Quote (Mathcorey @ Thu, Jul 16 2009, 09:54pm)
It seems I get told the same thing regardless of what amp I buy. Am I going to be told this when I get my Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier?
You'd be better off with ENGL if you're spending that much...
The Line 6 Spider III Series have been pushed really hard by chain stores, and they greatly underperform. They have the claim of having tones based off of a lot of expensive amps, designed by tons of artists, but they sound like junk in general. The electronic presets get in the way of using it simply, and the tones that you can get straight sound bad even for a solid state amp.
I paid $249 for my Peavey Special 212 used, best tone out of a solid state amp I have ever heard, and amazing overall. The salesman tried to sell me a Line 6 Spider III 75w, lower powered, for 300, pretty amusing.