What is the difference between the Spider and Flexton Line6 amps?

Brett89 · 05-09-2007, 03:22 AM

I don't find difference between them on their site. It has the same models? They're cost a bit more so they must be better then the Spider amps?

Martin_777 · 05-09-2007, 03:30 AM

The Flextones have more amps, cabs and effects aboard. You can control them via Midi whereas the Spiders only support the Line 6 Pedals.
The larger Spiders have a lot more Presets (songbased or designed by artists) than the Flextones.

Cancer · 05-09-2007, 08:58 AM

Flextones also have more effects and you have alot more control over those effects, you also get more amp models and a greater ability to mix and match amp heads and cabinets.

Rick · 05-09-2007, 11:48 AM

Spiders suck.

Flextones don't.

Cyanide_Anima · 05-09-2007, 11:51 AM

i got a flextone 3 150watt. great amp. played a spider 120w at GC, and it sounded like a blubbery ass rippin' a nasty fart. flextone 3's have WAY better speakers.

Rick · 05-09-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyanide_Anima

i got a flextone 3 150watt. great amp. played a spider 120w at GC, and it sounded like a blubbery ass rippin' a nasty fart. flextone 3's have WAY better speakers.

Best description I've seen.

playstopause · 05-09-2007, 01:40 PM

A couple hundred dollars?

Rick · 05-09-2007, 01:41 PM

Horrible tone.

Notice no pro guitarists use the Spiders live.

nitelightboy · 05-09-2007, 01:47 PM

The Spider's aren't really modelled after anything. The Flextones are. Also, the Flextones have many more ins/outs than the Spiders. Flextones are far superior IMO and they're some pretty nice amps.

starsnuffer · 05-09-2007, 02:03 PM

Flextones sound a lot better. I even like the way the HD head sounds over a Vetta.

Then again, everything > line6, so YMMV

-W

7 Strings of Hate · 05-09-2007, 02:28 PM

my spider I shit out on my years ago for no reason, i took great care of it

Cancer · 05-09-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rg7420user

Horrible tone.

Notice no pro guitarists use the Spiders live.

That's like saying "pro guitarists don't use Peavey Backstage's live" or "little Crates with 5 inch speakers live". The Spider was designed, and is marketed as, a bedroom practice amp, as for that it does a pretty good job.

Rick · 05-09-2007, 05:49 PM

But they have them in a head version as well. I see your point, Psyphre.

budda · 05-10-2007, 07:49 AM

flextones have more useable sounds. on gnet, one of the guys mainly records with his flextone II, and he gets some good tones! live, he uses his V3 or his carvin X100B or whichever.

Makelele · 05-10-2007, 07:57 AM

I use a Flextone II, and I get some really usable tones out of it. They're not the best amps around, but they sound OK and are really versatile. It's also quite good for recording. I've done a lot of recording with mine, and posted some clips in the recording studio, that might give you some kind of idea what they sound like (the clips aren't the best that a flextone can do, because my soundcard and mixing skills suck, and I record through the line out into the line in on my soundcard)

Sebastian · 05-10-2007, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rg7420user

But they have them in a head version as well. I see your point, Psyphre.

agree... I saw a vid.. somewhere on you tube... #4 & #7 played some shit together.. used their normal guitars.. and spiders... sounded .. not so bad...

Lately i was testing a spider2 in a music shop... well... i didnt like it...

loktide · 05-10-2007, 08:40 AM

I own a Flextone II head, never played the combo amp. I've also played spider II combos. The difference is enormous. Spiders sound like toys; thin, buzzsaw distortion with uncontrolled low-end. The flextone head is really decent sounding. Compared it to a HD147, and the flextone wins clearly...
Anyway, stay away from those shitty sounding spider amps. Neglect the slipknot marketing whores...

Cancer · 05-10-2007, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rg7420user

But they have them in a head version as well. I see your point, Psyphre.

Which confuses me to no end, and yet they still sell. I got my first half stack when I graduated high school, if the Spider head existed then I would have definitely picked it over what I had so (Carvin X100b).....

Drew · 05-10-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by psyphre

That's like saying "pro guitarists don't use Peavey Backstage's live" or "little Crates with 5 inch speakers live". The Spider was designed, and is marketed as, a bedroom practice amp, as for that it does a pretty good job.

Well, I think his explanation holds its own pretty well, even then - "What's the difference between Line6's practice amp and their "pro" one?"

Personally, I've been impressed by neither, but while I at least understand the appeal of the Flextones, the Spiders I've played are just really BAD for anything but like electronica/metal or nu-metal. They're serviceable as practice amps, but there are a number of non-modeling options in the same price range that I'd much rather have.

Rick · 05-10-2007, 11:24 AM

I had the Flextone II head and I loved it. Much better than the Spiders.

loktide · 05-11-2007, 02:52 PM

Hey rg7420user, how would you compare your old FlexII to your -according to your sig- HD147?

I only played the HD147 thru a Hughes & Kettner greenback 4x12 once, and I wasn't that impressed- Not bad, but for metal tones I like the SLO100 and 95'rectoverb models on the Flextones better... As for the HD147, I think it was the Line6 treadplate model, I liked best (it was one at the upper left of the cab dial...)

Rick · 05-11-2007, 02:59 PM

I absolutely love my HD147. More options on amps and effects and better distortion patches. I haven't even used the Line 6 Edit function yet, so that should be very interesting.

eleven59 · 05-11-2007, 03:15 PM

I'd kill for an HD147 or a Vetta II HD.

Rick · 05-11-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eleven59

I'd kill for an HD147 or a Vetta II HD.

The Vetta is ....ing amazing. If you have the opportunity to buy it, get it.

Cancer · 05-11-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rg7420user

The Vetta is ....ing amazing. If you have the opportunity to buy it, get it.

Either the Vetta or the Axe FX is going to be my next modeller. Probably the Vetta, since the Axe FX doesn't have any synth sounds (too bad too, that unit looks killer). Just waiting 'til June rolls around as the rumor mill has it that Line 6 may be updating the Vetta line.

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05-09-2007, 03:22 AM	#1
Brett89 ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hungary, Bicske city Posts: 515 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What is the difference between the Spider and Flexton Line6 amps? I don't find difference between them on their site. It has the same models? They're cost a bit more so they must be better then the Spider amps?

05-09-2007, 03:30 AM	#2
Martin_777 7 String Engineer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South From Heaven Posts: 630 Thanked: 18 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The Flextones have more amps, cabs and effects aboard. You can control them via Midi whereas the Spiders only support the Line 6 Pedals. The larger Spiders have a lot more Presets (songbased or designed by artists) than the Flextones. You haven't seen me angry!

05-09-2007, 08:58 AM	#3
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Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,143 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Horrible tone. Notice no pro guitarists use the Spiders live. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

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05-09-2007, 11:48 AM	#4
Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,143 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Spiders suck. Flextones don't. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

05-09-2007, 11:51 AM	#5
Cyanide_Anima BLOOOOM! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Everrot, Washington Posts: 705 Thanked: 44 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i got a flextone 3 150watt. great amp. played a spider 120w at GC, and it sounded like a blubbery ass rippin' a nasty fart. flextone 3's have WAY better speakers.

05-09-2007, 01:40 PM	#7
playstopause President / RHLC © Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, CAN Posts: 15,045 Thanked: 68 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	A couple hundred dollars? Become one of us or die, ....ers. / Rick RIP Garcia3441

05-09-2007, 01:47 PM	#9
nitelightboy I poop in shoes. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ft Liquordale, FL Posts: 4,190 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	The Spider's aren't really modelled after anything. The Flextones are. Also, the Flextones have many more ins/outs than the Spiders. Flextones are far superior IMO and they're some pretty nice amps. I am the mask you wear.

05-09-2007, 02:03 PM	#10
starsnuffer ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 510 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Flextones sound a lot better. I even like the way the HD head sounds over a Vetta. Then again, everything > line6, so YMMV -W

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7 Strings of Hate Mid-Level Asshole Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis USA Posts: 6,771 Thanked: 90 Feedback Score: 23 reviews	my spider I shit out on my years ago for no reason, i took great care of it Confront and Destroy! -7SoH http://www.myspace.com/7stringsofhate

05-09-2007, 05:49 PM	#13
Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,143 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	But they have them in a head version as well. I see your point, Psyphre. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

05-10-2007, 07:49 AM	#14
budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London ONT Posts: 18,912 Thanked: 174 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	flextones have more useable sounds. on gnet, one of the guys mainly records with his flextone II, and he gets some good tones! live, he uses his V3 or his carvin X100B or whichever. _______________________ J S Moore pickups: www.tonefordays.com Rock on!

05-10-2007, 07:57 AM	#15
Makelele SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,004 Thanked: 25 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I use a Flextone II, and I get some really usable tones out of it. They're not the best amps around, but they sound OK and are really versatile. It's also quite good for recording. I've done a lot of recording with mine, and posted some clips in the recording studio, that might give you some kind of idea what they sound like (the clips aren't the best that a flextone can do, because my soundcard and mixing skills suck, and I record through the line out into the line in on my soundcard) Now I lay me down to sleep Blah, blah, blah my soul to keep If I die before I wake I'll go to hell for heaven's sake

05-10-2007, 08:40 AM	#17
loktide dotlike Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 5,048 Thanked: 84 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I own a Flextone II head, never played the combo amp. I've also played spider II combos. The difference is enormous. Spiders sound like toys; thin, buzzsaw distortion with uncontrolled low-end. The flextone head is really decent sounding. Compared it to a HD147, and the flextone wins clearly... Anyway, stay away from those shitty sounding spider amps. Neglect the slipknot marketing whores...

05-10-2007, 11:24 AM	#20
Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,143 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I had the Flextone II head and I loved it. Much better than the Spiders. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

05-11-2007, 02:52 PM	#21
loktide dotlike Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 5,048 Thanked: 84 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Hey rg7420user, how would you compare your old FlexII to your -according to your sig- HD147? I only played the HD147 thru a Hughes & Kettner greenback 4x12 once, and I wasn't that impressed- Not bad, but for metal tones I like the SLO100 and 95'rectoverb models on the Flextones better... As for the HD147, I think it was the Line6 treadplate model, I liked best (it was one at the upper left of the cab dial...)

05-11-2007, 02:59 PM	#22
Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,143 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I absolutely love my HD147. More options on amps and effects and better distortion patches. I haven't even used the Line 6 Edit function yet, so that should be very interesting. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

05-11-2007, 03:15 PM	#23
eleven59 None shall pass. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 8,038 Thanked: 164 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I'd kill for an HD147 or a Vetta II HD. The Offensive Senses Twitter Facebook

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