List of the Line 6 Spider Three Preset Settings

If you're already thinking "where are the preset settings" on the Line 6 Spider III, then don't leave, just keep reading.

After purchasing my Spider III as a part of a midlife crisis ( it was cheaper than a motorbike ), I thought... "This is a top piece of kit, pity the Pilot's Guide doesn't give more technical info about the settings, or indeed catalogue the built-in presets. Maybe I could compile my private this weekend." That was in November '07, I measured the final preset in March '08, at least now I am able to get on with my crisis and learn how to essentially play the guitar.

This is an informal try to catalogue the 403 preset values which can be selected on the Spider III Combo 75 and above, made up of 246 Artists + 156 Songs + one phantom preset, 05C. It is likely to contain many minor mistakes and probably 2 big ones for good measure.

READING THE PRESETS TABLES

The Bank name and Preset name are given as shown on the display of the amp.

The Amp model is represented by it's friendly name, followed by a single digit and a colour letter. Eg "Twin Twang 2G" indicating the second amp model with a green LED setting.

The values for Drive / Treble / Mid / Bass / Ch Vol / Reverb are in the range 00-99, they can be thought to be a %age of the total range, reasonably easy to interpret since the controls are marked in eleven radial positions which can be taken as 00 to ten. A table cost of "50" would be 5.0, top dead centre.

These values were derived using the "Comparison" feature of the amp, and are likely correct to + / - 2%, however values at the top end ( 90 - 99 ) have less definition, and should be less accurate.

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Feedback about the Line Six Spider 3 15 Watt Amplifier

The Line six Spider III fifteen is the least expensive amp Line six makes. It has some of the great tones found in their bigger amps but in a much smaller package. It comes with the same DSP based processing system as found in the model 30 and HD75 but only puts out fifteen watts in to a 8 in. speaker. There's also an MP3 / CD input jack which is an one / 8 in. stereo jack as well as a headphone / direct output.

It includes four presets ( channels ) in which each preset has one of their favorite artist's guitar tones which have been based on : Clean, Crunch, Metal, and mad amp models. You can change each of these with your own preset by taking a 'snapshot' of the prevailing amps settings ( except the master volume ). The four amp models descriptions :

The Clean model is excellent for jazz, country, or anything where a crisp clean tone is required. You can get sparkling highs and enough lows for all types of playing. The Crunch model is reliant on a 1968 Marshall one hundred watt Plexi. When this model was made it was regarded as having a variac and the guitar was plugged into both input channels to make the famous brown sound. The Metal amp model is actually fun and is based on a Mesa dance Dual Rectifier. It's a good example with a punchy and aggressive high gain metal tone. The crazy model is 'dialed in for shredding' as it where. It's based on the dual Rectifier through the RED channel. It's got a very high gain tone with lots of midrange and is terribly intense.

The main guitar controls are Drive, Bass, Middle, Treble, and Channel Volume. Drive determines how much distortion is present. The Channel Volume is great in that it allows you to match the volume levels of each preset. You can also make the preset ( s ) louder or softer than the others and then save them. This way when you change tones there are any enormous volume changes. Click Here to Continue reading the rest of this review....

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