1x12 combos?

[Subvamp]

hey folks,
I was looking for a small 1x12 combo that I could tote around from one drunken jam session to the next drunken jam session. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Plus I was looking for a modeling amp, so I could do the "one cord-straight in" thing. So far I've narrowed it down to the Behringer V-ampire LX112, and the Line 6 Spider 1x12. Anyone have an opinion on these two? I'm making the purcahse this weekend. Let the sparks fly! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Dreamland_Rebel]

Re: 1x12 combos?

line 6

[toejam]

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Line 6.

[bluebullet]

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line 6

[Subvamp]

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O.k., that's 3 for Line 6! But, it that because you've heard the V-ampire, or just because Line 6 is a better name brand? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] A lot of folks here seem to dig the V-Amp IIs over the Line 6 POD...

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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behringer has bad qc. just try twisting all the knobs, they are not all the same. some feel sticky, some feel loose. cheep parts. line 6 physically feels like better quality.

[jgcable]

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Line 6 but make sure you get the Spider 2.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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here you go, sounds like a good deal to me

[kmanick]

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Line 6, I wouldn't go spider though that's their lower end stuff. I've got a flextone Plus II and I run it in stereo with a Marshall DSL201 (both 1 X 12 amps, 60 watts and 20 watts respectively) and everyone who has come to my house and heard this set up is blown away. They compliment each other really well, and I get a lot more volume than you would think. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Subvamp]

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O.k., thanks for all the replies! I managed to find a local store that has them both for under $300, so I'll drag my GMP down there tomorrow to try them both out, side by side. The whole point is to have something that sounds acceptable, but that I won't cry about if I knock a Heineken over on it. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] Kmanick, I'll check out the Flextone while I'm there too. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

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Line 6, I wouldn't go spider though that's their lower end stuff. I've got a flextone Plus II and I run it in stereo with a Marshall DSL201 (both 1 X 12 amps, 60 watts and 20 watts respectively) and everyone who has come to my house and heard this set up is blown away. They compliment each other really well, and I get a lot more volume than you would think. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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I have had most of the Line 6 amps and the new stuff is head and shoulders above their older products.
Here are my picks starting with the best regarding combos:
Vetta 2
Vetta 1
Flextone 3
Spider 2
Flextone 2xl
Flextone 2 Plus

[RacerX]

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Behringers are made in China, ergo, crap.

[Subvamp]

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Update: I went and played through both these amps, side by side. Took my new GMP Xplorer down so I knew what it was going to sound like at home. I was leaning towards the Line 6 anyway, but it was a rainy day and I had nothing better to do, so I tried the Behringer Vampire too. And guess what?? The Vampire sounded better. The cleans we're more crisp and detailed, and the distortion/gains had more of a "real" sound. The Line 6 sounded very processed/digital. The Behringer tones overall were more natural sounding, at least to me. It was easier to operate, came with a footswitch, (as opposed to the additional $$ with the Line 6)had a LOT of great ins/outs that I'll find very useful for home recording, AND I actually had a sales guy who wasn't 15 and knew a little bit about modeling amps. He clued me in to a website to where I could download POD/Line 6 tones and convert them into whatever format Behringer uses. So 3 days later, I have the Behringer, and I've also downloaded and converted all the Line 6 tones that I liked and they're part of my patches. So now it's a Behringer 6 or a Line Vampire, etc, and I'm VERY happy with it, especially for what I paid. Now, of course it's not a Vetta II, but I wasn't going to pay $1500 for a practice amp either. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Just thought I'd pass that info along.

[data187]

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can the behringer use the pod xt, hd147 or the vetta models?
and can you pot the link to the site?
thanks!!!

[Subvamp]

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Hey Data,
You can convert any Line 6 tones that you can find in the Line 6 Tone Library, on the Line 6 site. Or, if you know somebody with a Vetta, Pod XT, etc, you can midi dump them into your PC and then convert them into the Behringer format. The converter website is: http://home.swbell.net/bfalch1/
It's just some dude's homepage, but it's cool enough that i gave the guy a $5 donation. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]It's well worth it for all the free patches I got!