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In 2006, I suggested that a similar cab would be a winner for Line6 (to go with floor modellers, such as the XT Live, HD500 later etc) but as told "nobody would buy one - look at the Atomic cab, nobody buys that"... erm...
TBH, when I see stuff like this, I get a little cross because had they been making stuff that people actually wanted (by people I mean real people, not the assholes at GC) Line6 wouldn't have lost money for years and they wouldn't have needed to make so many good people redundant (not just UK folks)... for too long they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, and whilst its great to see them starting to rebuild their reputation with working musos, its tinged a little bitter sweet for those of us that tried to make them listen for years.
However, I genuinely hope they do well.
You now see modelling kit on stage courtesy of Axe-Fx, Helix and even the POD 500X. The other game changer is the way people listen to music - streamed or MP3s which means a small modelling guitar amp can double as a music system connected to a smart phone. This will no doubt sell well.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
As for the concept of nobody using the stuff live... you'd be surprised. We had lots of guys using XT Lives, HD500s etc into the return of combos etc (eg, Steve Howe, the guys from Elbow - who still do use their XT Lives, etc etc). There were quite a few pros using these things live who wanted amplification for their PODs... we got a lot of requests through CS.
I used to hang out on the Line 6 forums and remember the debate well. Most people wanted a high quality, good looking amp .. I think Line 6 wasted time and money going down the valve amp hybrid. Many people just wanted a Flextone/Vetta that was affordable and gigable. While people laughed at the Spider I recall my local GAS emporium couldn't get enough of them.
I had a friend in a covers band playing blues rock who had a Flextone II head and cab and floorboard and loved it. In a band setting it sounded pretty good. I think some guys were wary of turning up with just a bean. I gigged with a Flextone II amp.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Worked a treat.
Was really happy with it and then went doswn the valve route which ended up with me chasing the magical ingredient for years and costing a lot of money.
My XT Live is still my live backup solution and i use it for recording.
If you're playing at home and want a small combo that sounds decent has a few fx in it the spider 15 is perfect.
It suffers badly from an undeserved reputation mainly caused by it being marketed as a beginner amplifier with a badge that's often mocked. For something that can be picked up for £30 you'd be hard pushed to find a better home use amp for such little money.
I've used a spiider 15 in a gig enviroment. Mic'd up it was perfectly fine.
Right i'm hitting the classifieds for one........
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Powercab 112—$599.99 US street
Powercab 112 Plus—$799.99 US street
However, I still maintain that the traditional FRFR speaker market was probably too small for Line 6 to bother. To make any effort worth it, we needed to grow the market, which meant we needed to do something unique that might resonate with modeling guitarists. But first, we needed to create a modeler that resonated with guitarists—we needed a base of customers from which to expand into other territories (like powered cabs). Everything needs to be released in the right order, otherwise we run the risk of confusing the market or biting off too much too early. There's a lot of method to this madness.