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I did something I rarely do yesterday (and this morning), I visited music stores and tried out some amps. After trying a Mesa Dual Rectifier (great chug) and a Stilletto (sounded like a hot rodded Marshall to me-but the salesman told me it sucked?), a Peavey 6505, a Tech 21 head (head version of the Trademark 60-or at least close to it), a Peavey JSX, a Peavey XXX, Marshall DSL and TSL heads and combos, and a used Carvin MTS (highly impressive for the buck-especially used), I am going to buy a Vetta II.
Honestly, the Vetta must be the biggest jump in modeling technology since the stuff came out. I was blown away after I played with it/tweaked it in the store for a little while. I have a Podxt, and have been fairly pleased with it for what it is, but the Vetta is in another class by itself. I killed the effects and just pulled up the amp models with the pre assinged cabinets and the sounds were very good. Touch sensitivity was there and I couldn't hear any digital artifacts (after I play with one a while I might start to notice if they are there, but I couldn't hear any in the store).
The two amps at once-especially on clean sounds is incredible. Putting a Vox and a Fender together yields some great, rich tones.
I went to buy it on the spot, but the store insisted on full retail price, saying that Line 6 requires them to sell it for that price (BS-Line 6 does have a MAP policy, but MAP ain't retail), so I told them I wan't shelling out over two bills for the amp and left.
A friend that went shopping with me admitted that it was an incredible sounding amp, but tried to keep me from getting one since it would only drop in price etc. I can understand his point, but if I divided the price by the hours I will use this thing, then it is a friggin bargain. I also have a Variax, so that is an added bonus with getting this amp.
Anyway, props to jgcable for his posts about the Vetta, as I would have overlooked this amp.
Honestly, the Vetta must be the biggest jump in modeling technology since the stuff came out. I was blown away after I played with it/tweaked it in the store for a little while. I have a Podxt, and have been fairly pleased with it for what it is, but the Vetta is in another class by itself. I killed the effects and just pulled up the amp models with the pre assinged cabinets and the sounds were very good. Touch sensitivity was there and I couldn't hear any digital artifacts (after I play with one a while I might start to notice if they are there, but I couldn't hear any in the store).
The two amps at once-especially on clean sounds is incredible. Putting a Vox and a Fender together yields some great, rich tones.
I went to buy it on the spot, but the store insisted on full retail price, saying that Line 6 requires them to sell it for that price (BS-Line 6 does have a MAP policy, but MAP ain't retail), so I told them I wan't shelling out over two bills for the amp and left.
A friend that went shopping with me admitted that it was an incredible sounding amp, but tried to keep me from getting one since it would only drop in price etc. I can understand his point, but if I divided the price by the hours I will use this thing, then it is a friggin bargain. I also have a Variax, so that is an added bonus with getting this amp.
Anyway, props to jgcable for his posts about the Vetta, as I would have overlooked this amp.
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