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FBV shortboard malfunction

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:25:24 GMT

Yesterday I used my new Spider IV 150 w/ MK II shortboard with the band for the first time. I moved it from home, plugged it in and hooked up the shortboard. The amp worked and the board lit up but the volume pedal was on full and would not shut off in the heel down position. I was able to switch pre -sets but still no volume pedal. I procceded to use the gear without the pedal and after a while it started to work. Then the wah wah quit working. With the wah turned on both the green volume and the red wah light were lit, but the wah wah didn't function. After playing for a while I tried it again and it worked! I've got it set up again at home and everything seem to be fine. What happened? I bought this rig to try and simplify my gear set up but so far it's been a real headache. I confess that I'm not a techie and I may have bungled something but it was working fine at home ,and it's not as complicated as my Pod X3 Live pedal, which works fine...so far.

Also the FBV calibration steps that come with the downloaded Advanced Guide for the Spider amp don't do anything. I followed the directions to "power off the board, press and hold the 'D' footswitch while powering on the board'. There's supposed to be an LCD readout :Calibrate Pedal" but there isn't any such display . So I don't know if this thing is even "Calibrated". It seems to work fine, when it's working. Is it actually necessary to calibrate it?

Thanx.....

Tone settings for Spider III 15 watts

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:13:52 GMT

On the box it says to go to the line6 homepage for tone settings... Where are they?

Hey people out there. I need Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:46:10 GMT

Recently I purchased a line 6 spider IV 15 watt. It's a fun little amp but I was wondering, why can't I find any tone settings on the website? I try customtone.com but it isn't in the list of products. Help!!!!

Brighton

spider III 15W

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:10:29 GMT

my amp blew up a transistor and now the repair people cant find the right one as the transistor is unrecognizable, where can I get a map/blueprint to get the transistor name/number??

Spider IV backup - question or suggestion

support@line6.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:21:17 GMT

I suspect the answer to this is "No", but is there a way to backup User settings from the Spider IV (via an FBV presumably)?

If not, can someone take that as a suggestion for enhancement.

Hopefully I'll never need it, but just in case.

new amp won't work

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:36:18 GMT

Hey,

I just bought a new Spider IV 75 watt amp today. When I got home and plugged in nothing worked. Power was on, the screen lit up, but none of the knobs worked and no sound came out. I had the mastervolume all the way up and my guitar volume all the way up, I turned it on and off and reset factory settings, nothing seems to work.

Spider lll 150 not working

support@line6.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:12:07 GMT

First it started a clipping sound, then I did the factory rest and it work for 5 minutes then the led screen has 8 bars across it and nothing else lights up or no sound. I have had this amp 2 years and it only has about 20 hours of playing time on it. I always unplugged it when not in use. I hope this can still be covered under warranty because the extra warranty expired 2 months before this problem which figures.

Spider III 75 and Spider IV 75 have same presets, but dont sound the same at all?

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:47 GMT

On the spider III presets such as (Royal Lush, Riggs, Honky Tonk) just too name a few, are on the spider IV also. But on the spider IV they do not sound the same at all.

For instance the Riggs on the spider III has a harder more metal tone, and the Riggs on spider IV is a more heavy crunch. Why do the presets not match sound wise?

spider IV 15 amp

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:52:53 GMT

What amp cover is needed for Spider IV 15 ?. Also what carry bag is needed for my FBV Express ? Thanks!

Spider IV - Additional Characters in FBV Shortboard MKII

support@line6.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:28:35 GMT

I just bought the new shortboard MKII and the LCD readout will display characters not in the patch name, although it does it intermittently. Does that sound like the amp or the shortboard? I have had no issues with the amp, but I just bought the shortboard.

Spider III 15W - transistor

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:04:54 GMT

My spider III 15W stopped working, at the repair shop they determined a transistor blew up and is now unrecognizable. Does anybody know where to get the circuit board blueprint??

additional hardware

support@line6.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:48:36 GMT

Hello,

I purchased a Spider III early in 2009 and have been using it consistantly with no complaints until recently. Long story short.... I hurt my back really bad doing some work for my father and herniated one of my discs in my lower back. Needless to say this has made lugging around the amp to practice and what not a real downer as the amp only had the one handle on the top. This is the 2x10 version. So, I decided out of shear necessity that I would install some side handles and casters to accomidate my back handicap. My question was: will doing this have voided my warranty on the amp as I still should have 2 more years left on the warranty. If so, all I can say is: O'well. And just for future reference I would recommend that Line6 install more ergonomic hardware on these combo amps. They really are a hassle to lug around with just the top strap handle. Its very awkward to lift and carry...especially up 3 flieghts of stairs! At least now I can apply proper lifting tecnique and not further injure myself. Please respond at your convenience.

Thanks, J. Rusch

j_rusch@cox.net

I am trying to register my spider111 15

support@line6.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

they said to many #

volume levels when switching presets - Spider IV 75

support@line6.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:37:19 GMT

I've got a IV Spider 75 and very happy with it.

But I've got one gripe - and Line 6 are not the only manufacturer who haven't sussed this yet.

When I'm using a preset, and got it set to volume level for home use. I switch to another preset, and get blown out of the window .

Now I'd have thought it to be simple to use the same volume settings across all the presets for a session. Just reseting them to the defaults volumes when powered up again?

Since I don't wish to set them each time I switch preset. Equally do not wish the go through all presets changing them for home use, then back to gig level....etc etc.

A little intuition from the amp would be helpful, ie recognising the levels the unit is being played at.

Need Guitar Tones

support@line6.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:29:21 GMT

I'm new to guitar playing. Just purchased a Line 6 Spider IV 30 and need help finding tones for this model for the song "Sweet Child of Mine". Would appreciate any response. Thank you.

Chorus Flange problem on my Line 6 Spider III amp

support@line6.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:37 GMT

My Chorus Flange dial on my Line 6 Spider III 15 watt amp, when turned all the way down to off, does not stop generating the effect. Is there a way I can fix this at home, or will this need servicing? I have already performed a factory reset.

Thanks

David

Spider IV 150 bad breakup at low input (crackling)

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:44:48 GMT

Am noticing when the volume is turned down on the guitar, the Spider IV sound tends to break-up annoyingly (crackling). Sounds the same through the speakers or headphones. Is there a way to set up the amp to keep that from happening, so I can use the guitar volume for volume & tone? I tried using the volume pedal; there was none of the annoying breakup but the sound doesn't have the same swelling tone and it's a lot harder for me to adjust between rythm & lead using the pedal. The guitar is a 1970's Strat. Spider rel. 1.04.

Crackling noise on Spider IV 75

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:35:20 GMT

When using my new spider amp I get a buzzing/crackling noise which continues for a few seconds. This happens several times in a half hour period. It happens on any settings and with any guitar. Is this amp susceptible to electronic interference? Or is this a fault. It happens when there is no other electrical activity going on in the house. Has this happened to anyone else?

Spider III 75w amp giving different volume levels from each preset.

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:37:27 GMT

I bought the Spider III 75w when it came out a few years ago. Since day one this has bugged me but i never contacted line 6 untill now.

Here's the deal, when im flipping through the presets I'll find something I like and adjust the volume. Later on when i want to flip through the presets some are way too loud.

why arent all of the presets on the same volume level? The volume levels are always jumping, its excessively annyoing to me.

Is it possible to do anything to fix this or do we just have to live with it? Thanks.

Spider 4 question

support@line6.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:08:04 GMT

Is it possible to control gain with the pedal of the FVB shortboard MKll when writing patches for the Spider 4? Thanks

Spider IV 150 patch drive?

support@line6.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:40 GMT

Got myself a Spider IV 150 2x12 and i'm loving it. I have two questions which I just can't see to find the answers too:

1. Is there just one default 'wah' model ?

2. When I have an artist patch that I like, I touch the drive knob .... which then seems to change to the setting of the current position position of the knob ... how can I know what the original artist setting was ? For example I just want to increase/decrease the drive a little from where the artist had it ... on my pod XT ... the presets have a little spot next to them which you can see before you tweak, although I can see this spot on the Spider IV it appears to be the position of the knobs and not the artist settings?

Many thanks

Pete

Line 6 Spider 4 15 Watt Amp # (21)SF11S5939008518

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:42 GMT

Just got this amp in on the 11- 12-09 and the problems I'm having seems to be in the modeling buttons, Clean sounds like flange crunch sounds clean metal sounds crunch and so forth. I got it from Sam Ash online and would just send it back but my wife took the box's to her work (sweet thing that she is) this morning to be smashed and Sam Ash will not accept returns unless there in the original box's anyways I need to know what to do with it send it to you all or take it to one of your authorized repairman?

Thank You

raymundo1117

PS- Thought I was sending this to line 6 but any one that can help me will be appreciated

Backing up tones onto PC HD 150 Head:

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:28 GMT

Is there a way to back up tones you've created on the Spider IV HD 150 head onto your computer?

Thanks!

Shaun

Can I add a cabinet and connect it to my spider 4.

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:38:58 GMT

say have the spider 4 run my marshal cabinet with out voiding the warrentee?

Spider IV and MAC

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Hi,

I've currently got Pod Farm running fine on my Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard (it did from the start - not sure what caused many peoples issues).

However I'm aware Monkey is not fully working on Snow Leopard. There are some empty areas and missing information when viewing my Pod Studio UX1 data via Monkey.

My question is, if I buy a Spider IV 75 (and Shortboard MkII), will Monkey successfully update the Spider IV software to the latest version, or is that not likely to work on the current version of Monkey when running Snow Leopard??

I made sure everything was uptodate before upgrading the OS to Snow Leopard so have not currently had to try to update the UX1, so dont really know what works and what doesn't at the moment.

Will Monkey recognise the Spider IV? and will the "updates" area have all the info present etc rather than being empty etc etc

Any solid answers would be very handy, so I can go and buy the amp.

Cheers all

Spider III 120

support@line6.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:01:15 GMT

Hi,

I have some problmes with mi Spider III 120 amp. I turn the amp on and everything seems ok. After 10 or 15 minutes of playing it makes a sound and lowers its volume after that it makes a very loud squeling and can't play no more. If I unplugged mi guitar the squealing stops, but at soons as the cable touches the input pulg the squeling is back. It seems to be a short circuit problem or grounding issue. I unscrew the electronics and put the hardware unit apart form the speakers and the problem seems to stop.

Have you heard of something like that?... do you have any suggestions I can make myself before I pay some checkup?. The amp is a year and a half old, I'm the first owner and it has have ver light use. I like the amp a lot but right know I'm kind of dissapointed that I'm starting having problmes so soon with that little use.

I hope you can help me.

Thanks!

Regards.

Calibrate FBV Express MKII with Spider III 75 amp

support@line6.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:25:17 GMT

My FBV Express pedal does not control volume or Wah. It will switch between the two fine, but moving the pedal has not effect. I tried to calibrate with this method:

FBV Express

1) Unplug the RJ45 cable from your FBV EXPRESS

2) Move the expression pedal all the way to the toe down position

3) Hold down the A and D switches

4) Plug in your RJ45 with the switches still depressed and hold this for 10 seconds (you will see the LED go blank)

5) Move the expression pedal to the heel position and then all the way forward to the toe.

6) Shift all of your weight to the toe position (you will want to stand up) until the WAH light switches on.

7) Wait 10 seconds and click back to VOL. Your FBV EXPRESS is now calibrated.

But on step 4, the LED never goes blank. Are these compatible? I am doing something wrong?

Regards,

John Jones

monkey will not update my spider iv using windows 7

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:04:07 GMT

my spider iv has version 1.1, i have downloaded ver 1.2 and version 1.4 but monkey says that my products are up to date. the display reads ver. 1.01. is monkey supposed to determine what version i have on my spider iv then download and install, or is there concept i am missing.

Line 6 spider ii

support@line6.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:38:16 GMT

I bought a Fender Deluxe strat from a man last weekend, the guitar is great but the amp that came with it is one of the worst sounding solid state amps I've ever heard. I also have a couple of different tube amps that I've played this guitar through and it's great. My question is is there any thing that can be done to the circuitry in this amp to make it sound better? The tones of the notes are so dull and bland, I've tried all the different settings you show but they aren't really any help. If I tear this amp up changing anything in it I don't consider it to be a loss at this point.

I found how to reset this amp and it does sound somewhat better, it's late and I don't want to turn the sound up catch hell through out the neighborhood, I realize there's a big difference between a solid state amp the Fender tube amps I have but I also have a Fender ultra chorus amp (not ultimate chorus) and this Fender ultra chorus is one of the best sounding solid state amps I've ever heard. To be fair until proven otherwise I'm not familiar with the Line 6 amps and I have a lot to learn about them, I've played for a little over 50 years and I own some of the best tube amps that you can get and they are all except for one pre CBS and are great amps and I'm not trying to compare the 6 amp against the tube amps but I would like for it to at least compete with the Ultra chorus amp. If anyone has any suggestions I'm always willing to listen and learn, appreciate any help! By the way I'm not just comparing the Deluxe strat that I bought, I've tried all my strat's and they go from pre CBS models to the anniversary models and some signature series strat's.

Difference between Spider IV and III

support@line6.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:49:53 GMT

What is the difference (soundwise)? is it better?

Quick Loop on FBV Express when NOT on User Presets

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:12 GMT

On the FBV Express, Quick Loop can be entered by pressing A+B simultaneously.

The problem I'm running into is that this makes the Spider not only go to the loop function but also drop into User Presets.

I tried pressing Quick Loop on the amp, but then I don't get a lit A/B/C/D pedal on the Express to start and stop the loop.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Recording into computer

support@line6.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:02:39 GMT

I recently came into ownership of a Line 6 Spider III amp and I need some help with recording. The amp has a Line Out Jack(also for headphones) and when I tried plugging that into my computer I could see that the Line In was receiving the signal but I can't hear anything. I run on Windows Vista and use Audition and Audacity for recording. Does anyone how I can hear my amp through my computer to record?

Accessing user banks with FBV express mkII pedal

support@line6.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:57 GMT

So there are 16 user banks available with the Spider IV 75, and 4 presets to each. I understand that with the FBV express mkII pedal hooked up, one can choose any of 4 presets, but I don't see anywhere in the manuals or on your site information about how you scroll up or down to another bank to access other saved presets using this pedal. Is that only possible with the shortboard?

Combo plus cab

support@line6.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:34:07 GMT

i have a spider 212 combo 150 watt combo amp and was wondering

if i hooked it up to a cab would it be any louder and how would i do that without turning off the internal speakers

and if there was a way to get a signal out for recording or to plug into another power amp also without turning the internal speakers off

Footcontrollers for Spider 4

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:45 GMT

Is the regular FBV compatible with the Spider 4 or is the FBV Shortboard MkII the biggest and most versatile foot controller that I can get for my Spider 4? I was wondering if the FBV Shortboard is connected to the Spider 4 with a cable or if it is a wireless foot controller.

Distorted sound on clean channel?

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:22:04 GMT

I have a Spider III 30W and I am getting a distorted sound on the clean channel when strumming hard. If I play softly, it sounds normal. Any ideas?

line 6 spider IV 30 WATTS with fbv longboard

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:28:52 GMT

hi,

I have a vetta with the FBV longboard.

I consider buying a smaller amp >>> SPIDER IV 30 WATTS(easier to carry for smaller gigs),

Will my longboard FBV work with the 30watts?

Thanks for your great job.

Michel

Spider III Internal Glitch?

support@line6.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:39:18 GMT

Hey, I'm having an odd problem with my spider III 150 that I haven't seen anywhere else on the net. For some reason, when I am playing, my amp will random change the contour and the tone of my guitar, as well as over distort and actually change the sound of the strings, without me touching any of the dials or buttons. When this happens, I try to turn the amp on and off in an attempt to quick fix the problem, but when I turn the amp back on all I get from the navigation bar is black blocks, no sound comes out, and none of my pre-sets are accessable. I have to wait several minutes, turning the amp on and off several times, in order for the amp to work again, and even when it finally does come back on, it quickly goes back to distorting my sound. This has just been happening recently, and I have tried reseting the amp several times (much to my dismay, I lost and had to re-do all my presets, 5 banks of them .), and it repeats the same problem. I've also tried plugging into different power sources to test for a power problem, but to no avail. I attached a picture of the blocks that I get when I try to turn the amp on after a sound distortion occurs. sorry it's somewhat blurry but you can see the black blocks on the navigation screen. Hopefully you can help me out!

spider2 212 with no sound

support@line6.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:43:58 GMT

Just picked up a used spider 2 212, when buying tried it and sounded great functioned perfectly, got it home, and it powers up, lights flash etc... but no sound. Ive tried the a channel reset thing, no help. trying the power on while holding the tap button gives it sound, but just one sound no adjustments, all the knobs all make the channel select lights move after doing this. ive exhausted the net huntin for the correct procedure but i guess im missin it, any help would be appreciated....btw the way ive tried it in several power outlets as well with no help.

Spider III

support@line6.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:07:53 GMT

I recently bought a Spider III 120 and the input wont pick up sound from my guitar. At first i thought it was the guitar or cable, but I used diffrent ones, without any luck. What do I do?

RED COMP Guitar Tapping Settings

support@line6.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:12:02 GMT

I just bought a Spider IV 75 and I'm trying to get a good RED COMP setting for guitar tapping similar to what Minus the Bear uses or what you might get with a Barber Tone Press. Does anyone have any RED COMP settings that you could share to achieve this or do you recommend investing in another pedal for this purpose? I haven't been able to really find any information in the documentation about how to use the RED COMP FX. I've played with the settings a bit but just can't seem to get the result that I'm looking for to do clean guitar tapping.

Thanks!

Disable Quick Loop Control on FBV Express Mk.II

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:53:46 GMT

Didn't find any matching info. I am using a Spider IV 75 together with a FBV Express Mk.II and while the quick-loop is a really nice feature, sometimes it can be annoying when it starts by accident. This isn't a big issue while being in the practising room, but could be in a live situation. Is there a way to disable control of the looper via the FBV or at least a setting to disable the amps looper at all ?

Buzz in Spider III 15 amp

support@line6.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:40:57 GMT

When I first start the amp, it will get a loud buzzing sound, but if I move the Channel Volume knob a little either way, the buzz goes away. What could be the cause of that?

Spider III compatability with FBV MKII shortboard

support@line6.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:49:11 GMT

I have a spider III 120 model and am very interested in purchasing the MKII shortboard. My question is are the features like the pitch glide going to be accesable with the spider III like they are the spider IV. I know that the shortboard is completely compatible with the chanel switching and wah wah/volume but what abou the other features?

FBV Express pedal

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:11:45 GMT

My FBV Express pedal does not control volume or Wah. It will switch between the two fine, but moving the pedal has no effect on level. I upgraded to the lastest firmware and I tried to calibrate with this method:

Start with your FBV device not connected to any USB port or Line 6 device (and, therefore, powered “off”).
Press and hold down the “D” labeled footswitch while you “power on” your FBV (by connecting to your computer’s USB port, or Line 6 device with which you plan on using your FBV). Upon release of the D footswitch, the FBV Tuner’s numerical display will read “1”.
Press the on-board pedal forward fully and hold down pedal’s Toe Switch until the Tuner display changes to “2”. This should occur instantly.
While holding the pedal in the “heel” (minimum) position, press the D footswitch. The Tuner display will change to “3”.
Move the pedal to the toe (maximum) position, without clicking the Toe Switch. Allow the pedal to rest in the toe position (maximum) and press the D button. The LEDs above the Tuner’s numerical display will light.
Move the pedal and verify that the LEDs above the Tuner’s numerical display sequentially turn off as the pedal moves to the minimum position, and sequentially light up when the pedal is moved to the maximum position.

Your FBV MkII should now be calibrated. Press D to return to normal operation.

Everything works as it is supposed to except: Move the pedal and verify that the LEDs above the Tuner’s numerical display sequentially turn off as the pedal moves to the minimum position, and sequentially light up when the pedal is moved to the maximum position.

Moving the pedal at this stage has no effect on the lights.

Is the pedal bad? I have been looking for answer for months.

Regards,

John Jones

Spider 210 - bypass amp?

support@line6.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:51 GMT

I'm looking to use my old Spider 210 as a giant speaker and was hoping there was a way of putting a signal directly to the speakers with no sound processing or effects. Is this possible?

Thanks,

Ben

Spider IV 15 Watt Amp and FBV MkII Express 4-Button Foot Controller

support@line6.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:37:05 GMT

Hi Line 6!

I have used the Spider III series in the past at my band's place and loved all the features like saving channels.

My question is, If I get a Spider IV 15 Watt amp and FBV MkII Express controller, does the controller change the channels when plugged in?

What I mean is, if i'm on the 3rd channel which I think is called Metal if I click the D on the pedal will it bring me to the 4th channel Insane?

Can you like customize which letter goes with what channel or is channel switching not how this thing works?

Thanks,

Jordan

spider IV 150 & pod x3 live

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:54:43 GMT

Is there a way to interface my Pod 3Live into my Spider IV 150? That would solve the lack of compression in the amp.

Could I get the advanced user manuals in paper form?

support@line6.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:24 GMT

I was wondering if I could get a paper copy or the advanced user manuals for the Spider IV 75 and the FBV Shortboard MkII. For the Shortboard I noticed in the online manuals that it has a few advanced manuals so if you could just get me the main one I would be very grateful. Thank you.

FBV short board compatibility

support@line6.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:00:59 GMT

I own a Spider III 150 and I have the fbv short board. Is the older FBV short board compatible with the new Spider IV? I am thinking of upgrading due to the fact that the newer amp has a seperate chorus, which is the only thing I dont like about my Spider III.

Thank you

Joe

Exchanged Spider II HD150 for Spidervalve HD100

support@line6.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:56:00 GMT

I'm not sure if anyone was following my original question or not, but I recently exchanged my Spider II head and got the Spidervalve HD100. My experience A/Bing the two is best summarized as follows. Sound difference between the two: Very Marginal. The amp sounds are almost identical, and I think most people would have trouble hearing the difference between the two. When I would select one "Crunch" model and compare it to the other amp's "Crunch" model it was practically identical. Now I know guitaring is a kind of "head-down-in-your-own-world-ear-next-to-the-speaker" kind of thing, so most guitarists I know agonize over their tone in an obsessive way that most persons would not bother with. I may be criticized for this opinion, but I found the two amps to be almost identical. The one reason for my original letter was regarding some fuzzy gain settings on the Spider II. In certain situations, and certain settings, the Spider II would have a quiet kind of fuzzy "pfftt..fftt...ftt.ft...p" sound as a note or chord decayed. This is not apparant on the Spider Valve so it is an improvement in sound quality. Also, did anyone have any use for the Spider II Insane setting Red (I think it was?) The one with the fuzz-sub-octave sound? I thought for sure my Spider II was defective the minute I hit that sound, until I read the user manual. A most un-musical sound! All the better aspects, however, went to the Spider Valve as you might imagine. The amp has a higher-quality feel to it (robust on/off switches, knobs have a little more resistance and feel to them, tap/bank buttons feel more business-like) and the sound was sonically more pleasing - if only marginal. The clarity of the guitar on the Spider Valve was better when arpeggiating (is that a word?!) a chord, and has a more musical and round tone. Overall a better timbre, but as I mentioned about, maybe only 5% better to my ears. Spider Valve feels louder, probably because of the different Power amp section. I found the Spider II to run out of volume quicker. Presets are fun, but not a lot of practical use. They are good starting points and maybe make me play a bit differently as they get me thiking about an artist or song. (I end up playing Day Tripper when I select day Day tripper, and then it's off to Beatles land for a while! Let's not forget I Feel Fine, cranked up!) What is the reason for this posting? I thought I would try to provide an even-sided look at the two amps. If anyone out there is considering the Spider II vs the Spider Valve, they are both very versatile amps without being too option-heavy. (That can inhibit creativity) Most people would not be able to hear the difference between the two in my opinion. If you have the extra money, the Spider Valve is marginally better sonically speaking. Can I disconnect the lights that light up the Line 6 name on the clear window? I think having the Line 6 logo “unlit” looks more subdued, tasteful, and humble. Hope everyone is enjoying their equipment half as much as I am!

Line 6 Spider II 30

support@line6.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:37:42 GMT

There is a "Line 6 FBV Footboard" listed in compatible Footboards for the Spider II 30, tho when I click on that board for more information, the Spider II 30 isn't listed as an amp supported by that footboard. I want to purchase the best footboard possible for a Spider II 30, but I'm not sure this one is suitable... can you please help?

Spider 3 30w stuck on Crunch

support@line6.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:03:02 GMT

My amp is about 1 year old, (maybe 2.. i dont remember) and about a month ago this started to happen: I would be playing on Insane, Clean, or Metal, and the amp would randomly switch itself to Crunch and be stuck there. Turning the amp off and letting it sit for a few minutes used to help but it would inevitably happen again. Now when i turn it on it's stuck on Crunch to begin with. Every other knob works, i jsut cant switch channels... WHAT IS WRONG? AND WHAT DO I DO? HEEELLLPP!!

FB4 with Spider 15 IV

support@line6.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:21:50 GMT

I was thinking buy a spider 15 IV and I'd like to know if i may use with my FB4 and they will work well together...

...I believe that de plug is the same.

Thank you!

View Spider IV preset settings

support@line6.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:26:21 GMT

On my Spider IV 75, is there a way to view what settings a preset has? The closest way I can find is to start to change a control knob but then you don't know what the orginal position or FX of it was.

Thanks

Registering Product Failed...

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:57:12 GMT

I bought my Line 6 Spider IV amp from Americanmusical.com. It was a factory open-box item. It says it's registered to someone else (the first owner). Could you remover their registration, and make me the owner instead? Serial # is: 21SF31M5927014335

Thank you!

Nathan Detweiler

neighthen@yahoo.com

Switching Channels

support@line6.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:40:26 GMT

I just upgraded my spider III HD 150 for the Spider IV HD150 and I'm setting it up for this weeks gig. When switching between channels with the foot switch there is a half second sound cut out. I don't recall this being an issue with the spider III. Is this expected behavior?

Spider valve with the Pod x3 live

support@line6.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:30:53 GMT

I have the spider valve hd 100 and the pod x3 live. I would like to know all the different way's to connect these two beast's to get and amazing sound. I can't remember what the 4 cable method is. So if somone can explain that again for me. Is there any other nifty way's to set these two unit's up? Spider valve sound's great but in my honest opinion need's some serious eq'n to get great tone. Wich the pod x3 can deliever. What's all the way's to hook these two unit's up? Pod x3 has great tone. But i want to throw in that tube tone from the spider valve. Can anyone help me out here?

line6 spide2 30wattz amp malfunctioning?

support@line6.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:36:59 GMT

hey i ow a line6 spide2 30wattz amp for ma electric guitar,wel i noticed dat while playin suome part of the songs, dat is the bass'ey part, i noticed dat the amp celestion seems to be makking a wierd jarring[brr brr...) noise while i use the clean Fx.... why am i hearing this? is it bcoz ma amp celestion is damaged? plz hlp ASAP..... regards

Replacing speakers and building an extension cab

support@line6.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:11:54 GMT

Hi there, I have a Spider valve 212.

I want to replace my stock v30 speakers with the mighty g12k-100's. Is it just a straight swap in and out with the new ones?

I also want to build an extension cab with the stock v30's, should i wire them in series or parallel?

And which jack input on the back of the SV212 would i plug the speaker leads into to get all 4 speakers making lovely noises??

I know all these questions are fairly dumb, but i'm a newbie at all this modding and building and stuff!!

Cheers for your help

Line6 Spider III 150

support@line6.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:14:29 GMT

I just got a Spider III 150 and its been great until recently. I turned it on today to play it and after about 30min to 1hr it started shutting off, but the amp itself did not power off, its almost as if it was reseting itself or something. I don't want to asume its over heating because the cooling fins in the back were not hot to the touch. I there a breaker problem or is it a simple fix. I bought it directly from Line6 and not a local dealer. This has never happened before. To be spicific on what happens, Im jamming out then the sound total shuts off and all the lights that light up on the presets shut off along with the sound for about 2 to 3 seconds then comes back on, but like I said before the power itself does not shut off. Again its as if you would be holding a reset switch in for that amount of time and then releasing it. It may be just getting warm but I have another amp that is tubed and that thing can get piping hot in the back sometimes and it does not do this. HELP PLEASE, I dont really want to send this out for repairs if there is nothing wrong with it and Im being paranoid, by the way I do have a warrenty just incase. Thanks, Sam

schematic request

support@line6.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:24:48 GMT

I was issued a schematic of the spider valve when I bought it. I have misplaced it. Can you send me a soft copy for my records?

clean tone on line 6 spider iv 15

support@line6.com — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:34:06 GMT

how do i get a clean tone on spider iv 15 - i.e without the echo? i have reset the amp too - i switch on the amp on the clean channel and the tap light keeps blinking...

What are the specs for the speaker outs on spider 4 150

support@line6.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:31:54 GMT

I want to purchase a used line 6 quarter stack. I did not see any specs in my manual for the speaker outs on my spider 4 150. When you plug in, do your internal speakers mute? Can I run just one speaker out to an external cab or do I have to run both? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't find any info on what happens when you run the speaker outs. Has anyone else had any experience running external cabs? Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS.

How Do I Get My Amp To Sound Like Different Songs?

support@line6.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:05:43 GMT

I Have a Line6 Spider III. I Saw an article that had presets for treble, chorus flange etc.. and it makes it sound like a specific song. Can somone reccomend me somwere that i can find on somethin like that? ThnxI

Spider IV 120 & FBV Shortboard Mk II

support@line6.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:51:41 GMT

Hi,

I just want to please confirm something before I go and drop $200 on an FBV Shortboard Mk II. Am I correct to understand that when you add the FBV Shortboard Mk II to the Spider IV 120, you can then assign the built in (or add-on) expression pedal for Wah instead of only being relegated to the built-in "AutoWah" effect? Can you also assign the expression pedal to control the speed of the "u-vibe"?

Thanks,

Laurence M. Schwarz

Edmonds, WA

(425)830-6464

Not sure what's wrong?

support@line6.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:29:28 GMT

I own a two year old Spider III 30. I'm AD Navy and had been underway and came home tried to play my guitar and nothing, seemingly not getting power, no lights, no speaker pop.

Now it's lights are coming on indicating power, but no sound. How can I tell if the speakers blown. I believe it suffered a power surge from a lightning storm when I wasn't at home.

Thanks,

John

Why does my FBV express distort sound in each or the four presets?

support@line6.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:28:33 GMT

Hello,

I have a Spider IV 15 watt amp. I just bought a FBV express. Setting it up to calabrate went not so well. No one at the store could get it to work after trying to calibrate.

Next, get a new one home and get it calibrated. Now, after using it for a few minutes I realize it distorts the sound it all modes, A, B, C, or D just varied amount of distortion. I can not get a clear, simple 6 string guitar sound out of the amp. I also get a feed back hum if I come close to the amp with the guitar.

If I unplug the FBV, the distortion is not present. What is the issue? Is this proper? If so, I will go back to the simple two button switch. I like the WAH, but I don't want the same sound out of each mode.

Or is there something I am doing incorrectly? I am not aware of any "saved" settings. But why would the setting change to a different sound when the pedal is attached?

Sincerely Puzzled,

Glenn

Can't find list of song, artist and user presets & Q about Function switches

support@line6.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:58:10 GMT

Although one of the FAQs says the list of song, artist and user presets can be found in the Manuals section, it's not there. Also, there is no manual yet dedicated to the FBV Shortboard Mk II. Are these coming?

Also: What can the Function1 and Function2 switches on the FBV Shortboard Mk II be used for? Do they each just have certain functions? As far as I can tell, F1 is just a boost right now, and the F2 is only for initiating the loop features. Is that right? Are they programmable?

Spider 3 direct out recording to imac

support@line6.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:31:10 GMT

I have a spider 3 HD150 head and was wondering if I could connect my Spider 3 directly to my imac for recording(using a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter)(pod style direct out)or do I need a toneport or POD to plug in also?

Spider Valve: SVpre sound samples and analysis

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:10:08 GMT

I am starting this thread to share and collect information on how the four push modes of the SVpre alter the sounds of our Spider Valve amps. I am working with a SV112. I have done one test already to see how the four push modes affect changes in volume. I recorded a single sustained note (open D string) into my Boss Loop Station. I set up my Radio Shack sound level meter on a tripod about a foot away from the speaker. I played the sustained tone repeatedly and measured the db level for the four push modes and got the following results:

Mode db level Increase Total increase over Stock Volume Increase over Stock

Stock 79 db NA NA NA

Yellow 86 db 7db 7db 70%

Orange 89 db 3db 10db 100%

Red 93 db 4db 14db 140%

The volume increases are based on the assumption that a 10 db increase = a doubling of the perceived sound level. See http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/dB.html and http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99325.htm and http://www.jimprice.com/prosound/db.htm

I was quite surprised to see such a large 70% jump in volume from Stock to Yellow. I do not have the equipment to measure how, if at all, the tone changed from one push mode to the next. That is, I cannot measure with any instrument (1) whether or not the four push modes produce the same spectrum of sounds at progressively higher volumes or (2) whether the four push modes produce different spectrums. My SVpre is set up with switches to change between modes, but the switches are on the back of the amp, and it would not be practical to switch between modes to use like you would an overdrive pedal.

I just bought an Spider III 150 HD head and the 4x12 Cab... I need help for the setup...

support@line6.com — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:06:12 GMT

I just bought a Line 6 half stack... it comes with a Spider III 150 HD head and a 4x12 cab... I bought the stack at Guitar Center...

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6-HD150-Guitar-Amp-Head-with-Spider-III-4x12-Cabinet-485062-i1174724.gc

First of all... the stack didn't come with any cable, just the power cable. Is this normal? Shoudl it come with the audio cable?

Second... I'm an amp newbie to be honest. I'm mostly an acoustic guitar player, but we are making a band, and I wanted a good equipment, that's why I bought this unit. I like the idea of having all the effects directly on the amp, without the need of extra equipment (well, just the FVP Express footswitch)...

My question is... how do I connect the head to the cab?

In the back of the head, there are two outputs... it says: (the O represents the jack)

"Speakers Output - Class 2 Wiring"

O O

Right Output Left Output

8 Ohms 8 Ohms

And in the cab it says:

8 Ohms --------------- STEREO --------------- 8 Ohms

Right Left

150 Watts

O Maximun Per Side O

4 Ohms Mono

(Using this jack only)

So, which cables do I need? Do I need to plug all the jacks?

I know this is a begginers question, but I really want the best sound I can get.

C12P-80 speaker replacement: Celestion Seventy80 vs. Classic Lead

support@line6.com — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:49:00 GMT

what kind of speaker should i use to repalce the Line6 custom C12P-80? in the FAQs the factory suggests the Celestion Seventy-80 but somwhere else i read that it's just the cheaper version of the Classic Lead model... could someone help me? here some useful links:

http://professional.celestion.com/guitar/products/originals/detail.asp?ID=15

http://professional.celestion.com/guitar/products/classic/detail.asp?ID=8

thanx, bye

Spider IV Direct Out problem

support@line6.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:11:59 GMT

Hi there,

Am trying to record using the Spider IV's direct out. I am using a 1/4" TRS cable, which is connected to my soundcard's line input. My card's an Echo Layla 3G.

The problem i have is that it's extremely soft. The signal from the Spider IV is way too soft to be usable. I tried pumping the master volume on the spider, but achieved little. My soundcard's settings are maximum and set to line level. Is there some other setting that i need to take note of? hope someone can help me. thanks!

cheers

Line 6 Monkey Spider IV 150

support@line6.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:27:06 GMT

Good day,

I have connected my line 6 via the MK11 Shortboard and everything correctly. I computer has picked up the driver for the MK11 and installed it without a problem. But my Line 6 monkey is not showing the Spider IV in the drop down menu so I can update my Spider IV firmware.

Please help me.

Thanks.

how to save FBV express presets

support@line6.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:23:20 GMT

i have a spider iii 30W with an FBV express pedal and i was wondering how to save presets on it. for example, right now on the "A" channel, it has echo saved on it so everytime i switch to the A/clean channel i have to manually take the knob that is already at 0 for delay/echo and turn it up and then turn it off to get rid of the echo. So how do i save presets so that when i turn on the clean channel i wont hav to deal with the echo?

Problem with Headphone jack

support@line6.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:27:01 GMT

I've had my amp for about a year and it has worked perfectly, but just recently when i plug headphones in, i just get constant static out of them. I found that when i turn the amp on with the headphones already plugged in, there doesn't seem to be a problem. But when i plug them in after the amp is already on, i just get static. Is there something that i can try? or do i just need to get it serviced?

Thanks

Spider IV and FBV MKII has been released

support@line6.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:31:41 GMT

www.vettaville.nl

Registration

support@line6.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:18:02 GMT

I'm trying to register my Spider IV on line. Error message says the length of my serial number is incorrect. HELP!

My guitar cable won't go into where the guitar goes in?

support@line6.com — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:22:50 GMT

I have a Spider III HD150 and my guitar cable won't go in all the way. It looks like there's some type of metal piece on the right side of the hole. Help please.

i own line 6 spider hd 75 head cant find or download custom tones as described in pilot guide

support@line6.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:35:58 GMT

love my amp spider 2 hd 75 hate the web site cant download custom tones for it as described in pilots guide

I can't see my Spider IV via Monkey

support@line6.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:33:26 GMT

Hi to everyone,

my problem is: I can't see my Spider IV via Monkey, via Shortboard MKII on my Mac. On startup I can tick only POD's but never any amplifers :-(

All PoTs seem broken U_U nightmare!!

support@line6.com — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:14:05 GMT

I recently aquired a pretty old first generation spider 2X12 Love it sounds great not a his and got it cheap. The catch It was dropped face down and now all the pots are hiper sencitive. I need solutions I am like most americans poor or in a tight budjet and I love the amp.. anyone know how much it would cost to fix it at a service senter?? or if I can replace the pots with some kind of generic... any help apretiated... yes I am a line 6 noob and prowd.

Sorry for my spelling english is not my first lenguage.

FBV Shortboard MKII EXP.Pedal?

support@line6.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:42:38 GMT

Right beside the ethernet input it says EXP.Pedal where a music or guitar cord would go in,

What is this used for if the pedal connects by ethernet to the amp?

Solve the dilemma, Speaker muted when using line out on Spyder amp

support@line6.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:41:24 GMT

Hi .I and several others have been trying to do the same thing you are looking for line out with speaker still on. I solved the problem yesterday by buying a Radial jdx ampilifer Di box. It is expensive store price $170.00 BUT it sounds great even better than the headphone out on your amp AND still works the amp like normal even when it (di box)is not being used , Doesn't void amp warranty as speaker is being used in normal operation) and even if you had a tech modify your amp and void your warranty you would probably pay that much anyway for the work even if line 6 provided the skimatics which they don't do. Don't get me wrong I love this amp and to me the only thing lacking was this feature so now I have exactly what I wanted in an amp . I would recommend this purchase if you need this feature. By the way the box provides speaker simulator which sounds great ,believe me. , I hope this helps the people on this forum that have been writing in trying to get this feature working on there Spyder amp.

line 6 spider IV and fbv longboard

support@line6.com — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:46:45 GMT

are they compatable.

I have the fbv long board and I'm interested in the line 6 spider IV 150

if it is, can I still use both expression pedal and arrange them wah/whammy with the vol. or will both pedals be redundant?

thank you for your time

Spider IV Artist Preset

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:52:27 GMT

Using the front panel to scroll through the artist presets, I seem to be missing the DJ Ashba tones. It goes straight from David Torn to Deftones. Do I need the shortboard to get it, or is it an add on upload or just broken?

ON the Spider IV you say that they are 6 adjustment for each effects

support@line6.com — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:30 GMT

I'm sorry, but i found only 2 the knob and the tap button!

So could you explain to me how to get the other 4 adjustements

please give me an example, like tke the opto tremolo.

Thanks a lot i'm a beginner, that read the manual 5 times and dindnt find his answer....

John Courtney

What??? No compression?

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:42:22 GMT

I just picked up a Spider IV 150 and noticed that there's no compressor feature on it. I'd like to be able to use compression regardless of which pre set I'm using. Is there a compression built in and I just can't find it or hear it? If so, how do I turn it on? It should be available full time like the reverb is. Also , why isn't there an amp cover included with these amps? Too cheap?

Thanx......

Problems with L6 Spider 212 and POD X3 Live

support@line6.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:25:36 GMT

Dear Sirs,

I'm user of your products: Spider (first series) 212 and POD X3 Live but I've got some problems with that gear - when I connect: guitar -> (guitar in) POD (live out) -> (guitar in) Spider, POD (output mode is Combo Pwramp) makes lots of noise - hum is still audible even when I completely fade out Master Volume on POD. Moreover when I connect guitar->POD->Spider (even when I setup Master on POD max) is more quiet than when I connect guitar to Spider without POD (in both cases I don't change volume on amp). When I use POD, volume level from amp changes while I'm playing and sometimes my amp turns of (restart) (this problem don't appear when I don't connect POD). So, my question is - why does this things happen? The gear is disabled? Or something else? Please help me to solve this problem

I look forward to hearing from you

Lukasz Kowalski

Spider IV Master Volume knob design problem

support@line6.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:16:51 GMT

I don't know if this is a feature or not (probably a bug). The master volume knob does not increase the volume in a linear manner. If you turn the knob from 0 to 10, you just about reach the top volume at around 3. From there on is only a marginal increase of volume.

This makes it really hard to set a desirable volume level between 0 and 3. The knob is too sensitive. Any small knob movement you're either too loud or too soft. On the other hand, turning the knob between 3 and 10 does not affect the volume level very much.

Is this a bug?

mp3 Line-in not working!

support@line6.com — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:38:15 GMT

I bought my Spider III 75 watt a few months ago, and I use it both to play my ipod through and to hook my violin up to. I originally hooked my mp3 player into the line-in with an auxiliary cable, but recently nothing happens when I do so. I get no music, no hissing or buzzing - nothing. My ipod works with the same cable on other speakers, and I can use a plug converter and hook my ipod into the guitar input, but it is not stereo that way and now of course i can't play while my ipod is playing now either. Any suggestions? KW1

2 Spider Amps, 1 FBV Express!!!!!!!!!!!!

support@line6.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:32:20 GMT

I own a spider ii 212 Combo, and now I must have the Spider iv 212.

I had a funny thought about using them both at the same time,

splitting the guitar signal is no problem but how about controlling both amps with one pedal.

Is it possible to split the Pedal board signal with a Ethernet LAN Switch and sending this to both amps?????

Maybe there is another way? Thanks for any help or ideas.

MXR 10-Band + SV112 Demo Clip - by popular demand

support@line6.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:08:10 GMT

Reposting this from the old forum.

Left Side:

Metal Blue
Drive: 11:30
Bass: 11:00
Mid: 10:30
Treble: 3:15
Chan: 10:00

Right Side:

Metal Amber
Drive: 11:45
Bass: 8:30
Mid: 10:00
Treb: 2:30
Chan: 12:30

(same for both amps this time)
Master: 9:00
Pres: 9:00

MXR:

Okay, I was just fooling around this morning to see if I could, in fact, get a decent recording out of my SM57 because I left my e609 at our rehearsal location. Before I knew it, I'd double tracked it, added bass and then drums. Actually, I think it came out pretty decent. See what you think. The tune bears a slight resemblance to Kid Rock's So Hott, but I intentionally didn't play it correctly.

Guitar is my Ibanez SZ720 with Duncan Distortion bridge pickup. Amp models are the Metal Blue on one side and Metal Amber on the other. Both are using my MXR 10-Band EQ in the effects loop of the SV. No post processing on those in Reaper. Mic'd up by an SM57 two inches off the cloth about midway between center and rim, into my TonePort UX2 on the default Modern preamp setting.

Bass is my Ibanez GSR-200 on the Jazz pickup into the default Power Pop setting on my UX2. A little post-EQ in Reaper to tighten that up. Drums are EZ Drummer Drumkit From Hell. I just threw a bunch of MIDI patterns together without regard for asthetics.

Line 6 Spider 3

support@line6.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:45:46 GMT

Hey Guys I am having a problem with my AMP which periodically changes its tone and gives me a much dirtier sound than was programmed. This sometimes rectifies itself and returns to programmed sound and most often takes place at the onset of a gig. I run the AMP with the FBV Express pedal. Hope you can shed some light on this. I can no longer return it to the sales point as I bought it from Mr Musicman Mermaid Beach Queensland Australia who is no longer trading.

Regards

Petec

Hey Line 6 - Sometimes Less Is More

support@line6.com — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:56:28 GMT

Just wanted to put my 2 cents in that this new Forum stinks. I think Line 6 should have left well enough alone. We had a seperate Spider Valve area for a reason. I would faithfully review the days posts in the SV forum evey night. It was simple and easy this new sight is just to much work. I want the good old days back.

Spider III 150 Extension Possibilities

support@line6.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:04:45 GMT

I was just at my local music store and was playing through a Vox extension cabinet that i like. But i was wondering, when using the speaker jacks on the back of the Line 6 Spider III 150, do the speakers in the combo still function? If they do not, then i won't be getting the extension cab, because otherwise it won't be able to handle the power alone.

do i need a mono headphone for the spider amp

support@line6.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:32:41 GMT

When I plug in a stereo headphone in the spider amp, I only get sound out of one headphone, I do not have the manual but do I need a mono headphone?

If I need a mono headphone, I having a hard time finding mono headphones.

I bought an American Spider III 15 put an europe plug in it did it 2 seconds then went out?

support@line6.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:25:03 GMT

Hi, Spider people!

I bought an American Spider III 15 put an europe plug in it did it 2 seconds then went out?

i bought it in Hollywood Guitar Center(sunset blvd) and i put the plug in it turned it on and after 2 seconds it went of

Thank you,

Jon

My Spider 3 30 just broke =[

support@line6.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:51:29 GMT

The amp has some dead sound, which is really load and no of the knob can make it quiter, even the master. I have lost the reciept so i am not elegible for the warrenty. Can i trade it my spider 3 30 amp as spare parts to Line 6 for money or credit?

about FBV Express pedal

support@line6.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:47:53 GMT

I just bought small line 6 spider 15W amp, and got the FBV pedal that is compatible. When I got the pedal out and tried to use it, there is no way to "click" it into Wah mode. Guide says to press pedal forward until it "clicks", but there is nothing there for it to contact to "click" there is a point when it reaches the end to as far as it can go and there is a space of about a half inch to the base, which has a smal metal 'plate' in the base with a smal round hole in it. this is where the metal piece on the bottom front of the pedal would contact, if it could reach the base.

Is there a piece missing from the base that the peedal should contact to make it "click"?

If so it is missing. What to do?

Spider IV head with SV cabs

support@line6.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:28:02 GMT

Is it possible to make a fullstack with this config using the Spider IV HD 150 head with the spider valve cabs. Are they compatible or will my amp explode? thanks.

hd75 too quiet for stage... hd150?

support@line6.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:04 GMT

my band is finding the HD75 (head with 4x12) too quiet, but i really like the tones on it, will the hd150 give me a boost in volume, because im dialling anywhere from 7-10 just to keep everything level with drums and vox.

About the Spider 1...

support@line6.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:07:23 GMT

Right, I hope to god someone knows..

Is there any way of getting hold of a Line 6 Spider 1 Head? preferably around the 100W mark?

I just love the sounds you can get from that amp! and would be greatly pleased if I could get hold of one...

Any ideas?

Power supply for micro spider

support@line6.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:25 GMT

I bought a line 6 micro spider in Germany. I am returning to the US this month. How can I get a replacement power supply (DC adaptor) that works with 110 V.

spider III problem

support@line6.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:18:53 GMT

I've owned a spider III head (150W) for a couple years and the master volume and echo effects knobs aren't working properly. The knobs won't respond properly to the setting you apply. What's wrong and what should i do?

I cannot find the link on this site for the tone settings.

support@line6.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:27:14 GMT

Help me find tone settings

Tuner on Spider IV 15?

support@line6.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:33:50 GMT

Hi, I just bought a Spider IV 15 amp with built-in tuner. Can't figure out how the tuner works? I know if I press the tap button for 2 seconds it switches to the tuner mode but I can't figure out how you can tell if the note is accurate? What corresponds to an E note etc? Nothing in the instructions about it either?

How to connect two spider amps with one FB4 switch?

support@line6.com — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:51:21 GMT

Hello Line sixers,

I want to use my two spider amps true a Boss ME-30 floorboard (2x50W stereo). Sometimes I need to change from channel and I would like to operate it from one point. So I'm wondering when I put the two cable's parrallel of it would work?

Maybe someone knows better, ...

Best Regards

Recording

support@line6.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:58:34 GMT

Hi, Just wanting to check that i can plug the Spider III 150 head straight from the POD/headphone output into a laptop mic input for recording without damaging the computer or soundcard.

Cheers, Rob.

how to use spider III 120W 2x10 as PC speaker?

support@line6.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:10:32 GMT

I know pretty weird question:)

I have a midi controller that I use with guitarrig3 and my pc speakers just suck badly (but sound great on the headphones though). I have a bunch of presets done in guitar rig and I would like to use the spider III as the speaker for whatever sound my sound card along with guitar rig will generate. I would like to use spdif out from my soundcard (either coaxial or optical) with some adapter and feed it to the eaither spider's mp3 input or straight guitar input. Will this work? if yes, what adapters will I need?

I remember trying in the past feeding signal from sound cards' headphone port, and it worked but there was some buzzing noise on top of the pc sound (grounding issue?) that's why I'm thinking that maybe spdif will get better results.

Thanks in advance, I hope it's possible because I cant afford the fbv for now...

Floor Board (from the original Spider) question....

support@line6.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:26:46 GMT

How come my original Floor Board (from the original Spider) does not work on new Spider Amps?

The old floor board and the new amps both have "telephone jacks" for power and connection.

Problem: Active pickups with spider III 75

support@line6.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:07:56 GMT

Hi,
I recently bought a new guitar with active emg pickups.
When i turn the volume knob of my guitar past a certain point there isn't coming any sound
out of my amp anymore. I just plugged my guitar straight into the computer and recorded a bit and the sound is fine.
so it have to be somthing with the amp it's like the amp protects itself from a to high power from the active pick ups.
is there a way to fix this problem myself.
greetz

Saving user presets on the Spider Floorboard

support@line6.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:12:08 GMT

I'm new to guitar effects but enjoy playing around to find combinations I enjoy. My problem is that despite reading the manuals several times I can't work out how to save my own user defined presets for future use. I think I have 3 banks of 4 channels on the Floorboard, but could somebody please explain in simple terms how I save onto them. Many thanks to anyone who replies.

X3 Pro Amp Models into SV112

support@line6.com — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:15:11 GMT

Just some fooling around to see how well this works. Pretty well, I think. I decided to go retro and do something like a Fender Twin with a Rat pedal in front of it. Come on, isn't that just sooooo 80's? Yep.

My goal here was to see if I could convincingly run direct from the X3 Pro using the XLR outs and have it sound the same coming out of the SV112 running in Combo Poweramp mode. I've only posted the mic'd up SV112 here. The results are close enough that I don't care. So here's the details:

X3Pro

Amp: Double Verb

Cab: Line6 412

Mic: 57 on axis

Stomp: Classic Distortion (Rat)

X3 Pro into poweramp input

Presence: 0

Guitar: Schecter C-1 Classic with Duncan Distortion (bridge) and Duncan '59 (neck)

Mic'd up with a Sennheiser e609 Silver into TonePort UX2 with the Modern Preamp at default, but no compression, into Reaper. No post processing.

0:00 - 0:39 - Dirty patch with Rat, bridge pickup

0:40 - 1:00 - Lead patch with Rat, neck pickup

1:01 - 1:57 - Crunch patch with Rat, various pickups and picking dynamics, some chorus (yep, some bass proximity effect in there. Sorry.)

1:58 - end - Clean patch with Rat, chorus, various pickup selections

Spider III HD 150

support@line6.com — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:58:57 GMT

I am currently using a spider III hd150 with an express foot controller. My issue is that when im playing, it switches channels by itself. it freeks out when i try to tune and sticks on channels also ( wont let me switch them). I need advise at to whether or not this is an amplifier, foot control or a ethernet cable issue.

Thank you

Will

clean sound

support@line6.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:01:31 GMT

Hi, i have a amp spider III 15 watts and when i push on the clean button some effects start

i need to turn the effects buttons to the middle (12 hours) and tturn again to the stat position (without effects)

what can i do to have only my clean sound without effects

thank you

Spider III 120 too loud in order to get good tone?

support@line6.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:16:38 GMT

Hi there, I have a 120 and have noticed that the tone is sweetest when the amp is cranked up a bit. Unfortunately, by the time the tone comes alive, it is just too loud. Is there a way to improve the tone of the amp at lower volume levels?

i sent my amp back to repair and theyre charging me 125 bucks

support@line6.com — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:16:26 GMT

2 months ago i asked guitar center if i can do something about my amp cause when ever i turn it on all that shows up is the led rectangle box with 8 led black boxes, and yes i did buy the amp from guitar center with no warranty but they had told me that line6 has a 1 year warranty, so 2 months later guitar center calls me and says that the problem that my amp has (8 led boxes) cannot be repaired for free cause the guarrenty dosent cover for that problem and they had said that line6 is charging me 125 bucks to fix the amp, but people on this line6 support site said the problem that my amp has is a

common issue and that all the customer has to do is ship it to line6 and they will fix it for free but then again guitar center says the companys charge is 125$, is there any other way i can do to get it fixed besides paying that much to repair my amp?

Spider IV HD150 line out Question

support@line6.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:01:02 GMT

I have the spider IV HD150. I am sure the line out plug bypasses the speakers but I just wanted to ask and make sure first.

Can I run the amp using the line out only, without hooking up the cabinet? I dont want to blow up the amp by not having a speaker load on it.

Thank You for your time...

Please Help!!!

support@line6.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:57:28 GMT

I think I have fried my power supply inside my Spider II amp head part # 41-00-0010 rev. A (# on the back of the amp)

I dont know the part # for the power supply.

I was using the amp, it poped, then shut down on its own. Then started to smell bad and smoke a little. The fuse looks fried but does not look broken, just burnt looking.

Can I purchase another power box or do you repair them?

Thank You for any assistance you can provide...

Line 6 Spider II 150watt Half Stack Blown Fuse

support@line6.com — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:01:11 GMT

I have a Line 6 Spider II 150watt Half Stack and im pretty sure a fuse blew in it. When i play it makes popping noises and crackling noises. Will i need to take it into a music store for it to be repaired or am i able to replace the fuse? I know the fuse is in the head, but i dont see it on the outside so i would have to take apart the head just to see if a fuse is even blown... Any help would be great, thanks.

Spider III HD150 Custom Tone

support@line6.com — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:31:43 GMT

I was wondering if I am able to use Line 6 Monkey to make a custom tone for the Spider III HD150 head by chance? When I open up the Line 6 Monkey, I don't see the Spider available to choose for my input.

Spider IV 75 tone not the same on Spider IV 75 same preset

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:25:14 GMT

The spider IV tone for example (Riggs, Royal Lush, many more) are not the same sound as on the spider III even though it is the same preset, In my opinion the tone on the spider III is better. The riggs tone has a way more metal tone while on the IV it is a cleaner dark crunch? Why are they not the same tone?

spider III problem

support@line6.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:00:03 GMT

We got a problem with a spider III. During gigs the amp drops out and leaves our guitar player looking like a complete ***. This is very frustrating. I'm the bands tech so I took a look inside to see whats going on. It is a temperature related problem on the MAIN PCB. Just a little over ambient temp and it drops right off line and comes back after cool down which can be duplicated on the test bench. Looks like its most sensitive near a component that looks like a metal oval shaped can with the numbers 12.OC75 stamped on top.Is it a thermistor? Problem is I don't have a receipt or any other papers for the amp. Will Line 6 stand behind it? How much $ is the main pcb #A8-1: Rev D 02.06.2007 ?

Please help, our guitar player is threatenning to kill me

Spider 3

support@line6.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:54:38 GMT

Is there programing updates on artist and amp models for the spider 3 amp?

Updating Spider IV 150

support@line6.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:41:35 GMT

Can you update the Spider IV Amp by plugging an adapter cable directly from the amp to your computer, or do you have to use a FBV to connect from the computer to the FBV,and then from the FBV to the amp? Also can you download tones to the amp?

Thanks

Settings for the sound of The Shadows (Hank Marvin)

support@line6.com — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:47:58 GMT

Hi,

I have a Spider 3 75W and for the life of me I am unable to get the right settings in order to play some of my favourite sounds by the UK group The Shadows.

Can anyone help as I'm tearing my hair out?

Why is my Shortboard malfunctioning with my amp

support@line6.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:36:34 GMT

I am having trouble with my amp and footswitch, I have the spider III HD150, and bought the line 6 shortboard later. After using them both for some time, the footswitch has begun to malfunction. Immediately thinking that the cable may have a problem, another cable of the same nature was used, with the same malfunction happening. The pedal appears to be in perfect condition, as does the amp, and it is not the cable that is the problem as was proved when another was tried. I personally think it is the amplifier. Also the reccomended repair centre is hundreds of miles away. Is this a common problem with the spider II, or is there something seriously wrong with it. It is still under warrenty as it is only half a year old. Please help.

Line 6 Spider III 30W - Not working, only constant humming sound from Amp

support@line6.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:32:19 GMT

I bought this Amp back in January from Best Buys and have had no problems with it up until yesterday. I do not play that often but I know that all my setup and cables are correct. As I was playing, I heard this tiny "pop" come from my Amp and then all guitar noises ceased, then all I could hear was a constant humming sound from the Amp. Adjusting any knobs, unplugging, or moving to another wall outlet did not do the trick. The humming would continue whenever it is turned on, plugged in with a guitar, and even without any guitar cable being plugged it. (All the time) I'm just trying to see what could be the problem before I bring it in somewhere to get it looked at, then charged. I'm also wondering about the warranty. I have all my information and booklets (except receipt since it was back in January) I'm wondering if I need to pay this out of my own pocket or this could be easily taken care of by being sent it. It's a nuissance since there isn't that long of playing time on this Amp. Thank you and hope to hear a reply.

Robert

Spider II 150watt half stack blown fuse?started smoking, buzzing

support@line6.com — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:59:47 GMT

I bought a Spider II half-stack used from a music store, had it sitting in a basement with no use for a few months. I played it and after a few minutes the sound cut out to a constant buzz, i saw smoke and it had that classis "shorted out" smell.

I spoke to a few ppl and they have said it could have been moisture, but the head stayed dry because it was near the furnace.

I hope its just a fuse, but i could see if there was one in there.

Are there fuses in these heads?

Broken Master Volume Spider Amp

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:55:36 GMT

Hey all,

I somehow have a Broken Master Volume on my Spider Amp,

Must be Electronic, as it was Never Hit or Banged...

The Master Volume Knob works but it is VERY TOUCHY...

between 0 to around 4 it is only ONE volume without ANY change

and then it JUMPS UP in Volume drastically somewhere around 4.5-5.5

and then is almost Too Loud at 6.5-7!!!

Any Ideas?? Can I fix myself?

I've had to try to find a 'sweet spot' and tape it in place, however, this is an (Volume) issue if I go from the Speakers to 1/4" Direct Out

***OH Yeah, It would be a REALLY COOL MOD

if SomeONE came up with an Adaptor that would

let you use the Direct Out AND the SPEAKERS SIMULTANEOUSLY

Any Ideas??

Anyone repair these in Tucson AZ??

Thanks,

Bones

LINE 6 NOISE GATE

support@line6.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:42:06 GMT

hi, i have a line 6 spider 3 15 watt amp, how do i turn on the noise gate and could i hook up a compressor to my amp.

also, what does a compressor do (i am kinda confused), how do effects work and how do i activate them at a gig, with my foot?

thanks for the help,

my amp isn't working

support@line6.com — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:41:43 GMT

I have a Spider III 120 watt guitar combo amp stopped working entirely...it turns on and the display screen where the settign and tuning shows up, there's a series of squares extending about halfway across the screen. I can't get any sound at all out of it. My floor board still works. Please post feedback asap, I have a show in two days and I neeeeeed this amp, otherwise we're gonna have a huge problem!!!

Thank you in advance

Spider IV 75 Smart Harmony question

support@line6.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:40:55 GMT

Hello,

I am gonna buy a Line 6 Spider IV 75, but I am not sure if I can use the Smart Harmony feature.

On all the YouTube video's they turn the Smart Harmony on with the Shortboard MkII foot pedal.

My budget is quite low, so 300 euro's for the amp and 30 for an FBV pedal is enough.

I have enough money to buy a Shortboard MkII but it costs 200 euro's. That's way too much money for a stupid board with 13 switches and a volume pedal.

So, my question is:

Can I turn on the smart harmony feature (that I hear 2 tones through each other) just on the amp itself, or do I really need a Shortboard to turn it on?

//WoZZerZ

Is My Amp Breaking?

support@line6.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:26:37 GMT

I have a spider III 15 watt mp and every time i play i gt this anouying hum and the quality turns to **** when i use my pedals. I don't know if it is my guitar, amp, or my humbuckers, so if you could help i would really appriciate it.Cause i need to know which one needs to be fixed.

250 artist-created presets/ Who & Where ?

support@line6.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:32:06 GMT

Where do I find a reference list for "250 artist-created presets" and how do I load them to my Spider III 75 Amp?

Spider II (2x12) combo trouble shooting

support@line6.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:22:11 GMT

So I've got a Spider II (2x12) combo. When cranked loud the bass comes in and out. At low volume the problem goes away. I'm a tech so I cracked this thing open. There was a 16v capacitor broken free from the board directly behind the bass control pot (on the main board, not on the board with the knobs). I assumed this was the problem so I removed and replaced the cap. The problem, however, persists.

When the "head" of the amp is outside the cabinet I find that the problem goes away - which tells me that vibration is the problem, not uncommon really. But the question now is what, exactly, is vibrating in and out of the circuit?

If this is a common problem, enlighten me or give me some direction. Otherwise, I would like a schematic if one is available.

My line of thinking is that there is likely another cap somewhere loose. I've already tested all the wire contacts and I've found no anomalies. So I've got a Spider II (2x12) combo. When cranked loud the bass comes in and out. At low volume the problem goes away. I'm a tech so I cracked this thing open. There was a 16v capacitor broken free from the board directly behind the bass control pot (on the main board, not on the board with the knobs). I assumed this was the problem so I removed and replaced the cap. The problem, however, persists.

If this is a common problem, enlighten me or give me some direction. Otherwise, I would like a schematic if one is available.

My line of thinking is that there is likely another cap somewhere loose. I've already tested all the wire contact points and I've found no anomalies.

Also, guitar center sold this amp as new to my customer. The cap that I referred to earlier was wrapped in electrical tape, which cinched the cap to one of the heat sinks. I don’t think that was factory—ouch, sucks to be this kid.

Thanks,

Dustin Schrimpsher

what to do with my fbv express and spider3

support@line6.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:09:23 GMT

I have a spider3 75 amp and just bought a fbv express pedal on e-bay when i plug it in all of the l.e.d.s light up except the green and when i try to calibrate it nothing happens is there a tricki'm missing or can i take it apart and do something or maybe send it in to get fixed? I've tried different cables the pedal looks new and the guy i bought it from said he had the same problem so any help would be greatly appreciated thanks! JIM

2 amps, one fbv express...

support@line6.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:11:04 GMT

Shocking, I know, but I'm going to be recording soon and I thought, "what's preventing me from not doing this live?"

An Ethernet splitter that's what... I already have a splitter for the audio.

I have a SV and an S2, both of which the express works with, but at the same time?

I know it says you can't use a splitter in the FAQ's, but I also KNOW that someone posted about this on the OLD forum and was able to actually do it without a problem.

any suggestions?

I think this could make for a very unique sound if I set it up right...

If it works, I might even upgrade to the shortboard. Pretty sure that still works with both as well.

My Spider III stopped working

support@line6.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:22:49 GMT

I went to turn on my 75w spider III and all the lights turned on and the screen worked fine, but no sound. What could be the problem and how could i fix it? It is under warranty but I don't have the original receipt. Could I go back to guitar center and have them print out an invoice that says I bought it on whatever day I did?

As promised, X3 Pro / SV HD100 vids

support@line6.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:53:58 GMT

First of many that are going up. High Quality version is available, so be sure to select that in the player.

Let It Go - Def Leppard cover. The HD100 starts it out with an Amber Crunch patch run with the X3 Pro's Tube Screamer, EQ and delay. Please look past the mistakes. Venue had horrible acoustics. Brick walls, wood floors and ceilings. We were fighting to hear properly on "stage". But the video camera actually seemed to capture a decent recording. Oh, I'm the guitarist with hair on the right side of the video, stage left.

AC/DC Medley. This one has the HD100/X3 starting out again, this time with the Metal Blue patch using the X3 EQ and delay. We play AC/DC like a Hair Metal band might, not like the original. (Hehe...listen to the chicks screaming toward the end. Chicks apparently really dig AC/DC. I have no idea why.)

So Hott - Kid Rock cover (warning...not suitable for children) SV HD100 and X3 Pro starting out again with the Metal Amber patch. I think just EQ from the X3 on this one.

Round & Round - Ratt Cover (Metal Blue)

Rock of Ages - Def Leppard Cover (Crunch Amber w/ Tube Screamer)

Line 6 Spider III headphones out & cd/mp3 in

support@line6.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:42:51 GMT

I've got a Spider III 75 and I'd like to use some headphones with them. But what sort of transformer/connector do I need to connect my headphones (Ipod-like headphones) to my POD/headphone out?

And another question, what sort of port is the cd/mp3 in? What sort of cables is it compatible with?

Thanks a bunch!

Will Line 6 FBV-Express work with an old model spider 2X12 (red faceplate)

support@line6.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:43:59 GMT

Amp is pretty old and I don't know if I should get the big floorbard or go for the FBV- express.

orTo go with

Which foot controller should i get for my Spider II 30 watts amp?

support@line6.com — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:34:01 GMT

sumone plz help me wid ma doubt.

i m pretty confused wich pedal should i buy 4 my Spder2 3owatts amp, xcept FBV2........i cme 2 noe abt FBV Express MK2 nd FBV Shortboard MK2.... wich 1 is worth 4 my amp....? will it b a waste?

plz hlp me asap..

regard.

Aby

manual on three 75

support@line6.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:16:44 GMT

Need manual on spider iii 75.

Powering on the amplifier and sound problems

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:59 GMT

I recently purchased the Line 6 spider 3 30watt , firstly let me say that this is a fine amplifier in terms of sound and tone , looks ( really stunning ) and ease of controls , For a basic amp this sure is loaded .... I absolutely love it , anyway on to my queries...

While testing the unit at the store itself , I had to swtich on and off amplfier and the sound came on the second time unit being powering up , on switching on the first time there was no sound) only the Clean channel light comes on) , I'm having to do this each time I start it , in order to get any sound (i.e switch on and off and then on again) .I really dont mind switching it on twice since I love this amp so much , but it doesnt really make practical sense having to switch on the amplifier twice .

Now when the system does come on ( with all the knobs turned down ) the FX are activated and the tap light starts flashing , turning the Echo FX knob up and down to zero resets the effects to none ...so I reset all the settings to the default factory settings as indicated in the manual ...its still the same.

Also when I switch from the Clean channel to the other channels Crunch , Metal, Insane ...the apparent channel sound volume increases. each time I change it gets progressively louder from Clean to Crunch to Metal and Insane , turning the channel volume down and back up solves this issue ...is this normal ?? or some kind of a default setting while changing channels .... (the tap delay light comes on too when selecting to metal and Insane) ..and when I come back to the clean channel the sound is really low and the effects are activated again and the tap light starts flashing , turning the channel volume and Echo FX control solves this.

I hope i've not missed anything in the instruction manual ? do let me know whats your diagnosis ...so I can get back in touch with the dealer ...thanks Ryan

Hi

support@line6.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:13:11 GMT

Just bought a spider iv 75 amp are you going to come out with cover? thanks

MUDDY/DISTORTION ON SPIDER IV CLEAN CHANNELS

support@line6.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:28:17 GMT

I just purchased a Spider IV 120 Combo. I am now getting a muddy/distorted tone out of the clean channels I've programmed. It sounds great for a little while and then just sounds awful. Help Thanks, Tony

Spider iv User Presets and FBV Shortboard MkII

support@line6.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:39:57 GMT

Hi,

Where can I find a print out of the Spider iv 120 user presets. I have the artist and song presets. I could not find the user presets in the manuals section.

If I save a edited artist or edited song preset under a user preset is the factory user preset where I saved the edited preset still available? I am a AX2 user and when I save an edited preset on the AX2 I can access the edited presets and user presets from the same banks. Does this make sense?

When I use the pitch harmony (whammy) effect with my floorboard and push the toe down the pitch goes to the desired sound. If I take my foot off of the floorboard the pedal moves up slightly to change the pitch slightly. Is this a flaw in the floorboard? Have you heard about this from other customers? Or is this a one of a kind issue and do I need to replace the floorboard with the company I bought it from.

Thanks,

Owen

spider 3 150 speaker hook-up?

support@line6.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:39:00 GMT

I own a Line 6 Spider 3 150 and I want to hook it up to a speaker or another amp.
On the back of the amp there are 2 inputs/jacks that say 8 OHMS.

What do I plug into those?

Can I plug in speakers or amps?

(I do not own the 150 HD, I own the combo amp)

Original Spider

support@line6.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:12:55 GMT

Can I get schematics for the original line 6 spider with two ten inch speakers?

Line 6 412VS-B question

support@line6.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:03:44 GMT

I want to connect my Line 6 Spider valve 1X12 to a Line 6 412VS-B Cabinet via mono. I believe I run the speaker cable from the back of the 1X12 (out of the 4ohm jack) to the right jack of the cabinet (labeled 16 ohm mono). Then flip the switch on the back of the cabinet to the left to the 4ohm mono spot. Is this Correct? Just want to be sure this is hooked up correctly... Any help would be appreciated.

Tube Screamer question

support@line6.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:32:50 GMT

Can I get that tube screamer sound from my spider III? or do I need to add the pedal on?

thanks

Spider 3, Pod X3, and FBV Longboard

support@line6.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:56:25 GMT

I have a 75 Watt Spider 3, Pod X3, and FBV Longboard. How do I set them up to work together?

Monkey wont detect my FBV MKII SHORTBOARD

support@line6.com — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:01:03 GMT

I tried everything. The screen on the pedal lights up and the computer sees it but monkey wont detect any devices. Yes i have the current version and no other midi stuff running. Never used Midi before.

Spider III 75 turning itself off??

support@line6.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:54:48 GMT

my spider III 75 after about 15 minutes of playing, all lights go out except the display and the volume cuts out as if it were turning itself off. happens frequently. any solutions?

Sound "fuzzes out"?

support@line6.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:49:27 GMT

I own a spider iii 120w and whenever i play out of it, the sound becomes fuzzy and it starts making a static noise and then the light showing what channel you are using, the light showing which amp effect you are using (clean, blues, ect.), the light showing what effects are currently turned on all turn off. The display showing which amp preset you are using remains on, and when i turn off and back on, the amp preset is the only thing that turns on and on the display are about 6 black boxes. has anyone else had this problem? how do you fix it?

Spider IV Headphone/Direct Output Socket

support@line6.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:06:33 GMT

Hello,

Can you please tell me if the headphone/direct output socket on the Spider IV is stereo or do I need to buy a Spider IV 120 to get this feature?

Best Regards

Pete

preset list for spider III 75 1X12

support@line6.com — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:09:03 GMT

Does anyone know where I can find a preset list for the spider III 75 1X12?

spider IV turns to 'default user' mode when turning on

support@line6.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:09:14 GMT

I'm most recently using a Spider IV 150 Combo, SW v.1.04, and it recently happend twice to me that when I was tunring on the amp the display read 'default user'; usually the amp stores the last used setting when switching it off and remebers it when turning it back on. But sometimes that's not the case and the amp goes to the beforementioned 'default user' setting. I'll have to dial in any other stored preset to get the amp back into 'normal' mode. Does anyone else experience this behaviour? Any suggestions?

Thanks, Claus

Spider IV 15 - Tuner Function

support@line6.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:37:21 GMT

Hi, I am new to guitars and amps - just bought a Spider IV 15 today. Can you tell me how to use the tuner function? After I press the button, what am I supposed to look for when I pluck the strings? Thanks.

Head phone jack

support@line6.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:44:13 GMT

will the jack disconnect the speaker on the spider III ?

Pod XT live ?? into Spider III

support@line6.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:55:35 GMT

Hi all,,this is my first post, so i hope you can help...... I have bought a line 6 spider III. my question is can i use my pod xt live to switch banks on the Amp, using it more as a controller than, the pedal effects or is it possible to use both.... setting up a bank of four on the amp and controlling them from the pedal? or do i need to buy the FBV pedal....

Hope someone can help

thanks

Can I get new sounds for my Spider III 30 watt?

support@line6.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:05:14 GMT

Hello everybody,

I have just recently bought a Spider III 30 watt amp and I would like to know which downloads if any, are available to change the presets on my amp. I am looking for a much cleaner tone on the 'clean' channel, in addition to which, I would also like to be able to get a more bluesy tone in preference to the 'insane' channel. I have looked on the downloads on this site but to be honest, it all looks really technical and I'm not sure if any of them are compatible with my particular model. Also, do I need any special equipment to install different settings from my computer to my amp (USB cables etc), and how do I transfer downloads from my computer into the amp?

Your help would be greatly appreciated and I look forward to any advice that you can give me regarding this.

Thanks in anticipation.

Polly

Not able to save my Pitch glide effect

support@line6.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:47:42 GMT

When I set my pitch glide settings and save on my Spider 4 HD150. the pitch glide indicator light goes out and the effect is not there. If I then move the pitch glide knob the effect comes on and the parameters are still there. It just won't save them. Please help. I am using an FBV expres MK11 pedal if that matters.

Spider III 1x12 - Clean setting still has slight phase effect after reset

support@line6.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:18:07 GMT

The 'Clean' channel setting still has slight phase effect after resetting by holding the Clean button down and restarting. It's very slight, but it's definitely there and seems more pronounced when I put any other pedel between the guitar and amp. I just want completely clean channel occasionally with no effects whatsoever!

Thanks,

spider 3 150 hd full stack

support@line6.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:16:09 GMT

watcted the youtube on hooking up one cab, but with 2 cabs,do you put the cabs in 16 mono with the spider 3 150 hd?

when I switch to the clean channel from any other channel, the tap tepo light comes on and there is a little bit of flange you can hear. I can shut them off by turning each knob up a little and then off. Any way to avoid this?

support@line6.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:43:20 GMT

When I switch to the clean channel from any other channel, the tap tempo light is on and you can hear a little chorus. To shut these off I need to turn the knobs up and little and then back to the off position. Any way to remedy this?

FBV Express Pedal not working

support@line6.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:18:38 GMT

I just bought a Line 6 Spider Valve with the FBV Express footswitch.

The amp works by itself but does not work when I plug in the FBV express foot switch?

I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong or else just got a faulty foot switch. Should of tested it first.

Maybe I am doing something wrong, don't know.

Also would like to know wher I can get more info about programming the patchesfor the footswith.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tuning with a Spider IV 30

support@line6.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:05:07 GMT

Just bought the Spider IV 30 and am trying the Tuner. I've tuned the guitar with a Seiko Electronic tuner beforehand, and when I follow the directions (I think) the appropriate lights do not light regardless of how much I tweak the string. Am I missing something basic here?

Jack

Nothing's lighting up

support@line6.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:36 GMT

Hey, I was just wondering if I could get a little bit of help. I'm having difficulty with getting power in my amp. It's plugged in, I've tried switching outlets, and I've tried resetting the amp but I'm still having the same problem. Whenever I turn the amp on, none of the buttons light up. There seems to be some power going to the amp, however, as when I turn the amp off it makes noise briefly. Despite this, I'm not able to get any sound out of the amp. There didn't seem to be any problem when I played last night and switched the amp off. Again, I've tried switching outlets, resetting the amp, and almost everything else I can think of. If you can help me out, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks

Thinking about the Spider IV 75

support@line6.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:51:13 GMT

Hey all, i'm seriously thinking of buying this amp, but i do have one small concern. i have insane neighbours and cannot play it loud...does it get decent tones at low volumes?

thx all

(technical question)Amp. Issues (again!!!)

support@line6.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:03:23 GMT

Okay, so I took my last Spider III 75 watt back and got a new one. It was playing fine for a few days and now I have problems... again. Everytime I turn on the amp, the presets cut my gain in half. It will play fine with the normal amount of drive for about thirty seconds and then my gain gets cut. Why is this happening? Do I need to try a new amp brand or what?

Spider III Repairs?

support@line6.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:56:15 GMT

Hello,

My Spider III 15 broke down on the second day I got it , I think my brother knocked it over onto its back and it overheated, the room smelt like 'electricy metal' when I came back..

What do you think is wrong?

How much do you think it will cost to get it repaired..

To be honest im not worried about warrenty.

Thanks!

Marshall JCM800 setting on the SV HD100

support@line6.com — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:58:26 GMT

Hey gang! Can anyone tell me the best way to dial in a Marshall JCM800 sound on the Spider Valve HD100? I really could use some help on this one! Thanks.

Spider HD150 & Short Board - adding tones

support@line6.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:57:57 GMT

Hi,

I posted this message a few weeks ago, but didn't get a reply. Can I add tones using Line6 Monkey or any other method? If Line 6 Monkey or addingtones are currently not suppported will it be in the near future? Please help.

http://line6.com/community/message/74277#74277

Thank you

welcome home by coheed and cambria amp settings? tone? help

support@line6.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:27:39 GMT

I have a spider IV 30 and i would love to find out the amp settings for this song. anyone know?

Which FBV board for the Spider IV 75

support@line6.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:15:49 GMT

Can the FBV EXPRESS™ MkII control the quick loop with the Spider IV amps? I have a Spider IV 75 I just bought and I am trying to figure out which FBV pedal to buy. The main thing I want the FBV pedal for is to start/stop recording of the quick loop and turning on and off distortion (whether by changing channel or turning on and off the effect, I don't know how the Spider works yet).

Spider 2/3

support@line6.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:12:35 GMT

Hello,

Im in a metal band which uses (and abuses!) the line 6 spider 2 and 3 head and cabs. I'm 100% happy with the sounds and have never had a bad thing to say about them, the only problem is that it only has 4 channels to store your preferred sounds, but I need more, about 8 channels.

Do you have any recommendations about what I could buy to resolve this? Would the POD X3 live pedal be of good use?

Thanks

Technical support.......

support@line6.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:13:36 GMT

Hello, Would like to know what the differences are comparing line 6 spider ll and the 3 series 30w amps? Thanks......

FBV express tuner

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:02:10 GMT

What frequency is the tuner in the Express pedal calibrated to? It seems that it tunes just a bit sharp when I check it against my korg chromatic tuner. The Korg is calibrated at 440Hz. If the tuner in the Express foot controller is calibrated higher, is there a way to change it?

Spider III 15w - Noise gate questions

support@line6.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:39:45 GMT

1. If you turn the noise gate on, and then save a preset, does it also save the noise gate? If you power down and recall that channel next time the amp is on, is the noise gate still active?

2. If the noise gate is on, and you switch channels, does the new channel have it on as well?

3. If it does stay on in these scenarios, how do you turn it off? Factory reset only?

Thank you.

How do you connect the Spider 150 to two 412 cabinet's?

support@line6.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:54:18 GMT

How do you connect the Spider 150 to two 412 cabinet's? The demos only show connection to one cabinet.

New Guitar Tone Issues

support@line6.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:04:58 GMT

Hey guys so I just got a new electric guitar the Ibanez RG370DX seen here: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-RG370DX-Electric-Guitar?sku=512368.

My problem is my presets on my Spider III 15 don't get a same or even similar tone out of my Ibanez RG and in fact everything sounds muddier and dark. I'm wondering if anyone out there knows what I should do to get the tones I'm looking for: There was a whole forum convo dedicated to tones and I used the one for Metallica and that worked just fine on my Squier but my Ibanez makes it all muddier and the whole point is its distorted but bright. I'm just looking to see if anyone knows any settings that would get some metal/punk tones that sound good on my RG or if I should buy a different amp?

Spider II 30 watt WITH A BLOWN SPEAKER

support@line6.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:56:29 GMT

I' ve tried contacting support and still have not received a response. Yes the amp is beyond warranty. yes the speaker is blown because a smaller 4ohm speaker works fine when hooked up. But is too small to use as a replacement. I need to purchase a replacement speaker, and dont want to buy the original speaker. I need to know if I can run an 8ohm speaker with this amp? Because it is hard to find a 12" 4ohm speaker out there. There is only one manufacturer out there that i've seen that makes one, and thats Eminance.

Can I use an 8 ohm speaker?

Or do I have to run a 4 ohm speaker only?

And if I need to run a 4 ohm, then are there any other manufacturers out there that make 12" 4 ohm speakers?

hi

support@line6.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:22:15 GMT

hi skystar 100 here ,would like to thank you for getting me thee info, on repairs to my line 6 AX2 212 AMP in Australia,will ring them tomorrow ,again thanks for the info.

Regards.Roy.

Spider IV creates no sounds

support@line6.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:11:44 GMT

My Spider IV 150 (combo) seems to have some serious glitches. I turned it on and ebverything seemed to be normal but whatever I tried, it remained silent. No sounds at all! No matter what preset I chose. I even tried to change my guitar (unlikely, but the guitar might have been broken overnight), but nothing expect silence. Tuning still works perfect, so the signal from the guitar definately reaches the amp. I also tried to switch it of an on again for a couple times but this still didn't help.

I'm starting to get terrible turned off by my Spider IV, because that's already the replacement amp to the one I originally bought. The first one developed some sort of a nasty vibration noise in the power suppple after 3 weeks, so I had it replaced under warranty but the replacement unit seems to be even worse... (Read my other thread!) Speaking with Metallica: 'The shortest straw has been pulled for me!'

Any suggestions? Has anyone had similar problems? Thnaks, Claus

salguod51

support@line6.com — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:13:55 GMT

used amp. for one hour,turned off,then turned back on in about 5 min.the controls did not lit back up. do these amps have some kind of overheating breaker built in or do i have a malfuntion and need to have the amp serviced?

LINE SIX SPIDER III SOUND PROBLEMS

support@line6.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:21:30 GMT

Having the amp for about a year ive noticed a variety of sound problems in that short span of time, but lately this one is making playing on this thing unbearable. I have aquired a lot of effects, there are five that i mainly use because this amp cant handle things like flange or octave... ect. With the five basic ones i use i noticed it have a low vibrating sound that kind of had me surprised but clipping really isnt something you can avoid with a tiny 15 watt amp these days. I first thought it was things that seemed obvious, like plugging the jack in something other than the surge protecter that has the effects power supply, or maybe it was the stratocaster i was using. Switched guitars and the same thing happened again the meniacal humming. Then i tried turning the volume on everything way way down but then i thought this is metal whats the point of having quiet distortion it has to be crushing unbearable distortion. SO! i guess my question is, is this one of the brilliant features on this thing or should i take the sensable route and pay for a -NON LINE6- cabinet somewhere? and use this for practice

spider iii 212 and 412 cab compatability

support@line6.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:41:59 GMT

OK, i know this sounds stupid,but i would like to know if i can set up my spider iii 212 combo amp to a spider iii 412 cab, and if i can would i still be able to get the same loudness out of it. my main concern is if i hook it up will the ohms change in a way that i would not be able to get the same clairity and loudness as before. or it might give it less resistance and then id be likely to blow a speaker.

What wah function?

support@line6.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:22:15 GMT

my fbv shortboard has a led for wah/volume how does this work? with SPIDERVALVE 212?

My Spider III won't work

support@line6.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:18:56 GMT

Last night i was playing with my spider 3 120 watts, and it was working perfectly. I turned off my amp and unplugged it as usual, and went to sleep. The next morning I woke up and decided to play a bit of guitar, and i turned on my amp, and it didn't turn on. It was plugged and everything as usual. When i turned it on, the power supply turned on with a vibrating sound, but the settings screen and the buttons did light up as it usually did. Also, the speakers didn't work. Nothing really worked except the power supply. Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix this problem?

Conect Spider III 150HD to a 50 Watts Cabinet

support@line6.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:04:47 GMT

Good afternoon .-

I want to know how to connect my head Line 6 Spider III 150 Watts through an amplifier of 50 Watts or the cabinet that is 50 watts, through the POD output that brings the Spider head. I have my cabinet spider, but is impossible to me to rehearse with my amp (Head/cabinet Spider)so I need to find a way to connect the Spider Head to the other amplifier(head / cabinet both 50 watts. Thanks a lot for your help!!!

How do I learn to set my Spider for certain sounds or bands?

support@line6.com — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:01:59 GMT

Just like it says, I want to set my micro spider for sounds of certain songs or even just bands. Where can I see this information or learn how to do this?

Spider III trouble

support@line6.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:55:31 GMT

when i got back from the store, i went to play my guitar and i turned my amp on. After playing for literally 5 seconds, no sound would come out of the amp. yes the volume is on on the amp, guitar, and footpedal. i tried all of my cables so they were not the problems. when i do use the tuner on the amp, the notes of the strings do show up, so i know the cables are not screwed up. now the amp only works for the first 5 seconds it is on and i havnt even had the amp for a year. :'(

Intermittent output

support@line6.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:11:26 GMT

After about an hour at a gig, the amp becomes intermittent. Sound output and lights go on and off. Turning the amp off and back on corrects the trouble, but only briefly. I tried resetting the Amp back to factory settings, but it happened again at the next gig. (different venue) Is this a known problem?

Can anyone help? Spider III 75 that turns on but has a blank display

support@line6.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:35:09 GMT

My amp turns on but the display screen is blank, no other lights are lit and you get no sound. Is there something I can do or do I need to take it to be fixed?

Wah Pedals?

support@line6.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:44 GMT

hey i have a line 6 spider iii 30 watt amp and i'm looking into wah pedals, is there anything i should look for specifically or will any pedal work with my amp?

Thanks- Ippy

Why have I got no power?

support@line6.com — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:35:51 GMT

Power on my spider II 30 watt amp will not come on. 3 amp fuse is Ok. What might be the problem?

Tones for Spider III

support@line6.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:28:06 GMT

Is there any way to download and load tones on a spider III 120? Is there a document that shows what all the setting are for all the preset tone?

Thanks,

Sean

FBV express pedal calibration

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:18:47 GMT

I just bought a Spider II 112 with an FBV express pedal. It was working fine, but when I downloaded the manual for the FBV express, it said I needed to calibrate the pedal. Now I cannot get it to work at all! With the amp on and pedal plugged into the amp, with a guitar plugged into the line in. I think somehow it is stuck in some sort of calibration mode. I cannot get any volume to come out of the pedal. Please help!!!

mp 3 and spider III 120

support@line6.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:28:21 GMT

mp3 input on 120

How does the cd/mp3 input work on the spider III 120. When I connect my mp3 player to the amp no audio until I turn the on/off switch off, what ever is playing I can hear for a few seconds. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

chorus/phaser/tremolo

support@line6.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:46:07 GMT

can not get function off, chorus comes on without asking. if turn to different model (blues to twang) then it goes off for a while and comes back on

spider iii turns on and off

support@line6.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:53:57 GMT

i have a spider iii 30

two weeks ago it would turn on and off every 15 minutes, now it does it constantly and i cannot play it. It just makes the popping sound like i am turning it on and off. However, the line in works and i can play mp3s without interuption but it still makes the popping sound. I can't play guitar from it though. Sometimes it will be on for a few seconds but always turns off.

Do i need to get this repaired or just a new power cable or such?

spider III 75 head/ schecter problem

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:02:54 GMT

just bought the head used, and it sounded fine with every guitar i plugged in.

until i got to my schecter C7FR 7 string

no sounds, its like the signal gets cut out. i tried the guitar on a different amp and it sounded fine.

anyone know whats going on?

1/4" speaker output jacks on Spider IV 75w?

support@line6.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:47:31 GMT

I have ordered a Spider IV 75w 1x12 amp (have not received it yet). In perusing info from several outlets that sell the amp, I've run across conflicting information concerning whether the 75watt version of the Spider IV includes 1/4" output speaker jacks. I definitely want to run my Spider using extension speakers. I will upgrade my Spider IV order to a model that does have the extra speaker jacks. The manual (found at Line 6) indicates that only the 150w model has the speaker outs, but sever online outlets say that the 75w, 120w, 150w, and HD150 versions all have them.

So my question is: Does the Spider IV 75w 1x12 have the two 1/4" output jacks?

Thank you!

AJ Marik

CD/MP3 input not working

support@line6.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:19:13 GMT

Hello, recently I've decided to use my Digitech GNX4 with my Line 6 Spider III amp and I read the way to do this was to hook a cable with a 1/4 inch cable into the GNX4 and the 1/8 part of the same cable into the CD/MP3 input. I hook it all up, and I plug my guitar in through the GNX4 and the result is. . . nothing. No sound comes out, nothing.

What am I doing wrong, is this the right way, or is my Spider III amp broken? I checked the GNX4 on my Macbook Pro and it works perfectly fine, so I'm afraid it may be the amp.

Line 6 Spider II 30w Insane channel

support@line6.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:53:07 GMT

Hello

I have had my spider 2 30w for about 2 years now and it has been a very good little amp. Recently though it has been buzzing, crackling, popping and making sci fi esque noises whilst on the insane channel. the other three channels are clean and chrisp, its just the insane one. Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

kind regards

Tom

Treble and mid knobs need to go to zero, then brought back up when channel switching...

support@line6.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:01:07 GMT

Hi Line 6ers!

Having a strange issue with My Spider ll head. It needs the treble and mid controls turned to zero..then brought back up every time I switch channels...otherwise the volume will be set low. Weird. Is this something that accidently was set this way...or do I need to take it to a repair center? Helllllllllp...!

Anyone who has experienced this issues' input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Danny

FUSES

support@line6.com — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:35:36 GMT

I am looking for some fuses for my LINE 6 Spider III head. I need a T2.0A/250V Time Delay Fuse. If you have them in stock I would love to purchase some. If not can you direct me to where I can get some.

Chris Smith

spider 3 halfstack HD150 watt problem!!!!!!!!

support@line6.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:17:10 GMT

I use a spider 3 150w alf stack with a bc rich jr it v, fender stratocaster, and ibanez rgt42dx. I use my halfstack everyday and when i take a break from playing, turn off my amp and come back to play again 15 minutes to an hour later, it won't turn on! i have to let it sit for 2 hours before i can get back on it! its frozen on the same screen! none of the lights turn on! whats going on?! it sucks and i want to see if i'm connecting it wrong or something cause everyone around says that this never happens to them. i have both jacks in the cab and head hooked up to each other in the proper input jacks. so what's the deal?

when i try to turn it back on i get little black bars on the screen where the text should be. oh and the tuner doesn't work. i'm not sure if all the hidden gadgets work, but i haven't really given them a shot, i just use the straight forward presets.

please someone get back to me on this cause i'm just a kid that plays alot of guitar but has no clue about wiring or anything.

My Spider III 30W amp sounds crackly and TOO distorted with my distortion pedal...

support@line6.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:37:35 GMT

I was excited to see I'd finally gotten my Line 6 Spider III 30W amp through the post today, I quickly went upstairs and plugged and it in and tried it out, everything is fine.

So then I put in my distortion pedal and keep the channel of the amp on "Clean".

When I turn on the distortion pedal the sound is fine until I do a chord...Single notes are ok but...Chords sound TOO distorted...A little help?

I Need Help Spider III 150 Head

support@line6.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:53:05 GMT

Alright i was in the army and i bought a line 6 spider III 150 watt half stack, and when i turn it on theres no presets or nothin any more. I tried the holding A reset and all it does is say factory reset. the tab thing works for the compare, and it gives the spider III stats when u hold b, what is wrong why wont it bring up any presets and how can i fix it.

Volume and Presence knobs wobbly

support@line6.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:49:40 GMT

Hi Chaps

I have just brought a Spider Valve 40W and the volume and presence knobs are well wobbly. Is this normal?

Steve

how to record backing tracks spider iv 120

support@line6.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:48:18 GMT

hi i have a question about my new amp its an spider iv 120 and i want to know if its posible to record backing tracks or if the memory of that amp is able to do that thx

Spider III HD150

support@line6.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:43:08 GMT

I have just joined the Line 6 family purchasing the Spider III HD150 and 4x12 cab. Must say i am more than happy with the purchase.

It was floor stock though being the last one in stock.

It was set up using only one speaker lead from the head to the 4ohm input in the cab.

Is it possible that the head has already sustained damage? I have no idea how much it had been played.

There doesn't appear to be any obvious signs/sounds of damage.

Cheers, Rob.

Spider II Turns on but no sound?

support@line6.com — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:46:36 GMT

Hello, I have had this amp (Line6 Spider II 212) for 6 months and now all of a sudden it turns on but no sounds come out?

Is this common and is there a simple fix (I hope)?

Please help!!!

Thanks,

John

Spider iii 30 watt 12inch help

support@line6.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:12:54 GMT

Hi, whilst using the FBV Express foot pedal to change between its WAH and VOLUME expression settings for the first time, my amp stopped working. The amp was still on but no sound came out. I changed settings back to volume which didn't work, I tried without the pedal, which didn't work. I plugged an MP3 player into the MP3 input and it worked so it would appear to be the guitar input that is the case. This sounds like a software problem.

Can it be fixed cheaply and easily or even just by do certain things?

spider III headphone out distortion

support@line6.com — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:28:17 GMT

I use the headphone out jack to run a direct feed to a Bose L1 unit. It seems to work fine at the start of the night, but becomes progressively more distorted (in a bad way) as the night goes on, until the signal is unusable. If I unplug the headphone line and just listen to the amp it sounds fine. Is there something that overheats in the headphone circuit?

Has the Spider III problem with bad boards benn resolved in the Spider IV??

support@line6.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:41:29 GMT

PLEASE ADVISDE IF THIS WILL BE READ BY LINE 6 QUALIFIED SUPPORT PEOPLE. Wanted Line 6 to answer this question. I have a spider III, 150W, needs repair with the common board problem of shutting off and recycling itself after an hour use. Is the problem solved in the Spider IV ?? I want to give up on the III and go buy a IV. Don't know if that is a smart move or not after the problems with the III. Please give me (and others) reassurance that the problem has been taken care of..Thanks. Need a quick response. Need to make purchase as soon as I unload the used III.

OLD Long Pedal w/ wah and volume control?

support@line6.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:57:34 GMT

I have the older Long Pedal w/ wah and volume control fron the 2.0 POD...

will this work with the new Spider III 75 ?

What can this be compatable withother than my old POD? other than my trash can?

Sorry, its big, but I still would like to use it(as it was not cheap, back in the day...)

Green Day - Know your Enemy preset?

support@line6.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:34 GMT

Hey folks,

i'm looking for the Green day Preset on my Spider III 15w

i've allready have it on crunch, drive full, bass at 10o'clock, mid at 11o'clock, treble at 2o'clock and Channel Vol. at 4o'clock

Its near, but not perfect at all.

Can anybody help me?

Line6 HD150 direct out hum.

support@line6.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:09:12 GMT

I have owned this amp for two months, and everything has worked fine until now. I typically use the direct out for scratch guitar when recording drums, then use it again later for the final guitar tracks. I started preparing for a recording session when I turned on the amp and noticed this hum/ feedback/ ungrounded-sounding noise coming from the moniter speakers. It was almost as loud as the guitar. I have been using the same setup for about two months with great results, until now.

The setup- Line 6 hd150 - presonus firestudio - mackie amp - mutiple sets of moniters.

There was no noise just two days ago, now plenty of it. There is no hum coming from the 4x cab, only from the line out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

Why do manuals suck so bad?

support@line6.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:42:36 GMT

Why do all line 6 products manuals suck so bad they are like 3 pages and just tell you how to plug in something and turn it on? It seems like someone is is not doing there job.

Please help me!! Problem with my Spider III HD75!! URGENT!

support@line6.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:03:00 GMT

Hi guys, I'm new to the community hehe...

Look I bought a Spider III HD75 Amp Head with a 4x12 Cab which is absolutely great by the way. Anyway, I came to Argentina to study music, and the power source here is 220V so I bought a 750W voltage transformer where I plugged the head. The first week it worked great, with no problems whatsoever. Howere, recently this morning, I turned it on and plugged my iPod into the direct mp3 connection, turned it off for some reason, and then turned it on but it wouldn't work! I mean, now when I turn it on, it sounds as if it was working properly u know, as if the speakers were also turning on, but it doesn't work anymore! All lights are off and it doesn't work!

Please tell me what happened with my amp! My dad's gonna kill me if he finds out it doesn't work!

Please please help me!!

Thanks very much in advance hehe.... cheers

75watt Spider 3 not making any noise after using with headphones

support@line6.com — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:40:53 GMT

My spider 3 stopped making any noise after I used it with headphones. I pulled out the headphone cord and it isn't making any noise! What should I do?

Can I use my Line-6 HD-147 4X12 Cab with Spider4??

support@line6.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:50:45 GMT

I am looking to get rid of my HD147 head and get the Spider 4 150w head. Can I use this with my Line-6 4x12 cab with no problems? My cab is a stereo cab and it has 4,8,16 ohm switches. I run my head in stereo now.....I think its set at 4 ohms each side.....dont remember. I get confused on the whole ohm thing......so if I get the Spider 4 and hook it up in stereo,will it work ok and what would I set the switch on the back cab to,meaning what exactly should I set it to to get the full power? This is the cab I am using: http://www.line6.com/products/detail/68 412S-T.

Spider IV 75 tone list

support@line6.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:28:38 GMT

Do you have a Spider IV 75 tone list.

Song, Artist, User

Thanks, that will be very helpful.

Dave

Line 6 Spider III 150

support@line6.com — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:44:43 GMT

Im trying to find out if i can hook up Line 6 Spider III 150 to an external cab?

cant seem to find any pics of the back side and no spesifics..

Im NOT talking about the HD Line 6 Spider III.

Spider IV 15 user programmable presets

support@line6.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:21:32 GMT

I have a Spider IV 15 and I understood it had 4 user programmable presets. Can you please tell me how I use these I do not seem to be able to find anything on the web site to guide me?

Calibration procedure for FBV Shortboard MKII

support@line6.com — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:59:24 GMT

Hello,

I just received my FBV SB MKII today but there weren't any calibration procedures included. I checked online and found 2 references to cal procedures for the shortboard, neither of which worked. I'm now confused because the procedures were different in each reference and I'm suspect that either one is correct! The first method I tried was plugging in the cat5 cable (connected to my Spider IV 75) while holding down the "D" button - the result was that it entered "16D User" mode instead of the calibration mode. The second method I tried (MKI procedure online) was holding "Stomp", "Delay" and "Reverb" while plugging in the cat5 - this did not place the pedal in "calibration mode".

Can you please forward me the correct calibration procedures or send me the absolute link?

Thank you!

Scott

Spider IV 15 - what are the "Boost" and "Gate" toggle functions?

support@line6.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:30:51 GMT

Hi,

I have a spider iv 15 amp.

I found your FAQ section for the spider iv 15 very helpful. However, you

explain how to toggle Boost and Gate functions, but what do they actually

do on the spider iv 15 amp, and when would you want to use them?

Q: Is there a 'Boost' & 'Gate' function?

A: Yes. Toggle the boost by holding the 'Tap' button while turning the 'Drive' knob past 12 o'clock. The gate can be toggled similarly, but using the 'Echo/Reverb' knob.

It would be helpful in time, if you could make an "advanced" manual for the iv 15,

which covers this (and also tuning, preset saving, and resetting to factory settings).

thanks a lot,

Calum

spider II direct out

support@line6.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:31:25 GMT

Is there a way to use the direct out on my spider II without it muting the speaker? I want to play through the amp and send the direct out to my FOH mixer without using a mic. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tim

spider valve hd 100 loud noise or buzzing sound

support@line6.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:13:22 GMT

i'll be playing along everything sounding good then all of a sudden when hitting a certain chord ( maybe playing out of A) i hear a loud buzzing or real low sounding loud noise.

what is this and how can i fix it? this is my first tube amp.

Spider IV Power Fault

support@line6.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:26:17 GMT

I recently purchased a Spider IV 75W Amp from Guitar Center in Phoenix, AZ while I was in the USA.

I live in Melbourne, Australia. I understand that fact voids the warranty.

Part of the decision to purchase this specific amp was due to the power information printed on the back of the amplifier. It states that it is capable of handling 240V of power, which is the Australian standard. My brother and father are both qualified electricians, and they agree that it should be able to handle the amount of power, according to that information.

After plugging it in and switching on the power, there was a loud 'pop' and the amp switched off, the LCD screen was only lit up for a second or two. There was a distinct burning smell, and the amp would no longer turn on.

My brother dismantled and removed the preamp to discover that not only had the time-delay fuse blown, but also the PCB part # 35-00-0335 had a blown part #TDA7293...which upon research (http://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/25102/STMICROELECTRONICS/TDA7293.html), we discovered is only capable of handling 120V.

Therefore I need to get a part that is 240V capable.

I understand that the time-delay fuse blew because it was only 125V capable, that's fine, and easily replaceable.

What isn't fine is that your amplifier states it CAN handle a certain voltage of power, but cannot.

I contacted MusicLink Australia, the official Line 6 Service Center in Australia (according to your website) inquiring as to whether I'd be able to get the replacement part, but Spider IV's aren't available in Australia yet, so therefore neither are the spare parts (for at least 3 months according to the spare parts tech).

I’m going to need the replacement part either directly from you or from your Australian representative, in order to be able to repair my amp.

We’re capable of repairing it and installing the parts, (because it doesn't seem that MusicLink Australia was much interested in helping me out), we just need the parts.

If this isn't the most direct line to talk to someone in regards to this, I'd much prefer direct email contact at joelhaag @ gmail.com

regarding line 6 spider III 15 amps

support@line6.com — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:07:26 GMT

hey... i bought a line 6 spider III 15 amp a month ago and I'm facing quite a few problems with it.... like when i change the channel the volume goes up and goes completely down when i disturb or move the channel vol/distort knob and when i change the channel from clean to crunch i get a distorted sound and when the distort knob is disturbed or moved the volume is reduced and when i change the channel i get an echo and i have to move the Sweep Echo/Tape Echo/Reverb knob to the maximum or to the least in order to get a proper sound every time i change the channel... will i get a warranty cover or replacement for my product.... what are the minimum requirements to claim for a replacement for my product.. thank you.. reply soon

spider 3 burn out

support@line6.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:34:18 GMT

My spider 3 hd 150 has burnt out the left output component on the small circuit board attached to the heatsink. I thought maybe I was pulling too much power with 2 4x12 line 6 cabinets so I disconnected one and if I play it loud enough to hear over drums it burns out after about 20 min. it's happened 2x and I was wondering if there is something I can do to prevent it. Should I put a fan in back to keep it cooler or is there any other solution?

model type question

support@line6.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:41:14 GMT

i have a spider amp i bought & need to know the year & model it is the s/n is spd2005366492312

I miss the old forum...

support@line6.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:55:01 GMT

That's just it... I miss the old forum... I don't like this one, I find it confusing... There's too much info on the screen... Most of the people who used to be here all the time posting and helping must be thinking the same I guess... Where's spaceatl?

Sometimes less is more, the forum I used to like so much and check every day, is now something I check from time to time and with very little interest...

Just my opinion...

Custom Tones / Feedback problem

support@line6.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:19 GMT

I recently got a 15 watts spider III and am because It's new and very different from my past amp (a small starter amp) I don't really know how to work certain parts of it.

My first Problem is the feedback. I plug in my guitar (Semi-acoustic Fender 60 - CE) and if I try the crunch setting (easily my favourite) I can play totally normally with the volume up to about 5. If I go past 5 on the volume knobs, i get HEAVY feedback which is just really loud noise. I have tried loads of different methods and none seen to work so help or suggestions would be hugely appreciated. It is not just the guitar as I've tried my electric and that has the same problems.

The second problem is probably just my lack of knowledge. Can you create a custom tone on the 15 watt amp / do you have to use a computer?

Spider IV 15 - Tuner Function

support@line6.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:36:56 GMT

Spider Cab

support@line6.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:07:49 GMT

I am getting a spider 3 320 watt cab I know there are 4 16 ohm speakers,which is 8 ohms a side cause it is a stereo cab.Since it is a 320 watt cab does this mean 160 watts a side stereo,320 mono say if I use the cab for another rig ?

my spider 3 150 makes wierd noise

support@line6.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:36:45 GMT

ok mine spider 3 150 wat is messed up i used both my guitars ibanez art and dean razorback and when i play a note on the first 3 strings and let it play it makes like noises during it almost like its getting a dirty signal

Spider IV 75 - attenuator function???

support@line6.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:16:14 GMT

i read somewhere that you can digitally cotrol the volume output of the IV 75...i.e. have the volume knob at the top so that you get the full power of the amp but set the volume level digitally at a lower percentage. is this true?

this interests me as i live in an apartment and am looking for someting with decent tones but not too loud.

thx

Presets corrupt

support@line6.com — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:53:07 GMT

On my Spider Valve, when I scroll through some of the user presets they are corrupt or something and do not work. All it shows is a buncha random simbols like: $%%*()*&^%$#@. I tried reseting the amp the the factory presets but had no luck. Any ideas?

spider III 30 watt settings?

support@line6.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:51:26 GMT

hey everybody

i bought a spider III 30 watt amp, and on the box it says that there are settings online for the amp.

cant find anything on the line 6 site

does someone know where i can find them?

ty vry much for reading

bye

how do i get the factory preset tones for songs on the spider III 15w

support@line6.com — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:47:49 GMT

how do i get the factory presets for songs like master of puppets for the spider III 15 w

Reverb Delay???

support@line6.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:06:14 GMT

When i turn the delay nob on my line 6 spider 3 15 watt amp, i can set delay times for Sweep Echo and Tape echo, but i cant set a delay for reverb... why is this???

wtf

support@line6.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:30:49 GMT

ok ok i have asked this ? alot and still have gotten no answer for it from line 6. can you use a spider 3 150 hd as a mono head as long as the single cab has 8ohm load for the connected side leaving open one out put connection. say i hook up my left side to a 412 8ohm mono cab and leave the right side not plugged in will it work or fry the head . cause ihave been told bolth once by the line 6 sales man at guitar center said it was fine then some one at line 6 forum said it isn't ok cause bolth sides had to be hooked up cause its stereo only. please tell me the right answer i saw the how to hook your head up tute and it said it was not good idea for the cab cause it had 4ohm only in mono but never said anything if you used a 8ohm cab in mono please help me.

Tuner in Spider IV 15

support@line6.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:37:09 GMT

The "Pilot's Guide" for Spider IV 15 amp says "holding down the TAP button activates the built in tuner." What is this and how does it work?

When will an "Advanced Guide" be posted on the Line 6 website for the Spider IV 15 amp? The "Pilot's Guide" does not adequately explain the functions.

i have been told bolth

support@line6.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:57:38 GMT

i have been told bolth you can use the 150 stereo as mono as long as the cab is 8 ohms but the power is just at 75 watts and then i have been told you cant use a mono cab it will fry the head casue you have to have bolth out puts plugged in to the sereo cab so the load is 8 ohms bolth side at the same time witch is it can i just use one side and be fine runing a 8ohm cab or do i need to get a stereo cab and plug in bolth sides ? please help i bo9ught the head and am afraid to hook it up and risk killing it .

Spider III problems.

support@line6.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:03:14 GMT

Hi I received a brand new spider III 75 Watts 1X12. with a FBV shortboard as a gift. I am having feedback problems with certain patches.

Ex CliffsoDover. I get a feedback loop in A even if I turn off the volume on my guitar. It just keeps goping till I chnage to a clean patch.. I also get the problem on Leadorama patch. It's not my guitars, I play parker fly deluxes. These guitars have never let me down, It's not my cordless unit, It does the same thing if I I'm wired. Volume wise, I never go past 11 o'clock on the Master Volume. I have even cut back on the channel volume. Anyone can give me a suggestion?

Spider IV 75 & a Shortboard MKII

support@line6.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:40:24 GMT

I have a Spider IV 75 & a Shortboard MKII. Got it today. When I turned it on, it just locks up. I load the newest firmware... It does not lock up now but still no sound. The tuner... nothing. Hook up the iPod... nothing. Switch guitars & cords... nothing. Nice. Great day. Anybody have any suggestions.

Thanks

Spider III to 4x12 mono cab

support@line6.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:03:18 GMT

is it okay to run the spider III hd150 through a 4x12 cab that has only one mono 8 ohm input (specifically i have a basson, 300 watts)? i have been having a lot of problems with the head AND cabs blowing and i'm wondering if this is why

FBV Express and Spider II 212

support@line6.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:06:37 GMT

Hi,

I just bought a FBV Express second hand to add to my spider II 212. I can't get it to work though...

At power-up display shows L, 6, 8, then all lights go on and off. Goes to VOL control and none of the A>B>C>D switches work. Is it just broke or am I doing something wrong? I tried calibrating the pedal, but that also doesn't seem to do much. The lights go on, so I would expect there is no connection failure.

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Mardiuzzz

FBV compatibility

support@line6.com — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:08:52 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have a Spider III 150 combo. I'd like to buy a foot controller but I'm quite confuse about it...

1.- ¿Does the FVB Shortboard is compatible with my amp?

2.- ¿Does the FBV (previously known as FVX) compatible with my amp?

3.- ¿What are the differences? ¿Will all of the features of FVB (FBX) work with Spider III amp?

4.- ¿How many presents can I have access to with each?

5.- ¿Where can I find a GOOD review or manual of both products??

6.- ¿Which do you recommend the best?

lot of questions, I know, but I want to make the right decision.

Thank's a lot.

p.d. The amp is great!!!!! love it!!!

Saving on Spider iv

support@line6.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:37:20 GMT

Hi I have just got the Spider IV 75, I am new to this style of amp and my question is :

There are 15 presets and Channels A,B,C & D with the 16th being blank to save any new tones onto...( I understand that bit ) But if I want to save more does this mean i need to overwrite existing ones ?

Please answer this bit before carring on...............

If so ok I know i can do a factory reset ( is this correct ? )

But if this is the case can I bring up lets say a song setting " master of pupputs" do a slight tweak then save it in one of the channel setting a.b,c or d, so I can then use it through the FVBmk11 board

Many thanks

Darryl

Help - Horrible Feedback / Screaming from my Spider11 head!!

support@line6.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:45:27 GMT

Sudden screeming high pitch feedback when plug guitar lead in to the head. Happened at gig 3 months ago. Did nothing and tried month ago - all fine after starting with factory default settings when turning on.

2 weeks later just switched on and doing again - help please.

Thanks

Advanced manual download

support@line6.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:02:48 GMT

Line6 miller ,

I always seem to have a problem trying to download user guides from the site.

I am using the latest Adobesoftware. It spins and spins but never gives me the option to save as .

if anyone has successfully downloaded the Advanced guide and would be willing to email me a copy that would be great !!!

thanks

Spider III 75 turning off presets.

support@line6.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:12:33 GMT

I have just bought a Spider III 75 for my son. The Spider III has loads of presets. However my son wishes to use the amp without presets. He wants the sound produced to be his own, not "in the style...", if you get my meaning. How can this be done?

What foot controllers can I use with my Line 6 Spider III 150.

support@line6.com — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:33:06 GMT

Can someone please list ALL the foot controllers that can be used with the Spider III 150 and which can't.

Cheers in advance.

Spider IV for monitoring and direct to PA at same time?

support@line6.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:22:02 GMT

Is there a way to use the direct out from the back of the amp without turning the speaker off to monitor myself onstage?

If I use the (direct out/phones) in the back of the amp the amp's speaker goes quiet. I know I could do that with my Flextone...

Thanks

Spider III 150 malfunction?

support@line6.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:53:37 GMT

Just got my Spider III 150 and I LOVE it. It's my first amp that is worth anything. I know very little about amps, I just know how to play. So, I need to know if this is a malfunction or just part of the style of amp. It is doing 2 things. First on effects that involve phase, delay and any of those types of effects it makes this weird sound that almost sounds like clapping. It echoes the sound as if it is trying to time with the effect. Also, I will changing through the presets/effects and it will freeze and no sound. Then the lights will go off, except for the LCD screen which stays lit. Sometimes it will stay frozen for 2 seconds and sometimes 20. It ONLY does this when I am changing presets/effects. These two abnormalies seem to come hand in hand. Once it starts freezing, it then starts making that clapping sound on certain presets. It doesn't always freeze either, somestime it will work for 2 hours and then all of a sudden start freezing. I did some research and I haven't been able to find any other stories like it. It doesn't show any bars or squares on the screen when it goes off, just blank. I tried the reset, nothing. Power cable and plug is good also. Anybody have any insight on this?

Distortion acting weird on Spider III 75w

support@line6.com — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:34:48 GMT

I've had the amp for about 3 months, and the distortion on the crunch, metal, and insane channels worked great when I first got it, but for the past month or so the distortion has been working on and off. It seems to just stop working and then a few days later it will work again..it stopped working about a week and half ago and I can't get it to work again! It's extremely annoying and I don't know what to do. I've tried doing the distortion boost thing where you hold the tuner button and turn the drive thing past 12, but that didn't work...please help!

FBV Express and Spider II 30 - compatibility issue or malfunction?

support@line6.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:23:36 GMT

Hi,

I have a Spider II 30 and I recently purschased the FBV Express pedal. Everything is working perfectly, except for the tuner.

When I switch the amp on all the lights in the pedal turn on and turn off again leaving me with what I think are the normal lights indicating which effect is being used and if I'm using the Volume or Wah function.

When I try using the tuner (by holding A & B) it doesn't do anything.

Is it a compatibility issue or a malfunction?

my amp isn't working

support@line6.com — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:48:35 GMT

Thank you in advance

Accompagnement cd / mp3 / chant sur ampli line6 spider II 212

support@line6.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:16:15 GMT

Bonjour à tous, je viens d’investir dans un ampli d’occasion line6 spider II 212 qui n’est pas équipé d’entrée auxiliaire. Je voudrais m’accompagner à la guitare mais je ne peux pas relier directement de lecteur cd /mp3 ou de micro chant. Je sais que la solution était d’acheter le spider jam mais bon pour 200euros difficile à trouver. Alors quelqu’un aurait-il une solution technique à apporter à mon petit problème (en faisant des branchements sur l’ampli) ? Merci

Taking apart FBV Shortboard

support@line6.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:27:02 GMT

Hey guys, I need some help taking apart my shortboard. I have all the bottom screws out, the 2 back screws out and all the footswitches are loose too, still not wanting to come apart. Any have any ideas? Pics or links t help out?

can i upload custom tones to my spider 3 212?

support@line6.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:52:46 GMT

can i upload custom tones to my spider 3 212?

Thank you,

Aaron

Acoustic Guitar sound from Spider IV 30?

support@line6.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:16:25 GMT

Hi ~

How can I get an approximation of an acoustic guitar sound using the Spider IV 30 amp?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Alan

is the spider II 112 combo fully compatible with the FBV express foot pedal, including the tuner?

support@line6.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:10:25 GMT

is the spider II 112 combo fully compatible with the FBV express foot pedal, including the tuner?

Spider III 75

support@line6.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:11:28 GMT

After 20 minutes of playing my amp loses power then comes back on. If i pull the guitar cord out of amp

it will still do the same thing . I bought it under a year ago 06/20/08. Hopefully its still under warranty.

My amp head just blew up/smoked

support@line6.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:17:30 GMT

I bought a spider III hd150 on Dec26th and yesterday it crackled and smoked while I was playing on it in my living room. It won't turn on now. What do I do?

Spider 3 30 watt & FBV Shortboard

support@line6.com — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:59:41 GMT

Hi, I just bought the FBV shortboard for my spider 3 30 watt amp and the only thing it is allowing me to do is switch channels and use the tuner. The other controls (bank, stomp, fxloop, etc..) are not working. Is there something wrong?

Line 6 coming out with new spider line? Rumour or not?

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:04:10 GMT

I just heard yesterday that line 6 is coming out with a spider IV series of amps. Is this true? Will they actually use a half way decent preamp section in these, or will they suck as bad as the current one? Also, will they implement the use of the Bogner tube section in it? Too bad they didn't make an all valve flextone or Vetta. Then it would be worth getting.

spider 3

support@line6.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:28:07 GMT

i have purchased a spider three and the nut onthe guitar input jack fell of and it fell inside so i got it repaired everytime it happened until my warranty was up so i superglued it and know the nut cracked and a huge peice came off so it is going to fall in again please help i love line sixs products but cant understand why this defect has not been recognized

Spider III 15

support@line6.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:31:26 GMT

can i get any software downloads with my spider III 15?

PROBLEM

support@line6.com — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:44:40 GMT

I was playing through the spider III 75w and the sound just stopped. I turned it off and on to see if it would reset and nothing............ When I turn it on I only get the preset display lit up with 8 black squares on it. The rest of the lights (presets and effects) will not light up at all. Also no sound.... I tried the factory reset, and nothing changes........ I was not playing loud , the master was at the third mark... HELP!!!!!

Fuzzy tone on Spider II Head- should I buy a Spider Valve Head?

support@line6.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:32:26 GMT

Hi - I posted a question last week about my new (second-hand) Spider II HD150. I really like the simplicity of the controls, and the fact I can play around with different tones or voicings quickly. I am new at using seperate speaker cabs and heads.

Question #1 - has anyone noticed a fuzzy tone or warble just as a note has finished decaying on the Spider II head? I find it mostly happens on the first couple of clean amp models with the gain (distortion) turned all the way off (counterclockwise). I turn the amp up, play a note very softly, and as it dies out it goes, (softly) fizzz...zz..zz..pft. It is not the Noise reduction, as I always turn that function off.

Anyhow, if you have the gain control at about 12 o'clock it does not seem to happen!? Hey, I like the sound of the gain up on the clean setting anyhow. It seems to give the sound more "body".

Now I am hooked on these amps!

My local music store has a used Spidervalve HD100 for $549 CDN. My second question is:

Will I notice a big difference in the two amps? If I try to read Harmony Central forums, I get all mixed up...I'm not sure that forum does anyone any good in that it's either someone TOO in love with their equipment (and not balanced in their opinions), or someone who obviously does not like a particular company regardless of the product!

(You can tell by the laguage they use)

Can anyone give me an unbiased opinion of the SpiderValve HD100? Is it a sonic improvement over the Spider II Head?

Love reading through this forum!

Spider iii 150w combo

support@line6.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:40:04 GMT

Do all of the 150w combo amps have the external (left & right) speaker outputs on the back?

Spider 3 150 2x12 and FBV2 help please

support@line6.com — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:20:53 GMT

I bought the spider 3 150 and got the FBV2 footswitch but it doesn't let me scroll through the channels. all it does it go to the first channel when I hit the right button. Anyone know why this does this and how to fix it?

How do I use the loop function for an FBV Shortboard?

support@line6.com — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:57:58 GMT

How do I use the loop function for an FBV Shortboard? The manual doesn't even mention it!!! And how does the tap function work?

Spider 3 and FBV Express ISSUE

support@line6.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:17:06 GMT

I have a Spider 3 amplifier and FBV Express setup that was bought on the same day and maybe a year old. The amplifier gets played everyday and no problems. The pedal I used maybe a dozen times and it stopped working. I like the pedal and would like to fix it, it's handy for jammin'. I have tried half a dozen or more ethernet cords just to be sure. All it does is when you plug it in and power up the amp is all the lights light up and then go off and it seems like the amp doesn't even recognize it. If I press the pedal to switch to volume mode the volume light comes on and that's it, does nothing and its stuck there. Now keep in mind this pedal has never been dropped, kicked, wet, abused, NOTHING. Sat in the floor for about a month and got used VERY little. HELP.

Spider III 75w Display is blank and no lights lit

support@line6.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:37:54 GMT

I was using my amp when I experienced some kind of glitch in the sound. I turned the amp off and when I turned it back on the display was blank except for 4 or 5 black sqaures. No other light were lit and the amp does not work. You cannot change anything. I even tried a factory resest with no results. Help!!!! I need the amp for a show Sarutrday night.Any suggestions?

Peace,

Lee

how do i use the tuner

support@line6.com — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:23:58 GMT

how do i use the tuner in my srider 15 amp

Spider 3 150 watts

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:43:24 GMT

I've bought a Spider 3 150 watt combo.When i switch it on it gives a loud click throug the speakers,is that normal?

how to use the tuner on the amp

support@line6.com — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:24:37 GMT

hi, i am just learning how to play, i bought a spider amp IV15 it has a built in tuner. My problem is there is no documentation on how to tune ur guitar with the amp. Could anybody be of some assistance i will be most gratefull. I have read elswere with other tuners u want to get the lights or gauge to be in the middle as you ring the chords but i cant even do that with the amp

preset

support@line6.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:57:43 GMT

how do i store an artists preset to one of my own?

Spider II is being unhelpful

support@line6.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:32:14 GMT

Hi everyone

I have a Spider II 30, and it's refusing to change to the clean and insane channels sporadically. The crunch and metal channels work perfectly, but the buttons for the other two, which I use all the time will suddenly stop working, and then start working ten minutes, half an hour, a few hours or even a few days later. My FBV pedal is currently over 100 miles away so I have no way of changing channels. I did accidentally blow the amp up a few of years ago (long story), but that was fixed and there was minimal damage, and this problem has only started happening in the last year. I don't think it could be the connection, because when it is working, it responds to the slightest touch. The whole thing seems to be completely illogical, unless it's some kind of programming fault. Has anyone else had this problem or does anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks

Josh

dodging presets

support@line6.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:26:16 GMT

I have a Line 6 spider 111 amp in 75 watts with 1x12 speaker. I love the artist presets, but occasioanly just want to plug in and play without searching through a lot of presets. What do I need to do to just plug in, dial the amp model to let's say crunch, and let the amp do the rest of the work? Should I just go to a user preset and set it to what I like and then save, or is there an easier way if I'm not interestedin saving?

spiderII

support@line6.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:54:34 GMT

how do I reset the spider II head?

Spider II 212

support@line6.com — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:12:52 GMT

I own a Spider II 212 that hadn't been used in awhile. I am now starting to play again, but the amp is starting cut cut in and out. One minute it wil be playing fine. next it loses volume and/or tone and sounds horrible. I need ot shut it off, wait a minute and turn it on. It happend 4 times in 2 hours last week. Is there something that needs to be updated with the amp, or is it just broken?

Spider 2 / 30w footswitch jack problem...

support@line6.com — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:06:00 GMT

Hello,

I recently purchased a used line 6 spider 2.

For some reason the footswitch doesn't work.

I bought an fb4, it should be compatible right??

Is there a special cable for that model??

Thank you for your time....Cj

Can't get effects from my Floor Board and Spider 212 100W.

support@line6.com — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:33:03 GMT

I just picked up a Floor Board for my Spider 212. When I set the FB to "Effect" mode nothing happens when I choose the different effects. Do I need to do some sort of setup on the amp for these buttons to work?

Any help would be apprecaited.

Thanks

My new line 6 spider 3 75 power is not coming on, no lights

support@line6.com — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:20:09 GMT

I have no power. (2 months old) I have 8 grey blocks where the presets section is also i have an fbv express pedal hooked up... i love the amp please help

Spider iii 120w Combo Amp

support@line6.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:43:22 GMT

I currently have a 120 combo model. When i run this through a P.A. i loose my back line (no sound comes through the amp itself). the sound redirects directly through the P.A. and is not quite loud enough. Is there any way around this without micing it up?

My Line 6 spider III 75W DIED! Need help troubleshooting the problem.

support@line6.com — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:34:39 GMT

Hi,

My line 6 spider III 75W has completely died. When i plug in the guitar theres is only one tone, which is a loud overdriven tone. The volume, tone control knobs do not work. The tuner also doesnt work. Changing the patch selector seems to work and all the patch names and settings show on the display but the tone remains unaltered. I am guessing it is a failure of some component in the electronics. Speaker seems intact. The knobs are intact. There is no burning smell. The amp has not been mishandled in any way. It just died on me one day. Its just over a year old and outside warranty too

All guitar stores are confident of repairing it, but require a $60 initial non refundable amount just to diagnose the problem. They say in the past the bare minimum they will charge for the repairs is 120$ which is about 40% the value of the amp. Basically its value is 0 right now. So i have nothing to lose so i have decided to try and repair it myself.

Could any one suggest a cause for this problem and help me solve it myself? My cousin is an excellent electronics engineer and can troubleshoot really well and has her own workshop. A PCB diagram, or any other diagrams for connections would be extremely helpful. IF someone can even give me a good resolution picture of the circuit that would be terrific too.

Worst case scenario, i am thinking of using the existing cab and speaker (which are intact) and making a completely new PCB and installing it myself from material found on the web.

I NEED HELP!!!!!

Thank you!!!

Tejas

lost all bottom end sounds bad

support@line6.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:32:15 GMT

i have the spider three 150. i was playing and the bottom end went out.the amp still works it just lost all it's *** and sounds very trebley.i wasnt changing anysettings it just happend out of the blue.I have tried to adjust it but cant fix the problem.please tell me what could cause this and what i could do to fix it?

thank you very much.

chris

Shipping to repair center

support@line6.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:34:46 GMT

I had a Spider 30 Amp that crashed on me about 6 months after buying it. It is still under warranty and im just curions if Line 6 is going to pay for my shipping to a repair center? Because it will cost me atleast $100 to ship it out and if there product fails under what i would consider being 'babied' then I don't see why i should pay for shipping out there. Also, will line 6 add to my warrenty? because i purchased this item on June 4th, it stopped working sometime in between mid October to early Novemer, and i have sent line 6 multiple E-mails and tech support messages and such and havent got an answer out of them yet, in my opinion, pardon my french, but its bullshit. So will a Line 6 Rep finally answer my question? lets find out

Presets list for Spider 3 75

support@line6.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:09:31 GMT

Hi - I have just bought a Spider 3 75 watt combo. So I have 400 presets. I have scrolled through a few and tried them (love the Picklebreath one !) but it occurs that a list of what is there, in order would be really handy - is there one anywhere ?

Jules

disable presets

support@line6.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:40:22 GMT

On my Spider III 75w I know you're supposed to be able to disable presets by holding the D button while powering on ( It did work that way for a while), however when I do so, It says presets disabled but goes right back to presets. Any Ideas? I've completely unplugged the amp for awhile and it doesn't make any difference.

Looking at Spider VI 120 but I already have a POD XT and Shortboard mark 1

support@line6.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:04:43 GMT

Hello,

My 20+year old Carvin SX100 is overheating and getting ready to die. I've been looking for a stereo amp to go along with my Pod XT I've had for a few years to bring out the great stereo sounds I normally only get through headphones. I saw the new Spider VI 120 and it looks like a lot of bang for the buck. I don't want to get rid of my POD XT so I may just play through the amp with the POD XT. I bought an FBV Shortboard Mark 1 (the older model) about 3 years ago and noticed that it's not fully compatible with the Spider VI. Here are my questions.

1. Can I set the Spider VI on a bypass mode and run the POD XT through it so the POD XT does the work and the amp just makes it loud?

2. If I do decide to hook my FBV shortboard to the amp (not using the POD XT) it looks like the only thing I'll lose is the quick loop function which isn't a big deal. What I would like to be able to run is the cool pitch effects for harmonies etc. Are there any other functions I would lose? I checked out the FAQ section and the quick loop appears to be the only thing.

3. The Spider VI has a lot of built in features. In general does it give up much to the POD XT since the POD XT is a dedicated effects processor?

I may think of some other questions but I'll try these for starters.

Thanks,

Kyle

FBV Express/Spider MkII (50w) Compatibility

support@line6.com — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:08:17 GMT

Hi,

I have just bought a new FBV Express (not the MkII version) and hooked it up to my Spider MkII (50w) which they told me in the store would be compatible. When I switch it on, all the lights flash, and then go out... I've tried calibrating it but not sure it's responding correctly and the Spider just seems to cut in and out when it's plugged in.

Please help me - I'm pretty sure the model is OK and the cables are OK (have tried with more than one cable).

Thanks

hum when recording (mic)?

support@line6.com — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:44:22 GMT

Spider valve 1x12, using the insane orange channel with gain on absolute minimum (i wish i could turn it lower!), and volume around 4. I got a nice overall tone, but there's that "high gain" hum that cuts through, and is annoying. similar to a single coil hum. it could have been the wiring in the guitar (wasn't mine), but i dunno. i guess i never noticed the hum till recording. any advice? i was plugged into a power strip if that matters..

My shortboard

support@line6.com — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:04:33 GMT

Why does my short board come on and off during a show one night, then work great the next. I have replaced the cable and the problem is still there. I need a rig worthy of playing out every weekend. I was thinking about buying the new spider valve mkII to replace my Spider III HD 150. I really like my line 6 amp. I am considered one of the hottest guitar players in my town. I think the tone I am getting from my amp has a lot to do with it. The Spider Valve mkII looks great but nobody in town has one so I cant even try it out before I buy it. The one thing I dont like about the amp is that it does not have a pre gain and post gain knob. I like to roll back the pre gain and crank the post gain to get a tight sound. I did buy a wireless unit that has a gain knob on it so I turned it way down and cranked the amp up. Now it sounds really good!!!!

Do I have to send it in?? I dont want to spend another 300 dollars on a new one.

Tbone

Lead Guitar player for Cause & Effect Band

P.S. how do I go about getting a line 6 endorsement??

Spider II 75 Watt Input Noise Problem

support@line6.com — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:27:58 GMT

Hi,

I own a Spider II 75 Watt Amplifier. I was customizing the channel D preset and while turning the amplifier modeling knob the amp started to create a high-pitched squeal. I immediately shut off the amp since changing either the channel or the master volume knobs had any affect on the problem. I turned the amp back on with my guitar volume set to zero and all the amplifier knobs also set to zero. The noise was still present. After checking that the AC adapter was seated properly and the speaker contacts were secure. I turned the amp back on with nothing plugged in. There was no noise. However, as soon as I put the guitar plug back into the input jack the noise was there again. It's a very shrill, high-pitched sound that remains at a constant volume. I plugged a pair of headphones into the headphone jack and then plugged my guitar in again. The noise was not present and I could hear my guitar clearly through the phones. I did something to remedy the problem. I do not know what. But, suddenly I plugged my guitar in and turned the amp on (after resetting it the factory presets) and the noise was gone. But, I began to change the channel presets again. As soon as I got to channel D again and turned the amp modeling knob to insane the noise came back. Changing to factory defaults did not help. Now I can not use the amplifier and unfortunately I do not remember exactly what is was that I did the fix the problem the first time. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am in dire need of this amp presently.

Thanks

Steve Vitale