loushort Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Has anyone owned or own one of these amps and if so are they any good or just a gimmic? I'm drawn to the Synth and Chorus sounds for my 80's band and don't want to use pedals and I've got no patience for a multi effects board. The only Line 6 stuff I use the G90 wireless and thats great but apart from that I'm looking for a back up amp with some bells and whistles any help would be welcome cheers Lou Edited January 28, 2013 by loushort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 They are horrible and really only worth the low prices you pay for them IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogBomb Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I've played through one of these before and I got a pretty nice sound using the Brit Classic amp model I think. Personally I'd never buy one myself, but I imagine you can get a pretty decent chorus from them. Suppose it depends what you're after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldG Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 If the synth is still the same as the LD300 then its pretty much useless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I played through one at a practice studio a couple of years back. It was the worst sounding amp I've ever come across. Strange, because I used to have the original Bass Pod, which was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I've heard it described by a few people as 'what happens when you let a guitarist mess around with what he thinks your bass should sound like' (not a good thing btw ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loushort Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 That's that sorted then thanks for the heads up guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 The problem with these two amps is that they try to be everything to everyone and don't quite manage to do anything quite right. The amp modelling is vaguely reminiscent of what they are trying to achieve, but, for me at least, once I've found 'my sound' then I'm really not wanting to change it.* The built in effects are pretty much on a par with most built in effects, that's to say pretty OTT and with a modulation setting that someone else has decided it needs. The power output figures, as often cited on BassChat, are pretty much meaningless (however I can categorically state that the HD750 was significantly quieter than the old HA3000 head I use as a generic 'no frills' backup head). The overall build quality was reasonable but felt a little cheap in places. Having owned one (albeit for less than 48 hours) I have to say it would take a lot of persuasion to get me to use one again. * [size=3]Reminds me of a guitarist I once knew who was trying to decide between a Line6 or a Marshall.[/size] [size=3] He tried them out and duly arrived at the next rehearsal with a Line6.[/size] [size=3] He went through all the different amp\cab models and suddenly hit the one that sounded 'right'.[/size] [size=3] It was the Marshall setting... [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I've had both the Line6 110 and the Line6 300, I loved both and with a bit of tweaking got some sounds I really loved (I only got rid of them because of moving up to the TC RH450). I loved the chorus and the distortion on them. The synth wasn't actually too bad once you figured out how to alter the sound. I managed a pretty passable "deeper underground" out of it. The 300 was bloody heavy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loushort Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1359474403' post='1955297'] I've had both the Line6 110 and the Line6 300, I loved both and with a bit of tweaking got some sounds I really loved (I only got rid of them because of moving up to the TC RH450). I loved the chorus and the distortion on them. The synth wasn't actually too bad once you figured out how to alter the sound. I managed a pretty passable "deeper underground" out of it. The 300 was bloody heavy though [/quote]yes I only want it for the Synth and the Chorus not really bothered about the amp bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loushort Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1359473540' post='1955278'] The problem with these two amps is that they try to be everything to everyone and don't quite manage to do anything quite right. The amp modelling is vaguely reminiscent of what they are trying to achieve, but, for me at least, once I've found 'my sound' then I'm really not wanting to change it.* The built in effects are pretty much on a par with most built in effects, that's to say pretty OTT and with a modulation setting that someone else has decided it needs. The power output figures, as often cited on BassChat, are pretty much meaningless (however I can categorically state that the HD750 was significantly quieter than the old HA3000 head I use as a generic 'no frills' backup head). The overall build quality was reasonable but felt a little cheap in places. Having owned one (albeit for less than 48 hours) I have to say it would take a lot of persuasion to get me to use one again. * [size=3]Reminds me of a guitarist I once knew who was trying to decide between a Line6 or a Marshall.[/size] [size=3] He tried them out and duly arrived at the next rehearsal with a Line6.[/size] [size=3] He went through all the different amp\cab models and suddenly hit the one that sounded 'right'.[/size] [size=3] It was the Marshall setting... [/size] [/quote]good pointers thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='loushort' timestamp='1359559016' post='1956628'] yes I only want it for the Synth and the Chorus not really bothered about the amp bit [/quote] Get a line6 bass pod or similar then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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