612. So hyped.
@@swingonthespiral Doubt you'll be disappointed. Great guitars.
I like the tone.
GLEEEENNNN! LINE 6 IS AT IT AGAIN!
lol
The immersion level on this kinda stuff is out of this world. I've been playing guitar on and off for over 30 years, and only recently in the last few years have I gone electric guitar, with modeling. I love my acoustic, but after hearing the same sound for 30 years...I'm sorry, it gets a bit bland. I now play guitar 5x more than I ever have before.
Demo the high gain stuff instead of the easy clean. Let's see if iits ant different and have they fixed the usb recording problem. Glenn demo this one again lol .
I've got the 20 watt one coming tomorrow, really just for noodling at home. I think they sound great for what they are and the price but genuinely think it sounds pretty damn good
I would love someone to do an in-depth how-to for the spider v20 amp for us absolute novices.
seen your comment on the video i agree they should use the KISS method KEEP IT SIMPLE
that yamaha guitar looks killer
It sounds great too!
Agreed! what the hell is it????
I still own the Line 6 spider valve bogner tube amp and It's unbelievably killer. It's fat, great feel , smooth silky tone . The effects built in aren't all that great, but the clean and gain are really really really good. Like it better than my Marshall dsl 100 watt head.
Even though i'm impressed. I still think it sound synthetic sometimes, but it might just be me
Canadian Clean and Devy Metal - you just gotta love Devin Townsend's dry humour ^^
If i had known about this mkii update i would've held off on buying my boss katana!
Holy crap, a free update? Nice.
Edit: psa
The looper only works with the most expensive foot controller. Its PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER FOOT CONTROLLERS LIKE THE FB EXPRESS. IT SHOULD SAY IT IN THE BOX.
Other than that I'm happy with it
Pato Parra the older foot switch without the colored lights works. The fbv shortboard mk2. I was able to get a used one for about 100 usd!
Lee Pamaroy was using Line 6 stuff when playing with Steve Hackett. Also Steve Howe switched from his Fender Twin Reverbs to Line 6.
Well, if you switch to any amp from a Deluxe Reverb, it cannot be a baf amp
I believe Lee Pomeroy uses Kemper these days. At least that was what he was using when I saw him with ARW.
Steve Gardiner you are correct. He showed me his rig in Florida a few years ago. Has two of them.
I've got news for you Lee .... Its the middle of winter in the southern hemisphere here in Australia on the Gold Coast. Today was a balmy 24 degrees Celsius and absolutely beautiful
Love this amp so much I’m getting one today
The riff he plays at 4:50 sounds like a mix of black sabbath and Underground in America by Pantera lol
Much better quality...less fkn around...more info
GREAT!!!....KEEP THIS FORMAT!
The Line6 IV and V Amps are fantastic
The V & IV Line 6 Amps are very good Amps live or recording
I love the iv 75.
They do seem better sounding, that is what a great company does vs a lame one does. Listen to critique and improve! Take the hint Gibson!
I not long got back to playing guitar just a week ago after many years, and because of COVID and being at the highest risk level, I dare not hit my local Guitar Center Store to try out various amps. So, I ordered the Spider V MkII 60W amp. For me, I don't care for all those presets. I'm only interested in a nice warm clean tone and add a little reverb, tremolo and chorus to it when I want. I was amazed at the very nice warm sound you got out of that amp playing your tele. Please, would you mind letting me know what you set on that amp to achieve it? It's the exact sound I want to get out of mine, and so far I've not been able to dial that in. By the way, I'm playing a tele. Thank you so very much. Absolutely loved the video.
I remember when the spider 4 came out... That still feels new! God im old
That intro man... gets me every time✌🏾
My first amp was a spider 2, it holds a special place in my heart.
i still have mine.
same, my first usable amp, before that was a starter pack amp that doesn't really count.
I still have my Spider III from years ago!
MaestroJericho I got mine on sale at a SamGoody before I got my first electric. I started on a fender acoustic pack.
@@AdamGoodall91 mee too! :) Still can get great tones from it!
If you're going to go to all the trouble of changing the amps voicings and what-have-you and remake the amp. In order to turn the Line 6 Spider into an amp that's not just not a joke, but actually sounds good... and more importantly to you, sells.
Then for Danish Pete's sake - Rename it! Call it something else! Why wouldn't you?
Even if it's now somehow genuinely a really good amp It's never going to stand a chance from a marketing point of view.. The 'Spider' needs to die.. which is surprising because you already killed it.
Edit: spelling
Fair point. The Spider line has run its course. There is not much respect for the Spider name itself. Not a big deal honestly. Just change the name/look, and move on. Seems like they can’t bring themselves to do it. Just rip the band aid off.
You could have edited a fair bit more, mate! The first paragraph wouldn't work on the Tibetan dubbed version of Star Trek.
@@Ndlanding Well then please excuse me for not being the very epitome of clarity and concision. Good day sir.
@@isaidgooddaysir2585 Good luck, sir.
Wow, the Captain’s Tele sounds superb. Ouch, I’ve just seen the price!
Paul touched on a big advantage to modeling that often goes overlooked, there are many days I don't feel inspired to play and at those times I just stroll through some presets on my Helix and will land on one that gets me going.
I call that musical charades and you're right, it's tons of fun.
If Line 6 are giving the upgrade to MkII online to Spider V owners would it not be more affordable to buy the original Spider V at the offer price that they’re currently on and just download the upgrade ?
I believe that the real difference between MKII and MKI is the physical body.
ya boi what is physically different ?
From what I am looking at; the whole dody has been tweaked. The knobs and face look different than the one thats next to me.
That jam at the beginning is awesome
This looks like a great amp, I remember the spider jam. I'd love to see them bring back a major spider jam system. Start including the damn foot switches for the love of all that's holy. Or create included footswitch line of these amps so we don't have to go out buy them individually. (This comment is targeted to Line6, not Andertons)
Getting the spider v mk11 for Christmas the 20 watt can't wait
They sound great!!
In this video Lee seems as enthusiastic as Glenn Fricker about Line-6.
Dear Yamaha make a 7 string Pacifica with a reverse head stock and a Floyd Rose!
They forgot 1 (for me) important thing in the upgrade : On Spider IV you could use the affordable FBV express footboard for controlling the builtin looper, this function t has disappeared on the Spider V.
I hoped they would give back that function on the MKII, but Line 6 did not, so 3 solution s remain for this function :
1) Buy the increadably expensive and large FBV 3 footboard
2) In a clumsy way try to operate the looper from the amp while needing 2 hands to play in the same time
3) Find someone to operate the switch on the amp while busy playing / practising..
I bought the pedal board it’s actually worth it. Makes life sooo much easier
but they mentioned it at 21:00
From the cure video they are 120's . youc an tell as the intou jack is nearer the cabinet unlike the gap in the 240watt version where theres a gap.
Unfortunately, again and again not mentioned, the production error or thought. I also bought the dongle for my Spider MK" 120W, but it can only be charged when the amplifier is switched on!!! So what do you do after the band exercise, plug the transmitter into the amplifier and then leave the amplifier switched on for a week until next band rehearsal.!!!???LOL - I returned the transmitter and ordered a cheaper alternative from Thomann - makes sense too.
So glad I'm not a beginner guitar player there's so much choice nowadays, it's a good thing though at least you can get close to any artist tone you wish for....
Can you just keep Paul?
they tried...
Paul's demo of the vox's with Pete from years back had some of my favourite guitar tones
Awesome playing as always Paul.
16:06 - more specifically, 'Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Clean'
1- Sound great. Both.
2- Price could be better, but is decent.
3- Pacifica is one of the most under rated lines ever. Even the student ones are amazing, regarding price/cost benefits.
4- Line 6 stuff break. Period. I know all things break. But this thing is prone to fail. Period. I fixed LOTS of Line 6 stuff and when you open them up, their construction shows too many flaws.
4b - Same gear, from other brands, equally abused, are much more reliable.
4c - I hope YAMAHA started to care about he quality of their family (all my Yamaha stuff seems to be indestructible).
nice to see Paul back!
I got the V30. upgraded to MkII . It really needs a 'Speaker out" jack. It's out of warranty soon.
Every amp should have one. Every single one. Especially smaller practice amps.
Good video but it would be nice if you guys could do a full informative session on the total versatility of the Spyder 5 Mk II....gracias banditos!
I own the 240HC + 4x12 cab + FBV3 and absolutely love this rig. I play metal for almost 30yrs now, and getting good tone and volume out of this rig. Haven’t updated to mkii yet, so i am curious how that will affect my tone. But i am already happy with mk1.
I own a Helix as well and Marshall and Peavey amps plus a variety of cabs so i would say i have plenty of reference for proper high gain tones.
Still I like my 240HC 4x12 set up a lot, also for the routing features for recording and it can even function as an affordable stereo FRFR for my Helix.
Ppl that complain about the high gain presets sounding thin and harsh just need to download the Ola Englund’s presets and tweak those to their liking to get a nice head start. I agree though that the majority of the factory presets are utter garbage. At least the mk1 presets are. Not sure yet what the mkii ones sound like since i haven’t updated yet. There are some good high gain tones inside these Spider amps waiting to be dialed in! And the Spider head is much more versatile than my tube amps (and a whole lot lighter too).
These amps play and sound like a dream compared to the stuff i had to start out with decades ago. And cool to see that Line 6 made this new update also available to mk1 users. Rock on! 🤘😎👍
color me surprised but I'm diggin' a lot of the tones and features. that foot pedal is definitely necessary. :-)
So is the _OFF_ switch.
Why is there more than an insane channel?
Is Paul trying to go for a Hollywood Hogan vibe with the beard? Looks groovy
What is that Yamaha Pacifica model?
I was wondering the same thing. I don't think it's a production model... Looks like one of the Yamaha Guitar Development concept builds: www.yamahaguitardevelopment.com/node/201
Custom Pacifica for Paul
PavelP it was made specifically for Paul. He spec’d it out.
What is the best way to mic up an FRFR such as in these combos when you need to incorporate the sound of the second speaker (tweeter)?
Disappointed with the presets on my spider v 60. But, i did tweaked and saved some decent tones. Line 6 Vetta's rule for clean tone.
OMFG can't wait for Glenn to watch this!!
omg these sound amazing wayyyyy better then any fender
A Spider V MK2? Why not just call it a Spider VI?
Because they want to get that NEW AND IMPROVED marketing nice and obvious
Aice the Fries not basically. That’s literally what it is. Current users can update to the new version.
Because it washes whiter, whiter than you could ever imagine. They used it at a village party to clean all 10,000 plates, then rinsed out 20,000 plastic straws, thus saving the environment. When will you people ever learn?
5.2!
I’d love to hear these vs. the new Tone Master series from Fender.
Good enough for Steve Howe good enough for me
Did anyone ever find a way to change the order of the effect pedals like moving the noise gate to later in the chain?
Wholly Karrap, that guy is a Fantastic picker, that's how it's done Kids!
I recently bought a spider 5 and I saw a video of a spider 4 which had a 90s presets wondering if they are on the spider 5 ad well waiting for Christmas to open mine which is a month away thanks guys good review
Are there good tutorials on getting everything you can out of this amp? How do you sing and play guitar with this amp. Easy question/easy answers?
I think I’m buying it
Thanks guys! I've had the Spider V 240HC since it first came out in 2017 and I really dig all the features it has. My only gripe is that it's not tube lol... Also, I did an upgrade and didn't hear any difference in sound when switching from full range/classic mode to speaker mode. I'm running a 4x12 cab with the amp so maybe that's why? Let me know any info you come across in the coming days regarding this issue. Thanks again..!
The 240 HC is more of a preamp, so most likely, you are correct
@@OscarASevilla It's an actual amp with an on board processor etc. It's not a preamp.
What is that chord voicing at 4:19 ? I see Lee use it all the time and it looks like a minor 11 chord, but it doesn't sound like it. Is he playing 5x553x there? A, G, C, and D?
Two chords. One is A minor 9 5x550x then the Am11
When you disable the tweeter for “classic” amp sound, are the backing tracks still using the full range system?
So if this amp is FRFR (FullRange-FlatResponse)...
Could you use it with the Helix in stead of the Line 6 Powercab?
sounds like it, if you can plug in a backing track you can plug in a helix (you'd need some sort of "reverse" splitter if you wanted stereo). Although the original Spyder V amps did this, so you could find yourself a deal
Robert Smith uses Line 6, I was surprised
You can buy the "Mark One" version of the 60W plus a wireless transmitter for less than the "Mark Two" with a free upgrade to mark two. Doesn't make sense to buy the "new" one!
i remember my line 6 valve amp had a terrible wah wah pedal i hope they sorted that out in this model
Does anyone know why the got rid of the 4 channels you store your fave sounds to on the spider IV? I feel like it was purely so you have to buy the fbv
Could you explain the FBV3 pedal more?Colored light variations/meanings,thx