Still using this amp with Krank 4x12 cab and Pod HD 500. Loving it. And the ability to just pull the volume knob and make it neighborhood friendly is a true bonus!
It would of been nice for it to have 4 channels! Amps with 3 or 4 channels are more versatile and useful in a live situation. Especially when you cover a lot of material.
I agree...i picked up a Spider on the fly once to cover a gig & it was at best, OK...I used a Crate Stealth 50 as my main amp at the time because of the unusual tone & it being all tube...it went down & I needed something fast That Spider III was GREAT at LOW volumes, BUT cranked up, it couldn't keep up & sounded so flat. I saw this amp & walked by it several times without a second glance. I was looking at an ENGL & the salesman told me to check this out. I REALLY am glad I did. It's the shit!!
This is really exciting. Line 6 is doing some pretty amazing things in the amp world. It'll be interesting to see how the 4 voicings stack up to say, a Plexi, Twin Reverb, AC30, Triple Rec, etc. Can't wait to try one of these out.
Well if u think all line 6 amps sound muddy than u obviously dont know good tone. I dont own one, but i played one in store and it sounds very good. And who cares if its digital, what does that matter. That doesnt make it bad. If i were you, id stop thinking about the technology and appreciate the good sound its making.
Trust me, I own the line 6, flextone III, and it is awesome!. This is an upgrade that I will probably purchase. It has so many great options, and they all sound great. JulioRay
I LOVE this amp. I use it and it KILLS. The actual "EQ" section is a little weird getting use to because it seems to change per channel & reacts like the amp style it's fashioned after. It is seriously LOUD & can keep up with anything out there easily. I do use it as a two channel amp without effects. not even reverb.
This is mightily impressive. I've never had a real tube amp, always gone with MFX modellers. Watched the POD HD demo and thought (...), watched this and thought (!!!)
@ArielsSmartyPants Its not 100% analog if you read the FAQ on Line6s website it still says it has HD modeling with analog components. "Each one adapts and adjusts based on what the other is doing. For example, at high volumes the HD amp modeling technology “backs off” to allow for the natural power-tube distortion to take over and color the tone. At low volumes, the opposite happens. As a result, DT50 yields outstanding “sweet spot” tone at all volume levels"
This is a real tube amp? With a tube preamp? Like a Vox Night Train? (Or any other tube amp I could of picked...) Pedal Friendly? Afforadabillity? Works with a Valve Distortion?
I'm just responding to MrStanletBird's Comment. I haven't had the chance to even get a glimps of or played through the HT50) head yet, but from some of the other videos I've seen, the distortion is really happening! I'm really a diehard Mesa user, and switched to the MK V heads, because, even though you can get the MK V to get that Uber gain sound, you can back off, and get still get plenty if dist., but not like the old 'Limp Biscut' mess. It also gives u ur dist., but cleans-up ur playing...
It's so refreshing to know that this amp has ALL these different modes so that when I DO play each night of the week in a different band (like anyone really does this) at a different place, I'm covered. People buy these things, find ONE setting they like and make all the other setting sound similar and before they know it they have a single channel amp. The guy does have a bitchin' voice though!
actually, 100W is only a little bit more powerful than 50. its not double the power. you can get by with a 50 just fine. and any gig you play at that youd bring a half stack to, they can do a little mic work
I had a DT50 2x12 that I sold...it's at the very top of my "man, I wish I didn't sell that" gear list. It was friggin awesome but my GOD was it loud. lol
@PIlotrcm In general you are right. I guess meanwhile, digitalizing can sound almost as same as tubing. The problem is: modelling the behaviour of tubes needs so much time, that it really gets expensive to buy the product that comes in the end. I guess the Pod HD 500 floorboards are near to the dynamics of tube amps, but you also pay your 500 - 600 bucks just for the preamp ;) so its the same price like full tube preamping. Only thing is more flexibility ;)
"Hey, I'm gonna use a digital, muddy amp just because everyone else is using tube, clear tone amps." Good tip. It's not about being close minded - it's about having a developed ear and knowing good tone from bad tone.
Ok awhile back a few guys r arguing about tubes etc line 6 blah blah blah. Again, this amp has tubes in it!! It does also have some type of modeling that sets up the tubes to sound like a certain amp. Who cares as long as it sounds good. I have the dt25 and also all tube amps. Can barely tell the difference.
+Michael Bettini It does. If you pull the volume knob out it goes down to 25 amps of power, as opposed to 50. Sounds the same as when its louder, just more quite.
Like, as far as low end modeling amps go, the Peavey Vypyr blows the Spiders out of the water hands down. It even sounds pretty decent at higher volumes. But yeah, I love the DT50.
the spiders are good for home and band practice. some situations hey can be used in gigs. spider valves are a good step up.. but this... i cant believe i havent heard of these before!
" and this is my pedal board of death, this is the MAB switch, if i click it michael angelo batio falls from the sky with 50 guitars and slices your face open"
@bonetrainmusic Nah, there's still some DSP in it, not purely analog "modeling". Still, I was mildly interested in it when I tried it out today. Now I want it more than my next breath.
Dudes.. You guys need to invest in a good shotgun mic. I love that you have a 57 on the cab but using the 58 for the interviews is not the way to go. Hear the hiss? Thats cuz you have to gain the 58 a ton to get levels when pulled off the mic that far. Buy a senheizer shotgun mic and keep the 57 for the guitar tone.
@IPushHard Yeah I'm well aware of what a digital amp is, and I own more than just Marshall amps. Of course Line 6 doesnt want to be sued, but it that sign also serves as a double purpose. The fact is that so many guitar players like to shit on anything digital or solid state and rave about how "only great amps use purely tubes and anything is cheap crap". When the fact remains that digital computer technology is getting so good that it replicates them nearly perfectly.
Test drove the 2x12 combo of this amp AWSOME I'm buying what they are selling check out the Andertons w/ Chapers and Capt lee for an in depth review/demo of the 1x12 stack very impressive product
The guy speaking reminds me of the guy from silence of the lambs...would you buy this amp?..I'd buy this amp...I'd buy this amp sooo hard....lol...he seams nice, good review
Just got the 2X12 version for $800. Seriously this is a fantastic amp. It sounds awesome, even next to my 6505+head and Marshall cabinet. I hate Line 6 Spider amps with a passion because I think they're awful, but this amp is fantastic.
The amp only has 2 12AX7's? Then they are lying if they claim it has no digital modeling. One of those tubes has to be a phase inverter for the power section.
its about style .. big studios buy big expensive amps to looks cool :) .. line6 is young brand ... DT25/50 is first big deal amp series. I play one DT25head almost every day ... what can I tell, sweet sound, tone possibilities ... I really do not think of Mesa or Marshall while playing DT25. I cant wait to feel DT50 head, should be even better... Mesa, Marshall... it is more about style and
Holy crap. I really wanted to hear this amp instead it was mostly "topology this" and "topology that". Play the freakin' thing and stop all the blathering.
Line6 products do a great job for their market segment and they are definitely a cooler company and product than Peavey. However, IMO some of their products stretch a bit into ridicules territory especially with regards to price.
@glaurung26 ha ha ok you got me on the resistor thing. But I win because my amp doesn't come with a selector knob marked Recto, US Hi Gain or Rectified. It just is.
@dareheaven2 no but you do want him to open it up and hear how it sounds more than a "dun dun dunnnn". They need to hire tim pierce or lukather or a session guru that will come demo the amp and actually play good stuff and really show people what it can do. just have a line 6 guy running the amp and changing knobs. Andy timmons or John petrucci's demos on youtube of their amps are like the perfect online demos you wanna see of how an amp will sound.
Still skeptical. I want this to link to my hd500 and have a dream rig. Cool. But 2 years from now they will make something better, louder than two 50 watt tubes and im stuck with old stuff. I own a 50 wt mesa half stack for 10 years now, one unit one sound BUT is still out on the market for full price, always. I think thats the difference line6 is still reinventing their own wheel in a sense and ppl have to sell and upgrade constantly. Imo...
Every demo that I watched on head amps, they all seem to be trying to copy or duplicate the Marshall sound. It is like if they don't get pat in the back from the Marshall sound or get their blessing their amp head is not validated. I think the guy who asked Mr. Marshall to build him a very large and long amp was crazy and put all this spell on all makers. Marshall said it was impractical to build that size so he came up with the half stack and every maker copied after that, so Marshall in sound and size of the cabs imprinted an indelible mark in perpetuity.
For me I prefer guitar>Bunch o' Tubes>Speaker>ears and feeling it on my chest at volume. To this: guitar>A/D converter to D/A converter whatever, resistors,chips, a little of this and a little of that>4 tubes>more solid state electronics>speaker>ears.
Dude all I'm saying is there is a reason why major studios around the world are stocked up with Mesa, Peavey, and etc amps and not Line 6. They don't produce respectable tones. You can say I'm wrong all you want but there's a reason why the amps I'm defending are the top played and top recorded amps around and the one you're defending is not. And it has nothing to do digital - like I said before I own digital amp modeling gear. It's all about tone. Line 6 produces fuzz that isn't desirable.
I feel like the host (Shawn Hammond) here is not properly appreciating the degree to which this is groundbreaking =| Like I just commented on the POD HD video, I don't even really LIKE modeling technologies, and I'm TOTALLY impressed by these new developments! lol
Cant belive they Discontinued the Vetta II (which was an amazing head!) and now they are trying to promote the DT-50 which really doesnt have enough features and totally doesnt sound as good or have the versatility of the Vetta...
My 89" Randall RG100ES is the best! Am fucking tired of tubes! I dumped every Marshall I used to own..JMP-1-JMP100-800-900-DSL-Plexi..I"ve settled on that one great medium guitar tone that all those prior have produced,and My Randall does it better without having to fuck with doing the tube swap shuffle to find that sweet tone.Classic wah-MXR 78"-into the RG100-T.C.flashback in the loop.Strait ahead rock"n with thick gutsy tones!..!RANDALL!
Why doe it sound like they are apologizing right off the bat? Tap this button and you hear our Apology 1 sound, tap this button and you hear the Apology 2 sound Tapology
@arroyomusic Me Crazy?!! Are you gaslighting me man? Actually I was reflecting the other night how well my Line6 Axsys 212 kept up with me for 12+ years until I sold it. I wish they - similar to Porsche and their 911 - simply refined and refined the AX212 into revision 3223.2b or something rather than come out with a boatload of cheese amps and effects. I have a M13 that I like - similar to your POD hold the cheese...lol. j/k
Still using this amp with Krank 4x12 cab and Pod HD 500. Loving it. And the ability to just pull the volume knob and make it neighborhood friendly is a true bonus!
How does it compare to modern stuff like Fractal, Quad Cortex or even Kemper (not so modern)? Does it age well?
@@davidletterboyz man its easier and better no crazy menus lol
Don't listen to this guys voice on headphones, before you know it he'll have hypnotised you to buy Line 6.
Too late, I bought one
odgeUK Lololol
Best ASMR video on guitar TH-cam.
Came for the amp, stayed for the relaxing voice.
I love this guys voice.
It would of been nice for it to have 4 channels! Amps with 3 or 4 channels are more versatile and useful in a live situation. Especially when you cover a lot of material.
I agree...i picked up a Spider on the fly once to cover a gig & it was at best, OK...I used a Crate Stealth 50 as my main amp at the time because of the unusual tone & it being all tube...it went down & I needed something fast That Spider III was GREAT at LOW volumes, BUT cranked up, it couldn't keep up & sounded so flat.
I saw this amp & walked by it several times without a second glance. I was looking at an ENGL & the salesman told me to check this out. I REALLY am glad I did. It's the shit!!
This is really exciting. Line 6 is doing some pretty amazing things in the amp world. It'll be interesting to see how the 4 voicings stack up to say, a Plexi, Twin Reverb, AC30, Triple Rec, etc. Can't wait to try one of these out.
Well if u think all line 6 amps sound muddy than u obviously dont know good tone. I dont own one, but i played one in store and it sounds very good. And who cares if its digital, what does that matter. That doesnt make it bad. If i were you, id stop thinking about the technology and appreciate the good sound its making.
How did I not hear of these when they came out? Now there arent even heads out
I wish I could buy this guy's voice.
You can run a POD in to this? Like the rack mount or bean thing?
Trust me, I own the line 6, flextone III, and it is awesome!. This is an upgrade that I will probably purchase. It has so many great options, and they all sound great.
JulioRay
Amazing eye contact.
I LOVE this amp. I use it and it KILLS. The actual "EQ" section is a little weird getting use to because it seems to change per channel & reacts like the amp style it's fashioned after. It is seriously LOUD & can keep up with anything out there easily. I do use it as a two channel amp without effects. not even reverb.
So are they Fixed Bias? or they have trim pot?
This is mightily impressive. I've never had a real tube amp, always gone with MFX modellers. Watched the POD HD demo and thought (...), watched this and thought (!!!)
ok please dont make fun of me but can you connect any amp head to any cabinet?
@ArielsSmartyPants Its not 100% analog if you read the FAQ on Line6s website it still says it has HD modeling with analog components.
"Each one adapts and adjusts based on what the other is doing. For example, at high volumes the HD amp modeling technology “backs off” to allow for the natural power-tube distortion to take over and color the tone. At low volumes, the opposite happens. As a result, DT50 yields outstanding “sweet spot” tone at all volume levels"
This is a real tube amp? With a tube preamp? Like a Vox Night Train? (Or any other tube amp I could of picked...) Pedal Friendly? Afforadabillity? Works with a Valve Distortion?
I'm just responding to MrStanletBird's Comment. I haven't had the chance to even get a glimps of or played through the HT50) head yet, but from some of the other videos I've seen, the distortion is really happening! I'm really a diehard Mesa user, and switched to the MK V heads, because, even though you can get the MK V to get that Uber gain sound, you can back off, and get still get plenty if dist., but not like the old 'Limp Biscut' mess. It also gives u ur dist., but cleans-up ur playing...
Bogner helped out with these right?
It's so refreshing to know that this amp has ALL these different modes so that when I DO play each night of the week in a different band (like anyone really does this) at a different place, I'm covered. People buy these things, find ONE setting they like and make all the other setting sound similar and before they know it they have a single channel amp. The guy does have a bitchin' voice though!
has line 6 finally made a good amp? id have to try it but its looking pretty good:P
Is it worth fixing and can the average amp repair guy handle this because its more than tubes its got the modeling in it as well.
All those button clickings during a gig will really bring in the crowd
actually, 100W is only a little bit more powerful than 50. its not double the power. you can get by with a 50 just fine. and any gig you play at that youd bring a half stack to, they can do a little mic work
I had a DT50 2x12 that I sold...it's at the very top of my "man, I wish I didn't sell that" gear list. It was friggin awesome but my GOD was it loud. lol
I own one too. You left out, “my GOD is this thing heavy!” It sounds great, but it sure is an arm stretcher.
@@Annunaki_0517 Yea, that too...for sure. It's definitely quite the big chungus.
Well i dont know what line 6 you have been playing, but the ones I have, (the tube models) sound great! Just as good as the higher end stuff i think.
@PIlotrcm
In general you are right. I guess meanwhile, digitalizing can sound almost as same as tubing. The problem is: modelling the behaviour of tubes needs so much time, that it really gets expensive to buy the product that comes in the end. I guess the Pod HD 500 floorboards are near to the dynamics of tube amps, but you also pay your 500 - 600 bucks just for the preamp ;) so its the same price like full tube preamping. Only thing is more flexibility ;)
Holy crap listen to that guy's voice. It's God-like.
I’m a big fan of topologies
I think i have a degree in topology. I did alot of flipping this to get that lol
"Hey, I'm gonna use a digital, muddy amp just because everyone else is using tube, clear tone amps." Good tip. It's not about being close minded - it's about having a developed ear and knowing good tone from bad tone.
Ok awhile back a few guys r arguing about tubes etc line 6 blah blah blah. Again, this amp has tubes in it!! It does also have some type of modeling that sets up the tubes to sound like a certain amp. Who cares as long as it sounds good. I have the dt25 and also all tube amps. Can barely tell the difference.
does this amp sound good at bedroom levels, or do you need a power attenuator?
+Michael Bettini It does. If you pull the volume knob out it goes down to 25 amps of power, as opposed to 50. Sounds the same as when its louder, just more quite.
You never need an attenuator.
Why is "Bogner" in print on the back of a "Line 6"?
He helped design it
coffeewaldo oh ok. Thanks :-)
Like, as far as low end modeling amps go, the Peavey Vypyr blows the Spiders out of the water hands down. It even sounds pretty decent at higher volumes.
But yeah, I love the DT50.
Is this line6's first analog amp?
the spiders are good for home and band practice. some situations hey can be used in gigs. spider valves are a good step up.. but this... i cant believe i havent heard of these before!
Bogner Alchemist in Line 6 casing!?
So you're a fan of topology?
Good idea. Don't personally like all the sounds, but it has good promise.
Not demoing the mode 4 high-gain.
I love saying topology to others. They have no idea what I'm talking about but I sound really informed about something. They just don't know what.
" and this is my pedal board of death, this is the MAB switch, if i click it michael angelo batio falls from the sky with 50 guitars and slices your face open"
@bonetrainmusic Nah, there's still some DSP in it, not purely analog "modeling". Still, I was mildly interested in it when I tried it out today. Now I want it more than my next breath.
can you mic into this
Yeah Beavis, hold the mic still! Super Shred, Topology, TP for the bunghole... Holy crap, I heard the relay click, Yeah, Yeah!
Dudes.. You guys need to invest in a good shotgun mic. I love that you have a 57 on the cab but using the 58 for the interviews is not the way to go. Hear the hiss? Thats cuz you have to gain the 58 a ton to get levels when pulled off the mic that far. Buy a senheizer shotgun mic and keep the 57 for the guitar tone.
ABSOLUTELY
Does the amp sound as smooth as this dude's voice?
impossible....😅
@IPushHard
Yeah I'm well aware of what a digital amp is, and I own more than just Marshall amps. Of course Line 6 doesnt want to be sued, but it that sign also serves as a double purpose.
The fact is that so many guitar players like to shit on anything digital or solid state and rave about how "only great amps use purely tubes and anything is cheap crap". When the fact remains that digital computer technology is getting so good that it replicates them nearly perfectly.
Test drove the 2x12 combo of this amp AWSOME I'm buying what they are selling check out the Andertons w/ Chapers and Capt lee for an in depth review/demo of the 1x12 stack very impressive product
this amp is awesome and super affordable
The guy speaking reminds me of the guy from silence of the lambs...would you buy this amp?..I'd buy this amp...I'd buy this amp sooo hard....lol...he seams nice, good review
So this is NOT a modeling amp?
AMS is selling the head and cab for around $2000! That's a little much for Line 6 stuff.
Not all line 6s are bad. but i know what you mean, the dt50 is nice compared to marshalls. It sounds really greatt
Just got the 2X12 version for $800.
Seriously this is a fantastic amp. It sounds awesome, even next to my 6505+head and Marshall cabinet. I hate Line 6 Spider amps with a passion because I think they're awful, but this amp is fantastic.
I had one of those. Sold it because it was DEAFENINGLY loud but I still wish I didn't. It really was awesome.
@elvezrulz Maybe they use that one preamp tube to warm up the digital preamp LOL.
The amp only has 2 12AX7's? Then they are lying if they claim it has no digital modeling. One of those tubes has to be a phase inverter for the power section.
@NZLeduc all line 6 amps are good.... this one happens to be really good :)
Glenn Fricker should review this!
haha he actually said the other day that this amp was good in one of his recent videos
its about style .. big studios buy big expensive amps to looks cool :) .. line6 is young brand ... DT25/50 is first big deal amp series.
I play one DT25head almost every day ... what can I tell, sweet sound, tone possibilities ... I really do not think of Mesa or Marshall while playing DT25. I cant wait to feel DT50 head, should be even better...
Mesa, Marshall... it is more about style and
im afraid of the popping and clicking while switching....seems to do that a lot
Holy crap. I really wanted to hear this amp instead it was mostly "topology this" and "topology that". Play the freakin' thing and stop all the blathering.
Line6 products do a great job for their market segment and they are definitely a cooler company and product than Peavey. However, IMO some of their products stretch a bit into ridicules territory especially with regards to price.
i woke up about a hour ago and now after listening to him speak feel tired again
yo dawg I heard you like topology
@glaurung26 ha ha ok you got me on the resistor thing. But I win because my amp doesn't come with a selector knob marked Recto, US Hi Gain or Rectified.
It just is.
@dareheaven2 no but you do want him to open it up and hear how it sounds more than a "dun dun dunnnn". They need to hire tim pierce or lukather or a session guru that will come demo the amp and actually play good stuff and really show people what it can do. just have a line 6 guy running the amp and changing knobs. Andy timmons or John petrucci's demos on youtube of their amps are like the perfect online demos you wanna see of how an amp will sound.
Still skeptical. I want this to link to my hd500 and have a dream rig. Cool. But 2 years from now they will make something better, louder than two 50 watt tubes and im stuck with old stuff. I own a 50 wt mesa half stack for 10 years now, one unit one sound BUT is still out on the market for full price, always. I think thats the difference line6 is still reinventing their own wheel in a sense and ppl have to sell and upgrade constantly. Imo...
Every demo that I watched on head amps, they all seem to be trying to copy or duplicate the Marshall sound. It is like if they don't get pat in the back from the Marshall sound or get their blessing their amp head is not validated. I think the guy who asked Mr. Marshall to build him a very large and long amp was crazy and put all this spell on all makers. Marshall said it was impractical to build that size so he came up with the half stack and every maker copied after that, so Marshall in sound and size of the cabs imprinted an indelible mark in perpetuity.
@steel337 thats because they have extreme bass on the mic it sounds horrible. Like a radio guy whos high
For me I prefer guitar>Bunch o' Tubes>Speaker>ears and feeling it on my chest at volume.
To this: guitar>A/D converter to D/A converter whatever, resistors,chips, a little of this and a little of that>4 tubes>more solid state electronics>speaker>ears.
I agree 110%
It looks pretty:p
Lets make music over this everyone? I would love to see and hear your Eyedias
Dude all I'm saying is there is a reason why major studios around the world are stocked up with Mesa, Peavey, and etc amps and not Line 6. They don't produce respectable tones. You can say I'm wrong all you want but there's a reason why the amps I'm defending are the top played and top recorded amps around and the one you're defending is not. And it has nothing to do digital - like I said before I own digital amp modeling gear. It's all about tone. Line 6 produces fuzz that isn't desirable.
FUCKING LOVE THIS AMP!!
I feel like the host (Shawn Hammond) here is not properly appreciating the degree to which this is groundbreaking =| Like I just commented on the POD HD video, I don't even really LIKE modeling technologies, and I'm TOTALLY impressed by these new developments! lol
Cant belive they Discontinued the Vetta II (which was an amazing head!) and now they are trying to promote the DT-50 which really doesnt have enough features and totally doesnt sound as good or have the versatility of the Vetta...
Nice
Idk why I'm asking u it looks like u don't own this amp. Maybe u did in the past but I don't see it anywhere in ur videos.
That line6 rep sounds like he's talking in slow motion.
@stratofink5772
If you switched it with your foot you would hear a pop each time you change something...not good for playing live
My 89" Randall RG100ES is the best! Am fucking tired of tubes! I dumped every Marshall I used to own..JMP-1-JMP100-800-900-DSL-Plexi..I"ve settled on that one great medium guitar tone that all those prior have produced,and My Randall does it better without having to fuck with doing the tube swap shuffle to find that sweet tone.Classic wah-MXR 78"-into the RG100-T.C.flashback in the loop.Strait ahead rock"n with thick gutsy tones!..!RANDALL!
this amp looks a lot like the KUSTOM QUAD 100HD
Anthony Kiedis works for Line 6 now 👌
Why doe it sound like they are apologizing right off the bat? Tap this button and you hear our Apology 1 sound, tap this button and you hear the Apology 2 sound Tapology
@steel337 Maybe stoned "Dude where's my Car" Ben Stein LOL
@Pianoblacks Sound a bit bitter.
@arroyomusic Me Crazy?!! Are you gaslighting me man? Actually I was reflecting the other night how well my Line6 Axsys 212 kept up with me for 12+ years until I sold it. I wish they - similar to Porsche and their 911 - simply refined and refined the AX212 into revision 3223.2b or something rather than come out with a boatload of cheese amps and effects. I have a M13 that I like - similar to your POD hold the cheese...lol. j/k
The demo guy reminds me of the john petrucci psycho exercises parody videos
Like a sir.
Its fucking Buffalo Bill..lol
"It puts the lotion on the skiiiiin" ha ha
Cool amp though although plagued with tech issues
@cilcannonvryce We're awesome because we make cool amps.
aw dude, u took my come back!!!! ha ha!!!! wtf is a topology? i think he needs to topologize!!!!! lol!!!!
that voice reminds me of petrucci overlord when he says DOWN ! TO THE FIRES OF HELL !
oh my gosh! he sounds like xerxes! from 300