Line 6 Spider Valve amps 64% off at AMS!

[ramon_jr]

I was set in stone about the Spider valve, but one day in gc the guy said he liked them, but he liked the Peaavey vypyr tube better. They had a 212, I picked up a dk2, turned it on, went to the 6505 channel, played one sweep, turned it off, and bought a 112 on the spot. It is THAT damn good, and THAT much better than the line 6. And at only 450...

i have played them and i like the tone also. but for that peavey sound i jam on my real one! ps. its so loud it knocks things over and off the walls. thats why i keep it in the closet.

[Vass]

I've been very impressed with my little Vypyr 15. Compared to the Spider series of amps it is miles above in sound quality.

Isn't the Spider Valve just a Spider preamp with a tube power amp? The Vypyr tube actually uses the response of a 12AX7 in the models (since it's an analog modeler like the Tech 21 stuff).

Of course, a real tube amp will blow both of them away at live volumes, but for the bedroom and even rehearsal there's not much better.

Nope, all tube.

http://line6.com/spidervalve/

[Jacksonguy666]

The spider valve is sort of hybird... It is an analog pre amp with a 12ax7 in there to "assist" and an all tube 6L6 power amp. And maybe a splawn is better, but I use my amp for different weird stuff. I am first and foremost a shredder, but I play in a Nickleback esque band, so I need to be able to have many greats sounds, not just a kicking metal channel. Also for that kinda music, you use a suprising amount of weird effects, like rotary speaker, flange, chorus, but to have all that in an amp that sounds tube like is a MUST. I would not want to spend all the money on effects with other amps. I am a modeling man for life. And unless peavey puts out a Vypyr 2 (which they probably will) or until another company one-ups them, I will be a vypyr man for life.

[~K~]

There is a mod you can do to the spider that will make it completely tube responsive. I think it's about $150 iirc

[SlaytanicDude]

I like the Vox VT series over the Line 6/Peavey modeling amps.

[Hellbat]

Wow, K long time no see.

[~K~]

Heya, how's things.. I'm here everyday usually checking things but not posting

Wow, K long time no see.

[Vass]

With AMS selling these at $499, doesn't musician's friend price guarantee kick in? 10% off the lowest advertised price?

http://mf.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mf.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1399

So $450?

[~K~]

10% of the difference and yes it should unless they haven't updated their prices yet

[Vass]

They haven't- Been watching them since AMS dropped theirs. Guitar Center's site too.

Oddly does appear they've cut the head now, but not the combos

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation?q=spider+valve

[Jacksonguy666]

GC is known for cutting heads.