New From Line6...

Two hands31 · #1 07-03-2003, 05:13 PM

...hey, who'd you expect to mention it first?

DKnight · #2 07-03-2003, 05:42 PM

I saw that head in the store yesterday. Didn't get to mess with it but looks awesome and the dude there told me it was amazing!

microdmitry · #3 07-03-2003, 05:47 PM

Isn't 300W of power a little bit off the scale? I mean, who the heck needs that much power?

DKnight · #4 07-03-2003, 06:09 PM

Whenever I gig within 5 miles of my house I don't even have to show up. I just turn up my amp and play comfortably from the confines and privacy of my own bedroom. I'm still louder than the drummer!

- Line 6 sales speech.

darren wilson · #5 07-03-2003, 08:01 PM

Tech21 also just released a 300-watt Trademark head. Overkill? Yeah.

Even at 100 watts, i've got headroom galore. Running my Peavey Classic 50/50 in bridged mode into my Genz Benz, i only had to turn up to 5 or 6 to completely drown out the rest of the band.

Soup Kitchen Studios · #6 07-03-2003, 09:18 PM

Your peavey power amp is tube right?

With a solid state power amp, such as the line 6 stuff, they always go overboard on the headroom, because it sounds like ass if a solid state power amp starts to break up.

With the peavey, you probably want it to break up a little.

gkelm · #7 07-03-2003, 11:38 PM

Yawn.

Fabe · #8 07-04-2003, 02:01 AM

I was wondering who'd start a thread about that one

. I think it sounds pretty promising, but have to check for myself. I think it's cool they're modeling newer amps now, like the 5150, Diezel, etc.
And what's up with the "we need more or at least 300 Watts"-attitude right now?? Marshall released their MF and it has 350 Watts

. I mean, come on... You never get to use that much power unless you really have to play in a stadium without a PA...
This is too much, really.

Fabe

Getthis · #9 07-04-2003, 02:36 AM

the flextone heads had 300 watts. it's for headroom, otherwise at higher volumes, the sound would suffer..............

gkelm · #10 07-04-2003, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Getthis

the flextone heads had 300 watts. it's for headroom, otherwise at higher volumes, the sound would suffer..............

Yes, especially with an ss amp...tubes are another story.
Greg

Drew · #11 07-04-2003, 11:19 AM

Yeah, I thgink Marshall was the one who really started the "and now, with more wattage than all of New York City, our newest head!" trend, when they started pushing the 350-watt Mode-4. It''s solid state, so it's only giving you the same kind of output as a good 100-watt head, but odds are it won't be long before a tube amp comes out with 200-plus watts, from marketing pressure to compete with the all-important "kids with their parents credit card who don't know better" demographic.

Now, can you imagine THAT retubing bill?

Twohands, i saw that in a Guitar Player mag a while back, but I didn't think it was interesting enough to warrant posting here.

-D

Two hands31 · #12 07-04-2003, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Drew

Twohands, i saw that in a Guitar Player mag a while back, but I didn't think it was interesting enough to warrant posting here.

-D

Yea, but if I passed it up, you'd all think there was something wrong with me

And it looks great to me

Still think I'll get a Vetta someday, cuz I'm a tweak-junky

microdmitry · #13 07-04-2003, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew

Now, can you imagine THAT retubing bill?

For a EL34 amp it would be $90 every two to three years. I spend much more than this eating junk food every month.

Dan D Mahnn · #14 07-04-2003, 07:21 PM

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pressure to compete with the all-important "kids with their parents credit card who don't know better" demographic.

Isnt that what most amps (and most things in the guitar department) at music chains are for?

Getthis · #15 07-04-2003, 07:42 PM

like the 300 watt crate blue voodoo 300H?

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Originally Posted by Drew

but odds are it won't be long before a tube amp comes out with 200-plus watts.....
-D